About this Scholarship
TFL program offers a scholarship award for students from CLMV countries (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam) in the upcoming academic year. Apart from increasing cultural diversity in the program, the aim of this scholarship is to provide students from CLMV countries which is the strategic area for Thai language users an opportunity to get quality education. The coverage of this scholarship is four years and one round travel allowance. The program hopes that this scholarship will be beneficial for students who are interested in studying Thai while having economic difficulties.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicant must:
- Be a citizen of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
- Hold a high school diploma or equivalent to Thai GED (General Educational Development) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Not bonded, holding any other scholarship, or receiving assistance from any organization
Benefit
In the 2024 academic year, one scholarship is provided which includes 440,000 THB (55,000 TBH/semester: 8 semesters in maximum) and one round international travel allowance
Selection process and Criteria
1. Before launching an application, applicant must have:
1). A standard English Proficiency Test:
- IELTS with a minimum band scare of 5.5
- TOEFL with a minimum score of 470 PBT or 150 CBT or 52iBT
- Duolingo English Test (DET) with a minimum score of 95
2). 2 letters of recommendation written in English
3). A statement of purpose written in Thai
2. The selection of successful candidates begins with scholarship committee which comprises the academic staff in the program consider the submitted applications. After the announcement of qualified applicants, the candidates will attend the interview. Then, the committee decides who should be granted the scholarship.
3. The selection process timeline is as follows:
- Feb 7th, 2024: Last date for application
- Feb 14th, 2024: Announcement of qualified applicants
- Feb 21st, 2024: Online Interview
- Feb 28th, 2024: Announcement of scholarship result
Note: the result will be announced on the website of Faculty of Humanities, Chaing Mai University. Student who is granted the scholarship must register for the program before 2nd round of CMU-IPAS ends (Feb 13th – Mar 21st, 2024)
4. The criteria that the committee use for choosing successful candidates is characterized by two conditions. The first one is the applicants’ academic achievements in the past and the potential in achieving academic excellence in TFL program. The other one is the economic condition of the applicants which can put pressure or difficulties for the applicants in studying in the program. The weight between the two aspects is subject to the number of applications that are submitted each year.
Terms and Conditions
- A successful applicant must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 every semester. They must also register in the course for at least 15 credits per semester. Failure to maintain this academic performance will result in the suspension of the scholarship in the next academic semester
- A successful applicant must participate regularly in any activities hosted by the TFL program.
- A successful applicant must study full-time in the program in the first two years during the studentship period. Joining exchange program, study abroad program, internship, or any other programs that make the applicants to be away from registering for the course in regular semester, will result in the suspension of the scholarship. The Scholarship will be continued after the student resume the regular semester in Chiang Mai University.
- The scholarship does not apply to international students who transfer from other programs or universities.
How to Apply
- Download the information of the scholarship, requirement and application form at https://e-humanities.human.cmu.ac.th/file/WebManagement/subfile/20231113115732000000dRfRJ.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1kSjr2G16Oy2Vzukg-_70wMwDpSGIumy8a5qk73dfhjdmTWDEmcEaxwak
- Submit application form and required documents to tfl@cmu.ac.th
Application Period
Application deadline is on 7th February 2024.
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