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7 Southeast Asian Regional Center A M E 0 for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture Science and Education foragriculture and Development College Los Barlos Laguna 4031, Philippines Telephone. (63431 5362365 to 67, 5362290, 5362287 Fax: 163491 5367097 hltp.//www.searca arg Fmailpost@agrr.searca.org Ref. No. GCS 52096 23 April 1015 The Minister Ministry of Ayriculare and Cooperat;ves 3 Ratchadamnoen Kok Road Bangkok 10200, Thailand Fax: (662) 181 4266 You: FJxcellency: The Southeast Asia? Regional Center for Grad~arc Study and Research in Agricclltu:e (SEARCA) invites app1ica:ions from q~alitied nationals of your country for MS and PhD scholarsl..ips in agriculture and related fields for School Year 20161017 Applications nay be rubmitted dlrec:.y to the Ministry of t:,ducat.on or to the Ministry of Agriculture acd Cooperatives (MOAC). The applications received by the MOAC will be screened and cand.dates who?assed the MOAC's screening will be endorsed to :he Ministry of Education zogether with their applicatior. documents. These candidates are to be considered in the final list of nominees the Ministry of Ed~catlon wrll approve for endorsement to SEARCA. The nominees shal. be interviewed by SEARCA sometime between riovember 2015 ar.d March 2016, a: a venue to be specified by the Ministry of Education. Applicants for both MS and Phl) scholarships must not be older than 35 years old at the time of application. Appiicants who do not satisfy the age requirement will be considered only for extremely meritorious reason> and we would require a supponing statement endorsing such nominees. F~xher, the app.icants7 thesis topics must be aligned with SEARCA's thrusts focused on lnclus~ve and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development. Please note that applicar~ons w~th incomplete documents will nor be evai~ated. Furthermore, scbmission of complete application documents does not automatically entitle the nominee to a scholarship award. The number of awarders per country depends on the quaiifica:~ons of the applicants, the adrnisslon res~lts from the preferred university, and the total number of slots available. App.icants wno are denied adm;ss.on by the concerned university will not be considered. To facilitate the fu;fillment ofthe application requiremenrs, we have ecclosed the following.. SEARCA Application form (three copies): 2. nformatior brochures on the graduate study programs of the University ConsoKium members wh;ch serve as r:udy posts, namely: the University of the Philippines Los
Bailos, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kasetsart University, lnstitut Pertanian Bogor, and Universitas Gadjah Mada; 3. Application forms for admission to the graduate study programs of the abovementioned universities (two copies each); 4. List of priority courses, major fields and areas of specialization in agriculture and related sciences; and 5. Two (2) copies of the scholarship announcement, which may be reproduced, for dissemination to interested universities and agencies and for posting in bulletin boards. More information about the scholarship and downloadable application forms are available at SEARCA's website http://searca.orp/index.ph~/scholarship/~raduatescholarsh~p. We would appreciate receiving the list of applicants endorsed by the Ministry of Education together with their complete set of requirements (given in AnnexA) not later than 30 September 2015. n case the MOAC decides not to submit any nominations for School Year 20162017, kindly send us notice via email at psd@searca.org or via fax at (6349) 536 7164 on or before 30 September 20 15. Please accept, your Excellency, the assurances of our highest esteem. Very truly yours, Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr. Director Attached: as stated Enclosures: as stated
~ SOUTHEAST ASAN REGONAL CENTER FOR GRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH N AGRCULTURE (SEARCA) Los Baiios, Laguna 4031, Philippines URL: http://www.searca.org; Email. gsd@.searca.org SEARCA SCHOLARSHP APPLCAlOU FORM 1 (Piease type or write in block letters. To be prepared in triplicate) DegreeCourse applied for (please check): [7 MS PhD Major Field (please state): ~~ Duration: From To Desired Study Post Kniversity (pls. check), u University of the Philippines 1.0s Bafios (UPLB), Philippines o Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand a Universiti Puba Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia o lnstitut Pertanian Bogor (PB), ndonesia n Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), lndonesia a Others' (please specify) A. PERSONAL NFORMATON Full Name: Nationality: Home Address. (Family Name) (First Name) (Middle Name) Tel: Fax. ~~ Email: Country. ~~~ Employer (nstitution or Company). Employer's Address. ~ ~ PO BOX:.re1: Fax. Email: Date of Birth: Place of Birth Day Month Year Religion: 9. Gender: Male Female [7 10. Civil Status: Single Married Widowler ~ 11. f married, name and address of spouse: Tel. No. Email No. of children ~ 12. Kame and address of person to contact in case of emergency: ' Southeast As~an unxersity with existing agreement with SEARCA
~~ ~ ~. ~.. Tel. No. Fax No. Email. 13. Particula& of National Registration dentificabon Card. 14. Passport Number Expiration Date: Date and Place of ssue: B. PROFESSONAL NFORMATON. Education 15. College/University attended (please start with the most recent): Name of College /University and Country. Year. From To Major SubjectField of Study Diploma1 Degree 11. Work Experience and Background 16. Employment History (in chronological order, please use extra sheets if necessary): Posltlon Name of nstitutiod Employer ~ ~p~ Year From TO 17 Description of most recent job (Duties and Responsibilities).. 18. Description of major area of interest (please use extra sheets if necessary) ~. ~~. ~ SEARCA Scholarship Application ( e3i0'5: 2
. ~ ~p 19. 0verse4 conferenceslseminars attended (please use extra sheets if necessary): Name of ConferencelSeminar Venue Dates From To ~ ~~ 20. Overseas courses attended including courses at SEAMEO Regional CentersProjects (please use extra sheets if necessary). 1 Name of Course CountrySEAMEO Regional Dates ~enteflroject From To 2 1. Research carried out (please use extra sheets if necessary): r % e a r c h Durat~on From j To 22. Publications (please use extra sheets if necessary). ~ ~ Title of Publication ~.. Year Published ~. ~ ~ SEARCA Molarship Application (F ebid L 5) 3
. LANGUAGE (ENGLSH) PROFCENCY 23..anguage proficiency (please indicate "Excellent", "Good", or "Fair"): 7 Language ~e1 Writing Speaking ==== t 7 t 1 Need for remed~al Engl~sh course (please check) Yes No What is your ELTSROEF, or English Examination Score? Wherelwhen did you take your ELTSTOEFL or English Exam~natlon? V. OTHER APPLCATON DETALS 24. State briefly reason for pursuing the degree. 25 Expected employrnent/job position upon complet~on of degree 26. Have you applied for scholarship from other funding institutions? Yes No f yes, please answer numbers 27 and 28 f no, please proceed to number 29 27. Please enumerate names of funding or scholarship institutions. Name of Organization/ Date of Application Status of Application/ Funding ~nstitution Results 28. f you are offered a scholarship by any of the institutions listed in No. 27, would you still pursue your appl~cation for SEARCA scholarship? Yes No SEARCA Scholarship Application ('e32>15) 4
~ 29. Howlwhere did you learn about SEARCA? SEARCA website (www.searca.org) Event attended or hosted by SEARCA Social media (i.e. SEARCA Facebook page) El A school or university in your country Newspaper or Online advertisement Friends or family Other (please spec11y): 30. What do you know about SEARCA? 3 1 What is the tltle of your proposed researcwdlssertation topic? Describe briefly your research objectives 32. What SEARCA prlority thrustlsubtheme does proposed research topic belong to (please tick) Social nclusion U Strengtherung of Value Chains and Agribusmess Commodity Systems ntegration of smallscale farmers into commerc~al food systems Food and Nutr~tlon Security 13 Productivityenhancing innovations and modern technologies O Rural entrepreneurship toward offfarm and nonfarm businesses Environmental CrossCutting ~trate~i Sustainability Thrusts Climate change adaptation U Subregional cooperation and resiliency in trade and investments Natural Resource Reg~onal Economlc Management o Agrob~odiversity conservation o Organic farming o Conservation farming o Agrltourism o ],and and water resource management ntegration ( WA and, AEC 20 S) Government Policies, nstitutions, and Governance MechanlsmslReforms that can address and redress rural poverty, inequitable growth. and env~ronmental degradation declare that the information provided about and by me in this appi~cation for the SEARCA Scholarship award 1s true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. acknowledge that supplying false or m~sleading information may result in the disqualification of my application. Date Signature of Applicant SEARCA Scholarship Application (F~h23.i) 5