Help for advanced science students

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- In a bid to produce more quality scientists, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CGI) has awarded 30 scholarships to people interested in studying for international master's and doctoral degrees in fields that face a shortage of personnel in Thailand.

The selected students will study Applied Biological Sciences, Chemical Biology and Environmental Toxicology at CGI. CGI has collaborated with leading overseas universities to provide these programmes, such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University's School of Medicine, Utrecht University in the Netherlands and others.

The universities have provided assistance in terms of teaching and conducting research.

The scholarships cover tuition fees and other education-related fees. Monthly expenses of Bt7,000-Bt10,000 are also offered.

-- The Nation 2013-01-14

And nobody is complaining about this???????

And nobody is complaining about this???????

No, but is CGI a government entity? I ask that, because if it is, the graduates would need to return and work to pay off their 'debt' to the country. If there are no restrictions, these graduates are unlikely to return to work for the relatively low salaries on offer here. Many will make a good name for themselves, and will be offered work overseas.

And nobody is complaining about this???????

No, but is CGI a government entity? I ask that, because if it is, the graduates would need to return and work to pay off their 'debt' to the country. If there are no restrictions, these graduates are unlikely to return to work for the relatively low salaries on offer here. Many will make a good name for themselves, and will be offered work overseas.

The Royal Golden Jubilee Fund awards some 500 PhD scholarships (mostly science) per year and has just started offering MSc scholarships in certain areas.

TGIST (if I recall correctly) which is under the National Science and Technology Development Agency offers some 50 PhD or MSc science scholarships per year.

Both of these are "non bonded" scholarships. Once completed the awardee is free to do what they want.

DPST (development program for science and technology) offers scholarships from highschool through to PhD - again, I think non-bonded (but not 100% sure).

CHE (committee for higher education) offers PhD scholarships although they are bonded, and awardee must serve in a Uni for so many years - although CHE changes policy nearly day by day - so its difficult to know what they are actually up to at any specific time.