The major beneficiary of the Foundation has so far been The SET Foundation, a registered charitable organisation in Thailand. SET will this year support more than 1,700 students.

The SET Foundation has a very specific aim: to make a positive difference. That difference is between a bright, needy youngster being able to study at school, vocational college or university, or instead having to labor in the rice paddies, on a Bangkok building site or in some other mundane, dead-end job.

SET was founded by Mr. Peter Robinson who has tirelessly managed this organization since it's inception 1994.

 

www.thaistudentcharity.org 

 

Toonpanya Foundation

The Toonpanya Foundation administer a major scholarship programme on behalf of the Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation (“SLSF”). This programme, which was started in 2010, has already benefited many hundreds of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in northern Thailand and currently supports 350 to 400 students at any one time. SLSF looks to support students who are not only in great financial need but who also show great potential and commitment to making the most of this opportunity.

Candidates for the SLSF scholarship program are put forward by partner organisations who work at local community level and therefore have excellent networks and experience within schools and other organizations working with children and families in their respective areas and are able to help identify students who combine the characteristics which the foundation is most interested in finding.

Partner Organisations have so far included Samsara (based in Chiang Mai but working predominantly in Mae Hong Son province), the Karen Hill Tribes Trust (based in Khun Yuam, Mae Hong Son province), Shan Women’s Action Network (based in Chiang Mai town but working predominantly along the Thai-Shan State border), the Blood Foundation (based in Fang, Chiang Mai province) and the Migrant Learning Centre (in Chiang Mai).  Toonpanya Foundation also works with several schools and colleges (such as Fang Vocational College, Mae Hong Son Nawamin Vocational College and Chiang Mai Rajabhat in Mae Hong Son) to identify good candidates.

Once candidates have been proposed, they then undergo a rigorous application and interview process to ensure that the programme is reaching the most deserving students. Once a student has been awarded an SLSF scholarship, he/she then receives SLSF scholarship installments each term, delivered in person by a member of the Toonpanya team on behalf of SLSF. Each term, every SLSF scholar will also have a further interview with one or two members of the Toonpanya team to see: how the student is doing in their studies; check grades and attendance; see if there are any problems which need resolving; discuss what the student is doing with his/her free time to support themselves and improve their prospects for the future; check that the student continues to merit support (again, both in terms of financial need and demonstration of commitment); check that the student is not at risk of dropping out (and if so, to help try to find solutions); and discuss plans for the future and how best to achieve those aspirations.

The SLSF programme thereby tries to ensure that it maintains a very proactive role in the student’s studies, providing not only financial support but also encouragement, guidance and help where appropriate.

The SLSF programme under the auspices of Toonpanya is managed by Mr. David Williams to whom SLSF owe a great deal of thanks. Without him the programme would not have been such a formidable success.

www.scholarshipfoundationcm.com

 

New Life Center Foundation 
The New Life Center Foundation  works exclusively with young ethnic minority women throughout the Mekong sub-region (Thailand, Burma, China, and Laos) who are at risk for, or victims of, human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual abuse. Through their network NLC identifies young girls who are suitable for more advanced studies. For 2013/2014 NLC has been granted 168 scholarships.

www.newlifecenterfoundation.org

 

Migrant Assistance Program MAP

The Migrant Assistance Program MAP received the first grants from SLSF in January 2013. For 2014 MAP has appealed and received scholarship grants for 272 migrant children.

MAP's primary goal is to improve the Burmese migrant workers conditions in Thailand. In doing so they also come across many deserving youngsters in the migrant communities.

www.mapfoundationcm.org/eng

 

Thai Lahu Development Foundation TLDF

Thai Lahu Development Foundation TLDF received grants from SLSF starting with the school year 2013/14. 200 students in primary and secondary level plus 64 students in college/ university level will be supported. Lahu is a so called hill tribe that originated from China. The Lahu people are a small minority in the northern part of Thailand. But they have their own language and are predominantly christian, which is unusual in this area.

  

Chalmers – Master’s Programme

The Sievert Larsson Scholarship Fund (within Friends of Chalmers) offers annually scholarships to Thai students who aim to study on a Master’s Programme at Chalmers University of Technology. Our aim is to support students who primarily come from less affluent homes and who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in Sweden. The scholarships are awarded to Thai citizens who have been admitted to a Master's Programme at Chalmers. Applications for the Sievert Larsson Scholarship are made online via Chalmers' scholarship application form.

www.chalmers.se/en/education/fees-finance/Pages/The-Sievert-Larsson-Scholarship.aspx

 

Cyprus Students

2014 UK Universities Programme

In 2014 the SLSF initiated a new programme targeted at high-caliber Greek Cypriot students aiming to further their education in some of the most prestigious Universities in the United Kingdom. The Scholarships are for undergraduate degrees in the fields of Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Finance. The Scholarships have been published and duly advertised in local newspapers and press.

Candidates apply for the Scholarships to the Examination Committee of the SLSF. The Examination Committee after a thorough assessment for the academic performance of all applicants proceeds to a shortlist of top candidates. Shortlisted Candidates’ final appraisal is through an interview process by the Examination Committee, in order to ensure that the programme is reaching the most deserving students.

Students awarded an SLSF Scholarship, receive SLSF Scholarship installments each year until the completion of their degree, pursuant an assessment that their academic performance remains at excellent standards.

For the 2014 UK Universities Programme, 2 students were awarded with an SLSF Scholarship:

Kristia Karakatsani for a B.Sc. in Business Mathematics and Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Scienses

Demos Papapetrou for a B.Sc. in Mathematics at the University College London

 

2013 University of Nicosia Programme

Candidates for this SLSF scholarship programme are selected by the University of Nicosia based on their academic performance and their financial needs combined. Candidates final appraisal is through an interview process by a committee with members from the University of Nicosia and the Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation. Students awarded an SLSF Scholarship receive SLSF Scholarship installments each year until the completion of their degree, pursuant an assessment that their academic performance remains at very high standards.

For the 2013 University of Nicosia Programme, 5 students were awarded with an SLSF Scholarship:

Davetta Georgia – Business Administration
Englezou Maria – Accounting
Mougis Rafael – Law
Paraskevaide Theodora – Accounting
Savva Aglaia – Accounting

 

2012 University of Nicosia Programme

Candidates for this SLSF scholarship programme are selected by the University of Nicosia based on their academic performance and their financial needs combined. Candidates final appraisal is through an interview process by a committee with members from the University of Nicosia and the Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation. Students awarded an SLSF Scholarship receive SLSF Scholarship installments each year until the completion of their degree, pursuant an assessment that their academic performance remains at very high standards.

For the 2012 University of Nicosia Programme, 5 students were awarded with an SLSF Scholarship:

Constantinou Charalambos – Computer Scienses
Kozakou Ivi – Accounting
Kozakou Raphaella – Accounting
Markoulia Eliza – Accounting<