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It can be quite stressful. In contrary to what many people think professors* do not just teach. They are indeed teachers and they should do this job well but this is only part of their working time (in the UK 40% of their contract time generally). They should also produce excellent research (meaning NEW knowledge not in the literature) so uncertainty and hard work fills their days because you do not know where research will take you and if you are going to have a paper worthwhile publishing to a good journal. If you are lucky you have built a research group but this of course means you should also be a good manager and a good mentor to your graduate students.Seeking funding: On your research output you mainly base your applications for funding which take up a lot of time but have very low chances of success as this is a very competitive game. For example, all my August will be mainly spent writing an EU proposal with a very uncertain outcome. Add to these the several meetings and travels to talk about your research and discuss it at conferences and in other universities and elsewhere -quite a bit of preparation is needed generally for those presentations.Admin: departmental duties (admit undergraduate and postgraduate students, participate in examination committees and do other tasks.) sometimes, you organize seminar/conferences/workshops which again takes up a lot of time.adding all this together sounds like no free time exists. However, I believe relaxing is essential, preferably by doing sports (although I do not exactly follow what I advocate and I usually watch a TV series -although I do walk to my work and back.)Overall, that an academic cannot work less than 50 hours per week - many times more.*=permanent faculty member.

Q. Which fellowship programs are open in 2017?A2A. Not enough information. What country, what level of education, what major, what age etc.25 Fully Funded Scholarships* for International StudentsLast updated: 06 Jun 2016 |©Stock photos, royalty-free images & video clipsNot all scholarships are created equal. Some scholarships are in the form of tuition fee waivers only, some only cover living expenses, while some offer a partial cash grant but there are those scholarship programs that cover both tuition fee and living expenses and sometimes include travel costs, book allowance, insurance, etc. Fully funded scholarships provide most, if not all, of what you need to pursue your studies abroad.*Full scholarships in this list pertains to scholarships that cover at the least, both the tuition fee and living expenses.Fully-funded Government Scholarships »Fulbright Foreign Student Program (USA)The Fulbright Foreign Student Program are prestigious scholarships for international students who wants to pursue a Master’s or PhD degree in the United States. Generally, the grant funds tuition, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance, etc. The Fulbright program provides funding for the duration of the study.British Chevening Scholarships (UK)Chevening Scholarships, the UK government’s global scholarship programme, are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree. Most Chevening Scholarships cover: tuition fees; a living allowance at a set rate (for one individual); an economy class return airfare to the UK; additional grants to cover essential expenditure.Endeavour Postgraduate Awards (Australia)The Endeavour Postgraduate Awards provide full financial support for international students from around the world to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia. The scholarships include tuition fees, travel allowance, establishment allowance, monthly stipend, health and travel insurance.See also Australian Awards ScholarshipsSwiss Government Excellence Scholarships (Switzerland)The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships provide graduates from all fields with the opportunity to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research at one of the public funded university or recognized institution in Switzerland. The scholarship covers a monthly allowance, tuition fees, health insurance, lodging allowance, etc.Swedish Scholarships for International Students (Sweden) The Swedish Institute provides scholarships in Sweden to highly-qualified international students from developing countries who wants to pursue full-time Masters studies at Swedish Universities. The scholarship covers tuition fee, living expenses, some travel grant, and insurance.VLIR-UOS Training and Masters Scholarships (Belgium)VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from selected developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America so that they can pursue a Training and Master’s Programme related to development at Universities in Belgium. The scholarships cover tuition fee, accommodation, allowance, travel costs, and other program related costs.New Zealand Development Scholarships (New Zealand)The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) offers the opportunity for international students from selected developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to study in New Zealand to gain knowledge and skills through post-graduate study in specific subject areas that will assist in the development of their home country. The scholarships include tuition fees, travel costs, living allowance, and insurance.See also New Zealand International Doctoral ScholarshipsFully-funded University Scholarships »Gates Cambridge Scholarships (UK)Gates Cambridge Scholarships are full-cost awards for graduate study and research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships are open to all international students from all over the world. A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge namely: university fees, maintenance allowances, airfare, and some dependent’s allowance.See also Cambridge International Scholarship SchemeClarendon Scholarships at University of Oxford (UK)The Clarendon Scholarship Fund is a prestigious graduate scholarship scheme offering around 140 new scholarships every year to eligible graduate applicants (including international students) at the University of Oxford. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford. The scholarships cover tuition and college fees in full and a generous grant for living expenses.See also Rhodes ScholarshipsWestminster International Scholarships (UK)University of Westminster awards scholarships to eligible students from any developing country who wish to study in the UK and pursue a full-time Masters degree in any field of study at the University of Westminster. The scholarship awards full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.See also Westminster Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships and Westminster Full International ScholarshipsUniversity of Bradford Global Development Scholarships (UK)The University of Bradford Global Development Scholarships are intended to aid international students in financial hardship due to the fact that they are domiciled in a country that is in crisis as a result of the political situation, war, natural disaster etc. The scholarship is available for students enrolled or intending to enroll in a full time Master’s programmes (not MBA) based at the University of Bradford. Each scholarship is worth approximately £25,000 which includes full tuition fees, accommodation, and living costs.Adelaide Scholarships International (Australia)The University of Adelaide offers the Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI) program to attract high quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the University of Adelaide to support its research effort. The scholarships includes course tuition fees, annual living allowance, and health insurance.University of Sydney International Research Scholarships (Australia)The University of Sydney invites candidates who are eligible to undertake a Postgraduate Research Degree or Master’s by Research program at this University to apply for the University of Sydney International Research Scholarship (USydIS). The USydIS will cover tuition fees and living allowance for up to three years.University of Maastricht High Potential Scholarships (Netherlands)The University of Maastricht High Potential Scholarships are made available by the UM Scholarship Fund with the aim of encouraging talented students from outside the EEA to follow a master’s programme at UM. The scholarships include tuition fee, living expenses, visa costs, and insurance.TU Delft Excellence Scholarships (Netherlands)The Delft University of Technology offers a number of excellence scholarship programs for international students. The Justus & Louise van Effen scholarship is one of those programs and it aims to financially supporting excellent international MSc students wishing to study at TU Delft. The scholarship is a full scholarship – coverage of tuition fees and monthly allowance for living expenses.Erik Bleumink Scholarships at University of Groningen (Netherlands)The Erik Bleumink Fund Scholarships are usually awarded for any 1 year or 2 years Master’s degree programme offered at the University of Groningen. The grant covers the tuition fees plus the costs of international travel, subsistence, books, and health insurance.Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (Netherlands)The Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (AES) awards scholarships to exceptionally talented students from outside the EU to pursue eligible Master’s Programmes offered at the University of Amsterdam. The AES is a full scholarship of €25,000 covering tuition and living expenses.ETH Zurich Excellence Masters Scholarship Program (Switzerland)ETH Zurich supports excellent international students wishing to pursue a Master’s degree at ETH. The Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) consists of a grant covering living and study expenses (CHF 11,000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver.Danish State Tuition Fee Waivers and Scholarships at Roskilde University (Denmark)A limited number of Danish state tuition fee waivers and scholarships are offered to highly talented students at graduate level, who come from countries outside of the EU/EEA and need a residence permit to study at Roskilde University. The scholarship comes in the form of a tuition fee waiver and approximately DKK 7,800 per month to cover living expenses in Denmark.International Leader of Tomorrow Award at University of British Columbia (Canada)University of British Columbia (UBC) provides bachelors scholarships for talented secondary and post-secondary international students from around the world. International Leader of Tomorrow Award-winners receive an award-level commensurate with their financial need as determined by the costs of their tuition, fees and living costs, minus the financial contribution the student and their family can make annually towards these costs.Fully-funded Institute Scholarships »Joint Japan World Bank ScholarshipsThe Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students from World Bank member countries to pursue development-related studies at selected Universities around the world. The scholarship provides travel costs between your home country and the host university, tuition for your graduate program, the cost of basic medical insurance, a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses, including books.ADB Japan Scholarship ProgramThe Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. The ADB-JSP provides full tuition fees, a monthly subsistence and housing allowance, an allowance for books and instructional materials, medical insurance, and travel expenses.Rotary Foundation Global Study GrantsThe Rotary Foundation offers scholarship funding through the Rotary Foundation Global Grant scholarships. The scholarship funds graduate-level coursework or research for one to four academic years. The minimum budget for a global grant scholarship is $30,000 which can fund the following: passport/visa, inoculations, travel expenses, school supplies, tuition, room and board, etc.OFID Scholarship AwardOFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) offers a fully-funded scholarship to qualified applicants who wish to study for a Master’s degree in an accredited University around the world. The scholarships are worth up to $50,000 that covers the tuition fees, monthly allowance to cover living expenses, accommodation, insurance, books, relocation grants, and travel costs.TED 2017 Fellowship Program (Fully-funded) Deadline passedApply to be a TED FellowTwice a year, the TED Fellows program opens applications to find a new class of extraordinary thinkers and doers. Though we target innovators aged 21 to 40, we encourage anyone over 18 years old to apply.How to applyThe TED Global 2017 Fellowship application is closed. Deadline: November 13, 2016 at 11:59pm UTC.Application cycle datesEach year we open two application cycles: one for TED and one for TEDGlobal. Each application cycle has an opening and closing date – you may only apply to be a Fellow between the opening and closing dates. We do not accept applications during the dates that fall outside of the application cycle window.Dates for the TED2017 application cycle are as follows:TED 2017 application cycleOpening date: June 13, 2016Closing date: July 30, 2016The application cycle is now closed for TED2017.TED Global 2017 application cycleOpening date: October 4, 2016Closing date: November 13, 2016The application cycle is now closed for TED Global 2017.Please note that we are currently reviewing applications for TED 2017 and will announce the final decision at the end of November. Final decisions for the TED Global 2017 fellowship class will be made by the beginning of March 2017. Unfortunately, our application cycles overlap this year, and if you applied to be a TED 2017 Fellow, you will not hear back about the decision until after the TED Global 2017 application cycle closes. While you are welcome to apply for both the TED 2017 and TED Global 2017 Fellows class, we generally encourage applicants to wait at least one year to re-apply, so that you can reflect one year of significant progress in your application.To be added to the email reminder list for the next application cycle, please enter your email address below:Who should applyWe look for different applicants than many other leadership-oriented programs. Instead of business people, professionals, policy wonks and government officials, the TED Fellows program focuses on doers, makers, inventors, advocates, filmmakers and photographers, musicians and artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, NGO heads, and human rights activists.In addition to impressive accomplishment, fine character and a good heart are two very important traits we look for in a every potential TED Fellow. More than anything, this focus on character has defined the success of the TED Fellows program.The application processCandidates may apply to attend either TED or TED Global. We welcome anyone over the age of 18 to apply. We choose 20 Fellows to attend each TED Conference. To be reminded when TED Fellowship applications open, please sign up for updates.The selection processTED Fellows are selected by the program staff, with extensive reference checking and consultation with experts across all fields. Selections are made by the group as a whole, not by individuals.There is no algorithm for how we select our TED Fellows. We select Fellows based on their accomplishments in their respective fields, the potential impact of their work and also, most importantly, their character. The ideal applicant is multidisciplinary in their pursuits, and is at a moment in their career to maximize the support of the TED Community.Learn more in our Program FAQ

Since May 2008, the fee for all types of visas is 60 Euro. But in many cases you don’t have to pay for a visa or can get a visa at a reduced price.FEE WAIVERSFor Schengen visa you are exempt from paying a visa fee regardless of your nationality if you fall in one of these categories:children under six yearsschool pupils, undergraduates, postgraduates and accompanying teaching staff who undertake trips for the purpose of study or educational trainingrepresentatives of non-profit organizations aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences or other sports, cultural or educational events organized by non-profit organizationsresearchers from third countries traveling within the European Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific researchFor national visas:Foreign nationals receiving a scholarship from public funds during their stay in Germany, as well as their spouse or partner and minor children as long as they are covered by the funding.Visa fees are waived for the spouses, partners, minor single children of German citizens and parents of minor German citizens as well as family members of EU/EEA nationals.REDUCED FEESThe visa facilitation agreements with Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kosova and Georgia envisage a fee of 35 Euro for a Schengen visa worldwide and various waivers of this visa fee (for example a visit to your relatives).For the nationals of Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia who still require a visa (holders of non-biometric passports), visa facilitation agreements envisage a fee of 35 Euro. The same applies to nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania after the lifting of the general visa requirement on 15 December 2010.A reduced fee of 35 Euro for granting a Schengen visa applies for children between the ages of 6 and 12. For national visas, the fee for minors is half of the regular rate.The German Consulate will also consider waiving or reducing the fees charged in individual cases if the applicant is seeking to enter the country to promote cultural interests, interests in the field of foreign policy, development policy or for humanitarian reasons.Here is the Best Munich Attractions for Families, Couples