The Asian Scholarship Foundation under the Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (ASF) announces the opening of the 2009 competition for the IFP in Thailand scholarship grants.
The International Fellowships Program (IFP), with funding from the Ford Foundation, provides opportunities for exceptional individuals who wish to undertake advanced studies and who will use this education to make outstanding contributions in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from more diverse backgrounds, IFP actively recruits candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education.
 Fellowship Provisions
Full-time enrollment in an accredited university.
Support for up to two years towards a masters degree in any academic discipline or field of study that is consistent with Ford Foundation priority areas.
Assistance in choosing and enrolling at the chosen university.
Intensive foreign language studies for not more than one year, plus basic skills training in research methodology and computers prior to enrollment.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be Thai citizens or permanent residents of the Northeast or members of ethnic minority groups in Northeastern Thailand who are currently residing and working in the rural areas, districts or sub-districts of the Northeast.
All applicants must:
Be talented and hold a bachelors degree from a college or university in Thailand;
Have at least three years of full-time work experience in community service or in development-related activities relevant to their proposed field of study. Those who graduated from a college or university outside the Northeast should have at least five years of working experience;
Propose a graduate degree program that will directly enhance their capacity to excel in an academic, policy, practical or artistic discipline/field corresponding to one or more of Ford Foundations priority areas;
Present an action plan that will apply their studies to social problems or issues in Thailand; and
Commit to working on these issues after the fellowship period.
Preferred Fields of Study
Applicants may choose to pursue an academic discipline or field of study related to one of the following program areas:
Arts and Culture
Civil Society
Community Development
Development Finance and Economic Security
Education and Scholarship
Environment and Development
Governance
Human Rights
Media
Religion, Society and Culture
Sexuality and Reproductive Health
Work-Force Development
Application Procedure
All application forms must be submitted to the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF) before the deadline.
Applications are then reviewed and qualified candidates are invited for interviews. A language assessment is administered to determine any needed language enhancement for those intending to study in a university where Thai is not the medium of instruction.
An independent international Selection Committee evaluates all applications, interviews qualified candidates and makes the final selection of the Fellows
The application deadline for the 2008 competition is February 28, 2009.
Fellows are chosen on the basis of individual qualifications as well as their potential for professional development, commitment to community or national service and academic preparation.
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