Scholarship 2012 - MEDRC: Fund for Students from the Middle East and North Africa
Friday, June 1, 2012
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Closing Date: June 30,2012.
The MEDRC Scholarship Program offers graduate students from the MENA region the opportunity to study at universities from around the world while participating in a MEDRC research project. Through this approach, it is expected that students will gain skills that will make a long-term contribution to the further development of desalination in their respective countries. The Program also aims to increase cross-cultural understanding by stimulating international exchange.
University Partnerships:
The core and strength of the program is its growing circle of university partners. Universities that have participated in this program include: University of Florida, University of Ottawa, UNESCO-IHE, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Nottingham, Illinois Institute of Technology University of Angers, University of Calabria, University of Hull, University of Roma La Sapienza, Technische Universität München, University of Complutense of Madrid, K.U. Leuven, American University of Beirut.
Eligibility Criteria:
The general criteria for eligibility of a MEDRC scholarship award are as follows:
University Partnerships:
The core and strength of the program is its growing circle of university partners. Universities that have participated in this program include: University of Florida, University of Ottawa, UNESCO-IHE, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Nottingham, Illinois Institute of Technology University of Angers, University of Calabria, University of Hull, University of Roma La Sapienza, Technische Universität München, University of Complutense of Madrid, K.U. Leuven, American University of Beirut.
Eligibility Criteria:
The general criteria for eligibility of a MEDRC scholarship award are as follows:
- Applicants must be nationals from a MENA country holding the equivalent of a B.Sc or M.Sc.
- Applicants must obtain acceptance from a relevant university to be eligible for a MEDRC scholarship.
- Applicants must demonstrate a desire to contribute to their country’s advancement in the field of desalination.
- Thesis should be directly related to a desalination topic representing an immediate need or addressing a specific problem in the MENA region.
- In order to promote cooperation among institutions, preference will be given where partnership in the research project is also likely to develop between a regional university and a non-regional university.
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