University of Geneva Excellence Masters Fellowships
Brief description:
The Faculty of Science of the University of Geneva, in collaboration with several sponsors, has established an Excellence Fellowship Program to support outstanding and highly motivated candidates who intend to pursue a Master of Science in any of the disciplines covered by the Faculty.
Host Institution(s):
University of Geneva in Switzerland
Level/Field of study:
Master of Science degree in one of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Sciences
Number of Awards:
Not specified
Target group:
All students including international students
Scholarship value/duration:
The scholarship value is CHF 10,000-15,000 per year. It is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s programme (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.
Eligibility:
Regardless of your home university, whether you have passed or are doing a brilliant bachelor degree, and that you are one of the best in your year, this program is for you! You must meet the admission criteria of the Master of your choice and be selected on the basis of the application file for an Excellence Fellowship.
Application instructions:
For the application to be considered, each student has to fulfill the enrollment procedure as described on the Admissions office website. The application is made online from the beginning of January. After registering, you will receive an e-mail containing a personal link allowing you to fill out the application form. The application deadline is 15 March 2023.
It is important to visit the official website to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Location :Switzerland
Closing Date :15 March 2023
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Click Here to Submit your Application on the University Website
Eiffel Scholarships in France for International Students
Brief description:
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programs.
It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 25 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 30 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level.
Host Institution(s):
French Universities and Academic Institutions
Level of Study:
Master’s degree program, engineering program, or a joint doctoral program (joint supervision of dissertation and/or dual degree), in partnership with a partner institution abroad.
Field(s) of study:
Two major disciplinary fields concerned by the Eiffel scholarships cover the following 7 fields of study for the Master and Doctorate components:
- • For science and technology: Biology and health; Ecological transition; Mathematics and digital; Engineering Sciences
- • For the humanities and social sciences: History, French language and civilization; Law and political science; and Economics and management
Target group:
International students
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
For Master’s level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,181 and can be awarded for 12-36 months. For PhD level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,700 and is awarded for a maximum of 12 months.
In addition, the programme meets various expenses including international transportation, national transportation, health insurance, housing searches, and cultural activities.
Tuition fees are not covered by the Eiffel Programme.
Eligibility:
Please inquire about the eligibility criteria with the French Higher Education Institution you are applying to.
Application instructions:
Applications are NOT accepted from students directly. Applications for EIFFEL scholarships are submitted by French Higher Education Institutions.
Therefore, you must apply and meet the requirements of the French Higher Education Institution in order to be considered for the scholarship. Applications sent directly by students or sent by foreign institutions will be declared ineligible. The application deadline to participating French Institutions is earlier and falls around November-December 2022. The deadline for applications to Campus France is 10 January 2023.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Location :France
Closing Date :10 January 2023.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
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Lund University Global Scholarship Programme
Brief description:
The Lund University Global Scholarship programme is a selective, merit-based scholarship programme that recognizes top academic students from outside the European Union/European Economic Area (and Switzerland) who wish to apply for a Bachelor’s or Master’s Programme offered at Lund University.
Host Institution(s):
Lund University in Sweden
Field(s) of study:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Programmes offered at the University
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
Citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland)
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The scholarships may cover partial or up to the full tuition fee. Please note that scholarships are toward tuition fees only and that living costs are not covered.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you must meet all of the following criteria:
• You must be a citizen of a country from outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and are required to pay a tuition fee
• You have applied for Bachelor’s or Master’s level studies in the regular application rounds for a minimum of one semester of study (30 ECTS)
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY if you do not meet the admission requirements to Lund University, if you have not selected a Lund University programme/course as your first choice/choices at universityadmissions.se or if you cannot secure the funding needed to cover living costs, as required by the Swedish Migration Board.
Application instructions:
To apply for a Lund University Global Scholarship, you must first apply for the programme(s) or free-standing course(s) you wish to study at Lund University using the online, national application website, www.universityadmissions.se during the application period (17 October – 16 January 2023) for studies starting in the autumn semester. Note that a few programmes do not open for applications until 1 December).
Once you have made a complete application to a degree programme or free-standing courses of at least 30 ECTS credits and paid the application fee, you will be able to apply for the scholarship at the official website during the scholarship application period.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Location :Sweden
Closing Date :16 Jan/Feb 2023
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
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Leiden University Excellence Scholarships (LexS)
Brief description:
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Programme (LExS) is open to outstanding non-EEA/non-EFTA students enrolling in a full-time master’s degree programme at Leiden University.
Host Institution(s):
Leiden University in The Netherlands.
Level/Field of study:
All full-time Masters programmes at Leiden University with the exception of LLM (non-advanced) and MSc programmes at Leiden Law School.
Number of Awards:
The number and type of award of the scholarship depends on the budget available for each Faculty department.
Target group:
Non-EEA/non-EFTA* nationals (see details below)
Scholarship value/duration:
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme has 3 awards:
• € 10.000 of the tuition fee
• € 15.000 of the tuition fee
• Total tuition fee minus the statutory tuition fee
The LExS is not a full scholarship. Non-EEA LExS recipients must still submit ‘proof of sufficient funds’ for their student visa/residence permit application.
Eligibility:
Students must have achieved excellent study results in their previous education, this being relevant to the Master’s programme for which they are applying. As an indication, the student is amongst the top 10% of graduates in his/her previous study programme. Note: proof of ranking is not required – this information is purely to indicate the level of competitiveness.
Applicants must have a non non-EEA/non-EFTA* passport and may not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans (Studiefinanciering) – with the exception of students applying for the LLM Advanced Studies programmes or the MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy, for which no nationality restrictions apply.
*All EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
Application instructions:
You must first apply online for admissions to a Master’s programme at Leiden University. In your application, you must indicate clearly that you would like to apply for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship section and upload your letter of motivation for the LExS scholarship. The deadline for programmes starting in September is 1 February while programmes starting in February has a deadline of 1 October.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Location :Netherlands
Closing Date :1 Feb/1 Oct 2023
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Click Here to Submit your Application on the University Website
Eiffel Scholarships in France for International Students
Brief description:
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programs.
It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 25 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 30 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level.
Host Institution(s):
French Universities and Academic Institutions
Level of Study:
Master’s degree program, engineering program, or a joint doctoral program (joint supervision of dissertation and/or dual degree), in partnership with a partner institution abroad.
Field(s) of study:
Two major disciplinary fields concerned by the Eiffel scholarships cover the following 7 fields of study for the Master and Doctorate components:
- • For science and technology: Biology and health; Ecological transition; Mathematics and digital; Engineering Sciences
- • For the humanities and social sciences: History, French language and civilization; Law and political science; and Economics and management
Target group:
International students
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
For Master’s level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,181 and can be awarded for 12-36 months. For PhD level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,700 and is awarded for a maximum of 12 months.
In addition, the programme meets various expenses including international transportation, national transportation, health insurance, housing searches, and cultural activities.
Tuition fees are not covered by the Eiffel Programme.
Eligibility:
Please inquire about the eligibility criteria with the French Higher Education Institution you are applying to.
Application instructions:
Applications are NOT accepted from students directly. Applications for EIFFEL scholarships are submitted by French Higher Education Institutions.
Therefore, you must apply and meet the requirements of the French Higher Education Institution in order to be considered for the scholarship. Applications sent directly by students or sent by foreign institutions will be declared ineligible. The application deadline to participating French Institutions is earlier and falls around November-December 2022. The deadline for applications to Campus France is 10 January 2023.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Location :France
Closing Date :10 Jan 2023
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Click Here to Submit your Application on the University Website
Swedish Institute Scholarships forSwedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals Global Professionals
Scholarship description:
The Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP), a new scholarship programme which replaces the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships (SISS) offers scholarships to a large number of master’s programmes at Swedish Universities in the Autumn semester 2023.
The SI Scholarship for Global Professionals aims to develop future global leaders that will contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and contribute to a positive and sustainable development in their home countries and region.
Host Universities/Institutions:
Swedish Higher Education Institutions and Swedish Universities
Level/Field(s) of study:
You’ll find the list of eligible master programmes for the SISGP call for application academic year 2023/2024 here.
Number of Scholarships:
An estimated 350 scholarships will be available in 2023.
Target group:
Students from the following countries:
Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Belarus; Brazil; Cambodia; Cameroon; Colombia; Ecuador; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Guatemala; Honduras; Indonesia; Jordan; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Moldova; Morocco; Myanmar (Burma); Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Rwanda; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunisia; Uganda; Ukraine; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The scholarship covers full tuition fees, living expenses of SEK 11,000 per month, insurance, and a one-time travel grant of SEK 11,000-15,000 (only for scholarship holders living outside Sweden).
The scholarship is intended for full-time one-year or two-year master’s programmes, and is only awarded for programmes starting in the autumn semester.
There are no additional grants for family members. It also doesn’t cover the application fee to University Admissions.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for SISGP:
• You must be a citizen of a country that is eligible for SI scholarships (see above). However, you do not need to reside in the country at the time of the application.
• You must have a minimum of 3,000 hours of demonstrated work experience. In addition, you must have demonstrated leadership experience from your current or previous employer, or from civil society engagement.
• You must be liable to pay tuition fees to Swedish universities, have followed the steps of University Admissions and be admitted to one of the eligible master’s programmes by 30 of March 2023.
• The master’s programmes you apply for must be eligible for SI scholarships. The university gives priority to programmes within certain subject areas, depending on your country of citizenship.
There are also other conditions regarding dual citizenship, previous residence and studies in Sweden, and more. Read the complete eligiblity criteria found at the official website.
Application instructions:
- To begin with, apply for a master’s programme at universityadmissions.se, by 16 January 2023. Once you have submitted your application for master’s programme(s) at universityadmissions.se, you will get a personal application number consisting of eight digits. Save the number as you will need it when applying to the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals.
- After you have completed your application to a master’s programme, you can apply for an SI scholarship. You must submit the required documents digitally through the online application portal from 10 February 00:01 until 28 February 2023 14:59 CET.
It is important to visit the official website for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship
Location :Sweden
Closing Date :16 January 2023
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
Click Here to Submit your Application on the University Website
Laboratory Assistant at Scottish Water
Full Job Description
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38 days of holiday per year (including public holidays) with the option to buy 5 more (pro-rata for part-time employees).
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Eligibility to join the defined benefit, contributory pension scheme.
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Annual company bonus.
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Life assurance scheme.
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Paid time off for community volunteering.
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Opportunities to be involved in sports, social and fundraising activities.
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Access to “SW Splash”, saving you money on holidays, bills and shopping.
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Excellent family friendly policies around Adoption, Maternity, Parental Leave, and Flexible Working.
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Free parking and good public transport links at our Laboratory site next to the Heriot Watt campus on the west of Edinburgh.
with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
Location :Edinburgh
Closing Date :11 December 2022
HOW TO APPLY
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Security Officer Support at Mitie
Job Description
Mitie has a great opportunity for a Support Security Officer to join the Total Security Management Team.
Support Security Officers must be available to cover various shift patterns as well as being flexible in their approach to working locations and potential changes to working patterns.
Main Duties
- The support security officer will demonstrate their character as determined, trustworthy, attentive and approachable at all times when welcoming clients and customers – ensuring ID badges are created, allocated and collected when appropriate.
- As the first point of contact for to all customers and clients, the Security Agents must have geographically aware of their local surroundings.
- Travel to various retail client sites to cover sickness, holiday and provide support to the core team when required.
- Must be able to man the phones, emails, IT systems, CCTV and Alarms, Doors and Car park if need be.
- The support security officer must spot and stop all suspicious sightings or potential criminal activity and retain full control until the arrival of emergency services.
- Report to the Security Operations Manager – they must record, report and escalate all sightings and arrests on a regular basis.
Qualifications
Person Specification
- The support security officer will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.
- The support security officer should be able to work on own initiative.
- Retail Security experience.
- Ability to travel to various sites.
- Flexible Approach to work to suit the business needs.
- Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
- It is important the Security Officer is calm under pressure.
- Understand the Health and Safety at Work Act, relevant Criminal, Civil Law and Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
- Door Supervision or Security Guarding License essential.
- A Full UK Driving licence is required.
Additional information
It’s the little things that count –
On top of the usual rewards you’d expect to see from a large company, such as – holidays, pension, tax-free childcare schemes and cycle to work schemes, we also provide many extra benefits to enhance our people’s well-being and enjoyment at work.
Note:
This job description Is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder’s role and/or the needs of the business.
For all internal applicants, please note Terms and Conditions are non-transferable
Delivering the exceptional, every day
- Our purpose: our expertise, care, technology and insight create amazing work environments, helping our customers be exceptional every day.
- Our promise to our people: a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.
- Our promise to our customers: a trusted partner creating exceptional environments for your customers and people, adding value every day.
- Our culture – our core values and how we behave:
1. We are one Mitie: we work as one to deliver a seamless, unrivalled service. We are all in it together, if we can help a customer or colleague in any way, we will. We are one Mitie.
2. We are built on integrity and trust: integrity and trust are at the heart of all we do. We are the face of company. We treat others as we would like to be treated. We are proud to work for Mitie.
3. We go the extra mile: whether it’s keeping things running smoothly in a safe environment, looking for new ways to do things better or fixing problems, going the extra mile for our colleagues and customers and keeping our promises is in our DNA.
4. Our diversity makes us stronger: we are very proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal.
5. Our customers’ business, is our business: we are a partner, trusted for our expertise and for putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Location :Edinburgh
Closing Date :29th December, 2022
HOW TO APPLY
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School Administrator at University of Glasgow
Full Job Description
B2 Demonstrable knowledge of cultural differences for learners from a wide range of backgrounds.
C2 Good interpersonal skills and telephone manner marked by tact, diplomacy and discretion.
C4 Ability to prioritise work load and work independently with minimum supervision while also being able to work as a member of the team.
C6 Attention to detail. C7 Effective and clear written and oral communication skills.
Handling issues independently as they arise and making decisions regarding planning workload effectively and proactively responding to changing issues and priorities. Initiating cyclical tasks (e.g. assessment/examination task, course handbook generation).
Recommending improvements to office practices and School developments steering towards harmonising the ways in which the SMLC support services are provided.
First point of contact for visitors and general enquiries.
Give support and guidance to students, often in matters of a confidential and sensitive nature.
Location :Glasgow
Closing Date :13-Dec-2022
HOW TO APPLY
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Completions Officer at Shawbrook Bank
Shawbrook is a new type of specialist financial services company, combining the relentless focus on customer service and innovation you would expect from a fintech with the expertise and certainty of a bank. Shawbrook is driven by a purpose to solve complex problems that unlock opportunity for its rapidly growing customer base of over 300,000 UK consumers and businesses.
Our success would not have been possible without our Team. Our people differentiate us from the competition through their deep sector knowledge, they are the life force of our business.
Join Shawbrook because you:
- Want to help us deepen our industry sector knowledge, combining technology alongside the best banking brains
- Want to build a bank for the future and be part of our digital transformation journey that will enable customers & businesses to thrive
- Want to continue to grow professionally. We encourage you to grow and be the best version of yourself
- Care about sustainability? We want to be better for our people, environment, and society
- Bring passion and enjoyment to your work. You’ll work hard but you’ll have fun too
- To actively manage a pipeline of cases in support of your dedicated Underwriter and team and provide overflow support to the Administration Team as and when required by management
- To provide accurate instructions to our panel solicitor firms, ensuring they are furnished with all information such as title insurance requirements, title plan needs, independent legal advice and any other specific instructions to enable cases to complete promptly
- To be the main point of contact for brokers and solicitors during the legal process, building excellent relationships with these third parties. Regularly updating and chasing where required to ensure the end customer receives the best customer service and outcomes possible
- To review legal correspondence received from our solicitors, providing responses where possible and referring to Underwriters for any credit decision
- To liaise with surveyors to obtain any required information during the legal process
- To meet defined service level agreements across all tasks and post received by the Bank
- To verify that all KYC and AML requirements have been met, along with checking all other documentation received post sanction to ensure they meet the Bank’s lending requirements prior to completion
- To ensure data held on the origination system is of the highest quality to enable future accurate management information and customer contact can be maintained
- To manage the customer contact at the designated points in the process such as “speak withs,” ensuring all calls are handled professionally
- To endeavour to meet customers’ expectations of completion, requesting funds through the required mechanism from finance and releasing funds promptly once all outstanding needs have been met
- Experience of the mortgage sector, from within an administrative function
- An understanding of legal conveyancing is desirable (dependent on banding applied for)
- Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of TCF
- Good knowledge of compliance procedures within the banking industry is desirable
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Math’s and English
- Experience of the mortgage sector, from within an administrative function
- An understanding of legal conveyancing is desirable (dependent on banding applied for)
- Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of TCF
- Good knowledge of compliance procedures within the banking industry is desirable
- Adaptable & flexible
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work on own and as part of a team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Enthusiastic “can do” attitude
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Accuracy & attention to detail
- Professional, well presented
- Establishes effective working relationships at all levels
- Customer-focused approach
- Proactive & Self Driven
Your Wellbeing – We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
- Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
- Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
- Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) – Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme & death in service
Your Lifestyle – It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.
- Minimum of 25 days holiday per year
- Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
- Discounts on gym membership nationwide
- Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
- Community support and charitable giving
Your Contribution – We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
- Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
- Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognizing our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done
Location :Glasgow
Closing Date :29th December, 2022
HOW TO APPLY
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