Global Alliance Scholarships for International Students in Switzerland, 2014

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The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management is offering scholarships for international students in Switzerland. The scholarships are available for pursuing Executive Master of Science in Communications Management. Each scholarship totals CHF 24,500, half of the tuition for EMScom and will be deducted from the total fee for the program. Application should be submitted till November 30, 2013.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided for Executive Master of Science in Communications Management.

Course Level: The scholarships are available for pursuing master degree level.

Scholarship Provider: The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management

Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland

Eligibility: The Global Alliance scholarships, based on financial need are available to applicants who do not receive employer assistance in funding their executive education and furthermore, are a member of a GA member in their capacity as an individual or through their employer.

Candidates have to:  

-Have a minimum of 5 years work experience

-Work in communication

-Live and work outside of Switzerland

-Be fully self- funding their EMScom education

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for the scholarships.

Scholarship Description: Thanks to a long-standing strategic partnership, the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management each year provides a limited number of scholarships to the EMScom Executive Master of Science in Communications Management's applicants living and working outside of Switzerland. The scholarships are part of the Global Alliance's commitment to educational programs which support its institutional goals. "As communication becomes an increasingly global profession, the Global Alliance aims to support promising communicators who seek both international education and a global network," said Daniel Tisch, Chairman of the Global Alliance. "Serving the strategic goals of the Global Alliance, the scholarship enables four participants to benefit from USI Università della Svizzera italiana's renowned international Executive Master of Science in Communications Management and its multinational faculty. We hope these scholars will help us advance the communications profession.

Number of award(s): A limited number of scholarships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Each scholarship totals CHF 24,500, half of the tuition for EMScom, and will be deducted from the total fee for the program.

Selection criteria: The Global Alliance scholarships, based on financial need, are available to applicants who do not receive employer assistance in funding their executive education and, furthermore, are a member of a GA member in their capacity as an individual or through their employer.

Notification: The final decision concerning the scholarship will be communicated to the candidate by December 15, 2013. The candidate has 5 (five) working days to decide whether he/she accepts the scholarship.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email. To proceed with the GA Scholarship application, please follow these steps:

Candidates first need to apply to the Executive MScom Program before they apply for the GA scholarship. The EMScom application deadline is January 15, 2014 – but the program works on a rolling admission policy, so please make sure that you are admitted to the EMScom (non-binding) before November 30, 2013,.

-The GA scholarship application needs to be sent electronically and in hard copy to the Global Alliance by November 30, 2013 at the latest. The candidate might be convoked for an interview by one Global Alliance Board member.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is November 30, 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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