#OpportunitiesCorner: Week 3 – February 2022

Eugene Solla February 20, 2022

Hello there! The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ #OpportunitiesCorner is an update on available scholarships, exchange programs, conferences, workshops, and other skill-enhancing initiatives for UP Diliman students. Here’s for the third week of February 2022!

Banach Scholarship Programme

The Commission on Higher Education invites interested parties to the Banach Scholarship Programme – a program that is jointly initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) of the Republic of Poland.

Under the Banach Scholarship Programme, Filipinos can apply for second-degree studies in the field of engineering and technical sciences, agricultural sciences, exact sciences and life sciences at Polish universities. Additional information may be accessed through the link <https://nawa.gov.pl/en/students/foreign-students/the-banach-scholarship-programme>.

To know more about the Banach Scholarship Programme, interested applicants are encouraged to attend the webinar organized by the NAWA on 02 June 2021 at 15.00 hrs. To register, kindly click this link: https://tjclick.clickmeeting.com/nawa-banach-full-scholarship-opportunities-in-poland/register.

United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

The CHED International Affairs Staff informs interested parties of the call for applications for the following postgraduate degree programmes in Sustainable Science offered by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) for 2022 September entry:

MSc in Sustainability

Duration: 2 years
Deadline of applications: 21 February 2022
Application Guidelines

PhD in Sustainability Science

Duration: 3 years
Deadline of applications: 28 March 2022
Application Guidelines

The UNU-IAS postgraduate degree programmes aim to produce international professionals with a broad overview of sustainability science, with specific expertise in one of the institute’s thematic research areas. The programmes take an interdisciplinary approach to providing the analytical and technical skills needed to advance creative solutions to issues of sustainability.

Tuition fees amount to USD 10,000 per year. A limited number of scholarships are available for outstanding applicants from developing countries who can demonstrate a need for financial assistance.

Interested applicants are instructed to register at https://forms.office.com/r/E2MR260qSw to receive an email from the UNU-IAS Admissions Office that includes a link to the application form.

Detailed information is available at the UNU-IAS website at https://ias.unu.edu/en/admissions/degrees.