OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2010/11

OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2010/11

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The application deadline is June 4, 2010. Please do not call or email OFID to see if your application has been received (you will, in any case, receive an automated confirmation) or to inquire about your status. Only the winner will be notified by June 14 via our website at www.ofid.org.

OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a Master's degree are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship 2010/2011. The OFID scholarship will be awarded to support one student or candidate for Master’s degree studies. The applicant may be from any developing country, and he/she must first obtain admission to pursue a Master's degree studies in a relevant field of development, in any recognized university/college in the world. Through its scholarship scheme, OFID aims to help highly motivated, highly-driven individuals overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers – the cost of graduate studies. The winner of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a scholarship of up to US$100,000. The funds will be spread over a maximum of two years, toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the academic year 2010/2011.

» Application Guidelines
» Eligibility Criteria
» Disbursement of the Scholarship Fund
» Required documents
» Eligible Countries


Application Guidelines
STEP 1: Ensure that you fulfill the OFID Scholarship Award Eligibility Criteria.

STEP 2: Register within the OFID Scholarship Portal by using your email address. Please note you can log into the portal as many times as required.

STEP 3: Fill out the application form. Make sure to save data each time you update your application. Once you are logged in, if the page remains inactive for more than two hours, your session will time-out and you may lose unsaved data. Do not submit your application until you have completed the entire application process!

STEP 4: Upload necessary documents; CV, two recommendation letters, Bachelor's certificate/transcript, acceptance letter into postgraduate program and essay.
STEP 5: When your application is complete, and all additional documents are uploaded, your application is ready to be submitted. As mentioned previously, once your application is submitted, you can no longer make any changes or upload any more documents.

The application deadline is June 4, 2010. Please do not call or email OFID to see if your application has been received (you will, in any case, receive an automated confirmation) or to inquire about your status. Only the winner will be notified by June 14 via our website at www.ofid.org.
I. Eligibility

* Must be between the ages of 23-32 at the time of submitting his/her application.
* Must have obtained or be on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree with a Baccalaureate from an accredited college/university, or its equivalent.
* Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 rating system, or its equivalent.
* Must be matriculated at an accredited university for the upcoming academic year starting August/September 2010, and must maintain full-time status for the duration of the Master's Degree.
* Must be a national of a developing country (please see list of eligible countries below)
* Must select a subject of study that pertains to OFID’s core mission, such as: economics of development (poverty reduction, energy and sustainable development), environment (desertification), or other related science and technology fields.

PLEASE NOTE: Kindly read ALL of the directions below before proceeding with the application process:

1. Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Applications will be evaluated based on the information provided. Therefore, all questions should be answered as thoroughly as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed on it.
2. OFID will not consider applications received through a third party.
3. Please do not call or email OFID to ask if your application has been received, or to inquire about your status.
4. Please note that only the winner will be notified.
5. All materials submitted become the property of OFID and will not be returned to the applicant.
6. Applicants must complete the on-line application.
7. Within the on-line application, applicants must upload the required documents as listed below in Section III. All materials including the on-line application, recommendations, and other required information must be received no later than June 4, 2010.

II. Disbursement of the Scholarship Fund
The terms and conditions of payment will be determined in coordination with the student upon his/her selection in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. The tuition fees, including any supplementary examination fees, as may be required by the academic institution, will be paid by OFID directly to the academic institution. Health insurance will be paid in accordance with the institution’s own standard medical scheme.
2. A monthly allowance to cover living expenses, books and accommodation, will be transferred to the student’s own personal bank account on a quarterly basis.
3. Prior to the start of his/her first year studies, the student will be paid a relocation grant, equal to two-month allowance. OFID will also pay for travel costs from the nearest airport to the student’s place of residence, to the nearest airport to the chosen place of study. Upon completion of the studies, the student will be paid the cost of one-way air ticket to his/her home country.

III. Required documents

1. A completed on-line application form.
2. A scanned copy of the last university degree or certificate.
3. A scanned letter of acceptance from your chosen educational institution, confirming your admission, subject of study and duration of the Master’s degree program (must not exceed a maximum of two years).
4. A proof of meeting any prerequisites, including language proficiency.
5. A short essay – of about 500 words in English – giving reasons for applying for the OFID scholarship, explaining your educational goals, and clearly describing how you will use the experience gained from your Master's degree studies to help in the development of your home country.
6. Two letters of recommendation from professors and/or lecturers at applicant's present university.
7. Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Eligible Countries
* In addition to nationals of OFID Member States (Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, GSP Libyan AJ, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela), nationals of the following countries are also eligible:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo DR , Republic of Congo, Cote d'lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia and the Middle East: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea D P R, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Latin America and the Caribbean: Antigua Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, St. Christopher, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo

Scholarships at University of Adelaide

*Scholarships at University of Adelaide*

Each year the University of Adelaide has a Major International Scholarship
Round of applications. This is the most effective way to maximise the
chances of obtaining an international research scholarship as international
students will be considered for every available scholarship for which they
are eligible. Up to 44 scholarships are usually offered as part of this
Round each year.

Postgraduate Research scholarships for applicants who wish to undertake
study in a Masters or Doctorate degree by research, and for students already
in candidature. Students must be in full-time candidature in order to be
eligible for most scholarships.
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http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/scholarships-at-university-of-adelaide.html

UN World Commission on Dams should Immediately Act on Dams and bomb blast issues in Kachin State

(Photo: four Chineses died and 12 injuried in bomb blast at their Mytsone Dam construction office.)

The KNG reported that hundreds of villagers near the Myitsone Dam project have been arrested by the SPDC due to the suspicious on recent bomb blasts at the dam construction site.

This is indeed war between citizens and the dictatorship SPDC regime. Homes, farmlands and their historical homelands inherited from their ancestors have been threatened and forced to abandon by this Tyranny regime. Despite strong peaceful opposition, SPDC ignored and began to destroy their homes and lands by building 7 dams. How cruel and aggressive the SPDC is. Citizens have no choice, but to demonstrate by blasting at the dam. Now all villagers have been investigated and a hundred have been arrested. Indeed it is the war between the oppressed citizens and the dictatorship ruler SPDC.

This issue is totally related to UN's World Commission on Dams and UNESCO. But there is no response and no voice from the UNWCD and UNESCO. What is the reason of having these UN agencies? What the hell are you doing by sitting at sofa chairs in air-corn room? When will we, this world, speak about true human rights and justice?

Future flag for the Union of Burma

Current Flag and SPDC proposed flag




Flag is a symbol of a country. This symbol must reflect good meaning to the country and its people. Nowadays the flag of Burma neither give good meaning nor reflect its people. Designing of States and Divisions also made complicated when there is no Bama ethnic named state and Bama occupied 7 divisions. This made the theory of union of Burma to become unclear and has created inequality among ethnic nationals and states. These are symbolic problems of a country which should be carefully and politically addressed. These formation of states and flag show Burma political problem start right from the beginning.

These are my designs for future flag of the Union of Burma. Eight stars represent Burma's eight states; Kachin, Karenni, Karen, Chin, Mon, Bama, Arakan, Shan. According to my design, instead of having 7 division in central Burma, Bama ethnic will have to form a Bama State to enter the union country, and to illustrate equality among states.

So our country will have a total of 8 states. Eight States will form a union country. Bama and Shan states can have sub-states or divisions it is up to people there.



Among these, i like the last one with three colors background; yellow = wisdom, blue = good morality, red = brave and a Burma map surrounded by 8 stars :) Please have a look at these designs, Let me know what you think!!

Colorful Flags Tell "Federal Democracy" IS Always Best

Mung Masa galaw ai ni Mung Masha a gawng malai tai ga

KDA Slg Mahtu Naw, NDA-K Slg Zahkung Ting Yin aq mungmasa hkrun lam hpe kasi yu nna hkan galaw ga she nga yang gaw, wunpawng myu sha ni a mungmasa gaw, galoi ma, federal democracy, self determination lu sana n’re. Myen Myen the pawng, myen jaw mata ai lahpaw mata sha n’na, n’na, Kachin people a matu mungmasa tsun shaga galaw na malap nga sai.

N’hkru n’kaja ai mung masha hpe zing ri ai Myen Military Dictatorship hpe si nat hpai rawt malan ai nga n'na, mungmasha hpe gawng malai tsun shaga ai lam n'nga, tinang uhpung kata mung, democracy ladat hte uphkang ai n'mu lu. Daini na uhpung makau mi Kachin hte Burmese military ngu ai mying shai hta lai n'na, akyang lai len gaw, Myen a dictatorship akyang lailen she, dagraw lang nga ai ni lawm nga ga ai.

Mung masa galaw ai ngu gaw, mungmasha ra sharawng ai hpe, gawng malai tai n’na, tsun shaga ya ai lam re. Rawt malan ngu ai gaw, bawngban n’mai ai hpe, bawngban (compromise) galaw na matu, si nat hpai n'na gau lau ai lam re.

Mungmasa ngu ai gaw pungdung nga ra ai. Political compromise galaw na matu gaw, political stand nga ra ai. Compromise galaw ai shaloi e, amyu aq matu hpang jahtum e maigan amyu ni hpe jaw kau n’mai ai lam ni nga nga ai.

Daini na KDA, NDA-K ni aq mung masa pandung gaw hpa rai ta? Federal democracy and self-determination re I, n’re i? asan sha tsun marit. N’re ai nga jang gaw, myen rawt malan ni galaw nga ai democracy lu na matu re i?

Ngai maram yu ai daram gaw, KDA, NDA-K uhpung ni galaw nga ai gaw, federal democracy and self-determination lu na matu, pandung n’rai sai ngu, mu lu ai. Laga ni gara hku mu ma ai kun? Ndai federal democracy pundung n’re nga yang, hpa baw pandung re ta?
Dai ni na ten hta Rawt malan uhpung law law nga nga ai. Myen galaw ai the Kachin ni galaw ai mungmasa gaw “common interest” = democracy bung tim mung, pandung naw shai nga ai. Panlong Agreement kaw gawgap da ai, bawsang myu ningbaw ni jawm n’na up ai “Federal Union of Burma” gaw U Nu, Ne Win hte Than Shwe aq majaw, majority Myen ni up ai hkrai mungup tai ai masa de du nga sai. SPDC gaw labau hpe gram kau n’na, mungdan ting hpe, myen a up hkang ai npu de bang kau sai.

Colonial prat kaw n’na, 19947 du hkra gaw, British hpe kadai mung kadai chye ai hku gumlang ai kaw n’na, 1947 (Panglong Agreement) kawn 1960 du hkra gaw, “federal union of Burma” federal government hku n’na up ai aten ladaw re. 1960 kawn daini 2010 de gaw myen ni kam ai hku up sha nga sai. Ndai 1960-2010 ten hpe gaw Bama-lu-myo-gyi-wa-da, kaup sha mat wa ai ten rai nga ai. Myen makau mi gaw Myen aq power/influence grau kaba wa ai majaw kabu nga ai.

Daini na Myen rawt malan ni galaw nga ai mung, Bama-lu-myo-gyi-wa-da hpe hkap la da ai ni gaw, “dictatorship system” hpe “democracy system” install galaw na matu sha rai n’na, ethnic issue hpe n’tsun jahta kam nga ai.

Raitim daini na ten tha, hpaji chye ai ni law malang gaw, ethnic issue + “federal democracy” ra nan ai hpe, chye na ai ni law wa sai. Ngu mayu ai gaw, Myen rawt malan the Kachin rawt malan shai ai lam hpe tsun mayu ai re. Anhte gaw hkrat sum mat ai, amyu sha langai mi aq mung masa ahkaw ahkang hpe, bai lu na matu, gasat nga ai re. Amyu kaba langai rai nga ai Kachin people ngu ai, the Kachin State ngu ai hta, shanu nga ai, mung masha ni aq gam maka hpe, Yangon/Naypyidaw kaw na ningbaw ni dawdan ya na matu, n’re sha, anhte hkrai anhte wang lu wang lang, daw dan hparan lu na matu rai nga ai.

Daini na mungmasa mying gun nga ai ni, hpa baw pandung hpe tawn da n’na, gara policy hta, hkawm sa nga ma ai kun? Madung gaw KDA, NDA-K zawn re uHpung ni hpe san mayu ai. Rawt malan pandung bung ai ni rai ga yang gaw, uhpung mying n’bung ga tim, Kachin gabaw kap ai zuhpung ni hta dung lawm n’na, mahtai jawm tam ra ai. Kata kaw na ningbaw nit sun dan ai daram nga yang gaw, WMR zuphpawng zawn re, the laga mungmasa zuphpawng hta mung, Myen n’ra ai majaw nga n’na, zuphpawng hta pi, n’dung lawm nga sai hpe, na lu ai.

Sut masa, mungmasa, hpa lam hta tim, compromise galaw yang, “trade-off” lahkawng maga ape-ayu (Burmese word) ngu ai nga ai re. Anhte myen tsun ai majaw, jaw kau ai, ma ma hkra rai sai. Daini KDA, NDA-K mying ngu ai pi, n’nga mat, hpyen dap ni hpe mung, myen hpyen la the gayau kau hkra, rai sia. Hpa nan n’nga sai. Myen hpyi ai hpe ma hkra Dut ya kau sai. Kachin mying mying ai uphpung mying du hkra, shalawm kau sai.

Dai ni anhte myen maga na, hpa lu na aq ta? Compromise galaw ai re gaw, Kachin interest hpa lu galaw la sata? Mahtai gaw asan sha rai nga ai, sut masa ahkaw ahkang hte, tinang nga pyaw na lam, hpe, madung (priority) tawn kau saga ai.
Rawt malan ngu ai gaw mung masa galaw ai re majaw, compromise galwa yang mung, mungmasa ahkaw ahkang hpe galaw ra na malai, sut masa ahkaw ahkang the galai kau ai gaw, yawn hpa rai nga ai.

Anhte wunpawng myu sha ni rawt galu kaba na matu gaw, dictatorship system hpe democracy hte galai jai lang ra ai. Democracy gaw majority rule re. Union of Burma kaw lawm ga ai majaw, Kachin State hte wunpawng myu ni a matu, Myen majority ni up sha ai kaw n’na makap maga lawt lu na matu, federal democracy system the makawp maga ra ai. Federal democracy system lang ai majaw, myen akyu ara sum na lam hpa n’nga ai. Dai majaw myen mung hkap la ra ai.

Amyu baw sang langai the langai dip rip upsha ai zawn bai n’rai na matu the, amyu langai the langai harmoniously and peacefully rau nga pra sa lu na matu, dai hpe gurantee galaw ya lu ai system (federal democracy) hte tara ramra ai lam hpe makawp maga na matu rai nga ai.

Dani ,tara ram ra lam n’nga ai hpe chye nga ninglen, hka yawng n’yawng ntai na ahkyek nga ai. Mungmasha gawng malai hpe tsun shaga ya ai uhpung ni nga ra nga ai. Mungmasa galaw ai ngu ai hta, goal and belief ngu ai nga ra nga ai re.
Shan chyang ningbaw Martin Luther King gaw “I have a dream” of black men as well as white men would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” ngu n’na pandung hpe asan sha tawn, kam mung kam let, woi shakut wa ai re.

Shanchyang ni gaw mayam prat kaw n’na, daini Obama zawn ni pi President tai nga sai re. Wunpawng myu sha ni rawt malan galaw nga ai gaw, laksan duwa ni uphkang ai mungdan kawn, federal union, sum mat ai ahkaw ahkang hpe, bai lu la na matu, rawt malan galaw nga ai re. Shan Chyang ni gaw, mayam kaw n’na, maren mara tai lu hkra, shakut ai. Kachin ni gaw, generation langai the langai, grau grau n’na, mung masa ahkaw hkang ni hpe, hkrat sum ma wa nga ai.

Panglong Agreement prat hta, “federal democracy.” UNu, NeWin prat hta, federal democracy sum mat ai majaw, 1960s hta federal democracy bail u na matu, rawt malan ai. Daini 21st century na rawt malan uphpung ni, myen ni n’na ra ai majaw, nga n’na, “federal democracy” ngu ai gahkum pi, n’gwi tsun shapraw nga sai.

Anhte Wunpawng amyu ni gara de du wa nga sata? Myen byin ai majaw re i? Kachin ningbaw ni hpyang ai majaw re i? Ndai hku ngu yang, ningbaw ni na ra na n’re majaw, Kachin ningbaw ni mung gaw grai shakut sai, raitim Myen hpyen ningbaw ni grau byin ai majaw, ngu ga le i. Hpa mi rai rai, daini anhte wunpawng ni ra nga ai mung masa pungdung gaw hpa re, ngu hpe, tsun shaga nga na ra nga ai re. Pungdung n’du, n’awng dang shi yang gaw, pandung hte lam yit wa shangun na, myen aq policy ni hta, n’kadawng bang na mung ahkyak nga ai. N’tara ai hpe chye nga ninglen, tara n’nang ai ni aq hpawng de ai de mung, n’dung lawm na, ahkyak nga ai.

Mung masha the mung masa uhpung ni, n’sen langai sha rai na, ahkyak nga ai. Mung masha sha anga dingsa, mung masa mung nga nga na re. People is power. Grau n’na ahkyak ai gaw, mungmasa uhpung ni, mung masha aq interest hpe tsun shaga, galaw nga na, ahkyak nga ai.

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