APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Scholarships offered under the Thai International Postgraduate Programme for the 2014 academic year are available to prospective government officials from the Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Djibouti, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Marshalls Islands, Micronesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Uganda and Vanuatu.
To be considered for the Royal Thai Government Postgraduate Degree Programme, applicants must:
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be nominated by their respective governments;
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to be under forty (45) years of age;
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be academically qualified to attend the study programme (see individual course outlines for details);
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have a good command of written and spoken English.
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be in good health, both physically and mentally; each participant should have a health certificate provided by an authorized physician. This form is also attached together with the application form. Pregnancy is regarded as a disqualifying condition for participation in the course.
NOTE: 1. Complete applications should reach TICA before November 30, 2013.
2. Late or incomplete applications/documents will not be considered.
Applicants wishing to apply for the Thai International Postgraduate Programme must be nominated by their respective governments. They should complete the TICA application form (available from Royal Thai Embassies and Royal Thai Consulates) and submit it to the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their home country. The forms will then be forwarded to TICA for screening. The selection results will be released to the respective governments in March 2014. Applicants should contact their government’s focal agencies for the list of awardees.
Applications should:
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be made on TICA’s Scholarship Application Form;
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be typed;
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be endorsed by the applicant’s working agency and government;
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be forwarded to TICA through the Royal Thai Embassy in the applicant’s country;
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include medical examination forms that have been completed by a certified medical practitioner;
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include copies of degree certificate and transcripts (mark sheets) of the applicant’s studies in English;
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include copies of English language certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS);
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be submitted along with the additional requirements of each course.
See individual course details for further information and additional application requirements.
Please be advised that if the awardees want to focus their research on the specific issue of their countries, they are encouraged to bring with them data from their home countries, since preparation of a thesis research begins early in the course. Thesis proposal will be developed throughout the first semester (for a one-year degree programme) or the first year (for a two-year degree programme).