University Expeditions (Undergraduate) Carnegie Trust For The Universities Of Scotland

Award details
Value per annum	up to £2000
Duration	not specified
Application open	Sep 2009
Application close	Jan 2010
Number of Award(s)	not specified
Award Level	Undergraduate
Award Criteria
Academic excellence
Subject area
General
Award website http://www.carnegie-trust.org/our_schemes.htm
contact website http://www.carnegie-trust.org
Qualifying Details The Trust will consider applications for a grant towards the cost of expeditions which are approved and supported by a Scottish University. The expedition, which must bear the name of the University and comprise at least five undergraduates from that University; it must have as its purpose the training of undergraduates in research techniques through the discovery of new knowledge. The expedition must have a coherent research programme and must be accompanied throughout by a member of staff or someone of equal standing acceptable to the Trust. Applications, on a form which is available on line but must be returned in hard copy, must reach the Trust by 15th January, accompanied if possible by an expedition brochure. The Trust will not consider applications from individuals for support on these or any other expeditions.
This award is applicable to the following countries: all countries

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Instruction for UK visa

1. Instruction for UK visa
   
2. step 1

   Obtain a formal acceptance letter from the school or university in the UK. You will need to contact the admissions office to provide an original, signed letter of acceptance that indicates your length of study.

3. Step 2

   Make sure the school is registered with the Department for Education and Skills' Register of Education and Training Providers. This is now a basic requirement for all students entering the UK.

4. Step 3

   Complete and submit an online application form on the visa4UK website. You will need to pay a fee by credit card to complete the application.

5. Step 4

   Send in a completed application to The British Embassy Government Account in Chicago, the British Consulate-General in New York or the British Consulate-General in Los Angeles if you are from the USA, if you prefer. Other countries need to send in an application to the nearest British Consulate for approval.

6. Step 5

   Wait for approval from the British Consulate.

7. Step 6

   After obtaining clearance, proceed with booking a flight and moving to the UK on the specified date. Your passport will be stamped with the visa details at the airport.

Things You'll Need:

• Valid passport or evidence of Immigration Status from your native country
• Application form
• One passport photo
• Letter of acceptance from the school or university
• Proof of finances that show you can support yourself during your stay
• Evidence of Government sponsorship (if applicable)

Tips & Warnings

• A student visa to the UK is usually granted for one year.
• A student visa does allow you to work full time during vacation, but only part time during the term/semester.
• Student visas can turn into employment visas if you obtain a valid work permit from a legitimate employer.
• Students cannot work more than 20 hours when classes are in session.
• Any dependents visiting the country need to file for a separate visa.

The Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program 2010

The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) was established in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity for well qualified citizens of the Bank’s Developing Member Countries (DMCs) to undertake postgraduate studies which will assist the economic and social development of their countries.

Who is eligible?

Citizens of developing member countries of the Bank (see list and selection criteria below) who have a minimum of two years’ working experience and who are eligible for admission to the following degree programs at the University of Sydney:

• Master of Economics
• Master of Commerce
• Master of International Business
• Master of Transport Management
• Master of International Public Health
• Master of Engineering

Please note, applicants living or working outside their home country are not eligible for this scholarship. Also, no applicant will be allowed to apply for the ADB-JSP scholarship more than two times.

Application Deadline:
Application closing date for courses starting in July 2010 is 30 November 2009.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

ADB Developing Member Countries

The following countries are ADB Developing Member Countries:

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• People’s Republic of China
• Cook Islands
• Fiji Islands
• Georgia
• Hong Kong China
• India
• Indonesia
• Kazakhstan
• Kiribati
• Republic of Korea
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• The Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Republic of Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Samoa
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Chinese Taipei
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Tonga
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu

Why study in Australia?

Why study in Australia?

* Excellence - education standards rank amongst the highest in the world
* Recognition - qualifications are widely recognised and accepted when seeking employment or further study
* Flexibility - multiple institutions offering a wide variety of courses with flexible delivery methods
* Protection - government legislation and codes of conduct operate to regulate the industry and protect students
* Value - the combination of competitive tuition fees and low cost of living represent good value for money
* Lifestyle - favourable climate, safe and stable environment, attractive surrounds and friendly people make it an enjoyable place to study
* Multicultural - overseas students are welcome in Australia’s multicultural society
* Support - networks of support exist to help students in all aspects of their stay in Australia
* Work/travel - there are opportunities for students to travel and/or work whilst studying

Schools

The Australian school system starts with a preparatory year followed by 12 years of primary and secondary schooling. Schooling is compulsory until the age of 16 or completion of Year 10. An additional two years of study are necessary for those wishing to proceed to tertiary studies. In the final year (Year 12), students can study for a government-endorsed certificate which is recognised for further study by all Australian universities and vocational training institutions.

There are two broad categories of schools in Australia – government and private. Both accept international students. The school year in Australia is divided into four terms and runs from late January until December.
Vocational education and training (VET)

The VET sector is positioned between secondary schools and universities and prepares students for employment or further study. This sector consists of public institutes of Technical and Further Education (TAFE), and private colleges specialising in one or more areas of study related to future work.

TAFE Institutes are nationally-recognised, government-funded institutions offering vocational education and training over a wide range of occupations. Courses vary in duration from several hours to three year full-time courses. They are usually cheaper than university courses, and students may progress to university later on with credits for their TAFE studies. Qualifications include certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas.

Private colleges include business colleges, computer training firms, English language centres, and colleges specialising in a particular field such as aviation, photography, interior decorating, multimedia, hospitality management and tourism.

Many institutes also provide accredited English language training and foundation studies for entry into university diploma and bachelor degree courses. All institutes and colleges are subject to government monitoring to ensure high standards.
Universities

Australia has 37 public universities and two private universities, as well as a number of specialist institutions providing approved courses at the higher education level. Universities engage in teaching and research across a wide range of professional and academic disciplines. These disciplines may be specialist in nature (eg, Medicine, Engineering) or generalist (eg. Arts, Science).

University studies can be undertaken at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, leading to awards ranging from graduate certificate to doctorate. Many institutions also offer additional programs such as foundation studies, study abroad and English language courses.
Foundation studies

These programs (usually taken over one academic year) prepare international students for entry into Australian universities. Students undertake subjects directly related to their preferred university course, as well as English language training for academic purposes. Successful completion of a foundation studies program provides students with a guarantee of admission into specific degree courses within participating institutions. Many schools and vocational institutes, as well as universities, offer foundation studies programs.
Study abroad

These programs give overseas students the opportunity to undertake courses at Australian universities for one or two semesters and have them credited at their home institutions. Students must gain prior approval for the subjects they wish to study abroad, and must also meet the normal pre-requisites for individual subjects.
English language training

English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) may be undertaken at a variety of government and private institutions. There are currently over 150 accredited and registered English centres throughout Australia.

Courses are designed to include general English language training, English for academic purposes (in preparation for further studies), English for specific purposes (eg, business or computing studies), secondary school preparation, and preparation for international exams (such as the Cambridge Certificate or IELTS).

Full-time English courses are available for periods of study from one to 48 weeks. Study tour programs are available, either full or part time, for periods of between one and six weeks. Students may study for up to 17 weeks on a non-student visa.

For comprehensive details on studying in Australia, Australian Education International provides detailed information, in various languages, about studying in Australia.

Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) PhD scholarship.

Applications are invited from appropriately qualified individuals for an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) PhD scholarship.

This PhD position will be part of a new, collaborative research program between the CTCB and Syngenta Biotechnology. Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. They are a leader in crop protection, rank third in the high-value commercial seeds market, and employ around 21,000 people in over 90 countries. This new program expands on the existing collaboration between the CTCB and Syngenta that is aimed at developing sugarcane for improved biofuel production. This PhD project will focus on the development of novel tools for sugarcane biotechnology and will utilise approaches in
molecular biology, genomics, and plant transformation. The successful applicant will be an integral part of a dynamic, international team of researchers working on the improvement of sugarcane through biotechnology.
Applications close: 7 August 2009

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Shakespeare and US Presidents

WHEN the English colonists sailed for the New World, they brought their most valuable and essential possessions along with them - it was the works of William Shakespeare. The earliest known staging of his plays in the colonies was in 1750. By the time of the American Revolution, more than a dozen of his plays had been performed hundreds of times in New England port cities and nascent towns and villages hewn from the wilderness. In his famous travelogue, Democracy in America, the French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, remarked on the popularity of Shakespeare across the new nation in the 1830s: “There is hardly a pioneer's hut that does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember that I read the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.”

From George Washington's love of the theater to Harry Truman's surviving high-school essays on The Merchant of Venice, a surprising number of US presidents have well documented connections to Shakespeare and his plays.
Lincoln was a lifelong Bard and later a serial Shakespeare-quoter, as Obama noted in remarks at the recent reopening of Ford's Theater. Lincoln regarded Shakespeare: an oracle to be consulted for wisdom; a pastor with whom to share confidences and from whom to seek comfort, a friend. He kept a “Complete Works” close at hand in the White House.
Sitting for one official portrait, for instance, Lincoln fought the monotony with a spontaneous performance of the opening soliloquy from “Richard III,” along with running commentary on how most actors he'd seen play the role had botched it.
He knew much of “Hamlet” by heart, and shared with one correspondent his still unorthodox view that the best speech by the villain Claudius, the soliloquy commencing, and 'O, my offense is rank' surpasses that commencing 'To be or not to be.' ” It was “Macbeth,” though, that seemed to haunt Lincoln . He quoted from it countless times, and the “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” soliloquy gripped his imagination with unusual power.
Late one night in the summer of 1864, John Forney, secretary of the Senate and frequent White House guest, established Lincoln asleep at his desk, “ghastly pale, and rings under his caverned eyes.” His Shakespeare placed on him. Lincoln started conscious and instantaneously read aloud the remarkable speech, with its metaphors of life as bad acting and human endeavor as the noisy and meaningless soundtrack accompanying our progress toward death. When he completed, Lincoln told a surprised Forney that Macbeth's extreme nihilism and utter hopelessness “comes to me tonight like a consolation.
Ronald Regan was influenced by Macbeth's pessimism and nihilism. He recited the entire “Tomorrow and tomorrow” speech from memory at a school event in Tennessee . He said to his young auidance “I hope that none of even get that pessimistic or that cynical about life.”
Folger Shakespeare Library has a special place in its history for Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. Former president Coolidge (like Henry Folger, an Amherst graduate) headed the library's trustee committee from 1931 until his death in January 1933. As president, Herbert Hoover attended the library's opening ceremonies in April 1932, accompanied by First Lady Lou Hoover. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum also holds several letters to Hoover from Emily Folger, who worked with her late husband to found Folger Shakespeare Library. Dating from 1934, the letters from Mrs. Folger asked the former president to give serious thought to becoming director of the library. He politely declined, preferring to remain in the West.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were pilgrims to Shakespeare's house in Avon in 1786. Adams’ son John Quincy was loved Shakespeare and wrote poems. John Adams was also a critic of Shakespearean plays. He had published a volume of Shakespearean criticism.
James Garfield read Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. He also liked Elizabethan dramatists including John Webster, Christopher Marlow and Thomas Kyd. John .F. Kennedy also hosted the first Shakespearean performance in the executive mansion and claimed him as “Great American Writer”.
Both senior and junior Bush were admirers of ‘Great American writer’. In an interview Junior Bush told that on vacation in 2006, he had “read three Shakespeare”. But he did not inform the names.
Shakespearean cynicism and nihilism made fondle on Bill Clinton's smiling face.
He reeled off the same speech at a white house celebration of American poetry. He regarded “Macbeth' as “hardly designed to entice me to a public career.” He told that he had learned about the dangers of blind ambition, the fleeting nature of fame, the ultimate emptiness of power disconnected from higher purpose.
Mr. Obama seems to be joined in the ranks of lovers of Shakespeare. Like his hero Lincoln, he prefers 'pastor's work'. In his face book profile lists, there are Shakespearean tragedies.
Mr. Obama can make allusions from Shakespeare. In the context of Afghanistan he can offer the joint chiefs this advice from “Henry V”:
“In cases of defense, it is best to weight / the enemy more mighty than he seems”.
He may recall some Henry VI, part II for Dick Cheney, “In your protector ship you did device/ strange tortures for offenders never head of”.
Imagine this plea for congress to put patriotism before partisanship from '”Henry VIII: “Let all the ends thou aim'st at be the country”. Shakespearean quotations may create Obama a real follower of Lincolnque ideology and it is time for gear up for 2012, Mr. Obama could alternate some “Timon of Athens” for his celebrated uniting cry: “What we can do, we will do”.