GWSC Scholarships for Master’s Degree Students at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

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Asian Institute of Technology AIT posted 2 years ago
Posted: April 3, 2023 -Accepting applications

Opportunity Detail

Language Requirement IELTS Other
Gender Male Female
Level Master
Eligible Region/Countries
South and Southeast Asia

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Medium of Instruction English
Field of study Environment, Engineering, and Management
Opportunity ID 70096
Funding Type Partially Funded

Opportunity Description

The Global Water and Sanitation Center – GWSC Scholarships applications are now open to South and Southeast Asia students. Applicants can pursue their Master’s degree at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This scholarship’s primary objective is to support outstanding students and young professionals from developing countries to study environment, engineering, and management studies. Moreover, the program aims to helps participants to contribute to their nation’s development through their study.

About GWSC

Global Water and Sanitation Center (GWSC) is recently established at AIT with primary goal to expedite and support WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) strategy in Asia and beyond. GWSC enhances leveraging funding from governments, international financing institutions and other development partners.

Currently, the Center hosts global water and sanitation initiatives, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, such as Technical Assistance Hub (TA Hub), Improvement of the National Sanitation Dashboard (NSD), Development and scaling up of Integrated Municipal Information System (IMIS), and Women in Sanitation Enterprises Project (WISE).

Important Details

Application Status: Open

Deadline for August 2023 Intake: 30 April 2023

Organized By: Global Water and Sanitation Center (GWSC)

Host University: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Location: Thailand

Funded By: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Study Level: Master’s degree

Eligible Countries: South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal as priority)

Gender: Male/Female

Funding Type: Partially Funded

Fields of Study: Environment, engineering, and management studies

Benefits of the GWSC Scholarships

The scholarship covers the following costs:

Scholarships amount equivalent to 12 credits of tuition fee and 2 semester registration fees.
Internships opportunity in GWSC or 40 GWSC partner institutes.
Space and facilities for conducting research in GWSC.
Research support allowances.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the GWSC Scholarships, applicants should meet the following criteria:

Applicants should be from developing South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal as priority)
Have a cumulative GPA ≥3.5 in bachelor’s degree.
Provide IELTS-Academic certificate with a score of 6.0 or AIT English Entry Test Score of 6.0.
Short research proposal on improving sanitation, hygiene, and water supply, including data integration, gender, and climate change.
Public sector employees will have an advantage.