Thanks to John for the links below.
These are a bunch of links for various university rankings, which some of you might be interested to learn more about it.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
WSJ article on the importance of critical thinking to employers
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.
A survey by The Wall Street Journal to college recruiters found that the skills that fresh graduates need to improve are critical thinking, problem solving skills and ability to think independently.
Do we possess these skill sets? How about Malaysian workforce and Malaysian graduates? What can we do to inculcate that?
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Twitter on US Education Scholarships
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.
To those who are interested to know more about opportunities to study in US, especially in terms of scholarship, fellowship etc, there is this twitter account which shares a number of interesting opportunities!
Liberal Arts College
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.
A very good article on Liberal Arts Education, written by a China student who studied at Bowdoin College, a Liberal Arts College in US.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Prof. Ben Leong's Articles
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing on this.
These two links below are the articles written by Prof. Ben Leong, from NUS, who taught the CS3216 there.
In the first link which he wrote back in 2006, he reflected upon how teaching should be done, and what and how students should ideally learn. While his audience are Singaporeans and perhaps NUS students, we can pretty much change it to "Malaysia" and then reflect on it. It is pretty much relevant to all of us as well.
And in the second link, it is a blog article which he wrote after he taught the class CS3216 for 3 years.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Harvard doctorate in educational leadership
Sharing from a Malaysian Johnnie
Thanks to Guan Tyng for sharing on his experience studying there at St. John's College.
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I am sorry for not being "keep in touch" via email as I was too occupied with stuffs in getting used with the altitude in Santa Fe (which is 7000 feet ++!!!), despite the culture of the school. I guess you have already experienced of the food and the culture in US, so I will share my learning experience in St. John's College. Please do not hesitate to share this to anyone who is interested in liberal arts college.
Well, after having the class here for a week, I found that St. John's College is really for me and I love it so much. It is a truly liberal arts college and you get to learn the fundamental stuffs in every field.
Instead of learning the cutting edge technologies or getting informed with the current issues, we grill on the ancient knowledge and wisdom; instead of getting all the iinformation in the class from a single professor, we have 15 - 20 voices sharing our views around the table; instead of learning the definitive
answers/solutions, we are asked to ask questions and to question answers, even the notions given by Plato, Socrates, Euclid and Aristotle.
Every Monday and Thursday, everyone in St. John's attend seminar for 2 hours to discuss deeply about a certain reading with 2 tutors. For instance, the Freshmen are reading Iliad by Homer, Sophomores are now drilling somewhere in The Bible, Juniors are trying to find some sense from Descartes and the Seniors are facing the Faust by Goethe. In the past few seminars that I had, we have a few very fundamental yet interesting questions: What is justice? What is pride? What is honor? Why would dishonoring enrage human?
In my first laboratory classes, I was pretty surprised. Our tutor (we call them "tutor" because they are not there to profess their ideas but to guide.) brought us to a meadow nearby and ask us to find something that interests us to draw for an hour, if we can, about life and death. The purpose of drawing was not training us to become artists but to cultivate our power of observation. After a 15 minutes of looking an a certain thing (for me, it was a plant), we got bored very easily. But, we took our time to draw as real as we could and eventually, we found something which we didn't notice at the first few minutes of observation. After the practice, we were asked to show our drawings and discuss about them. From the discussion, we all get to know about different perspectives of how people see life and death. The tutor even asked questions like: Why are these plants having a certain kind of pattern? Why are the leafs and flowers arranged in a certain order (e.g. in the order of Fibonacci Numbers)? Is this the work of Nature or is it just our mind searching for the orders to be satisfied? and goess on... Albeit we did not conclude on these questions, but we had at least, shared our different views and different ideas on the questions rose. We were also encouraged to present our doubts to the class so that everyone learn from the perplexity itself.
Besides the two classes above, I also attend Language Classes which I learn Ancient Greek and Math Classes which we started on Euclid's Element. Instead of having an experienced tutor who just gives out idea to us, the tutor sort of learn together with us. The tutor can be from a totally different field of study and those who are inexperienced in the field that they are teaching, they will participate as a student to learn with us but also guide the class to perform in a constructive way. Another very interesting class that I have now is the Freshman Music, which only takes a class per week. This class is designed to prepare the Freshman to be able to take up the Sophormore Music Classes. Now, we start to sing in Greek and discuss about the fundamentals of music and etc.
On top of everything, if you haven't notice it, every classes in my Freshman Year is related to Greek, to some extend respectively. To clarify, every classes in St. John's is all required and there will be no options for every single students here. The only thing that is optional is the Preceptorials, in which students in Junior Year and the Senior Year will choose a certain reading and work on it together with a tutor.
Another interesting about St. John's is that, we have no final papers/exams and we do not review our performances based on grades. Instead, we will have a review session together with our tutor which we call the Don Rag and the tutor will give us advice in how to improve ourselves, either in reading, writing and speaking. Though, we all do have a conservative grades but those are only given to the student upon request and mostly for the purpose of scholarships, internships, loans, career or graduate school application. Generally, St. John's students do not work for grade but for their learning experience.
Oh... It's really late now. I really need to get some rest.
Thank you for your time to read and also your advices that I have got from you.
Best wishes,
From
Guan Tyng, Tan
Well, after having the class here for a week, I found that St. John's College is really for me and I love it so much. It is a truly liberal arts college and you get to learn the fundamental stuffs in every field.
Instead of learning the cutting edge technologies or getting informed with the current issues, we grill on the ancient knowledge and wisdom; instead of getting all the iinformation in the class from a single professor, we have 15 - 20 voices sharing our views around the table; instead of learning the definitive
answers/solutions, we are asked to ask questions and to question answers, even the notions given by Plato, Socrates, Euclid and Aristotle.
Every Monday and Thursday, everyone in St. John's attend seminar for 2 hours to discuss deeply about a certain reading with 2 tutors. For instance, the Freshmen are reading Iliad by Homer, Sophomores are now drilling somewhere in The Bible, Juniors are trying to find some sense from Descartes and the Seniors are facing the Faust by Goethe. In the past few seminars that I had, we have a few very fundamental yet interesting questions: What is justice? What is pride? What is honor? Why would dishonoring enrage human?
In my first laboratory classes, I was pretty surprised. Our tutor (we call them "tutor" because they are not there to profess their ideas but to guide.) brought us to a meadow nearby and ask us to find something that interests us to draw for an hour, if we can, about life and death. The purpose of drawing was not training us to become artists but to cultivate our power of observation. After a 15 minutes of looking an a certain thing (for me, it was a plant), we got bored very easily. But, we took our time to draw as real as we could and eventually, we found something which we didn't notice at the first few minutes of observation. After the practice, we were asked to show our drawings and discuss about them. From the discussion, we all get to know about different perspectives of how people see life and death. The tutor even asked questions like: Why are these plants having a certain kind of pattern? Why are the leafs and flowers arranged in a certain order (e.g. in the order of Fibonacci Numbers)? Is this the work of Nature or is it just our mind searching for the orders to be satisfied? and goess on... Albeit we did not conclude on these questions, but we had at least, shared our different views and different ideas on the questions rose. We were also encouraged to present our doubts to the class so that everyone learn from the perplexity itself.
Besides the two classes above, I also attend Language Classes which I learn Ancient Greek and Math Classes which we started on Euclid's Element. Instead of having an experienced tutor who just gives out idea to us, the tutor sort of learn together with us. The tutor can be from a totally different field of study and those who are inexperienced in the field that they are teaching, they will participate as a student to learn with us but also guide the class to perform in a constructive way. Another very interesting class that I have now is the Freshman Music, which only takes a class per week. This class is designed to prepare the Freshman to be able to take up the Sophormore Music Classes. Now, we start to sing in Greek and discuss about the fundamentals of music and etc.
On top of everything, if you haven't notice it, every classes in my Freshman Year is related to Greek, to some extend respectively. To clarify, every classes in St. John's is all required and there will be no options for every single students here. The only thing that is optional is the Preceptorials, in which students in Junior Year and the Senior Year will choose a certain reading and work on it together with a tutor.
Another interesting about St. John's is that, we have no final papers/exams and we do not review our performances based on grades. Instead, we will have a review session together with our tutor which we call the Don Rag and the tutor will give us advice in how to improve ourselves, either in reading, writing and speaking. Though, we all do have a conservative grades but those are only given to the student upon request and mostly for the purpose of scholarships, internships, loans, career or graduate school application. Generally, St. John's students do not work for grade but for their learning experience.
Oh... It's really late now. I really need to get some rest.
Thank you for your time to read and also your advices that I have got from you.
Best wishes,
From
Guan Tyng, Tan
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Fascinating Economist article about US tertiary education ...
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.
Would US Universities go down the drain just like the US automobile sector?
Read on at http://www.economist.com/node/16941775
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits (excerpts)
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this article.
Do you think you learn the right way? Are you able to retain what you have learned?
Nine Common Errors When Building a New World-Class University - a piece by World Bank specialist Jamil Salmi
Thanks for my loyal blog contributor for sharing this article. It's on common errors, when building a new world-class university.
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/the_world_view/nine_common_errors_when_building_a_new_world_class_university
by Jamil Salmi (World Bank tertiary education specialist:
http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,3343,en_21571361_38973579_40356723_1_1_1_1,00.html)
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/the_world_view/nine_common_errors_when_building_a_new_world_class_university
by Jamil Salmi (World Bank tertiary education specialist:
http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,3343,en_21571361_38973579_40356723_1_1_1_1,00.html)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
AYA Awards 2010 Finalists
Thanks to loyal blog contributor for sharing on this AYA Awards.
Congratulations to all these finalists for AYA Awards 2010.
The 5 finalists for this year are:-
a) Ar. Sarly Adre Sarkum
b) Dalvinder Singh
c) Nicholas Liew Kuok Min
d) Mohamad Saiful Nang
e) Wong Su Ann
For the Youth-Friendly Companies category, the 3 finalists are:-
a) AMCHAM/MACEE
b) Edmira School of Success
c) Blook
Join the Amazing Sri Nibong Hunt - 16 Sept (Thurs)
Thanks to Krista for sharing this.
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Dear friends
To add on to this year's Hari Malaysia celebration in Taman Sri Nibong (Penang)
I'm pleased to announce that we are organizing a fun event called
The Amazing Sri Nibong Hunt on the morning of 16 Sept.
With prizes worth RM4,500 up for grabs, this walk-a-hunt has been
made possible with help from Jay of the Webmazers (who is setting the
questions for the hunt) as well as generous companies and sponsors
such as Tropical Spice Garden, Mizz Studio, Langkawi Online, Penang Adventist
Hospital, Priority Fitness, La Herballe, Penang Passion and lots more.
Please help spread the news about this hunt.
The hunt is free to join and open to all Malaysians, whether you live in Taman Sri Nibong or not.
Get your entry form from: http://bit.ly/csOj8H
Cheers,
Krista
To add on to this year's Hari Malaysia celebration in Taman Sri Nibong (Penang)
I'm pleased to announce that we are organizing a fun event called
The Amazing Sri Nibong Hunt on the morning of 16 Sept.
With prizes worth RM4,500 up for grabs, this walk-a-hunt has been
made possible with help from Jay of the Webmazers (who is setting the
questions for the hunt) as well as generous companies and sponsors
such as Tropical Spice Garden, Mizz Studio, Langkawi Online, Penang Adventist
Hospital, Priority Fitness, La Herballe, Penang Passion and lots more.
Please help spread the news about this hunt.
The hunt is free to join and open to all Malaysians, whether you live in Taman Sri Nibong or not.
Get your entry form from: http://bit.ly/csOj8H
And if this does not interest you, please do me a favour. Please forward onwards to your friends!
Thanks!
Cheers,
Krista
Japanese Young Leaders' Program
Below is the info from loyal contributor for my blog.
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http://www.ics.hit-u.ac.jp/community/ylp.html
The Young Leaders' Program
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS), is one of five designated universities in Japan participating in a scholarship program sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho), called the Young Leaders' Program (YLP).
The primary objectives of the Young Leaders' Program are as follows:
To foster the development of future national leaders in Asian and other countries
To create comprehensive networks of government and business leaders in the international community
To contribute to the establishment of friendly relations among Asian and other countries, including Japan
The YLP offers promising young business and government leaders from Asian and other countries the opportunity to study in Japan at a Master's level in one of the following disciplines:
- Business Management Course: Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS)
- School of Government Course: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
- Local Government Course: Kobe University
- Medical Administration Course: Nagoya University
- Law Course: Kyushu University
The MBA (Masters of Business Administration) program at Hitotsubashi ICS is designed to prepare students for work in the private sector. Courses focus on strategy, marketing, accounting/finance, etc. All classes are taught in English, and in contrast with other designated universities, YLP participants at Hitotsubashi ICS are completely integrated into the regular program; in other words, they must follow the same academic calendar and meet exactly the same academic requirements as all other students. As a consequence, YLP participants experience a very intensive and challenging curriculum at Hitotsubashi ICS.
In terms of eligibility for the MBA program, YLP applicants must have at least three years of work experience and be under 35 years of age as of September 1st of each academic year. They must also be undergraduate degree holders, or higher, with a good command of English-a desired minimum TOEFL score of 600, or TOEFL-CBT score of 250-and a guideline GMAT score of 600. In addition, all applicants must obtain permission for a leave of absence from their workplace.
Hitotsubashi ICS can accept a maximum number of 15 eligible YLP candidates each year from the following target countries: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Another criterion for choosing college campuses :)
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing with me the following article.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
ReMag for ReCom
Congratulations to Yizhen Fung (Editor), Ian Chew (Assistant Editor), See Hua, Young Yew, contributors to the articles for the maiden issue of ReMag and all who have helped for launching the maiden issue of ReMag - The voice of Malaysian Students on 1st September 2010.
Thanks for bringing to life ReMag, the ReCom Magazine!
To all, do check it out at http://recom.org/ReMag/
Articles - Advice to University Student
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing these 2 links of articles.
Personally, I love this first link a lot! It is a sharing by a Professor giving advice to those of you who are studying in university/college.
Among the advice:-
1. The real world does not work like school.
2. Most of your elders know very little about the world into which you are headed.
3. You are going to have to work much, much harder than you probably expect.
4. Choosing the right courses is more important than choosing the right college.
5. Get a traditional liberal education; it is the only thing that will do you any good.
6. Character counts; so do good habits.
7. Relax.
The other article is on how consulting firms select those elite graduates.
Enjoy reading!
calnewport.com/blog/
Thanks to Adelene Lai for sharing on this site which has various perspective on college.
Friday, August 27, 2010
JobStreet.com Q2 2010 results
Last week, JobStreet.com announced its Q2 earnings results, and I would say that it is great to see that there is record revenue for the quarter, and the profit figure looks pretty good too.
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JobStreet.com Reports RM11.1 Million Net Profit for Q2 2010
KUALA LUMPUR – 17 AUGUST 2010
JobStreet Corporation Berhad posted its unaudited quarterly results for the second quarter of 2010 with consolidated revenue and net profit attributable to shareholders increasing 29.9% and 52.4% year on year respectively. Generally, the strong quarterly earnings posted by the Group is a reflection of the ongoing economic recovery in the region.
The increase in revenue for the quarter was mainly resulted from higher revenues from JobStreet ESSENTIAL (online job posting service) which grew 58.3% year-on-year. This growth was combined with improved operating margins. The Group's investment in 104 Corporation (104 Corp) in Taiwan also contributed approximately RM 1.4 million to the profits as 104 Corp is now equity accounted for as an associate. Altogether, the Group's pre-tax profit recorded an increase of 78.5% against the same period last year.
In line with the financial performance of the Group and the revised dividend policy of the Company, the directors are happy to announce a second interim single tier dividend of 1.25 sen per share.
A year-on-year comparison:-
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| Q2 2010 | Q2 2009 | % |
| Revenue | 29,741 | 22,892 | 29.9 |
| Profit before taxation | 15,736 | 8,817 | 78.5 |
| Profit after taxation and minority interests | 11,115 | 7,294 | 52.4 |
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| Cumulative Period Ended | ||
|
| 30.06.2010 | 30.06.2009 | % |
| Revenue | 57,368 | 44,644 | 28.5 |
| Profit before taxation | 28,392 | 15,562 | 82.4 |
| Profit after taxation and minority interests | 19,807 | 12,889 | 53.7 |
Mark Chang, CEO of JobStreet Corporation Berhad says "Our Regional Job Outlook Report for the 3rd quarter of this year revealed that most respondents and employers are generally feeling more optimistic about job outlook and hiring activities. With our database of 7 million jobseekers regionally of which 1.5 million are from Malaysia, we see JobStreet.com as a catalyst in helping companies develop a quality workforce and indirectly contributing to the achievement of the country's goal of becoming a high income nation pursuant to the New Economic Model unveiled in March this year. Similarly, we hope to play this role in every other market that we're operating in."
About JobStreet.com
JobStreet operates the JobStreet.com (www.jobstreet.com) online recruitment websites presently covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Japan and Thailand. The Group currently services over 60,000 corporate customers and over 7 million jobseekers. JobStreet is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities (JOBST).
Colby-Sawyer Global Beginnings
Thanks to Shu Wen for sharing on this.
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Just something that might interest those who are applying to US universities this year. There is a first semester freshmen study abroad program at Colby-Sawyer College and the locations for Fall 2011 will be Florence, Italy and Strasbourg, France. Also, the Colby-Sawyer financial aid will be applied to the cost of the program!! Check it out at http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/admissions/global.html
Undergraduate Scholarship - DAAD
Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this info.
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http://www.daad.org/page/47220/
Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.
Eligibility Requirements
Each year, an independent selection committee of academics and international education experts is assembled to select the Undergraduate Scholarship grantees. This committee is looking for students who:
* are currently second and third year students and will be in their third and fourth year during their stay in Germany
* are seeking DAAD support for a 4-10 month period in Germany during the German academic year.
* possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity, as evinced by both their grades and letters of recommendation.
* are US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents thereof. Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students at an accredited US or Canadian university for more than one year at the time of application and will return to the US or Canada after the scholarship period to complete their Bachelor's degree.
* have well-defined study, research or internship plans for their stay in Germany.
* submit the DAAD language evaluation form with their application, although German language competency is not mandatory.
* demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and European affairs and who explain the significance of their project in Germany to their future studies, research or professional goals.
* are enrolled, full-time students in an undergraduate degree-granting program at an accredited North American college or university.
Terms of Award
Scholarships may be granted for a minimum of four (one semester) and a maximum of 10 months (one academic year). Recipients will be awarded a monthly stipend of approximately € 650, plus additional funds to help defray travel and research expenses as well as health insurance.
Note: The scholarship periods must take place during the German academic year (anywhere from October 2010 through July 2011)
The Application Process
The application form must be completed online.
You must send:
* the ORIGINAL PRINTOUT of the application WITH YOUR SIGNATURE
* our supplemental documents and materials
* and 3 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF EVERYTHING
Submit all pages in one package (NO STAPLES, BINDERS, or FOLDERS) to the DAAD New York office. Be sure to submit all materials and the correct amount of copies of each. Do not staple or bind any part of your application! Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
Please disregard the last page of the online application, entitled "Information regarding your application." The information relevant to your application includes supplemental documents listed below, as well as the instructions DAAD New York provides in the Online Application Guidelines and the Instructions for Completing the DAAD Online Application. Applicants do NOT need to submit a photo.
Your paperwork should be in English or French (if you are Francophone Canadian), not in German.
Supplemental Documents are:
* Resume
* Project Proposal (approximately 3 pages, see FAQs for tips)
* Two Letters (no more, no less) of Recommendation: If you have two majors, please submit letters from professors in both of your major fields of study; Otherwise, please submit a letter from a professor in your major field of study, and a letter from a professor in one of your minor fields of study. Please make sure to tell your professors not to send letters in German!
* Statement of Support and Credit Eligibility.
Click here to download the Statement of Support and Credit Eligibility.
* One of the following: Acceptance into Study Abroad Program, Exchange Program, letter by mentor or invitation from a German university. (see FAQs if you have questions)
* Transcripts (for the Undergraduate Scholarship Program only college transcripts!)
* Language Evaluation Certificate (Sprachzeugnis). (All applicants are required to submit this, even if your study program is in English.)
Click here to download the Language Evaluation Certificate (Sprachzeugnis).
Submit a total of FOUR copies (1 original, 3 photocopies) of all the above application materials. You have to submit at least one sealed document of each of your original recommendation letters and official transcripts.
* Please do not call our office; you will receive an e-mail or letter of acknowledgment approximately four weeks after the deadline. If you want proof of receipt right away, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard in your application.
* Applicants will receive notification of acceptance in May 2010.
* Please provide your documents in the order listed above and do not staple or bind any of your documents!
* Mail your application to:
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Undergraduate Scholarships
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Application Deadline
All applications for the academic year 2011/12 must be postmarked by January 31, 2011.
Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.
Eligibility Requirements
Each year, an independent selection committee of academics and international education experts is assembled to select the Undergraduate Scholarship grantees. This committee is looking for students who:
* are currently second and third year students and will be in their third and fourth year during their stay in Germany
* are seeking DAAD support for a 4-10 month period in Germany during the German academic year.
* possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity, as evinced by both their grades and letters of recommendation.
* are US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents thereof. Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students at an accredited US or Canadian university for more than one year at the time of application and will return to the US or Canada after the scholarship period to complete their Bachelor's degree.
* have well-defined study, research or internship plans for their stay in Germany.
* submit the DAAD language evaluation form with their application, although German language competency is not mandatory.
* demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and European affairs and who explain the significance of their project in Germany to their future studies, research or professional goals.
* are enrolled, full-time students in an undergraduate degree-granting program at an accredited North American college or university.
Terms of Award
Scholarships may be granted for a minimum of four (one semester) and a maximum of 10 months (one academic year). Recipients will be awarded a monthly stipend of approximately € 650, plus additional funds to help defray travel and research expenses as well as health insurance.
Note: The scholarship periods must take place during the German academic year (anywhere from October 2010 through July 2011)
The Application Process
The application form must be completed online.
You must send:
* the ORIGINAL PRINTOUT of the application WITH YOUR SIGNATURE
* our supplemental documents and materials
* and 3 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF EVERYTHING
Submit all pages in one package (NO STAPLES, BINDERS, or FOLDERS) to the DAAD New York office. Be sure to submit all materials and the correct amount of copies of each. Do not staple or bind any part of your application! Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
Please disregard the last page of the online application, entitled "Information regarding your application." The information relevant to your application includes supplemental documents listed below, as well as the instructions DAAD New York provides in the Online Application Guidelines and the Instructions for Completing the DAAD Online Application. Applicants do NOT need to submit a photo.
Your paperwork should be in English or French (if you are Francophone Canadian), not in German.
Supplemental Documents are:
* Resume
* Project Proposal (approximately 3 pages, see FAQs for tips)
* Two Letters (no more, no less) of Recommendation: If you have two majors, please submit letters from professors in both of your major fields of study; Otherwise, please submit a letter from a professor in your major field of study, and a letter from a professor in one of your minor fields of study. Please make sure to tell your professors not to send letters in German!
* Statement of Support and Credit Eligibility.
Click here to download the Statement of Support and Credit Eligibility.
* One of the following: Acceptance into Study Abroad Program, Exchange Program, letter by mentor or invitation from a German university. (see FAQs if you have questions)
* Transcripts (for the Undergraduate Scholarship Program only college transcripts!)
* Language Evaluation Certificate (Sprachzeugnis). (All applicants are required to submit this, even if your study program is in English.)
Click here to download the Language Evaluation Certificate (Sprachzeugnis).
Submit a total of FOUR copies (1 original, 3 photocopies) of all the above application materials. You have to submit at least one sealed document of each of your original recommendation letters and official transcripts.
* Please do not call our office; you will receive an e-mail or letter of acknowledgment approximately four weeks after the deadline. If you want proof of receipt right away, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard in your application.
* Applicants will receive notification of acceptance in May 2010.
* Please provide your documents in the order listed above and do not staple or bind any of your documents!
* Mail your application to:
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Undergraduate Scholarships
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Application Deadline
All applications for the academic year 2011/12 must be postmarked by January 31, 2011.
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