September 2010 ~ International Student Scholarships

Europe:Erasmus Mundus Master Course in System Biology

euSYSBIO is one of Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Scheme in System Biology. Apply online from 15 September to 30 November, 2010. All applicants must submit the required documents, regardless of prior applications.Last date for sending in your documents: 10 December 2010.Required documents for euSYSBIO1. A signed cover sheet (generated from the web-based application at studera.nu/english – application code SYSBI)2. A correctly certified copy of your bachelor’s degree in original language and translated into English.3. A correctly certified copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. If possible, please provide the university course descriptions from your university study...

USA:Merit Fellowships/Graduate Society Term Time Research Awards Post – Prospectus Stage, Harvard University

The Harvard Merit Fellowships and Graduate Society Term Time Awards for Dissertation Research are nowsimilar in terms of eligibility requirements and stipend; they are available to outstanding GSAS students in allfields, including the natural sciences (separate applications no longer exist). These fellowships are normally tobe held in the fourth or fifth year, or earlier, and are for the purpose of allowing the students to devote a greaterportion of their time to research, fieldwork, and writing than would otherwise be possible. Students must havepassed Generals and have an approved dissertation prospectus at the time of nomination, or be scheduled tohave approval by the time the award begins (the award otherwise will be forfeited...

USA:Fulbright Scholarhip Program 2011 for Pakistan

The United States Education Foundation in Pakistan invites applications for the Fulbright Scholar Program. The program seeks to improve mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of Pakistan through academic and cultural exchange This program funds up to 10 monlhs of lectureship, post-doctoral research, or a combination of the two at a U.S. college or university. Persons selected are expected to share information about Pakistani literature and culture with their students, colleagues and community groups in the U.S. On returning to Pakistan, Fulbright scholars are expected to make a significant contribution to Pakistan’s development and to share their U.S. experiences with students, colleagues and community...

USA:Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) scholarship program is designed to:1. increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities;2. increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy; 3. recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA and other natural resource and science agencies at the federal, state and local levels of government; and4. recruit and prepare students for careers as teachers and educators in oceanic and atmospheric science and to improve scientific and environmental education in...

Canada:Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is a merit-based scholarship. Awards are available to students in all disciplines of academic study. An Ontario Graduate Scholarship is awarded for one academic year, which may consist of two or three consecutive terms.The OGS program is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and the postsecondary institution. The Province of Ontario contributes two-thirds of the value of the award and the university provides one-third. For 2011-2012, the Province of Ontario will provide about $30 million towards these scholarships and eligible institutions will provide $15 million.Age You must be at least 16 years of age.Citizenship If you are a Canadian citizen you are eligible to be considered for...

The Luce Scholars Program in Asia

Each year, the Henry Luce Foundation invites Harvard University to nominate two to three students or alumni as candidates for the Foundation's national search for fifteen to eighteen Luce Scholars. The goal of the Luce Scholars Program is to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society. The program is aimed at a group of highly qualified young American in a variety of professional fields who have limited experience in Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity in the normal course of their careers to come to know Asia. The Luce Scholar Year is a cultural and experiential opportunity rather than an academic one. Students are not enrolled in colleges or universities and no academic credit...

D.A.A.D (German Academic Exchange Service) Grants for Study and Research in Germany

An agreement between the D.A.A.D (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst, or German Academic Exchange Service) and Harvard University provides Harvard graduating seniors, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows the opportunity to apply for study or research scholarships in Germany. Applicants in all academic fields are welcome to apply. Applicants should have a well-defined study or research project that makes a stay in Germany essential. Applicants in the arts, humanities, and social sciences should have a strong command of the German language. Study Scholarships are awarded to highly qualified graduating seniors, graduate students, and recent Harvard University graduates of all disciplines to do independent study or...

Great Artesian Basin PhD Top-up Scholarships

Funding Body: Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee (GABCC) Title: Great Artesian Basin PhD Top-up Scholarships Research Areas: Humanities & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; Sciences & Engineering Type Postgraduate Research Description: Two top-up scholarships are being offered for full-time PhD students to undertake research in the ecological, physical, cultural or socioeconomic aspects of the Great Artesian Basin. The scholarship will supplement primary postgraduate awards for PhD projects commencing in 2010. There is no closing date for receipt of applications. Applications may be submitted at any time. Eligibility: Applicants must be an Australian citizen or have Australian Permanent...

Rhodes Scholarship 2011 for Hong Kong

Funding Body: The Rhodes Trust Title: Rhodes Scholarship 2011 for Hong Kong Research Areas: Humanities & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; Sciences & Engineering Type Overseas Description: The Rhodes Scholarship Hong Kong is tenable at the University of Oxford. Applicants should have resided in, and received education in, Hong Kong for a minimum period of 10 years, or must be permanent residents of Hong Kong or citizens of the People’s Republic of China and enrolled in full time study at a university in Hong Kong. Applicants must also be aged between 19-25 and have obtained an honours degree or equivalent. The scholarship includes fees, a personal allowance, and travel allowance. For further...

South Africa:UJ-CSIR Scholarships 2011

The University of Johannesburg (UJ)and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established ajoint bursary programme in 2007.Eligibility Criteria:Applicants must be SA citizens.• Scholarships are awarded on the basis that students commence full-time study at Honours, Master’s or Doctorallevel at the UJ in 2011. • Applicants must ensure that their research area falls within one of the specified disciplines or in closely related disciplines (see Section 3 below).• The scholarship-holder may not hold full-time salaried employment during the tenure of the scholarship, but he/ she will be allowed to undertake a maximum of twelve hours of teaching, tutorials, assistance or demonstration duties per week on average during the...

Canada: Postdoc Position in High Performance Computing, Memorial University

The project “High Performance Computing for Geophysical Applications”, an interdisciplinary project between the Departments of Earth Science, Physics and Physical Oceanography, and Mathematics and Statistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is seeking candidates for TWO Post- Doctoral Fellowship positions. The purpose of this project is to develop algorithms and software for the numerical modelling and inversion of geophysical data using high-performance, multi-core, shared- memory computer architectures. Development will be carried out on a dedicated large-scale multiprocessor computer that is to be purchased as part of the project. Particular goals of the project include: the implementation of an interactive 3D pre-stack...

Belgium:PhD Position in Scientific Computing at K.U.Leuven

Applications are invited for a PhD position in the Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematicsdivision of the Computer Science Department at K.U.Leuven in Belgium.The project involves the numerical simulation of wave scattering and propagation problems using boundary element methods, with an emphasis on high frequencies and with applications in acoustics and electromagnetics. The goal is to drastically reduce the necessary degrees of freedom by studying and incorporating the asymptotic behaviour of the solution. The required asymptotic analysis has already been carried out for a great variety of problems in the last couple of decades, yet this knowledge has not been exploited to its full extent. The challenge of the project is to bring existing...

UK:Colt Foundation Fellowships in Occupational/Environmental Health 2011

The Colt Foundation is particularly interested in high quality research projects in the field of occupational and environmental health, particularly those aimed at discovering the causeof illneises arising from conditions at the place of work. The Foundation also makes grants each year to PhD students whose subject is relevant to this field of medicine. The grant is normally for three years, and the stipend rate for the first year is f’12,000 (t 1 3 ,000 inside London), rising with inflation for the following two years. Fees will be paid as incurred. Further details can be obtained from Jackie Douglas at the address shown. The grant does not attract tax. In recent years grants have been made in respect of:• The role of microRNAs...

Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) 2011

The MSc programme in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) is a top-level programme aimed at preparing qualified graduates to deal with contemporary tropical forestry. It provides students with direct access to the best tropical forestry teaching in Europe.The programme is offered by a five university consortium from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Wales. The programme consists of a year of study in one of three institutions (Bangor, Copenhagen, Dresden) followed by a second study year at one of the four other institutions. The aim of the first year is to provide a thorough and broad introduction to sustainable tropical forestry. This allows students to choose freely among the five specialisation options in the second year....

Erasmus Mundus: Masters Scholarship Programme 2011/12 in International Performance Research (MAIPR) for International Students

unded by the European Commission, the MA in International Performance Research (MAIPR) Erasmus Mundus programme from autum 2011 will be offered by four internationally renowned academic institutions: the University of Warwick in the UK; the Universiteit van Amsterdam (the University of Amsterdam) in The Netherlands; the Tampereen Yliopisto (the University of Tampere) in Finland, the latter in cooperation with Helsingin Yliopisto (the University of Helsinki); and the Arts University of Belgrade (Serbia)Students study at two of these institutions, a home and a mobility institution. The two institutions at which you study – and either can be your home or your mobility location – will be a combination of Warwick, Amsterdam and Arts Belgrade....

USA:WAPPP/International Security Program Fellowship At Harvard Kennedy School

In the academic year 2010-2011, the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School will be awarding one postdoctoral residential fellowship to an outstanding scholar in security affairs from the United States or elsewhere working to promote basic research in the broad area of international security with a particular focus on issues relating to gender. This fellow must hold a Ph.D. by September 2010. The fellow will hold his or her fellowship jointly with the International Security Program (ISP) of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Belfer Center).For 2008-2009, the fellowship was awarded to Dr. Megan Mackenzie, a political scientist who will conduct a comparative analysis of the existing policies...

USA:MIT/CIMIT Medical Engineering Graduate Fellowships 2011/2012

These awards will support the work of four MIT engineering students who wish to focus their PhD studies on healthcare research.The MIT/CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship offers support in the highly innovative yet classically under-funded areas of:- Medical device development- New algorithms- Software for use in clinical practices, and- The engineering of medical environmentsThe fellowship can support work in any of these exciting areas. Each fellowship award is for 9 months of stipend and tuition (for the period 1/16/11-5/30/11 and 9/1/11- 1/15/12), plus $500 for travel to present at a national society meeting; renewal in the second year is possible upon review.Nominations (maximum of 3 candidates from each department) must be submitted...

USA:The Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute is unique among postdoctoral appointments. The Institute has no formal programs or departments. Research is collaborative and spans the physical, natural, and social sciences. Most research is theoretical and/or computational in nature, although may include an empirical component. SFI averages 15 resident faculty, 95 external faculty, and 250 visitors per year. Descriptions of the research themes and interests of the faculty and current Fellows can be found at http://www.santafe.edu/research.Requirements:* – a Ph.D. in any discipline (or expect to receive one by September 2011)* – computational and quantitative skills* – an exemplary academic record* – a proven ability to work independently...

UK:Postdoctoral Researcher At Oxford University

The research is funded by the Wellcome Trust, and will investigate interactions between auditory and motor areas in the brain during speech perception and production. The project will employ a variety of techniques either separately or in combination; these include behavioural measures, TMS, MEG and functional MRI.Applicants should hold (or be about to obtain) a doctoral degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field. They should also have a strong background in cognitive neuroscience research and an interest in speech communication. Prior experience with at least one of the methods used (TMS, MEG or functional MRI) will be necessary, and prior experience with combining these techniques will also be advantageous. Other criteria...

UK:Scholarships At University of Westminster 2011

The deadline for scholarship applications for January 2011 is 1 November 2010 unless otherwise specified. Alumni Scholarships: These scholarships are gathered from income earned by the alumni affinity services. They are available to you if you are a graduate of any University of Westminster undergraduate degree and plan to proceed to a full-time Masters degree within the University. Amount: £2,000 tuition fee waivers. Eligibility: You must be a University of Westminster graduate progressing to a full-time Masters degree at the University. Criteria: Academic excellence and financial need. Full Fee Waiver Scholarships: Amount: Full tuition fee waivers. Eligibility: You must be an international student and hold an offer for a full-time Masters...

MMMF Educational Grants for Students of Developing Countries Studying in US and Canada

This scholarship is for the students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximetly $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Every year, the MMMF also invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor. Follow the application procedure below.Application Forms: available online from mid-September 2010.Deadline for submitting completed applications: N/AResults: ONLY successful applicants will be notified around May 1, 2011Eligibility CriteriaA woman is eligible to apply for an MMMF grant if she meets all the following criteria:1.has a record of service to women and children and a commitment to improve the...

UK:Abdullah Al-Mubarak Research Fellowship in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

The College hopes to elect not later than 1 December 2010 to an ABDULLAH AL-MUBARAK RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, with tenure from 1 January 2011. Candidates should have recently completed or be about to complete a doctoral degree. The College welcomes applications from scholars with research interests in any aspect of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, including especially Gulf Studies. The tenure of the Fellowship will be for three years. The holder will be expected to do a limited amount of teaching for the College, but would require the permission of the Governing Body to undertake other paid work. The stipend currently ranges from £20,938 to £23,566 and is reviewed annually. Applications, which are...

UK:Warwick Business School ESRC Case PhD Studentship 2011

One of the under-researched effects of higher education expansion in the last two decades has been increasing recruitment of graduates by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to sectors of economic activity and occupations to which previously, undergraduate study had not been a normal route. A key strategic objective of UK government higher education and training policies and investment during the last 25 years has been to raise workforce skills levels on the assumption that this would have economic and social benefits and indeed, was essential for economic growth, innovation and national productivity in an increasingly competitive global economy. An integral aspect of the expansion of higher education was to widen access to it...

Erasmus Mundus:MSc in Optics in Science and Technology– OpSciTech for International Students

MSc OpSciTech is a unique European Master’s Course providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary coverage of the field of Optics, from upstream scientific aspects to engineering and applications in major sectors of the economy. Offered by six top-level academic partners in five countries, it receives financial support from the European Commission and is supported by major industries such as Alcatel-Lucent, Philips, Saint-Gobain, Thales, Zeiss or ASML.The OpSciTech partners are:· Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands· Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany· Imperial College London, The United Kingdom· Université Paris-Sud 11 and Institut d’Optique Graduate School, Paris, France· Warsaw...

USA:Niehaus Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Regional Political Economy

This fellows program is targeted at developing a new generation of scholars able to analyze and make policy recommendations about the regional political economy in the Middle East, East, South, or Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Center invites candidates with a background in economics, political science, contemporary history, sociology, law, business, and other disciplines bearing on the study of markets, politics, and economic development, focusing on the regions of the Middle East, East, South, or Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America to apply. Scholarly work should explore the ways in which the politics within and between a set of countries intersect with natural resource endowments, market conditions, technological and...

Japan:INPEX Scholarship 2011 for International Students

INPEX Scholarship Foundation was established in tokyo, Japan as Non-profit organization under the permission of minister of education, based on the fund offered by INPEX Corporation (which was named Indonesia Petroleum Co. at that time), a Tokyo based oil exploration company, to promote mutual understanding, friendship and goodwill by exchange of education, art and natural sciences through the scholarship program between Indonesia and Japan. The main program is to offer scholarship awards to Indonesian youths, who have graduated from universities in Indonesia and live in Indonesia, and who wish to study the subjects in the fields of natural science in the Graduate levelDeadline: 15 November 201oSchool of Universities in Japan for Master’s...