Friday Night Session

Scholarship 103

Title: Scholarship and funding opportunities for international students.

Writer and Guest: Scholar @Okafor_Sc

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- Drop your questions under the thread. It will be answered.
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There are several scholarships available for international students globally. Most of them are very popular and competitive.

Here are some of the scholarships with their host country.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, UK
- Commonwealth Masters Scholarship, UK

- Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, UK
- Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, UK, etc.

You can find more information about the commonwealth Scholarships here: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/about-us/scholarships/

- Chevening Scholarship, UK
https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/ 

-Erasmus-Mundus scholarships, Europe
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/individuals/students/erasmus-mundus-joint-masters-scholarships_en

- DAAD scholarship, Germany
https://www.daad.de/en/study-and-research-in-germany/scholarships/

- Rhodes scholarships at University of Oxford, UK
https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/

- Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html

- MEXT scholarship Japan
http://www.mextscholarship.com/ 

- Chinese Government Scholarship Council
https://www.chinesescholarshipcouncil.com/ 

- MasterCard Scholarships, multiple countries
https://mastercardfdn.org/all/scholars/becoming-a-scholar/apply-to-the-scholars-program/

- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

- PhD scholarships in Australia
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/australia/?g00w20

My first international scholarship for master’s was the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, UK.

You can find a lot of information on the scholarship here: https://twitter.com/Okafor_SC/status/1365355641175433226?s=20

There are tons of other scholarships offered by schools, governmental and non-government bodies, across, Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. Google search can help you find a lot more.

Irrespective of your discipline, you will always find a scholarship that match your profile

Here are some links to other forms of scholarships.

- International scholarships for women
https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/scholarships/international-scholarships-women

https://shebegan.com/isw/ 

- Scholarships for undergraduates
https://www.opportunitiesforyouth.org/category/scholarships/bachelor

Apart from applying for a direct scholarship, there is another effective way of actualising your funded graduate school dream. I will be elaborating more on this part.

Graduate Assistantship (GA) is another way to fund your scholarship without having to apply.

for a specific scholarship. It can either be a Research or Teaching Assistantship.

In most cases for USA universities, once you submit your application, you will be considered for GA. It is expected that you read through the program requirement and funding

criteria before making your application.

Another way to secure funding or improve your chances of getting funding even before applying for the program is by sending cold emails. Colds emails are can either be solicited or unsolicited.

A solicited cold email are emails you sent to a professor or faculty for an advertised opportunity in their labs.

Unsolicited cold emails are sent to professors after you have read through their profile and find their research areas interesting.

In sending these emails, you are requesting for consideration in their lab as a graduate student. Once you are accepted, your application to the program becomes more of a formality.

Remember, sending cold emails are not limited to any country or schools. Your emails should be

well tailored, highlighting your academic strength and research experience in line with that of the professor.

You can check @olumuyiwaayo and @Oludeewon pin posts on how to write good cold emails with examples.

You can find more information in the links below about GA and general funding procedures in the following links.
https://twitter.com/Okafor_SC/status/1356121556515233795?s=20

https://twitter.com/Okafor_SC/status/1381844386959536128?s=20

From Sunday Okafor
@Okafor_SC

Thank you for reading. You can ask your questions from now till 10pm prompt.