Sep 13, 2008

The ASEAN Foundation - AIT Thailand Scholarship

The ASEAN Foundation (funded through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund) and The Asian Institute of Technology Thailand offering scholarships as follow:

* Ten (10) full scholarships are available for ASEAN nationals who wish to pursue masters degree in AIT. The scholarship award will cover tuition and other academic fees, and living allowances for a 2-year programme.

* Four (4) scholarships will be awarded under the project "Capacity building for Gender, Poverty and Mobility Analysis of Road Transportation Development in GMS Region", priority will be for applicants nominated by project partners. The remaining six (6) scholarships will be allocated for the various fields of study
identified by ASEAN Foundation as indicated below.

TO QUALIFY, APPLICANTS MUST:

* Be a bonafide ASEAN national;
* Hold a bachelors degree (normally from a four-year program) or its equivalent in an appropriate field;
* Have above average undergraduate grades (minimum CGPA of 2.75);
and,
* Satisfy other requirements as specified by the school you apply to.
* AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following: Submission of an official test score from any of the following standardized English exams: TOEFL, IELTS, CU-TEP (Thailand ), ARC (Lao PDR).
* Agree to return and/or serve for at least 2 years in any ASEAN countries after completion of their studies.

FIELD OF STUDIES:

School of Environment , Resources and Development (SERD)* http://www.serd. ait.ac.th/
Agricultural Systems and Engineering
Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management
Energy
Environmental Engineering and Management
Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology
Gender and Development Studies
Natural Resources Management
Pulp and Paper Technology
Regional and Rural Development Planning
Urban Environmental Management
Interdisciplinary Programs: Cleaner Production, Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management, Integrated Watershed Development and Management, Modelling Tools in Environmental Resources and Management, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, Agribusiness Management.

School of Engineering and Technology (SET)*
Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM)
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (GTE)
Structural Engineering (STE)
Transportation Engineering (TRE)
Water Engineering and Management (WEM)
Interdisciplinary Programs: Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

APPLICATION DETAILS:

All interested applicants must complete the following two sets of applications and submit them to the Admissions Office of AIT.

AIT application form (click here )
ASEAN Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies application form (click here
http://intraweb. ait.ac.th/ interimpage/ Docs/AF%20Schola rship%20Applicat ion%20Form. pdf

DEADLINE:

August 2008 intake is on 15 May 2008.
January 2009 intake, application should be made on or before 31 October 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Postal Address:
Admissions and Scholarships Unit
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4 , Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120 , THAILAND

Street Address:
Admissions and Scholarships Unit
Asian Institute of Technology
50 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Road
Pathumthani 12120 , THAILAND

Phone: (662) 5245031-5033
Fax: (662) 524-6326
E-mail: \n admissions@ait. ac.th

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