One of the important reasons most people choose to study in Canada is that the chance of getting post-graduate study in Canada is higher than in all developed countries.

Country of grant: Japan:

Grantee:
Institute of Mathematics and Physics: Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics
The institute is located on the historic grounds of the University of Peking, China, and its teaching language is English. It constantly hosts workshops and conferences to provide a place for national and international academic exchanges.

Subject of the scholarship: Astronomy

Degree: Post-doctoral

Required Terms and Conditions:
1- PhD degree in astronomy or astronomy
2. Excellent English proficiency plus doctoral dissertation
3. Resume, Degrees and References, Motivational Letters, Educational Recommendations

Country accepted: from all countries


The value of the scholarship:
Annual salary of $ 70,000 and research allowance of $ 10,000 per year

Duration of the scholarship cover: 3 years

Deadline for action: Thursday (November 30, 2017)

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Mission Statement
Coastal Alabama Community College provides broad access to quality, affordable educational opportunities through a variety of instructional strategies in diverse learning environments that promote economic growth and enhance the quality of life for a global community.
Institutional Goals

• Coastal Alabama Community College provides university parallel programs that transfer to senior colleges and universities and workforce development and technical skills training that increases access to employment, enhances career advancement, and supports local economic needs.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides traditional and non-traditional venues of instruction, including distance educational opportunities, social media, and other emerging and innovative methods of instruction, as well as hybrid classes.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides flexible scheduling for each semester/term of classes that are offered at each campus location.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides access to comprehensive student support services to assist students in attaining their educational and career goals along with reaching their maximum potential socially.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides quality instruction by employing qualified personnel and encouraging continual professional development. 
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides library and technology resources to enhance student learning, meet faculty instructional requirements, and enrich the cultural and resource needs of the College’s community.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides physical facilities that are appropriate for the institution’s needs and maintain adequate financial and physical resources to support the mission of the College and facilitate future growth.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College maintains a structured, institution-wide planning and evaluation process to include student learning and departmental outcomes that provide evidence of continuous improvement based on evaluation of results.
  
  
• Coastal Alabama Community College provides community programs for cultural growth, adult education, literacy instruction, training for existing businesses and industries, continuing education, and to share College facilities with citizens of the community for educational and/or recreational purposes.
  

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine considers all competitive students with an emphasis on those students from Alabama and the surrounding regions who are committed to serving the rural and medically underserved areas of the state and region. Candidates will be evaluated on their academic ability, knowledge of and commitment to the tenets of osteopathic medicine, experience in health care and human services, community service, professionalism, communication skills and personal integrity. To select these students, ACOM uses a rolling admissions process within a competitive and selective admissions framework.
Competitive and Selective Admissions
Within its competitive and selective framework, ACOM uses multiple criteria to select the most qualified candidates from an applicant pool expected to exceed 3,600. ACOM is approved to matriculate 150 students.
Rolling Admissions
ACOM uses a rolling admissions process in which applications are reviewed and student interview decisions are made at regular intervals during the admission cycle. Interviews are conducted and selection decisions are made until the class is filled. Applicants are notified of the admission status within two weeks after their interview. Candidates should apply early in the admissions cycle to be competitive in this process.
ACOM Application Process
It is our goal at ACOM to make your application process as simple as possible. An overall schedule along with specific steps are outlined below. Please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected] if you have any questions about the process.

Step 1:
To initiate the application process, all applicants must apply online via the centralized application service administered by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS). Through AACOMAS, students file one electronic application, which is then verified and distributed by AACOMAS to all the osteopathic colleges designated by the student.

The AACOMAS application service is available in early May and applications are released to ACOM in mid-June annually. As part of the AACOMAS application you will need to arrange for your original transcripts to be sent directly to AACOMAS and have your MCAT scores transmitted electronically from AAMC to AACOMAS. Be advised that AACOMAS has a deadline for receiving MCAT scores.

The AACOMAS Customer Service phone number is (617) 618-2889, available between 9 am and 5 pm EST Monday through Friday, and the email address is [email protected].
For more information regarding fees and Step-by-Step application instructions, please visit www.aacom.org.

Step2:
Upon receipt of your completed AACOMAS application, the Admissions Committee will review it and students who meet our admissions criteria will be asked to submit a supplemental application with supporting materials. Supplemental applications, and all required documents, must be received by ACOM prior to April 15 to be considered. However, early submission is strongly recommended as interviews begin in late August and decisions are made on a rolling basis.

1. Supplemental Application: Applicants must complete and submit the Supplemental Application with supporting materials to the Office of Admissions online or print the PDF version and submit it to the Office of Admissions. A nonrefundable/waiver $50 processing fee can be paid online with a credit card or, if you mail your application, include a check or money order payable to ACOM. Students approved for a fee waiver by AACOMAS will automatically be eligible for a waiver from ACOM. However, the ACOM fee will need to be paid at the time of the Supplemental submission. When the student waiver status is confirmed by AACOMAS via the list routinely sent to the COMs, a refund will be issued to the card of payment.
   
   
2. Letters of Recommendation: Applicants must submit specific letters of recommendation. These letters can now be submitted as part of the AACOMAS application process. In addition, letters can continue to be sent directly to the ACOM Office of Admissions by mail or uploaded into the Interfolio or Virtual Eval systems by the evaluator or university.  You will be given a deadline for the receipt of letters. The following letters are required:
   

• • One signed letter from a physician (D.O. preferred or M.D.) that details your exposure to patients and your ability to perform in a medical setting. It can reflect shadowing, volunteer, or work experience.
    

• • And either of the following:
    

• • One pre-med advisor or committee letter that includes the names and departments of the committee members OR
    
    
  • Two signed academic letters written by college science professors who have instructed you in the required science courses, or recommended upper-level science courses. These letters should be on letterhead with academic credentials in the signature line. Also, letters should include the course title the evaluator taught. Students should inform faculty of these requirements when requesting letters. We only accept letters from instructors of biology, chemistry or physics. Letters from social science (e.g. psychology, sociology, etc.) or math professors will not count toward this requirement. Also, letters from laboratory and research instructors will not meet the requirement.
    
    
  • Non-traditional students who have been out of college for more than two years and have not taken recent prerequisite or other classes must have letters from immediate supervisors and a physician.
    

There are several Admissions Requirements that prospective students must meet for the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. If you are considering applying to become a student at ACOM, please make sure that you read and are familiar with the Technical Standards for Admission and Retention. If you have specific questions about admission requirements and recommendations, please contact the Office of Admissions by phone at (334) 699-2266 or by email at [email protected].

The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is a comprehensive, four-year osteopathic medical college located in Dothan, Alabama. ACOM, the academic division of the Houston County Health Care Authority, is affiliated with Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) in Dothan, a 420-bed regional medical center. SAMC serves more than 600,000 residents in a 75-mile radius and has more than 2,500 employees and an active medical staff of 300.

ACOM, one of 29 osteopathic colleges in the nation, is the first osteopathic college to open in Alabama and the first osteopathic college in the nation to share a campus with a regional medical center. ACOM’s groundbreaking took place in January 2012, and the 15-month construction project was completed in May 2013. The college celebrated its historic grand opening on July 29, 2013, with more than 1,500 people in attendance to celebrate the event. ACOM’s inaugural class of 162 students began classes on August 5, 2013, and will graduate in 2017.

It is difficult to engage the audience unless the following are taken into consideration
1.Audience are comfortable at physical level, for example the chairs, audio system, air conditioning if any is functioning well or not, visuals are clearly visible or not
2.Understand the background of the audience, their culture, preferred language of communication, belief system
3.Prepare the audience to come over the negative emotions such as greed, envy etc.Giving suggestions in opposite direction to negative emotions such as anger etc may help not to get distracted
4.Know the bliss profile of the audience, tune to that habits if possible where they derive bliss
5.Prepare the audience by giving suggestion at the conscious and subconscious levels of the audience
6.Guide them to the objective of the presentation
How to give and what suggestions to give, depends on the presenter.As per experiential system preparation at deeper layers of being improves on the engagement levels.

Some people have a natural talent for public speaking. But of course, those without such innate abilities can improve their presentation skills as well.
Here's a list of frequently made presentation mistakes and pitfalls (most of them I made myself ?). Hopefully this will help you to avoid the most common presentation pitfalls:

BEFORE

1.     Insufficient PREPARATION (subject, content, rehearse)
   
2.     Not considering your AUDIENCE beforehand (who are they, what are they interested in, what's in it for them)
   
3.     Not checking the EQUIPMENT (projector, connection with your laptop, sound)
   
4.     Not checking the VENUE (lighting conditions, capacity of meeting room)
   
5.     It is indeed useful to come to the venue earlier and meet the audience members individually, also to get a possible fix on who could be "friendly" or "hostile" to the topic and you. 
   
6.     Also announce at the start if and when questions will be taken - during / after a section / after the presentation. 
   

1.     Presentation STRUCTURE not mentioned at START (like: agenda, main content, break?, when time for questions)
   
2.     CONTENT is not fitting to the audience (too difficult, too simple, language, jargon)
   
3.     Presentation is TOO LONG (be concise, only tell what your audience wants/needs to know)
   
4.     TOO MANY SLIDES (do you really need slides? stick to around max. 10 slides for half an hour or 20 for an hour)
   
5.     Poor VISUALS (too complex, too flashy, no consistent style)
   
6.     TOO MUCH TEXT (too much information, too much details)
   
7.     Being NERVOUS (prepare, practice and if needed do a breathing exercise)
   
8.     Being too STATIC, staying in 1 place all the time (moving around brings change & variety)
   
9.     No/POOR EYE CONTACT (only looking at the script or the screen)
   
10.     No INTERACTIVITY (ask questions now and then, split up in groups and do an exercise)
    
11.     GETTING STUCK in a discussion / argument with one questioner.
    
12.     BLUFFING: Handling a question you don't know the answer to.
    
13.     Being BORING (try using a metaphore, telling an anecdote, a joke or a story, use a recent news heading, give practical examples)
    
14.     No SUMMARY at the end (conclusions, main points)
    

1.     Not asking if there are QUESTIONS (ambiguities)
   
2.     Not asking for FEEDBACK and suggestions (verbally, via email, or using some kind of form)
   
3.     No HANDOUT (1-page, memory aid)
   

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2. College of Business and Public Affairs
   
3. College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences
   
4. College of Engineering, Technology & Physical Sciences
   
5. School of Graduate Studies
   
6. Online Degree Programs
   
7. Distance Education and Extended Studies
   
8. Academic Resources
   

Alabama A&M University offers incredible preparation for life and career success, whether you're seeking a four-year undergraduate experience or graduate education.
 
AAMU defines the ideal public university. You will find an array of opportunities to pursue your interests and passions in the best tradition of a small land-grant university with the resources of a national research institution. 

International Applicants

The following information and materials must be in the Office of Admissions before an application for admission can be completely processed:

(1) An Affidavit of Support from sponsor, with seal or notarized (freshman & transfer students) and an official transcript from each institution attended (transfer students).

(2) An official high school transcript (or equivalent) or leaving certificate, (freshman students).

(3) Applicants for admission are required to take either the American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have test results sent directly to the Office of Admissions, Alabama A & M University, ACT code #0002, SAT code #1003, (freshman students).

(4) The results of the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), unless English is spoken as a native language. A score of 500 is required.  If applicant has successfully completed one year's college coursework in an English speaking country, the TOEFL requirement may be waived.

(5) Local Exam Council Report (freshman students).

(6) A letter of recommendation from principal, counselor or college advisor (freshman & transfer students) or a letter of recommendation from the Dean of Students or Advisor at the school from which applicant is transferring.

In order to receive transfer credits from non-U.S. institutions, ALL transcripts must be first sent to the World Education Services, P.0. Box 5087, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10274-5087, USA for evaluation on a comprehensive course-by-course report. You may also apply online at www.wes.org . To receive these transfer credits, a (course-by-course) evaluation must be done prior to entering the University. An 1-20 form will not be provided until all admissions requirements have been met and the required deposits submitted for one academic year. Financial aid and academic scholarships are NOT available to international students on "F-1" visas.