Jangan Sepelekan Surat Rekomendasi

 

Dalam pengajuan aplikasi beasiswa, ada salah satu syarat yang harus Anda penuhi yaitu surat rekomendasi atau Letters of Recommendation. Surat rekomendasi ini biasanya diberikan oleh Rektor (jika Anda ingin melanjutkan S2) atau Kepala Sekolah (untuk S1), bisa juga ditulis oleh orang-orang yang sudah berpengalaman dan berpengaruh di bidang akademik yang memiliki kredibilitas. 

Selain itu, Surat rekomendasi ini bisa juga diberikan oleh orang yang kredibel di bidang pekerjaan yang sesuai dengan minat Anda. Surat rekomendasi ini juga menjadi salah satu persyaratan yang akan memuluskan jalan Anda meraih beasiswa.

Ada beberapa hal yang harus Anda lakukan untuk membuat surat rekomendasi yang baik.

Pertama, Anda harus memastikan bahwa profesor, atau praktisi yang nanti akan memberikan surat rekomendasi dapat menyatakan bahwa Anda memiliki kemampuan dan kualitas yang berhubungan dengan beasiswa yang Anda pilih. Misalnya, ketika Anda melamar beasiswa untuk belajar fotografi, mintalah fotografer terkenal dan andal untuk menuliskan rekomendasinya. Pastikan dia juga sudah melihat karya Anda.

Kedua, setelah Anda tahu ingin meminta rekomendasi siapa, hubungilah mereka. Jika Anda sudah lama tidak bertemu mereka, pastikan mereka mengingat Anda. Kalau Anda menghubungi mereka lewat e-mail, katakanlah dengan spesifik nama Anda, kapan Anda pernah menjadi mahasiswa atau pernah bekerja dengannya, dan apa yang pernah Anda hasilkan ketika bekerja dengan mereka. Selalu hubungi perekomenasi Anda jika sudah mendekati batas akhir pengumpulan berkas. Waktu yang efektif agar Anda tak perlu terburu-buru adalah dua bulan sebelum batas akhir tersebut.

Ketiga, akan lebih baik jika orang yang memberikan rekomendasi tersebut adalah orang yang betul-betul mengenal Anda. Jika mereka mengenal Anda secara personal, akan lebih mudah untuknya memberikan rekomendasi jujur tentang Anda. Ada beberapa institusi pemberi beasiswa yang tahu mana surat rekomendasi ‘asli’ dan mana yang berupa ‘draft’ alias surat rekomendasi yang hanya copy paste dan diubah.

Keempat, setelah rekomender Anda setuju untuk menuliskan surat rekomendasi untuk Anda, berikanlah sebanyak mungkin informasi tentang Anda. Ringankanlah pekerjaan mereka dengan memberikan list prestasi dan CV Anda. Selalu cek apakah mereka sudah menyelesaikan suratnya atau belum. Jangan ketika mendekati batas akhir,  Anda baru menagihnya.

Terakhir, ketika rekomender Anda sudah mengirimkan surat rekomendasi untuk Anda, jangan lupa untuk memberikan surat pernyataan terima kasih karena sudah dibuatkan rekomendasi dan juga sudah membantu Anda dalam mengejar beasiswa ini. Selalu keep in touch dengan mereka, dan jika Anda mendapatkan beasiswa tersebut,  jangan lupa beritahu mereka dan ucapkan terima kasih.

Semoga berhasil! 

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The Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme, University of Oxford, 2012 UK

 

Fully funded Graduate Scholarships for the internationals students at University of Oxford, 2012 UK

Study Subject(s): Courses offered by the university
Course Level: Graduate
Scholarship Provider: Institute for Strategic Dialogue

Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:-Candidates should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford.
-Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they aspire through their professional work to contribute to the public good in their country or region, or on a global basis.
-Applicants must be able to demonstrate a connection between their subject of study and their longer-term career objectives.
-Applicants should be intending to return to their country of ordinary residence following their studies.
-This scholarship may not be held in conjunction with any other awards.
-Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply unless they are already a Weidenfeld Scholar.
- Part-time courses are not eligible for the Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme.
-This scholarship is open to candidates studying for all degree bearing courses, with the exception of PGCert and PGDip courses.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania,Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen

Scholarship Description: 100% of university and college fees, and a grant for living costs (the rate in 2011-12 was £13,500) Awards are made for the full duration of a student’s fee liability for the agreed course. If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress.

How to Apply: By electronically

Scholarship Application Deadline: 6 or 20 January 2012 depending on your course

Further Scholarship Information and Application

150 Developing Countries Scholarships – 2012 Cud Scholarship Program, Belgium

 

2012-2013 Developing Countries Scholarships – Cud Scholarship Program, Belgium

Within the programme for international courses and training programmes, CIUF grants 150 scholarships for participation into the courses and 70 for participation into the training programmes.

Study Subjects: Various
Course Level: Various Degree Level

Open for INTERNATIONAL COURSES and TRAINING PROGRAMMES

List of Degree Courses are available here.

Master complementary Aquaculture, Master complementary Transport Management, Master in Public Health – Health and Development, Master of Science and supplemental, Environmental Management in Developing Countries, Master complementary Managing animal and plant resources in tropical, Master complementary Managing Natural Hazards, Master complementary Food Science and Technology, Master in Transfusion Medicine, European Microfinance Programme, Master complementary Crop Protection tropical and subtropical, Advanced Master in International and Development Economics, Master in Development, Environment and Society, Master in Public Health Methodology complementary

Scholarship Provider: Commission universitaire pour le Développement

Eligibility:

Scholarship Open for International Students:

Only applicants originating in developing countries, qualify for selection. To be eligible, candidates must reside and work in their country at the time of the introduction of the file.

Only students from following countries are eligible.

South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haïti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Uganda, Peru, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, El Salvador, Senegal, Suriname, Tanzania, Palestinian territories, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

At the beginning of the programme, candidates must be less than 40 years old for courses, and less than 45 years old for training programmes.

Complete Details of Rules of Selection can be found here.

How to Apply:

It will be carefully completed and returned, ONLY by POST MAIL or EXPRESS MAIL, to CUD, that must be in their possession at the latest by FEBRUARY, 13, 2012*. No acknowledgement of receipt will be provided.

Scholarship Application Form:

Download the English Application form (for the Masters Complémentaires in English)
Ms Word version of the Application Form

Télécharger le formulaire en français (pour les masters complémentaires en français)

About Belgium:

Belgium is a great place for education. Education in Belgium enjoys high priority, and the largest share of the regional governments’ annual budget in Belgium. Its capital, Brussels, is also known as the capital of Europe, as it hosts numerous institutions of the European Union.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Masters Scholarships, Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED), Canada

 

The purpose of the ESED scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.

The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership considers an outstanding student to be one who:

• graduates with excellent grades in the top 20% of her/his class
• is determined to advance her/his knowledge and understanding
• has a history of community involvement
• is committed to sustainable energy
• is committed to return and contribute to her/his home country

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, students must

• plan to undertake studies at the Masters level in areas directly related to sustainable energy development
   
• be citizens of the developing countries and territories identified for OECD official development aid in the DAC List of ODA Recipients

What are the levels of financial assistance and the duration of the scholarships?

Scholarships of US$ 23,000 per year for up to two years are offered for Masters level students.  Up to ten Masters scholarships will be awarded annually.

How can I apply?

Information and the application form can be obtained online by clicking on this link to the Application Forms page.

How can I submit my application package?                                             

Applications should be submitted either by :

• Using our Online ESED Scholarship Application Submission and uploading the requested documents
• Sending all the requested files by mail

As the volume of incoming applications is extremely heavy around the deadline, we strongly urge you to submit your file as early as possible. To facilitate processing, please label your attachments as follows: 

1_Application_Last_name        
2_CV_Last_name                 
3_Motivation_Last_name         
4_Transcripts_Last_name   
5_Admission_Last_name
6_Porgramme_outline_Last_name          
7_Academic_ref_Last_name    
8_Personal_ref_Last_name       
9_Citizenship_Last_name

Please note that:

• Applications sent by e-mail will no longer be accepted.
• Mail packages that arrive after the deadline will not be considered.

What will I need for my application?
All applicants must provide:

1) Application form fully completed;

2) Curriculum vitæ;

3) Applicant statement

Masters Applicants
Please attach the form “Applicant’s Statement form – Masters Degree”  provided for this purpose. The form may be downloaded from www.globalelectricity.org scholarship section.

4) Copies of transcripts for degrees and final grades

• Bachelors transcripts - They don’t need to be the original copies. Please note if you are selected you will be requested to provide original copies of all documents.

5) Letter of acceptance from an approved academic institution to undertake studies in sustainable energy development;

• if your admission is pending, please include evidence that you have applied for admission;
• if your admission has been deferred, please included the university deferral confirmation;
• If this application is for the second year of a two-year programme, please include a certificate of enrolment and your results for the first year.

6) Programme outline

• Please attach the outline of your Masters Programme of the University of your first choice. Please make sure that your programme has a high content  related  to Sustainable Energy.
• Please note that programmes that have no or small relation with Sustainable Energy will be discarded

7) Academic reference

Masters Applicants
Please attach the form ”Masters Academic Reference” provided for this purpose. The form may be downloaded from www.globalelectricity.org scholarship section.

8) Personal reference, in letter form, must be dated and come from a person (not family member) who can discuss other personal qualities or interest that make you specially qualified to receive the scholarship.

9) Proof of citizenship. Refer to the eligibility section above for country eligibility

Key Dates
The ESED Masters Scholarship deadline is March 9, 2012. All documents must arrive at the Partnership’s General Secretariat by the deadline. All documents arriving after the deadline will not be considered.

How are applications judged?
An Academic Panel consisting of accomplished representatives from Europe, North America and Japan will review the applications. All selections are final and all applicants will be notified.

How will I receive the funds?
Awards will be directly deposited (in US$) into the accounts of the Institution where you are enrolled and provided to you on a regular basis as long as you are making satisfactory progress toward achieving your academic or research requirements.

What are my obligations to the Partnership if I am selected?
You are expected to complete your degree or your research, update the organization about your progress and publish your results. You are required to acknowledge the Partnership’s support when publishing or making presentations on your research and results. We may ask you to present your results at a Partnership function, in which case your out of pocket expenses incurred to make the presentation will be covered by the organization.

Please visit official website: www.globalelectricity.org

1.277 Mahasiswa Aceh Dikirim ke Luar Negeri

Pemerintah Aceh melalui Komisi Beasiswa Aceh (KBA) selama empat tahun terakhir telah mengirim sebanyak 1.277 mahasiswa untuk belajar ke sejumlah perguruan tinggi di luar negeri. Hal itu dikatakan Koordinator Lembaga Sumber Daya Manusia (LPSDM) Aceh Dr Qismullah, Selasa (4/10/2011), di Banda Aceh.

Para mahasiswa tersebut dibiayai untuk menempuh pendidikan jenjang program master (S2) dan doktor (S3). Seusai menjalani pendidikan, para mahasiswa itu harus kembali ke Aceh.

"Sesuai dengan kontrak, setelah belajar di sana mahasiswa harus kembali untuk membangun Aceh," kata Qismullah.

Ia menambahkan, mahasiswa yang dikirim ke luar negeri menjalani seleksi ketat. Tujuannya, mahasiswa yang menuntut ilmu disana bisa mengimplementasikan untuk membangun Aceh. Para mahasiwa itu disebar ke 16 negara.

"Setiap tahun, permohonan untuk mendapatkan beasiswa ke luar negeri meningkat drastis. Tapi, kendala yang dihadapi rata-rata mahasiswa kita kurang paham dengan bahasa," ujar dia.

Program ini, tambah Qismullah, tidak hanya mengirimkan para mahasiswa ke luar negeri, tetapu juga ke sejumlah universitas di dalam negeri. Total mahasiswa yang belajar di dalam negeri sebanyak 423 orang yang tersebar di 30 universitas di Indonesia.

Para mahasiswa yang mendapatkan beasiswa ini diharapkan bisa mengimplementasikannya sehingga memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat Aceh.  

Sumber : Kompas.com

Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in Neuroscience (NEURASMUS)

 

Call for scholarship applications for Erasmus Mundus Masters in Neuroscience

Study Subject(s): Neuroscience
Course Level: Masters
Scholarship Provider: Erasmus Mundus
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, Canada

Eligibility:
Language Excellent proficiency in English is required.
The Candidates should provide one of the following English certificates with min. score:
• IELTS: 6.5 (with no score below 6)
• Paper-based TOEFL: 580
• Computer-based TOEFL: 237
• Internet-based TOEFL: 92
• Certificate of Advanced English: B/C
• Certificate of Proficiency in English: B/C
• Native speakers, candidates who’ve studied in an English-speaking country and candidates whose curriculum was entire held in English are exempted (official proof required). All candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices, with outstanding grades and/or other study results.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS) in biology, pharmacy, biochemistry, biomedical sciences or psychology. Interest in the field of Neuroscience has to be provided by candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in another subject (chemistry, physics, computer science).
A Candidate who is currently enrolled in the last year of Bachelor at the time of application is allowed to apply, provided
- in case he/she is admitted – he/she submits a proof of graduation before the Neurasmus programme starts, i.e. before August.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: A European Master in Neuroscience: Advanced Courses and Research Training Neurasmus is a 2-year (120 ECTS) full-time Neuroscience study programme taught in English, with a strong emphasis on training in cutting-edge techniques in all major topics of brain research, from molecules to cognition

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15th of December 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Undergraduate Scholarships Malaysia for Indonesian Students 2012-2013

Undergraduate Scholarships at Malaysian Universities – for Indonesian Students only 2012-2013
The Ancora-Khazanah Asia Scholarship is a collaboration between the Ancora Foundation and Yayasan Khazanah to allow Indonesians to pursue a four-year undergraduate education at leading Malaysian universities.

This programme supports Yayasan Khazanah’s objective to develop future business and industry leaders in the region. It further provides a means for Khazanah and its group of companies to contribute towards the social development of the countries it has operational interests, especially Indonesia.

It seeks candidates with an excellent academic record and rigor in extra curricular activity. It is a highly competitive process. In 2009, five candidates were selected from a field of around 500 applicants. They have several universities to choose from. These include Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Universiti Multimedia, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

2012 Recruitment and Selection
The registration for the 2012 intake (Academic Year 2012-2013) is open. Potential candidates should download the registration form as well as the short description and registration procedure of the program (in Bahasa Indonesia).
Please return the completed registration form and other required documents no later than November 25th, 2011

Download from Official website for more details (Bahasa Indonesia)