The Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) Southeast Asia Regional Office
invites qualified candidates living and working in Myanmar to apply for
its Scholarship Program for International Master’s Programs at selected
partner Universities in Thailand.
Two scholarships will be awarded in a competitive selection
process for the academic year 2014 for the Master of Economics Program
(International Program) at Thammasat University, Faculty of Economics,
in Bangkok, Thailand.
For further information on the program please refer to the website of the University:
http://www.grad.econ.tu.ac.th/
http://www.grad.econ.tu.ac.th/
Application deadline for the Master of Economics Program (International Program) is: 14 February 2014
A. Preconditions to be eligible for the Scholarship Program:
1. All applicants with a bachelor’s degree in economics or a
similar degree and a strong proven background in mathematics and
statistics.
2. Applicants must live and work in Myanmar and be willing and likely to return to Myanmar after graduation.
3. Candidates must prove a very good spoken and written command of
English, according to the required TOEFL and IELTS etc. score of the
respective university and program.
4. Applicants accept to maintain student status throughout the
period of the study. They should devote themselves fulltime and with
ambition to the study and abide by all terms and conditions outlined in a
Memorandum of Understanding signed by a representative of the Heinrich
Böll Stiftung and the scholarship recipient.
5. We promote those studying and graduating who share the
fundamental ideals of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung that is: democracy,
ecology, solidarity and non-violence – and who take an active
socio-political role. We give priority to applicants with relevant
working experience and social commitment who seek employment with local
civil society organizations, the public sector or research
institutes/think-tanks in Myanmar.
6. We pay particular attention to have a balanced participation of
women and men in the Scholarship Program and we invite applicants from
all ethnic groups.
B. Financial benefits of the scholarship
The objective of the Scholarship Program is to provide an
opportunity for students to develop their academic, intellectual and
personal skills and capacities, their perspective on national, regional
and international politics as well as concepts of development and
sustainability. The Scholarship Program is designed to provide
sufficient financial support to students and will cover the regular
period of study as defined by the program.
The scholarship includes:
1. Tuition & registration fees
2. Travelling costs:
2.1 Return trip from Myanmar to Thailand
2.2 Travelling costs for field trip for data collection (if necessary)
3. Fixed monthly allowance for food, accommodation etc.
(expenses exceeding allowance have to be covered by student)
4. Health insurance
2. Travelling costs:
2.1 Return trip from Myanmar to Thailand
2.2 Travelling costs for field trip for data collection (if necessary)
3. Fixed monthly allowance for food, accommodation etc.
(expenses exceeding allowance have to be covered by student)
4. Health insurance
C. Application procedure step by step:
1. Visit the respective website of the program, study the
application procedures and requirements in detail and download
application forms. Fill out application forms and collect all necessary
application documents.
2. Applicants MUST send the application form and all required
documents directly to the University Program by courier or registered
mail, delivered to the program office (please see the address below)
before the application deadline.
Please take note that the final application deadline might be
subject to change, therefore regularly visit the website of the
respective program.
The University will only accept complete applications! Please check
your application documents carefully! If you expect some documents to
be available only after application deadline please inform the
University (program officer) in advance!
3. Applications must send a scanned copy of application documents per email to Heinrich Böll Stiftung to Rainer.Einzenberger@th.boell.
Please send only ONE pdf. file per application (of no more than 5 MB file size)
4. For questions concerning the application process please contact
the respective University (program officer) directly (contact see
below).
5. Only candidates with sufficient academic qualifications and strong proven English skills will be admitted to the University.
6. HBS and the respective Universities will select the final
candidates for the scholarship from the short list of admitted
candidates together.
7. HBS and the respective University program may contact applicants
for interviews during the selection process in 2014. The interviews
will be held in Yangon. Applicants have to cover the travel costs to the
interview venue themselves. Invitations for the interview will be sent
out a few weeks in advance.
8. Decisions made are final. Only selected candidates will be contacted.
9. Applicants can re-apply for the Scholarship Program the
following year. Applicants already admitted to the University but not
awarded a scholarship may keep this admission for re-application for the
scholarship.
10. Selected candidates may need to attend a mandatory
preparation-course before the official start of the program, if
necessary.
D. Contacts to submit applications
Graduate Study in Economics,
The Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
2 Prachan Rd., Bangkok 10200, Thailand
The Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
2 Prachan Rd., Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Contact person: Ms. Wannah Vejbrahm
(Program Coordinator, Graduate Study Program)
(Program Coordinator, Graduate Study Program)
Website: http://www.grad.econ.tu.ac.
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