Came across a great site via Entrecard today that lists hundreds of scholarships and details about who is eligible and the details. Scholarship Information is a great resource although you do have to dig around to find scholarships that apply to you because the site really does seem to have every possible scholarship in the world. Some of you will remember that I had a few posts on scholarships but I soon gave it up because I really only know US based programs and ones that apply to the former …Continue

As usual I am bringing you information on scholarships to study in the US or other countries. However, the FLEX program for high school students is beginning its application process NOW in Kazakhstan. If you are interested, call (7172) 98-00-68 today to talk to the American Councils office in Astana about where to go and what to do.

The FLEX Program
The Future Leaders EXchange program is funded by the US Department of State and funds secondary school students from the former Soviet Union, to study for one year in a US …Continue

The Fulbright Program is funded by the US Department of State and administered by a number of organizations including the IIE. It funds a number of different activities but for foreign (non-US) students the most important are that it funds graduate students who wish to study in the US and it funds foreign scholars (professors or academics) to conduct research, lecture, or teach at US universities.
For the 2005-2006 year the Fulbright program funded over 2000 foreign graduate students (about 50% of which were renewals of previous grants) and approximately 750 …Continue

While the desire to study abroad in the US or England is growing, especially here in Kazakhstan, where job advertisements often specifically require “Western Education”, paying for it is another question. Not many people know the different scholarships and programs that will pay for education abroad, or all the details. So I thought I would cover some of the scholarships available to you in a series of articles.
English Advantage is also happy to advise on which scholarships you can apply for, and to handle all applications for you, as …Continue