Job Description: The Republic of Cyprus is offering up to a total of sixteen (16) full scholarships of 12-months duration to study for the attainment of the Master in Business Administration (MBA) or Master in Public Sector Management (MPSM)* title for the academic year 2010-2011. The Universities taking part in the scheme are: the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM), the European University Cyprus (EUC), the University of Cyprus (UCY) and the University of Nicosia (UNIC). Each University will receive up to four (4) students who will attend the above study programme as official scholarship holders from the Republic of Cyprus. Eligible candidates are citizens of the list of scholarship recipient countries for the academic year 2010-2011, as per the distribution shown below:

Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM)

Eligible candidates to apply for the scholarships to study at the CIIM Master in Business Administration (MBA) or Master in Public Sector Management (MPSM) programmes are citizens of Azerbaijan, Gambia, Sudan and Uzbekistan.

Applications received until: 30 June 2010

Please visit CIIM´s website for more information regarding the programme, the University and to download the relevant material for application.

• European University Cyprus (EUC)

Eligible candidates to apply for the scholarships to study at the EUC Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme are citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova and Pakistan.

Please visit the EUC website for more information regarding the programme, the University and to download the relevant material for application.

Applications received until: 31 May 2010

• University of Cyprus (UCY)

Eligible candidates to apply for the scholarships to study at the UCY Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme are citizens of Armenia, Iran and Kazakhstan.

Applications received until: 31 May 2010

Please visit UCY´s website for more information regarding the programme, the University and to download the relevant material for application.

• University of Nicosia (UNIC)

Eligible candidates to apply for the scholarships to study at the UNIC Master in Business Administration (MBA) programme are citizens of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Applications received until: 30 June 2010

Please visit UNIC’s website for more information regarding the programme, the University and to download the relevant material for application.

Application procedure

In order to submit an application for scholarship, the applicant must fill-in the relevant application form for the respective University programme. Along with the University application each candidate must attain an official endorsement by her/his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs using the Endorsement Form (detailed instructions on the endorsement procedure are included in the document). The applicant may then submit his/her application along with the endorsement form at a Competent Consular Authority of the Republic of Cyprus of their choice, not later than the deadline shown above for each University.

In order to expedite the process, it is strongly recommended that the applicant forwards a copy of the application form and a copy of the duly completed and stamped endorsement form to the Academic Institute organizing the program, as soon as he/she attains these documents. The originals should be submitted or sent to the Competent Consular Authority of the Republic of Cyprus, before the deadline (as instructed above). It is noted that ONLY applications accompanied by duly completed and stamped endorsement forms (by the applicant?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) will be considered for a scholarship award.

Special provisions for Pakistani and Armenian applicants:
1) It is noted that the application forms of Pakistani applicants will be short listed by the Higher Education Commission and subsequently endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in Islamabad. This means that the first point of contact for Pakistani applicants is the Higher Education Commission.
2) Candidates from Armenia should obtain an endorsement of their application through the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia.

Important notes concerning the award of scholarships:

1. Candidates who have received a scholarship of either short or long duration by the Republic of Cyprus within the last two (2) years 2008 or 2009 are NOT eligible to apply for these scholarships.

2. Eligible candidates must be permanent residents of their country of citizenship.

3. All scholarships are offered officially by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to other Governments on a bilateral basis as official technical assistance and not to individuals. Therefore, it is expected that with the end of the scholarship, the scholarship recipients will return to their country of citizenship so that the recipient country is benefited to the highest possible degree by the transfer of know-how and not just the individual receiving the scholarshsip.

4. For the scholarship to be awarded it is necessary for the candidate to accept the Terms and Conditions of the scholarship.

5. General information for visa application can be found at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus webpage here. Candidates from Georgia should refer to the Honorary Consular Officers of Cyprus in Ukraine (either in Kiev or Sevastopol) for visa application, information and application submission. The contact details can be found at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus webpage

For further information

http://www.planning.gov.cy/planning/planning.nsf/All/C5118DDEDDDA9F3BC225757600261281?OpenDocument