Belgium:Special Research Funds for PhD Students from Developing Countries

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University wishes to support university research groups or research centres in developing countries in their aim to grow into excellent research centres by upgrading local academic personnel. Therefore Ghent University grants PhD scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country.No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development. Relevance for development measures the degree in which the action of development corresponds with the expectations of the beneficiaries,...

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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2011- 2011 on Graphics and High-Performance Computing

NVIDIA has long believed that investing in university talent is beneficial to the industry and key to our continued growth and success. The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding to Ph.D. students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in the graphics and high-performance computing industries, and are investigating innovative ways of leveraging the power of the GPU. We select students each year who have the talent, aptitude and initiative to work closely with us early in their careers. Recipients not only receive crucial funding for their research, but are able to conduct groundbreaking work with access to NVIDIA products, technology and some of the most talented minds in the field. Deadline: 3 February...

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Germany:Kofi Annan Fellowships for Developing Countries

Kofi Annan Fellowship for outstanding leadership potentials from developing countries. The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means to study management at ESMT in Berlin and graduate with a prestigious MBA from the most international business school in Germany.Upon return to their home countries, the fellows are expected to contribute to the strengthening of entrepreneurial capacity and the fostering of a stable market economy as an effective catalyst for their country’s development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.About ESMTESMT European School of Management and Technology was founded...

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UK:Deutsche Bank Women’s Scholarship Programme 2011

The Deutsche Bank scholarships will be awarded to MBA and Masters in Finance students in the AMOUNT of £20,000 each.These extremely generous awards are designed to enable talented women with an interest in the finance sector to study at London Business School.Successful MBA recipients of the scholarship will be fast-tracked to final round summer internship interviews. This scholarships funded by Deutsche Bank and this open for All successful female MBA applicants who have an interest in the financial services industry. Eligibility: Applicants must be Women MBA students of any nationality including female students from Nigeria, Africa and Every other country.To be considered for admission to London Business School’s MBA Programme,...

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IFAR’S Professional Development Program 2011

In support of its mission, IFAR annually provides small grants to professionals from national agricultural research systems in developing countries (NARS). The award made to the youngest woman grantee each year will be designated the Ravi Tadvalkar Memorial Scholarship, in recognition of the many contributions to the organization by IFAR’s first Treasurer and Secretary, his commitment to capacity building in developing countries, and his concern about diversity and gender issues.IFAR also manages the IFAR Wilfried Thalwitz Scholarship established in his memory by the family and friends of the late CGIAR Chair for research linked with CGIAR Centers. The objectives of IFAR’s grants are to:(a) Enhance the professional development of...

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Austria:Richard Plaschka Scholarship

Area of study or research:Humanities and TheologyHistorical Sciences, Linguistics and Literature SciencesDetailed type of grant:semester or one-year grant, research grantTarget Group:postgraduatesPhD holdersresearchersAuthority awarding grant:OeAD-GmbH/ICM-Centre for International Cooperation & Mobility on behalf of and funded by the Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF)Duration:4 to 9 monthsQuota:Maximum of 7 new awards per academic year! In case of successful research activities the scholarship can, on request, be renewed (total duration 18 months).Grant benefit paid:Monthly granta) grant: 1040 EURb) book allowance: 93 EURAccident and health insurance, accommodationa) If necessary, the ÖAD will take out an accident and...

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Norway:PhD Research Fellowship at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Department of Engineering Cybernetics has a vacancy for a 4-year PhD research fellowship within the automatic control program.We are seeking candidates with a strong background in systems and control or applied mathematics for research on control and estimation for distributed-parameter systems. While the research topic is initially broad, a specific objective of the project is to develop state- and parameter estimation schemes for application within medical imaging based on ultrasound. Experience with medical imaging is therefore an advantage, but not required. The applicant should possess strong computing capabilities and communication skills in English. NTNUs PhD-rules require a Master degree or equivalent with at least 5 years...

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JSPS-UNU Fellowship Programme 2011,Japan

Every year UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme.The Fellowship Programme provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to:* develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute;* widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and...

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