Scholarships
Grant to Support Graduate Students in Academic Presentations in Thailand Academic Year 2016
The Faculty of Graduate Studies aims to provide grants to support our graduate students in presenting their own academic research in Thailand. This is to promote and support students’ research work in order to enhance quality and meet international standards. The application procedure and selection criteria are as follows:
1. Qualifications of an Applicant
- The applicant must be a Thai or foreign graduate student in a program which is coordinated with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University.
- The applicant must be a master's or doctoral student of Mahidol University and his/her thesis committee must have been officially appointed before the application can be made. If the applicant has already graduated, the date of the presentation must be no more than one year after the date of graduation and he/she must have received consent from his/her Major Thesis Advisor and the Chair of the Program Administrative Committee.
- The applicant's presentation must prominently display the Mahidol University emblem (in both oral and poster presentations).
2. Financial Value and Number of the Scholarships
The Faculty of Graduate Studies will allocate funds only for registration fees (maximum 5,000 THB), travel expenses (by land only), and accommodation and only in the amount that will be actually paid not in estimates. The number of scholarships given will depend on the budget available in a particular month. These judgments will depend on the consideration of the Scholarship Committee.
3. Scholarship Committee
- Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Chair
- Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Committee
- Head of the Student Services Section, the Faculty of Graduate Studies Secretary
4. Selection Criteria
The Scholarship Committee may give priority consideration to an application which meets the following criteria. They are listed in order of importance:- The application is for a seminar/conference at the international level.
- The applicant has not received a grant for a presentation during the academic year 2014 - 2015
- The Faculty will only approve the registration fee at the student rate.
- In the case that a conference/seminar has different times for fee registrations, the Faculty will approve only the first round of the registration fee.
- In the case that a conference/seminar has different times for fee registrations, the Faculty will approve only the first round of the registration fee.
- In any other cases, the judgment of the Faculty of Graduate Studies is final.
5. Application Submission and Selection Periods
Student are required fill out the application form online.
| Round | Month/ Year | Period | Announcing Results Date, Month, Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2015 | 16 August – 15 September 2015 | 30 September 2015 |
| 2 | November 2015 | 16 September – 15 October 2015 | 30 October 2015 |
| 3 | December 2015 | 16 October – 15 November 2015 | 30 November 2015 |
| 4 | January 2016 | 16 November – 15 December 2015 | 31 December 2015 |
| 5 | February 2016 | 16 December 2015 – 15 January 2016 | 29 January 2016 |
| 6 | March 2016 | 16 January – 15 February 2016 | 29 February 2016 |
| 7 | April 2016 | 16 – 29 February 2016 | 31 March 2016 |
| 8 | May 2016 | 1 – 31 March 2016 | 29 April 2016 |
| 9 | June 2016 | 1 – 30 April 2016 | 31 May 2016 |
| 10 | July 2016 | 1 – 31 May 2016 | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | August 2016 | 1 – 30 June 2016 | 29 July 2016 |
| 12 | September 2016 | 1 – 31 July 2016 | 31 August 2016 |
- If an applicant has been given very short notice of his/her acceptance for participation in the conference and cannot submit the application before the date stated in 4.1, he/she must specify the reasons. Nonetheless, the decision depends on the consideration of the Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
- The student cannot apply for the grant to receive a refund for a conference/seminar that he/she has already attended.
6. Announcing the Results
The Faculty of Graduate Studies will announce the results with in the last week of every month
7. Terms and Conditions
- A successful applicant must proceed to receive the payment within 20 days at the Student Services Section, the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Otherwise, the grant will be canceled.
- The student must submit his/her presentation report to the Faculty of Graduate Studies within 15 days of seminar/conference participation.
8. Contact Information
The Student Services Section, the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Tel: 0-2441-4125 Ext 211-213, Fax: 0-2441-9511
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