CIPE Youth International Essay Contest

Each year, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) invites young people to share their ideas on how youth can help strengthen democracy and the private sector. CIPE has launched the Youth Essay Competition 2012. The aim is to encourage young people to share their ideas on how to create opportunities for youth to strengthen democracy and the private sector in their own countries.

Who can participate?
Students and young professionals aged 18-30.
Past CIPE Youth Essay Competition Winners are not eligible to participate.
Essay Topic
Students will have to write in English, an essay of minimum 1500 up to 2500 words on the specified categories. Your essay should address one of the following three categories. (The questions in bullet points are descriptive guidance meant to help you think about the topic. You do not necessarily have to answer these questions in your essay.) 

Categories

1) Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond technology

• What barriers do young entrepreneurs in your country face in translating their ideas into products and services?
• How do young entrepreneurs in your country foster new ways of acting and thinking?
• What supporting institutions do young innovators need to succeed?

Denmark Government Scholarships for International Students

The Denmark Government welcomes highly qualified and motivated international students from all over the world to study in Denmark. A number of scholarships are therefore offered each year by the Danish Ministry of Education to fund students from countries outside the European Union/ European Economic Area. The scholarships can be awarded for a full degree programme or for part of a degree programme at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Host Institution(s):

Participating Higher Education Institutions in Denmark

Fields of study:

Approved full-time or part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes

Number of Scholarships:

Limited

Target group:

The Danish Scholarships are open to Non EU/EEA International Students.   For students from 23 European Countries and China, Japan, Israel, Egypt and Russia, see the Danish Government Scholarships under the Cultural Agreements.

Korean Government Scholarship Program for International Students

The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) is designed for international students who wants to pursue higher education in Korean Universities. The scholarship supports Bachelor’s (4 years), Masters (2 years), and PhD  (3 years) plus 1 year Korean language course.

Host Institution(s):

Universities (or Institutes) designated by NIIED. See the KGSP guidelines (link found below) for the complete list of accredited Universities.

Fields of study:

Applicants must choose their desired fields of study from the listed programs offered by participating universities or institutes. Detailed information about the fields and majors offered by  Korean universities is found at this link.

Number of Scholarships:

Around 110 undergraduate scholarships and 345 graduate scholarships will be awarded in 2013 (based on 2012 data).

Target group:

The scholarships are targeted to students from more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas and Europe. You can check the KGSP guidelines (link found below) to find out if your country is part of the scholarship program.