PLEASE NOTE: for official information, specific details, and updated deadlines and instructions, please check the organization's website and current application forms; if you have problems or questions, please contact us.

Deadlines:

• Application for assistance from this program can be made at any time so long as the student has a clear plan and is aware of the application process and calendar for their chosen university and course.

Description:

• The Thabyay Small Grants Initiative aims to help Myanmar students applying for university and scholarship places to cover the costs required to do so. It is not a scholarship program. It does not provide scholarships for study at university, but instead seeks to fill the gaps that other scholarship programs do not cover.

• Applicants can apply for one or more of the following four kinds of support:
  

  • The cost of internationally accredited examinations that are required as university entrance qualifications. (eg TOEFL, IELTS, GED), including the costs of travel and accommodation to take these tests.

  • University Application Fees

  • Charges related to university entrance exams and interviews and the travel and accommodation costs required to attend.

  • The costs of obtaining a passport and an appropriate student visa. This can include domestic travel within Myanmar and involve and charges for the translation and authentication of documents.

Eligibility and Restrictions:

• Applicants must be citizens of Myanmar

• Applicants must intend to study on a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program within Asia but outside Myanmar. Applicants already studying at university are not eligible to apply for Category 1 support.

• Applicants seeking assistance for short term training programs are not eligible.

• All applicants must have completed high school and have strong oral and written English language skills.

• All applicants must intend to return to Burma upon completion of their studies to work for human development, peace or ethnic reconciliation.

• Have plans to apply for a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program in the Asian region. Applications are asked to provide details of the program or programs that they plan to apply for.

• The program is based on financial need. Students who can afford to cover these basic costs themselves are not eligible for financial support.

Application Procedure:

• Application for assistance from this program can be made at any time so long as the student has a clear plan and is aware of the application process and calendar for their chosen university and course. If you would like to apply, please do so as soon as possible. Please email your application to sssburma@gmail.com . If you do not have access to email you can send it to :

PO Box 8, Mae Ping Post Office, Chiang Mai, 50301 Thailand

• If you have any questions or would like further information about this initiative please contact sssburma@gmail.com

Attachments:

• Application form

• transcripts

• work history

• Essays (including: What do you want to study and why?}