Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship
THE ASIAN PEACEBUILDERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
The Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (APS) programme trains Asian professionals to become peace building practitioners, ready to take up leading positions in organisations across the globe. It offers intensive, specialised language training to facilitate participation of professionals with lower levels of English proficiency, as well as the hands-on design and implementation of an intensive field project in Asia. Scholars obtain a Master of Arts Degree from the University for Peace (UPEACE) in an area related to peace building, and a Master’s Degree in Transdisciplinary Social Development from the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU).
DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW OF SCHOLARSHIP
Academic study takes place in the Philippines and Costa Rica and is made up of the following components: 1) intensive language learning, 2) Specialized Coursework at ADMU, 3) MA at UPeace, 4) MTSDev at ADMU and Project Implementation
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Period |
Programme Module |
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March to June 2021 Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines |
English Module 1: Intermediate English Training: Accepted applicants with an intermediate level of English language proficiency will participate in this first module of English Training at the Ateneo Language Learning Center (ALLC). |
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June to August 2021 Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines |
English Module 2: Advanced Academic English Training: Applicants with a high level of English language proficiency will start the programme with English module 2 at the Ateneo Language Learning Center (ALLC), together with the students who successfully completed Module 1. |
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June to August 2021 Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines |
Specialised Coursework in Transdisciplinary Social Development, 1st leg Students will take the courses in social sciences specifically focusing on theories on social development and gain academic and practical skills through intensive training on sociologically and anthropologically-informed social analysis, applied research, and engagement with professionals. |
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August 2021 to May 2022 UPEACE - Costa Rica |
Specialised MA Coursework: Students will continue their studies in one of the Specialised MA Programmes offered by UPEACE. Areas of study include: • Peace and Conflict |
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June to November 2022 Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines |
MTSDev, 2nd leg Modular Coursework Comprehensive Examinations |
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December 2022 Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines |
Graduation |
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Master in Transdisciplinary Social Development
The Master in Transdisciplinary Social Development (MTSDev) at the Ateneo de Manila University provides students solid grounding, relevant theoretical and practical tools, and innovative thinking skills needed in taking direct action on and creating high-impact solutions to the complex issues of equity, justice, and peace confronting the communities and peoples of the Global South. MTSDev underscores the transdisciplinary value of cooperatively producing knowledge, participatory means of building capacities, mutual modes of determining ownership, and inter-generational sharing of benefits with and among the subjects of development.
Learning experience is built around local and global field exposures, fieldwork activities, workshops, project design and implementation, action research, engagements with multilateral institutions, and modular class formats. These pedagogical approaches offer students engaging opportunities in tackling diverse issues surrounding the questions of resource mobilization, access to public wealth, rights and tenure concerns, human security, and equitable pathways in benefiting from social transformations.
MA in Area Related to Peacebuilding at UPEACE
For 9.5 months APS scholars will undertake an MA degree of their selection at UPEACE Main Campus in Costa Rica. All programmes maintain a focus on the core concepts of peace, as well as providing students with robust frameworks of analysis that will enable them to understand the complex challenges now facing the international community.
APS students are able to select from the following MA programmes:
1. International Peace Studies
2. Media, Peace and Conflict Studies
3. Gender and Peacebuilding
4. Peace Education
5. International Law and Human Rights
6. Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development
7. International Law and the Settlement of Disputes
8. Environment, Development and Peace
• Specialisation in Sustainable Food Systems
• Specialisation in Climate Change Policy
• Specialisation in Environmental Security and Governance
• Specialisation in Natural Resource Management
APPLICATION INFORMATION
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Number of Scholarships Available: |
Thirty (30) |
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Eligibility: |
At least two years of relevant work/volunteer experience |
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Scholarship: |
The APS scholarship covers tuition, airfare, transit and some visa costs for all programme components. A monthly stipend of 700-800 USD is provided to students throughout the duration of the programme. |
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Selection Process: |
Review of submitted documents |
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Application Requirements: |
Application Documents |
MINIMUM LEVEL OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF APPLICANTS
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Type of English Test |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
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TOEFL Paper based |
513-549 |
550 |
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TOEFL Computer based (CBT) |
183-214 |
215 |
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TOEFL Internet based (IBT) |
71-89 |
90 |
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IELTS |
5.5 |
7.0 |
APPLICATION PERIOD: FEBRUARY - JULY 16, 2020 – CLOSED
APPLICATION PERIOD FOR 2022 to be announceD