International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS) offers Athlete Scholarship for international elite athlete. Scholarship is available for pursuing AISTS MSA Programme 2014 edition. The scholarship has a value of CHF 13’500 (half of the tuition fee). Applicant must be a current or former international athlete and able to support cost of living in Lausanne (approx. CHF 2’100 per month), and cost of travel to Switzerland and back to country of residence.
About Scholarship: The AISTS offers an international elite athlete the opportunity to study at the AISTS MSA 2014 edition AISTS Athlete Scholarship through a scholarship. The scholarship has a value of CHF 13’500 (half of the tuition fee) and will be available to a current or former athlete who has competed at international level, such as participation in the Olympic Games.
The AISTS MSA is a unique 1 year-long international postgraduate programme in sports management, endorsed by the International Olympic Committee, and located in Lausanne in Switzerland. The AISTS MSA is targeted at candidates who have a university degree and previous work experience but wish to re-orientate their career in the sports industry.
Experience in the sports industry is therefore not a prerequisite but experiences related to sport is a plus, ie, athlete, volunteer, member of sport event organizing committee, member of club’s committee, journalism in sport, coaching etc.
Study: sports management to pursue Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology
Course Level: Postgraduate programme
Scholarship by: International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS)
Location: Switzerland
Eligibility: Candidates must fulfill all requirements for selection into the MSA programme and will need to demonstrate the capacity to support the costs of living in Lausanne (estimated at CHF 2’100 per month, including accommodation), and cost of travel to Switzerland and back to the country of residence. Applicant will be considered for the scholarship after being successfully accepted in the programme.
Scholarship Open for: International Students can apply
Duration: The scholarship has a value of CHF 13’500 (half of the tuition fee). The AISTS MSA is a unique 1 year-long international postgraduate programme.
Value: The scholarship has a value of CHF 13’500 (half of the tuition fee) and will be available to a current or former athlete who has competed at international level, such as participation in the Olympic Games.
Selection criteria: Candidates must fulfil all requirements for selection into the MSA programme and will need to demonstrate the capacity to support the costs of living in Lausanne (estimated at CHF 2’100 per month, including accommodation), and cost of travel to Switzerland and back to the country of residence.
Apply: Students can apply online. The online application process cannot be paused and continued at a later stage. Therefore applicant will need to have all of the supporting documents ready for submission when starting the online application process. The following information and supporting documents should be submitted:
-Expected financial support for all study induced expenses (incl. travel to Switzerland and back, housing, transportation and other additional cost of living). Examples of financial support: own earnings/savings, own assets, family (incl. spouse/partner) income, family (incl. spouse/partner) assets, next-of-kin/friends, your government, agencies & foundations, bank loan. You will be asked to specify the expected total amount of financial support for all study induced expenses during the whole AISTS MSA programme in USD. Please note that you must provide documentation to verify your income and assets by either submitting a tax form, statement of employer or other documents (e.g. bank statement)
-Include supporting documentation confirming your sporting achievementsPlease note that you must provide documentation to verify your sporting achievements. Examples of supporting documentation could be an extract of your official results, an attestation from an NOC or IF.
-Include a motivation letter to your scholarship application (1 to 2 pages). This letter must be different to the motivation letter submitted with your application to the AISTS MSA. Important: Please note that the online application process cannot be paused and continued at a later stage. Therefore you will need to ensure that you have all of the supporting documents ready for submission when starting the online application process.
Note: All candidates for the AISTS Athlete Scholarship must submit both applications, for the AISTS MSA 2014 programme and the scholarship.
Deadline: 15th August 2013
Further Information: http://aists.org/scholarships