Last updated: 27 Jun 2011
SEARCAMS/PhD Degree
Deadline: 30 July (annual)
Study in: Southeast Asia
Next course starts 2013
Brief description:
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The Masters (MS)/PhD
Scholarship Programme aims to ensure the relevance and responsiveness of
Southeast Asia’s agricultural scientists and professionals to global
sustainable development issues.
Host
Institution(s):- Malaysia: Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Thailand: Kasetsart University, Thammasat University
- Indonesia: Institut Pertanian Bogor, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Indonesia
- Philippines: University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños,UP Diliman, UP Visayas
- Singapore: National University of Singapore
Agriculture and related
fields (including biological sciences, social sciences, economics and
statistics, forestry and fisheries, environmental sciences, agro-industrial
technology and engineering, biochemistry, and development management).
Number of
Awards:
As of School Year
2009/2010, SEARCA has granted 1,250 scholarships, of which 1,056 study programs
(448 PhD, 608 MS) had been completed.
Target group:- • Open to nationals of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam
- • Regular employees of academic or research institutions or government agencies
- • Not older than 35 years old
• The scholarship covers
tuition and other school fees; book and supplies allowance; thesis/
dissertation support; insurance and travel (roundtrip air ticket from home
country to study post and local transportation), and a stipend of $400/month
for food, lodging and incidental expenses. The full benefits and privileges can
be seen here.
• The scholarship has no
provision for any member of the scholar’s family.
• Conditions of the grant
can be found here.
Eligibility:- • The list of requirements for application as well as all the required forms for scholarship application and admission to the graduate study programs of universities where SEARCA scholars may study may be downloaded from the SEARCA website.
- • The topic of the research that the applicants plan to conduct for their thesis must be in line with any of the priority thrusts of SEARCA, namely: agricultural competitiveness, sustainable land use and water management, and biodiversity conservation.
Applicants may submit
their applications to their countries’ respective Ministries of Education,
Higher Education, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Environment and Natural
Resources, or Rural Development. (Refer to this web page). The Ministries will then screen and endorse
their applications and submit the list of qualified applicants accompanied by
the complete set of requirements to SEARCA not later than 30 July.
Applicants should inquire with their respective Ministries regarding the
Ministries’ closing date for receiving SEARCA applications, which they will
screen and endorse to SEARCA.
Applicants may also apply
online using the online application form. It is important to visit the
website (found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this
scholarship and to access the application form.
Website:Scholarship Homepage: http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/regular_scholarships/degree/index.html
2013-2014 SEARCA Scholarship Handbook
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