Global Masters Scholarship at University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham has a proud heritage of removing barriers to education to enable the most academically talented students to fulfil their potential in learning and education. In keeping with this tradition, we are proud to be launching the Global Masters Scholarship to attract and support the most academically talented international students from across the world to our Master's degrees.

Level of Field: Master's (MS) Degree

Field of Study: Eligible one-year taught Masters's degree programmes offered at the University.

Grants: £10,000 towards the cost of tuition fees.

Eligibility: To be eligible, candidates must meet the following requirements. Candidates must:

• Have received, and accepted, an offer of admission for a taught Master’s degree at the University of Birmingham UK Campus.
• Be classed as ‘domiciled’ in one of the eligible countries.
• Be classed by the University as an overseas fee payer for tuition fee purposes.
• Be academically exceptional and able to provide evidence for this in the scholarship application statement.
• Have, or be expecting to achieve, a first-class overall grade (at least 70% in the UK system) in a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Apply Opportunity: For more information/details and to apply for the said opportunity, please visit the link: Global Masters Scholarship at University of Birmingham, Birmingham - United Kingdom

European Research Council Starting Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

Size of ERC Starting Grants: Starting Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 1,500,000 for 5 years. (This does not apply to ongoing projects). Additional funding up to EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover the following eligible costs when these are necessary to carry out the proposed work:

• "Start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant and/or
• The purchase of major equipment and/or
• Access to extensive facilities and/or
• Other significant experimental and fieldwork costs, excluding personnel costs.
• All funding requested is assessed during evaluation.

Profile of ERC Starting Grants Principal Investigator:

• The Principal Investigators shall have been awarded their first PhD at least 2 and up to 7 years before the deadline.
• A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already shown the potential for research independence and evidence of maturity, for example by having produced at least one important publication as the main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
• Applicant Principal Investigators should also be able to demonstrate a good track record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including significant publications (as the main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field.
• They may also demonstrate a record of invited presentations at well-established international conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes, etc.

Apply Opportunity: For more information and to apply, visit the link European Research Council Starting Grants

National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) Research Fund for Faculty Members and Researchers

The National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) is a project of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan led by the Institute of Space Technology (IST), a consortium of seven research laboratories in seven Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan. NCGSA encompasses endeavours that strive to achieve and sustain human, technological, research and entrepreneurial capacities in Space Science, Technology and its Applications.

Applicant:

• Research proposals are invited from full-time faculty members and researchers of public/private Higher Education Institutions and Research and Development Organizations in Pakistan.
• The proposals should focus on Pakistan's sustainable socio-economic development through Space Science, Technology and its Applications.
• Proposals shall be joint research projects from academia and industry.

Funding Amount: Up to 15 Million PKR

Duration of Research Project: Up to 2 Years

Research Domains: Research grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to commercially viable proposals resulting in sustainable products/prototypes/applications or solutions in the following major research domains:

• Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science.
• Small Satellite Technology.
• Positioning, Navigation and Timing.
• Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrobiology.
• Space Popularization and Outreach.
• Space Applications and Advanced Systems.

Note:

• Proposals can be submitted through standard NCGSA Research Fund Proposal Forms.
• Submission can be made through email, hard copy, and website.

Apply Opportunity: For more details and to apply for this opportunity, visit the link National Center of GIS and Space Applications Research Fund

Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarships Virtual Mobility Project Grants for Faculty and Staff

Application to the virtual mobility of project grants offered by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is now open. Staff and faculty members are welcome to use the opportunity to organize a virtual mobility project for students to gain intercultural exposure.

Objectives: To provide funding for ACU members, including CUHK, to deliver a virtual mobility project in partnership with another ACU member university before the end of 2021. The grants aim to help students enhance their intercultural skills and global knowledge without the need for physical travel

Scope of Support: The grants can be used to cover the costs of delivering a virtual mobility project, such as students from the two partner institutions collaborating on an assessed project virtual event such as an online summer school virtual experiential learning other types of virtual mobility project which fits the aims of the scheme grants. Five grants of a maximum of GBP 4,500 will be available. Each grant will be split between the two institutions collaborating on the project.

Application: Interested parties should first identify a partner at an ACU member university in another country. Particular preference will be given to projects that target the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups.

Apply Opportunity: For more information and to apply for this opportunity, visit the link Association of Commonwealth Universities Funding Scholarships

Global Changemaker Fellowship Program for International Students

Empowering young global leaders to accelerate their transformative initiatives. GCF is a 10-month advancement program intended to interface and develop a pipeline of Social Change Leaders who are focused on handling challenges in their local communities. Throughout the program, the fellows continue to implement their initiative while participating in immersive workshops, training and mentorship. The fellowship equips changemakers with an opportunity to get access to global knowledge, community, training and tools to become more effective collaborators of change and grow their initiatives.

• Adaptive and Collaborative Leadership - Catalyzing and embracing the process of creating change through collaboration.
• Systems Thinking - Designing solutions for all stakeholders by examining problems through a systems lens.
• Thought Leadership - Building the capacity of leaders to articulate the vision, speak across differences, and inspire others to act.
• Sustainable Development Goals - Learning the foundations of social change while exploring the meaning of a sustainable future.
• Polarities Management - Leading when opposing but interdependent values are in tension.

Eligibility:

• Dedicated leaders are aged 13-30 Years with an entrepreneurial mindset and approach toward solving community-centric challenges.
• Demonstrate a commitment to community development in social entrepreneurship or leadership.
• Leading or an integral part of building an initiative along the lines of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Willing to undergo an intensive 10-month-long personal and professional leadership development.
• Vision for transforming and scaling their initiative.

Benefits:

• Larger scale social transformation and the impact of your initiative.
• Personal leadership transformation.
• Workshops and training by global trainers.
• Acceleration opportunity.
• Experimental learning.
• Personalized monitoring by global experts.
• Develop 21st-century entrepreneurial skills.
• Opportunity to showcase your initiative.

Apply Opportunity: For more information and to apply for this opportunity, visit the link Global Changemaker Fellowship