SEARCA Graduate Scholarships in Agriculture for Southeast Asians

SEARCA Graduate Scholarships

Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: 31 July (yearly)
Study in:  Southeast Asia
Next course starts: 2016

Last updated: 27 April 2016

Brief description: The Masters (MS)/PhD Scholarship Programme aims to make certain the consequence and receptiveness of Southeast Asia’s agricultural scientists and professionals to worldwide sustainable development issues.

Host Institution(s): •  InstitutPertanian Bogor (IPB), Bogor, Indonesia.
•  UniversitasGadjahMada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
•  Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia.
•  Kasetsart University (KU), Bangkok, Thailand.
•  University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Laguna, Philippines.

Level/Field(s) of study: Masters or PhD Degree programme connected to comprehensive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (including but not restricted to: Agricultural/Biological sciences, Social Sciences, Economics and Agribusiness, Forestry and Fisheries, Environmental Sciences, Agro-industrial Technology and Engineering).

Number of Awards: Not specific.

Target group: Release to nationals of  Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Scholarship value/inclusions: Covers tuition and other school fees; travel allowance (roundtrip air ticket from home country to study post and local transportation); thesis/dissertation support; book and supplies allowance; health insurance; and a stipend for food, lodging and incidental expenses.

Eligibility: The SEARCA Graduate Scholarship is release to nationals of SEAMEO Member Countries ( Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam) who are regular employees of academic, investigate or government institutions and not more than 35 years old at the time of application.

Projected thesis research should focus on SEARCA’s overarching theme of comprehensive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD).  Moreover, priority research topics must fall within the ISARD strategic thrusts on social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and cross-cutting concerns.

Application instructions: Attracted parties may submit their accomplished SEARCA Scholarship Application form together with other original application necessities to the Ministries of Education/Higher Education of their respective countries. Candidates are requested to verify from their respective Ministries of Education/Higher Education for their closing date of receiving applications. Closing date for the Ministries to send endorsements to SEARCA is 31 July of every year.  

It is essential to browse the website (found below) for in depth information on how to submit an application for this scholarship and to access the application form.

Website: Scholarship Homepage:  http://searca.org/about-graduate-scholarship