UNEP Supports Scholarships for ESD Studies in AIT
As part of the cooperation between United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and AIT is to implement joint activities in the area of environment and sustainable development, UNEP recently launched 5 Masters scholarships for Environmental and Sustainable Development studies in AIT.
The scholarship program -- targeted for January 2006 semester - is under the UNEP Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building which aims to provide capacity building measures based on national and subregional priorities and needs.
Target audiences are as follows:
- Mid level technical personnel from the public and private sectors, who have keen interest in environment and sustainable development related issues;
- Mid level professionals, who are associated with national and regional technical evaluation and policy formulation activities related to environment and sustainable development;
- Teachers and other academic staff from educational/research institutions planning to introduce concepts of interdisciplinary approach of sustainable development.
The scholarship would be distributed across the five regions of Asia - North East, South Pacific, South East Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia. The thematic areas that will be considered for the January 2006 intake are:
(a) Waste management (e.g. electrical and electronic wastes)
(b) Urbanization ( e.g. eco housing, transport and new fuels)
(c) Environmental security (e.g. air, water, energy and food)
Students can be admitted to any of the academic field of studies at AIT. However scholarship applicant's research activities should be directly linked to the UNEP's thematic areas. A one page detailed research proposal based on UNEP's thematic areas should be submitted with the application. For further information, please visit http://www.rrcap.unep.org
Application forms for attending the Masters degree program can be obtained by contacting the Director of Admissions and Scholarships, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand or visit https://oldweb.ait.ac.th. Additional details regarding tuition fees and other expenses are available at the same website.
Deadline of application will be 10 November 2005. Selected applicants will be informed by 30 November 2005. The semester commences on 9 January 2006.
For other information/details regarding the UNEP scholarships, please contact:
Director of Admissions and Scholarships