Colfuturo
The 2017 call id now open:
Convocatoria 2017 Programa Crédito Beca
Apertura de convocatoria: 10 de enero
Cierre: 28 de febrero
Resultados: 14 de mayo
Colfuturo is a scholarship-loan made available to Colombian students intending to study overseas at postgraduate level.
Colfuturo will grant a loan equivalent of up to 25,000 USD per year for a maximum of two years' study to successful applicants, to aid in the cost of their tuition fees.
Please refer to Colfuturo's website for more information:
http://www.colfuturo.org
The University of Aberdeen offers a 20% discount on tuition fees for programmes in the following Schools:
- Engineering
- Geosciences
- Natural & Computer Sciences
- Business
- Social Sciences
- All schools in the College of Life Sciences & Medicine
Eligibility
All applicants for Colfuturo should already hold a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Aberdeen before applying:
If you are successful in obtaining Colfuturo, you should notify our Postgraduate Admissions team at the earliest opportunity so that the appropriate information can be reflected in your CAS document for Tier 4 visa purposes. Please contact pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk, providing a copy of your funding confirmation letter.
ICITEX
THE ICETEX is a state agency that promotes higher education through the provision of educational credit and collection, with themselves or others, the population with fewer economic opportunities and good academic resources. It also facilitates access to educational opportunities offered by the international community to improve the quality of life of Colombians and thus contribute to economic and social development.
Application Procedure
Ingresa directamente al portal del ICETEX
For more information please check the website: http://www.icetex.gov.co/dnnpro5/es-co/becas.aspx
COLCIENCIAS-Hydrocarbon PGT scholarships
COLCIENCIAS is offering scholarships for Colombian students interested in taking a Master or PhD degree overseas in the areas of Geology, Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, related only to the following themes:
Hydrocarbon exploration in Colombia:
- Evolutionary history of origins of basins
- Tectonostratigraphic modelling of basins
- Definition and characterization of petroleum systems
- New proposals for techniques in enhanced recovery
- Economic evaluation of hydrocarbon potential
Candidates must have an offer letter from the overseas university (unconditional or conditional).
The scholarship is up to COP 200 million (around GBP 51,000) for up to 2 years for Masters degrees, and up to COP 400 million (around GBP 103,500) for up to 4 years for PhD and can cover:
- Tuition fee
- Health insurance
- Maintenance
- Return airfare
- English language training
Degrees must start from the first semester of 2017 (calendar year) onwards.
Deadline: 12 August 2016, 4pm (Bogotá time)
More information (in Spanish) at http://www.colciencias.gov.co/node/1309.
International Undergraduate Scholarship
As part of our commitment to attracting the very best students to join our diverse international community, we are delighted to offer the University of Aberdeen International Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship is worth one year’s tuition fee and is open to all international undergraduate students studying for 4 years or more at the University of Aberdeen (excludes Medicine).
What does this mean?
- If you are an international student entering into an undergraduate degree programme of at least four years duration we will offer you a scholarship equivalent to the tuition fee for your fourth year (excludes medicine)
Please refer to our website for further information and eligibility criteria, or email Paul McBean at paul.mcbean@abdn.ac.uk
Chevening Scholarships
The call for 2018-2019 Chevening Scholarship applications is now OPEN!
More details on the Chevening website
Each year, the University of Aberdeen enrols a number of international graduate students awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship. Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at UK universities.
Available Funding - Colombia
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate Taught
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Aberdeen Alumni Discount
20% discount on the full cost of a taught postgraduate programme and one year of a full time research programme (two years for part time). Applies to to all taught postgraduate programmes or first year of a full time research programme.
CB Davidson Fund
The CB Davidson fund provides limited financial support for Postgraduate students within the School of Law.
Deadline: 31st of March 2018
Colfuturo
Colfuturo is a scholarship-loan made available to Colombian students intending to study overseas at postgraduate level.
ICETEX
THE ICETEX is a state agency that promotes higher education through the provision of educational credit and collection, with themselves or others, the population with fewer economic opportunities and good academic resources. It also facilitates access to educational opportunities offered by the international community to improve the quality of life of Colombians and thus contribute to economic and social development.
James Carnegie Scholarship
There is one James Carnegie Scholarship available. The scholarship will provide £2,000 per annum towards the students' maintenance costs for the duration of the postgraduate degree course, whether that is a one year Masters, PhD (3 years) or Master by Research leading to a PhD (4 years).
Deadline: 13th of July 2018
- Postgraduate Research
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ICETEX
THE ICETEX is a state agency that promotes higher education through the provision of educational credit and collection, with themselves or others, the population with fewer economic opportunities and good academic resources. It also facilitates access to educational opportunities offered by the international community to improve the quality of life of Colombians and thus contribute to economic and social development.
Colfuturo
Colfuturo is a scholarship-loan made available to Colombian students intending to study overseas at postgraduate level.
Aberdeen Alumni Discount
20% discount on the full cost of a taught postgraduate programme and one year of a full time research programme (two years for part time). Applies to to all taught postgraduate programmes or first year of a full time research programme.
James Carnegie Scholarship
There is one James Carnegie Scholarship available. The scholarship will provide £2,000 per annum towards the students' maintenance costs for the duration of the postgraduate degree course, whether that is a one year Masters, PhD (3 years) or Master by Research leading to a PhD (4 years).
Deadline: 13th of July 2018
Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Scholarships
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine offers studentships to outstanding young scientists who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately three years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.
CB Davidson Fund
The CB Davidson fund provides limited financial support for Postgraduate students within the School of Law.
Deadline: 31st of March 2018
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC - Research Council Awards
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the UK’s principal funder of basic and strategic biological research.
