Opportunities in Asia
IBM India Research Labs
Annual Deadline: Varies, Contact Ratna Sarkar
If you are an advanced computer science student (doing or having completed senior or master's level course work), and are interested in a summer internship in IBM's India Research Labs, please email Ratna Sarkar with your resume and a copy of your unofficial transcript.
Annual Deadline: November for August Admission / May for January Admission
NUS offers three main types of challenging graduate programmes: Doctoral (Ph.D.), Master's (by coursework or by thesis), and the Graduate Diploma. All Doctoral degree programmes at NUS are primarily research-based. They equip students with the skills required to advance knowledge, and human progress. Doctoral degrees are typically the first choice of students who seek depth of knowledge, enjoy creative problem solving, and who aspire to hold high level positions in their respective fields. To accommodate students with full-time employment, some doctoral programmes allow students to enroll on a part-time basis, with modules conducted in the evenings and, in some instances, on Saturdays. Master's degree programmes are primarily designed to prepare students for the practice of a profession (typically Master's by coursework) or to master a subject area as a precursor to doctoral training (typically Master's by research).
The Graduate Diploma is offered as a terminal qualification and provides limited professional training in a specific niche. The Graduate Diploma is often favoured by those students who seek additional exposure to an area of interest without wishing to commit themselves long-term to further studies.
Prospective graduate students should think carefully about which type of graduate programme most suits their interests and career aspirations. Increasingly, students pursuing a research-oriented career (whether in industry or academe) and/or wanting to advance quickly in their chosen career, elect to enroll in a Doctoral programme.
Programmes offered in the School of Science & Technology include degree programs in Computing, Engineering, and Sciences. Inter-disciplinary programs are also offered in Financial Engineering, Integrative Science & Engineering, Intellectual Property Management, Logistics, Management of Technology, and Systems Design & Management.
Annual Deadline: December 1, 2009
Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme aims to attract the outstanding students in the world to pursue their PhD degree programmes in Hong Kong's institutions.The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for a period of three years.135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded for the 2010/11 academic year1. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions. For details, please contact the institutions concerned directly.
Annual Deadline: Accepted in Fall for Spring Admission / Spring for Fall Admission
If you are looking for the best development opportunity for yourself in the exciting technology frontier, this is the program to make your dream come true. The ITRI Graduate Scholarship Program offers foreign MS degree holders a comprehensive 4-year scholarship to pursue their Ph.D. in Taiwan, while joining collaborative research projects between Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and two outstanding science and technology universities, National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) and National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU).
Launched in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is aimed at a group of highly qualified young Americans in a variety of professional fields. It is unique among American-Asian exchanges in that it is intended for young leaders who have had limited experience of Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity in the normal course of their careers to come to know Asia. The Program provides stipends, language training and individualized professional placement in Asia for fifteen to eighteen young Americans each year. Candidates must be nominated by one of the participating universities and American citizens who, by September 1 of the year they enter the program, will have received at least a bachelor's degree and will not have reached their 30th birthday. Nominees should have a record of high achievement, outstanding leadership ability, and a clearly defined career interest with evidence of potential for professional accomplishment. Those who already have significant experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible for the Luce Scholars Program.
Rice applicants must contact Dr. Kellie Sims Butler at ksbutler@rice.edu.
Annual Deadline: Early December
Are you a US Citizen or Permanent Resident planning to enroll in graduate school next year? If so this program may be of interest to you. The East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes provide US graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science & policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture & language of host country.
Recent Rice University EAPSI recipients include Layla Booshehri who received funding to conduct research during the summer of 2009 at Tohoku University. Read more.
Annual Deadline: 1 January 2010
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). PhD training will be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NUS or NTU. Students will be supervised by distinguished and world-renowned researchers in these labs. Upon successful completion, students will be conferred a PhD degree by either NUS or NTU.