2015 HM King’s Scholarships and HM Queen’s Scholarships for Asian Students, Thailand

The Asian Institute of Technology is offering HM King’s Scholarships and HM Queen’s Scholarships for Asian students to pursue a master’s degree program. King’s Scholarships are available in any of the disciplines and Queen’s scholarships are available in environment-related fields offered at the Asian Institute of Technology. Applicant must be graduated in related fields from an accredited institution and have a good education record in a 4-year undergraduate program with CGPA above 3.5 or equivalent and high proficiency in English. Each scholarship award covers tuition and fees, accommodation, and a bursary for living expenses in AIT’s residential campus, for the entire period of the 22-month master’s degree program. The application deadline is 27 February, 2015.

Study Subject(s): King’s Scholarships are available in any of the disciplines offered at the Asian Institute of Technology and Queen’s scholarships in environment-related fields.
Course Level: Scholarships are awarded for pursuing master’s degree program at the Asian Institute of Technology.
Scholarship Provider: Royal Thai Government (RTG)
Scholarship can be taken at: Thailand

Eligibility:
-Any citizen of Asian countries.
-Graduated in related fields from an accredited institution.
-Have a good education record in a 4-year undergraduate program with CGPA above 3.5 or equivalent, and high proficiency in English (a TOEFL score of 550 or equivalent).

Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizen of Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea North, Korea South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen) can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description:

HM King’s and Queen’s Scholarships

The scholarships provide an opportunity for students of diverse backgrounds from all countries in Asia to study and do research work together in the truly international environment at AIT, to build a good foundation for international understanding among people of Asia. The scholarships are as follows:
-His Majesty the King’s Scholarships: A full scholarship granted to qualified candidates with excellent undergraduate achievements from any Asian country to pursue a master’s degree in any of the disciplines offered at the Asian Institute of Technology.
-Her Majesty the Queen’s Scholarships: A full scholarship granted to qualified candidates with excellent undergraduate achievements from any Asian country to pursue a master’s degree in environment-related fields offered at the Asian Institute of Technology.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Scholarships are awarded for 22-month master’s degree program.

What does it cover? Each scholarship award covers tuition and fees, accommodation, and a bursary for living expenses in AIT’s residential campus for the entire period of the 22-month master’s degree program, with values as follows:
-Tuition & registration fees for 4 semesters-752,000 Baht
-Accommodation and bursary for living expenses for 22 months-218,900 Baht
Total value of scholarship (~30 THB = 1 USD) is 970,900 Baht

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Nominations from Department Heads or the Faculty Advisors of prospective candidates are invited by filling the “Nomination Form” and fax it or send by email. The nominees are then requested to fill the application form the website or apply on-line there. If any required document is not yet available, please indicate and submit later.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 27 February, 2015.

Read more: http://www.ait.ac.th/admissions/Current_Scholarships/royal-thai-government/#.VGr9njSUeit