Study in Hong Kong

Scholarship | Lingnan University Overseas Student Scholarships – Study in Hong Kong

Scholarship Details: True to its identity as a liberal arts institution, Lingnan is characterised by a small student body, a close faculty-student relationship and a residential campus. Lingnan guaranteed on-campus residence for all non-local students throughout their studies. To attract overseas students to our University so as to create a vibrant international environment on campus, the University offers scholarships to support outstanding overseas students to pursue undergraduate studies at our University.

Overseas Student Scholarships of HK$120,000 (i.e. about US$15,385) each per academic year will be awarded to successful applicants, covering tuition fee, hostel and other academic and living expenses. Each scholarship is offered on an annual renewable basis and is tenable for a period of up to 3 years, subject to continued outstanding academic performance.

Non-local applicants (other than Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland citizens) should have attained at a recognised post-secondary institution outside Hong Kong an equivalent qualification to the Admission Requirements of the University, including a degree, an associate degree or a diploma awarded by a recognised post-secondary institution; OR an International Baccalaureate Diploma; OR satisfactory completion of the first year in a four-year undergraduate curriculum or the first year of an associate degree programme of a recognised institution; OR satisfactory completion of two years of full-time study in a post-Form Five institution, e.g. a technical institute; OR other equivalent qualifications which the University will consider on a case-by-case basis.

Non-local applicants may be required to achieve a minimum of Grade C in English in the GCE O-Level or GCSE Examination or an equivalent public examination; or a TOEFL score of 213 in the computer-based test, or 550 in the paper-based test, or 79 in the internet-based test; or an IELTS overall band score of 5.5.

Selection Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded to a student who has good academic standing and a good track record in community services. For candidates of comparable academic merits, preference will be given to the candidate with better proven records of community services.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

University of Groningen Talent Grant

Eric Bleumink Scholarships – University of Groningen Talent Grant

Grant Description:
The grant is usually awarded for a maximum of 2 years for a Master’s degree programme, and a maximum of 4 years for a PhD. For PhD, part of the research should be conducted in the home country and part in Groningen .

The grant covers the tuition fees plus the costs of international travel, subsistence, books, and health insurance. It covers expenses incurred in travelling to and from the Netherlands for PhD candidates for a maximum of 4 times. For specific information, please check the rules & regulations [PDF].

Purposes: Master, Ph.D.
Programmes: All
Study in: Netherlands
Countries of origin: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Replublic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Moldova, Mongolia, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Namibia, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, East Timor, South Korea

Eligibility

In all cases candidates who are employed and supported by an institute or university in a developing country that has signed a co-operation agreement with the University of Groningen and who receive an income from that institution will be given preferential treatment. Candidates should: be nationals of and have their permanent residence in one of the country’s listed, have a good command of the English language, be in good health so health insurance in the Netherlands can be arranged, be available for the whole period of the fellowship and be able to take part in the entire study programme, have no other means of financing the study in question.

Further criteria for approval are: (a) academic excellence, shown by academic performance and may be confirmed by letters of recommendation from university professors; (b) contribution of candidate’s education in terms of strengthening the scientific capacity in the candidate’s home country; (c) perspectives to a long-term linkage between the home institution and the University of Groningen

Extra criteria for PhD candidates are: applicant should be employed by a research institute of university in one of the listed countries and receive an income from the home institution, application should be supported by this organization, the University of Groningen must be able to provide an academic supervisor who will be responsible for the scientific supervision of the research

Application deadline for the scholarship is 22 February.

Denmark Technical University

Scholarship Beasiswa | Denmark Technical University for Doctoral Studies

Closing Date
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

Scholarship Details:The overall aim of the PhD fellowship is to close the gaps in our knowledge on the anaerobic degradation pathways of nitrogen compounds in anoxic groundwater systems.

Scientific focus of the announced PhD position
Elevated inorganic nitrate concentrations in aquatic environments can cause significant impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human health. Nitrate concentrations in groundwater have increased over the past decades due to increased agricultural activity that is directly linked to food production. In addition many other sources such as municipal wastewater can also contribute to nitrate contamination in groundwater and surface water. To assess the chemical history of nitrogen-compounds in groundwater, stable isotope technique has proven to be a powerful tool in environmental science.

The research questions will primarily be investigated using microcosm experiments linked to field investigations. The project will analyze the dominant sources and sinks of nitrogen in groundwater and their degradation pathways using stable isotope technique.

Qualifications
At the date of appointment candidates must hold an MSc degree in natural science (e.g. bio/geochemistry, microbiology, hydrology), preferably with a strong background in biogeochemistry in hydrogeological or marine systems. The successful candidate must be an efficient team worker, have good communication skills, and have a critical approach to formulation and testing of hypotheses. Practical experience and a wish to work in the field and in the lab is a prerequisite.

The scholarship is open to both Danish and international applicants.

Master Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Belgium

Scholarships Beasiswa |Master Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Belgium

Application for the Science@Leuven Scholarship 2011-2012 is open from the 1st of December 2010.

The Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven and its Alumni Association Science@Leuven are proud to announce The Science@Leuven Scholarship!

Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

Which masters give the right to apply for the Scholarship? :

Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Biology, Master of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Master of Chemistry, Master of Physics, Master of Geology, Master of Geography, Master of Mathematics and the Master of Statistics.

Amount of Scholarship

The amount of the scholarship can be up to 8.000 Euro for 1 year. The Board of the Science@Leuven Fund will decide exactly how much a scholarship will be. The scholarship will always cover the tuition fee for 1 year, the insurance and a basic health insurance coverage. The amount awarded for living expenses can vary.

Most master programmes of the Faculty of Science are 2-year programmes. A scholarship for the second master year will be only be continued for students having had outstanding results the first master year.

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet and prove the following requirements:

the applicants have not studied or worked at the University of Leuven before, the applicants have a bachelor degree from a foreign university that gives them access to the master programme they are applying for, the applicants can prove having had excellent study results during their former training, the applicants show strong motivation to follow a master programme at the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven the applicants are willing to act as an ambassador for the programme.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

Applications for the academic year 2011-2012 will open the 1st of December.

Selection Procedure (for 2011-2012)
The applicants fill out the application form of the International Office to apply for admission to the K.U.Leuven.
The applicants note in the application form that they want to apply for the Science@Leuven Scholarship.
Next to the information required by the International Office, the applicants also upload the following information: results of their former studies, a letter of motivation and two references of professors.
The selection of the students take place in June 2011.

http://wet.kuleuven.be/english/scienceatleuvenscholarship

International Young Eco-Hero Awards USA

Scholarship Beasiswa | International Young Eco-Hero Awards USA 2011

Overview Scholarship :

International Young Eco-Hero Awards adalah penghargaan dari organisasi non-profit di Amerika Serikat bernama Action For Nature bagi anak muda, remaja dan anak-anak berusia 8-16 tahun yang peduli terhadap lingkungan. Untuk kamu yang tertarik meraih penghargaan dan beasiswa ini, silahkan baca informasinya berikut:

Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, has created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. We believe that young people can have a positive impact on the environment and are vital in changing the way we live on our planet.

Winners are selected by a team of independent judges with experience in environmental issues.

Judging Criteria

The applications will be judged according to several criteria, including but not limited to:

• originality
• difficulty
• organization
• length of time devoted to the project
• influencing/educating others
• use of outside resources (e.g. library, experts, media, community leaders)
• degree of success in reaching goals
• the impact on the environment.

Application Requirements

• The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
• The project is action-based and self-initiated, and not one assigned by a teacher or other adult.
• The project has reached a significant stage or bas been completed the project within the last year.
• Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 16 on February 28, 2011.
• Science Fair and Scouting Badge projects will only be considered if they include environmental action, educational outreach to others or extended studies beyond the Science Fair.

We do not accept (a) projects related to domestic or confined animals, (b) compositions or reports.

DEADLINE

If you meet these requirements, complete the application form available on International Young Eco-Hero Awards Web site (http://www.actionfornature.org/?page_id=190) and mail or e-mail your completed application to Action For Nature by Feb. 28, 2011.

Note that applications must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 2011.
Award winners will be notified in May 2011

Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

Scholarship Beasiswa | Utrecht Excellence Scholarships for International Students, Netherlands

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University:

International Bachelor’s programmes:

• Economics and Business Economics
• Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht

International Master’s programmes offered by the following Graduate Schools:

• Graduate School of Geosciences
• Graduate School of Humanities
• Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance
• Graduate School of Life Sciences
• Graduate School of Natural Sciences
• Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship.

Eligibility criteria

The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:

1. Not have the Dutch or an EU/EER nationality;
2. Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
3. Have been admitted to an International Master’s programme within one of the Graduate Schools mentioned above, the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics or to University College Utrecht;
4. Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree (for a Master’s programme) or secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor’s programme), or an equivalent thereof;
5. Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa;

Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.

Monbukagakusho - Japanese Government Scholarship

Scholarship Beasiswa |Monbukagakusho - Japanese Government Scholarship

Scholarsip Description :

There are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.

Those wishing to apply for a scholarship should meet one of the criteria listed below:

1. Recommended by a Japanese embassy or consulate general (Embassy Recommendation).
2. Recommended by the Japanese university which will accept you (University Recommendation).
3. Selected by the Japanese university in which you are currently enrolled if you are a privately-financed student already studying in Japan (Domestic Selection).

Japanese government scholarship students are recruited and selected in three ways:
For those outside of Japan
i) Embassy recommendation
ii) University recommendation
For those already in Japan
iii) Domestic Selection

Further scholarship information and application, visit the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Official website: http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html

PhD nuclear research at SCK.CEN

Scholarship Beasiswa | PhD nuclear research at SCK.CEN


deadline 25 March 2011

Scientific coordinator : Dr. D’hondt Pierre

Develop your career in nuclear research!

In a conscious desire to increase its pool of highly specialised young researchers and to tighten the links with the universities, SCK•CEN embarked in 1992 on a programme to support PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers.

Since 1992, over 100 students started a PhD in collaboration with SCK•CEN and more than 50 post-docs joined our Centre. Currently, about 50 junior scientific researchers perform their work in research fields that reflect the priority programmes and R&D topics of SCK•CEN.
Why perform a PhD or post-doc at SCK•CEN?

Preparing your doctoral thesis at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre offers you the best of both worlds: you stay in close contact with the academic world and you enjoy a unique research environment.

Practical arrangements for PhD students and post-doc researchers

Testimonials
PhD and post-doc research topics

Each year, we put forward a number of research topics, which lie within the framework of our priority R&D programme lines. Traditional topics are within the field of radiation protection, waste and disposal, reactor technology and materials issues. More recently we pay an increased attention to PhD and post-doc research in medical applications, radio- and microbiology, radioecology, and societal aspects of nuclear applications. With the development of MYRRHA, a number of the latest themes will concentrate on research in support of the development of innovative reactor systems.

Past and currently running research themes

PhD’s obtained most recently

Yearly campaign: Develop your career in nuclear research!
Are you interested in preparing a PhD or post-doc within the research framework of SCK•CEN?

The next application period will start in on January 11, 2011. Available research topics: PhD subjects and post-doc subjects.
Application procedure

Information for university promoters

Day of the PhD’s

Each year, we organise a “Day of the PhD’s”.

This “Day of the PhD’s” aims at bringing together all our young scientific researchers, their promoters and colleagues at the universities, their mentors and other scientific collaborators at SCK•CEN, and the members of SCK•CEN’s Scientific Council, in order to present and discuss the ongoing PhD and post-doc research.

More information can be found on the events page.
Contact

Education and training coordinator : Dr. Coeck Michèle, tel. +32 14 33 21 80,
Scientific coordinator : Dr. D’hondt Pierre

20 Postgraduate Research Positions

Scholarship Beasiswa | 20 Postgraduate Research Positions, TU Dortmund, Germany

yang perlu diketahui tentang Beasiswa di jerman ini, sebagai berikut

Collaborative Research Center SFB 876 at the TU Dortmund University
Providing Information by Resource-Constrained Data Analysis

offers the following positions and opportunities:

Data Mining: 12 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in data mining, statistical learning, graphical models, parallel and distributed data
mining, analysis of spectroscopy data, image analysis, high-throughput data analysis, or algorithm engineering

Embedded Systems: 6 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in embedded systems, operating systems of ubiquitous systems, communication networks, energy-aware algorithms

Information Systems: 2 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in Information engineering, multi-agent systems, privacy

Fellowship: 2 SFB 876 PhD or Postdoc Fellowships for 2 to 6 months

The collaborative research center SFB876 brings together data mining and embedded systems and enhances their methods such that information from distributed, dynamic masses of data becomes available anytime and anywhere. The research center SFB 876 is structured into 12 interdisciplinary projects. Positions for PhD students are now available for all of these projects. For further information
about the projects see:

http://www-ai.cs.uni-dortmund.de/auto?self=$fz10eqyn

Conditions of Employment for Postgraduates

Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The positions are available from January 2011 until the end of 2012 with the possibility of extension.

Application deadline: 02/02/2011 or until a suitable candidate is found.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons will be given priority.

If applicable, the successful applicants are expected to work on
obtaining a doctoral degree in the scope of this position.

How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions

Please address questions about the position and send your application in electronic form (PDF) by email to the project leader of the respective project and/or the speaker of the SFB876,
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik (katharina.morik@tu-dortmund.de)
Please, indicate in the subject line of the mail: „SFB876 application” and the project identifier.

http://www-ai.cs.tu-dortmund.de/SFB876/StellenausschreibungenSFB876.pdf

Indonesia - Indian Government Scholarships

Indian Government Scholarships for Indonesian Students to Study in India

BEasiswa Scholarship Details: The Government of India offers, every year, 20 scholarship slots to meritorious students from Indonesia to pursue their higher studies in Indian universities and colleges. The scholarships are granted for studies at Undergraduate & Post-graduate levels and in research subjects under M.Phil. and Ph.D.

Study Subject: Any
Employer: Embassy of India, Jakarta
Level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Research, M.Phil, PhD

Applications for the 2011 academic year for the Government of India scholarships provided by the

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) are now being accepted in the Embassy of India in Jakarta. Last date for acceptance of applications is 22 January 2011.

The scholarships are administered by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) under its General Cultural Scholarships Scheme (GCSS). Applications for scholarships under this scheme are invited in the month of November- December every year. These scholarships are also available for nationals of Timor Leste.

Applications need to be submitted to the Embassy of India in Jakarta only and not direct to ICCR or the concerned University.

Under the Scheme, Living Allowance, Contingent Grant, accommodation charges, Tuition Fee and other benefits, including medical and study tour to the students selected for scholarships are provided. However, the cost of air passage to India and back is not covered.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 22 January 2011
Download scholarship brochure (pdf)

For more information, please visit: www.indianembassyjakarta.com OR

Education Wing, Embassy of India, Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Kav. S-1, Kuningan, Jakarta
Tel: (62-21) 520 4150/52/57/526 4931/Ext. 28 & 521 3775 Fax: (62-21) 520 4160 & 5265622
E-mail: ssedu@net-zap.com or edujkt@net-zap.com

Program 2011 for International Students, Taiwan Scholar

Beasiswa Taiwan | Program 2011 for International Students

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February to 31 March 2011

Study Subject: Many
Employer: Ministry of Education, Taiwan

Level: Degree

Scholarship Details: The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) — to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan’s universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

1. Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.

2. Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.

3. Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.

2. Master’s program: maximum 2 years.

3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.

4. LEP: maximum 1 year.

Eligibility

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

1.Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.

2. Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.

3. Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.

4. Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.

5. Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.

6. Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.

7. Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education’s Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.

8. Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

Bangor University International Scholarships 2011

Scholarship Beasiswa | Bangor University International Scholarships 2011 for Undergraduate or Graduate, UK

Study Subject: Any Field
Employer: Bangor University
Level: Undergraduate or Graduate
Scholarship Description: An international scholarship of up to £1,500 per year is open to international (Non EU) applicants applying for any undergraduate or Taught Postgraduate courses at Bangor University.

Scholarship Regulations

• Applicants must be resident overseas for fees purposes
• Students wishing to apply for a scholarship must firstly submit an application to study at Bangor University. Completed scholarship applications must be sent directly to the International Office by scan, fax or post. Applications should be received at the university no later than 30th of June 2011. Any applications received after the 30th of June, 2011 will not be considered
• Correct scholarship applications must be used (2011 Entry). All scholarship applications must be fully completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered and will be sent back to you
• International Scholarships are awarded only to students who have not been offered any other awards, scholarships or bursaries from Bangor University, its Colleges or Schools
• The International Office will reduce or totally withhold an award if the holder has not made distinct progress in his/her studies as certified by tutors and as shown in the examinations of the University, or if his/her conduct and diligence has not been satisfactory
• All scholarships shall be reviewed on an annual basis
• If you are currently a student at Bangor University, please note that you will not be eligible to apply for the International Scholarship.
• Students who will be enrolled at ELCOS should apply for the International Scholarship before arriving at Bangor to study the English Language Course at ELCOS
• International Scholarships are awarded only to students who have not been offered any other awards, scholarships or bursaries from Bangor University, its Colleges or Schools
• All awards will be announced at the beginning of July 2011 via e-mail notification.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 June 2011

Contact:
tel: +44 (0) 1248 382028 | email: international@bangor.ac.uk

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) Scholarships for International student

Scholarship Beasiswa Description:

Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

Master Scholarship :

Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Biology, Master of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Master of Chemistry, Master of Physics, Master of Geology, Master of Geography, Master of Mathematics and the Master of Statistics.

Amount of Scholarships:

The amount of the scholarship can be up to 8.000 Euro for 1 year. The Board of the Science@Leuven Fund will decide exactly how much a scholarship will be. The scholarship will always cover the tuition fee for 1 year, the insurance and a basic health insurance coverage. The amount awarded for living expenses can vary.

Most master programmes of the Faculty of Science are 2-year programmes. A scholarship for the second master year will be only be continued for students having had outstanding results the first master year.

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet and prove the following requirements:

• the applicants have not studied or worked at the University of Leuven before,
• the applicants have a bachelor degree from a foreign university that gives them access to the master programme they are applying for,
• the applicants can prove having had excellent study results during their former training,
• the applicants show strong motivation to follow a master programme at the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven
• the applicants are willing to act as an ambassador for the programme.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application: http://wet.kuleuven.be

International Undergraduate Bursary University of Salford

Scholarship Beasiswa | International Undergraduate Bursary University of Salford, UK

Scholarship Awarded for
Undergraduate

Scholarship Description
Awarded to students paying overseas fees registered on qualifying bachelor level programmes.

Eligibility

• All overseas fee-paying UG students registering on a Bachelor level degree qualify (Foundation-level, IFY, HND, HNC, S/ESP etc excluded)
• GDME students (i.e. those applying to study the GDME) also qualify
• Awarded in the first year of study only.

Students on programmes provided by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment , will also be awarded the scholarship for subsequent years of study if they progress with no re-sits.

Further info email address:
international@salford.ac.uk

Further scholarship information and application:

http://www.salford.ac.uk/international/scholarships/details.php?scholarship=154

Master Scholarships at Katholieke Univ. Leuven

Scholarship Beasiswa | Master Scholarships at Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Belgium

The Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven and its Alumni Association Science@Leuven are proud to announce The Science@Leuven Scholarship!

Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

Which masters give the right to apply for the Scholarship? :

Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Biology, Master of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Master of Chemistry, Master of Physics, Master of Geology, Master of Geography, Master of Mathematics and the Master of Statistics.

Amount of Scholarship

The amount of the scholarship can be up to 8.000 Euro for 1 year. The Board of the Science@Leuven Fund will decide exactly how much a scholarship will be. The scholarship will always cover the tuition fee for 1 year, the insurance and a basic health insurance coverage. The amount awarded for living expenses can vary.

Most master programmes of the Faculty of Science are 2-year programmes. A scholarship for the second master year will be only be continued for students having had outstanding results the first master year.

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet and prove the following requirements:

the applicants have not studied or worked at the University of Leuven before, the applicants have a bachelor degree from a foreign university that gives them access to the master programme they are applying for, the applicants can prove having had excellent study results during their former training, the applicants show strong motivation to follow a master programme at the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven the applicants are willing to act as an ambassador for the programme.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

Applications for the academic year 2011-2012 will open the 1st of December.

Selection Procedure (for 2011-2012)

The applicants fill out the application form of the International Office to apply for admission to the K.U.Leuven.

The applicants note in the application form that they want to apply for the Science@Leuven Scholarship.

Next to the information required by the International Office, the applicants also upload the following information: results of their former studies, a letter of motivation and two references of professors.

The selection of the students take place in June 2011.

http://wet.kuleuven.be/english/scienceatleuvenscholarship

Postdoctoral in Hydrodynamic Analysis

Scholarship Beasiswa | Postdoctoral in Hydrodynamic Analysis of Ocean Wave Energy Devices, Denmark

Scholarship Beasiswa Description :

Fellowship Application Deadline: Friday December 31, 2010

A post-doc position is available at DTU Mechanical Engineering in the field of Hydrodynamic Analysis of Ocean Wave Energy Devices. The department has a well-established research program in mathematical and numerical modelling of nonlinear ocean waves and their interaction with fixed and floating marine structures. The department is strongly involved in ocean energy research through several projects focused on the extraction of wind and wave power from the ocean environment.This position part of a joint research project with external partners.

The post-doc will be responsible for providing a hydrodynamic analysis of several wave-power extraction concepts to all project partners.The analysis will be based both on the commercial wave-structure interaction code WAMIT, and on an in-house, high-order finite difference based potential flow solver for wave-structure interaction.The in house solver is currently being extended to provide support for general structures of arbitrary geometric form. This extension involves moving the solution from one structured, boundary fitted block, to multiple overlapping blocks. The first task of the post-doc will be to complete this extension to produce an efficient solver for linear wave-structure interaction on a variable depth, semi-enclosed fluid. The solver makes use of the Matlab and Fortran 90/95 programming languages, as well as the Overture framework which is written in C++.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a PhD degree in a relevant field within the past two years. Strong skills in scientific computing, fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, and programming in C/C++ /Fortran/Matlab are required, as well as a keen interest in ocean energy, wave-structure interaction and the associated physical processes. Documented knowledge and experience in the areas of computational hydrodynamics; linear and nonlinear wave theory; numerical solution of potential flow problems; and the Overture C++ framework will all be considered as advantages.

PhD Fellowships in IMPRS

Scholarship Beasiswa | PhD Fellowships in IMPRS ‘Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth’, Germany

OVERVIEW SCHOLASHIP BEASISWA :

The IMPRS ‘Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth’ is a doctoral programme in plant genomics and systems biology at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and the University of Potsdam. Talented graduate students are accepted into the programme at regular intervals.

We are currently inviting applications for PhD fellowships to start summer/autumn 2011.

We seek highly motivated students who can tackle scientific problems in modern plant biology. Doctoral projects will focus on systems-oriented approaches using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Our research combines molecular phenotyping (‘omics’) technologies and cutting-edge analytical techniques with bioinformatics and modelling.

We offer excellent research facilities, interdisciplinary scientific training, and a comprehensive complementary training programme. Our working language is English.

Students holding or about to obtain a Master’s or equivalent degree in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, informatics, mathematics, or related fields are encouraged to apply.
The IMPRS-PMPG is embedded in a vibrant research community with more than 100 doctoral students under the guidance of our faculty, their groups, and departments. The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant
Physiology is one of the largest plant research centres in Europe. The Science Park Potsdam-Golm hosts three Max Planck Institutes, two Fraunhofer Institutes, the University of Potsdam, and a centre for start-up companies, providing an excellent infrastructure for modern cross-disciplinary training. The campus is located in close proximity to the many research and educational facilities in Berlin.

Apply Please apply via the online application on the IMPRS-PMPG website only.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 January 2011

Doctoral Scholarships at Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS)

Scholarsip Beasiswa | Doctoral Scholarships at Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS)

International Doctoral Program in Social Sciences
Description : The Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) is calling for applications to its international Doctoral Program starting in October 2011. Applicants may submit their applications via the BGSS online platform at www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/docpro/admissions from January 3 to February 16.

Research proposals should relate to the comparative analysis of the following research areas and topics. A combination of the following areas and topics is welcome:

Inclusion

• social inequality and well-being
• social protest and social conflict
• migration and cultural diversity
• the clash and the management of collective identities

Democracy

• performance of mature and young democracies
• processes of democratization, and the resilience of autocracy
• multilevel and multinational policy
• political institutions, political conflict, and the welfare state

Knowledge

• scientific knowledge in processes of policy-making
• the impact of science and religion on processes of inclusion and democratization
• communicating knowledge in public spheres
• the governance of science

Admission Process
The BGSS seeks international applicants interested in completing a doctoral degree at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Outstanding academic records, first research experience and a strong dedication to becoming a researcher in the Social Sciences are expected.

• M.A. degree or equivalent (Magister, Diplom) in Social Sciences (Sociology, Political Science, International Studies)
• English language proficiency at C1-level or equivalent

Application Documents
The application is to be submitted via our online application platform. The following documents are compulsory and need to be uploaded (PDF or JPEG file format only):

• Statement of purpose (500 words maximum)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Certificate of English Language Ability (TOEFL, IELTS, C-level etc.)
• Exposé of your doctoral project (5-10 pages)
• Copies of degrees and certificates (official transcripts, diplomas, including translations into German or English, if necessary)
• Two letters of recommendation sent directly to the BGSS

Admission is based on academic excellence and is open to students with a Master`s degree or equivalent in the social sciences (sociology,political science and neighbouring disciplines). We expect a high-level knowledge of current theoretical debates in the social sciences and in-depth knowledge of either quantitative or qualitative techniques of social research as well as a commitment to empirical research. English proficiency at an academic level is assumed.

Doctoral researchers are awarded scholarships of up to 1200€/month for a maximum of 36 months, contingent on the successful completion of each year. Applicants with alternative funding are welcome; we provide incentives for applications for external funding.

For further information please visit www.bgss.hu-berlin.de or contact the BGSS via bgss@sowi.hu-berlin.de.

The BGSS is a Graduate School of the Excellence Initiative funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/news/docpro/admissions/callforapplications2011_page

PhD Fellowship at Cardiff University

Scholarship Beasiswa | PhD Fellowship at Cardiff University


Schalarship Beasiswa :
Cardiff University : The Seafarers International Research Centre at Cardiff University, with support from The Nippon Foundation, would like to invite applications for a number 4 yearscholarships offering exciting opportunities to study for PhD qualifications in maritime-related social science. Based in the UK, these unique fellowships are available to graduates of maritime or social science-related disciplines who have a strong desire to undertake academic research on seafarers and the human related aspects of the maritime sector.

Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is one of the leading centres of social science research in the UK and the Seafarers International Research Centre is internationally recognised for its work on seafarers and seafarer-related issues. Successful candidates will study on a 1-year (ESRC recognised) Social Science Research Methods programme before proceeding to their dissertation. They will have their course fees paid and will receive a generous living/travel allowance.

Applications are welcomed from residents of any country but are particularly encouraged from those living in developing regions, as well as in Asia and Japan. Applicants are expected to hold a good honours degree (usually a 1st or 2.1) in a social science or maritime-related discipline. In addition, all applicants for whom English is a second language will be required to possess a certificate from IELTS with a minimum score of 7 or a TOEFL certificate with a minimum score of 600. Tests of English as a foreign language must have been awarded no more than 2 years prior to the requested entry point to be deemed valid and all tests will be verified by the Academic Registry.

• For further details click here
• For further information on The Nippon Foundation visit their website at: www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng
• For examples of courses available in the Social Science Research Methods programme click here
• For information on postgraduate study at Cardiff University click here
• Frequently Asked Questions
• TO APPLY please click here
• For enquiries contact: sirc@cardiff.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: 14 January 2011

Source: http://www.sirc.cf.ac.uk/Nippon%20Fellows/index.html

O`Brien Fellowship at McGill University

Scholarship Beasiswa | O`Brien Fellowship at McGill University

Scholarship Beasiswa :
O`Brien Fellowships for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University.

The O`Brien Fellowship was established in 2005 through a very generous gift from David O`Brien (BCL `65) for outstanding graduate students studying in the area of human rights and legal pluralism in the Faculty of Law.

The Fellowship is Awarded annually by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office upon recommendation of the Faculty of Law. Fellows become members of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.

Eligibility

• Candidates must be registered in the LL.M. or D.C.L. program in the Faculty of Law of McGill University in the academic year.
• Only candidates with an outstanding academic record will be considered.
• There is no restriction based on citizenship or age.

Selection criteria

• Academic excellence
• Originality of the proposed research in the field of human rights and legal pluralism
• Availability of supervision in the Faculty of Law
• Diversity of candidates and topics

Value and tenure
Value: $25,000 per annum, renewable once for LL.M., twice for D.C.L. (if eligibility is maintained).

Fellows who are international students are entitled to a tuition fee waiver, bringing tuition down to the level of a Québec resident, for each year in which they hold an O`Brien Fellowship. Fellows can also receive one conference travel grant per year from the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office.

Fellows registered in the D.C.L. program will be provided with office space in the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, if available.

Application deadline: January 15 2011.

Application procedure
Applicants must submit an O`Brien Fellowship application to the Graduate Studies Office of the Faculty of Law by the deadline for application for admission to the LL.M. or D.C.L. program.

Applicants must also arrange for two (2) referees, who must each complete a recommendation letter and fill out the O`Brien Fellowships Referee Report. Letters and reports must be mailed to the Graduate Studies Office of the Faculty of Law, in an envelope marked with the applicant`s name and "O`Brien Competition" and signed across the flap on the back. (These letters and referee reports are distinct from the documents required in your application.)

O`Brien Fellowship Application Form [OBrien_Fellowship_Application_Form.doc - MS Word - 63 KB]

O`Brien Fellowships Referee Report [OBrien_Fellowship_referee_report_form.pdf - PDF - 470.1 KB]

Candidates are informed by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office each May.

Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
Day, Chancellor, Hall, 3644 Peel Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W9
Tel.: 514‐398‐3577 Fax: 514‐398‐7145
human.rights@mcgill.ca

http://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/obrienfellowship/

PhD Systems and Control

Scholarship Beasiswa | PhD Systems and Control

1. PhD @ NTNU: Control and estimation for distributed-parameter systems
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.
Deadline: January 23rd, 2011.

http://innsida.ntnu.no/nettopp_lesmer.php?kategori=nyheter&dokid=4cf3b0a19df748.33542393

2. PhD @ KTH: Networked Systems Security
The positions will be with the Security group at LCN, and the successful applicants shall benefit from a network of collaborations in KTH and beyond. The Security group is internationally oriented and offers a stimulating and enjoyable working environment that favors diversity.
The emphasis of the envisioned work shall be on design and analysis of secure and privacy-enhancing protocols. Candidates with strong experimental/systems or theoretical profiles are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 2011-02-28
Employer’s reference: E-2010-0502
Contact: Prof. Panos Papadimitratos (papadim[AT]kth.se)

http://www.ee.kth.se/~papadim/files/E-2010-0502-eng.pdf

3. PhD @ UTwente: Medical Robotics
Minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized medicine by enabling interventions without large incisions, thereby significantly improving clinical outcomes. Such surgical techniques include insertions of needles, catheters, and endoscopes. For effective medical diagnosis and treatment, the instrument must reach its intended target. In order to increase the targeting accuracy of the procedure and improve clinical outcomes, the goal of this research project is to develop methods for modeling the interaction of existing and novel medical instruments with soft tissues and with fluids. These models would be used to track and control the path of the medical instrument using a clinical imaging modality.
Deadline: 15 January 2011.
Contact ONLY for information
Sarthak Misra, PhD
Assistant Professor (Control Engineering)
Email: s.misra[AT]utwente.nl

http://www.ce.utwente.nl/RTweb/vacancies/index.php?body=vacancies

Post-doctoral Fellowships in Belgium

Scholarship Beasiswa | 30 Post-doctoral Fellowships in Belgium

Scholarships Beasiswa : 30 Post-doc Fellowships available at the Universities of the Académie Louvain

Description : Incoming post-doctoral fellowships of the Académie universitaire Louvain (AUL) are offered to scientists from all nationalities in order to strengthen the bilateral S&T collaborations as well as the realisation of the European Research Area.

They are assigned to researchers with a PhD degree (or equivalent), proving their expertise and research capacity by a personal scientific record.

The researchers must not have spent more than 24 months out of the last 3 years in Belgium.


The Fellowships, granted for a stay of 12 to 24 months in one of the Académie universitaire Louvain research unit, concern all fields of research activities dealt with by the AUL.

The amount includes a monthly allowance, social security coverage, insurance expenses and an annual bench fee of 2.500 to 5000 eur for the person concerned.

Description

1. Aim of the action

The stimulation of international mobility and the attraction of researchers from abroad is one of the priorities of the European Research Area.

The Académie universitaire Louvain (AUL) is contributing to this objective by granting post-doc fellowships to highly qualified foreign scientists inviting them to work in a Belgian research team during a certain period of time. The ultimate aim is to establish S&T collaborations and lasting networks between the respective research teams.

2. Eligible scientists

The AUL Incoming post-doc Fellowships are addressed to :

- experienced researchers, holding a doctor's degree or have a similar research experience *;

- researchers with more than 10 years of research experience will not be eligible;

- not having spent more than 24 month, out of the last 3 years in Belgium

* Experienced researchers are defined as researchers having at least 4 years of research experience (full-time equivalent) since gaining a university diploma giving them access to doctoral studies (the degree must entitle the holder to embark on doctoral studies, without having to acquire any further qualifications), in the country in which the degree/diploma was obtained or researchers already in possession of a doctoral degree, independently of the time taken to acquire it.

3. Duration of the stay : from 12 to 24 months

4. Research fields and potential host units

The considered exchanges must take place in the frame of the ongoing research activities taking place in a research unit of one of the 4 Universities composing the Académie universitaire Louvain, namely :

- Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve or Brussels (Woluwé)) : www.uclouvain.be
- Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix – Namur : www.fundp.ac.be
- Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons : www.fucam.ac.be
- Facultés Universitaires Saint Louis – Brussels : www.fusl.ac.be

5. Submission of applications

The application forms are introduced to the -Académie universitaire Louvain (crec-adre@uclouvain.be) by the AUL promoter and have to be accompanied by:

- a list of scientific publications of the candidate;
- a description of the research project to be performed during the sojourn;
- a recommendation letter from the director of the candidate's home institute describing the added value of the mission and confirming the possibility that the fellowship holder will be able to resume his/her activities after the stay in Belgium;
- a motivation letter from the AUL promoter.

Only complete applications will be taken into consideration.

Research Fields
All

Benefits
The fellowship comprises:

- a net monthly allowance, taking into account the experience of the fellow ;
- a bench fee of 5.000 eur/year for laboratory-based research or 2.500/year for non-laboratory based research;
- the personal liability insurance costs;
- the contribution to the National Office of Social Security

Comment/web site for additional job details
http://www.uclouvain.be/355879.html

Facebook Fellowship Program

Facebook Fellowship Program 2011-2012, USA

We are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas:

• Computational Advertising
• Computer Vision Compiler Technology
• Computer Architecture
• Computer Networking
• Computer Security
• Databases
• Data Mining
• Distributed Computing
• Fault Tolerance
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Internet Economics
• Machine Learning
• Machine Translation
• Natural Language Processing
• Search
• Smart Datacenters
• Social Computing

Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time Ph.D. students in topical areas represented by these fellowships who are currently involved in on-going research.

• Students must be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area.

• Students must be enrolled during the academic year that the Fellowship is awarded.

• Students must be nominated by a faculty member.

Selection Criteria

• Eligibility of applicant.
• Quality of application.
• Applicability of the project or study to Facebook.
• Other criteria as decided by Facebook in its sole discretion. Facebook complies with all equal opportunity laws.

Fellowship Application Deadline: February 28, 2011

PhD positions in the Department of Theology at Uppsala University

PhD positions in the Department of Theology at Uppsala University


Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application: PhD positions at the Department of Theology: Starting date: 1 September 2011.

Applications can be made for studies in the following subjects:

• History of Religions
• Sociology of Religion
• Psychology of Religion
• Old Testament Exegesis
• New Testament Exegesis
• Church History
• Ecclesiology
• World Christianity and Interreligious Studies
• Systematic Theology and Studies in World Views
• Ethics
• Philosophy of Religion

Two PhD positions are reserved for applicants in New Testament Exegesis, provided that the applicants are qualified for studies at research level.

The holder of a PhD position shall, foremost, be devoted to his or her own postgraduate study and research. Other duties at the Department which relate to teaching and administrative work may be included within the scope of the employment (to a maximum of 20 %). A requirement for employment asdoctoral student is that the applicant must be admitted to postgraduate studies. To this extent, the applicant`s ability to successfully complete the doctoral studies will be decisive.

The successful applicant will be supported the first year with a doctoral grant and the remaining three years by a doctoral studentship. Regulations governing University admissions are found (in Swedish) in Högskoleförordningen, chapter 7 §§ 34-36 and chapter 5 §§ 1-7. Information on admissions requirements, application forms etc. can be found on the website of the Department of Theology: www.teol.uu.se or by contacting study counselor Malin Ekström, (malin.ekstrom@teol.uu.se) ph. 018-4712169.

Applications should include:

• official transcripts of academic results from university studies, including any graduate studies which prove that the candidate meets both general and particular qualification requirements for studies at research level at the Faculty of Theology. In relevant cases a copy of the candidate`s degree certificate should also be included,
• a project description of 6 pages with the following headings: aim, questions, material, method, theoretical framework, the relation of the study to earlier research and material for the future thesis. All headings should be included,
• completed application form for admission to postgraduate studies/Antagning till forskarutbildning,
• suggestion for financial plan for studies at research level – see detailed information attached to the form “financial plan”,
• essays written at C- and D-level and in relevant cases, E-level,
• note about who you have approached and asked to become your supervisor.

To write the application, both the application form “Admission to Postgraduate Studies/Antagning till forskarutbildning” and general syllabus for the subject concerned are needed. By using the later you should check that you fulfil both general and particular entrance requirements for studies at research level in the subject.

Make contact well in advance with a lecturer/professor at the faculty who is willing to function as a supervis-or if you should be accepted. Applications which make no mention of a contacted supervisor will not be considered. As you compile your application you may have use of the faculty`s guidelines for the application process for studies at research level, assessment criteria and requirements for the project description that is at the centre of your application.

All above documents and instructions for application are found on the following web-site: http://www.teol.uu.se/Education/Postgraduate_studies/

Information: study counselor Malin Ekström, e-mail malin.ekstrom@teol.uu.se phone 018-471 21 69 or director of studies Magnus Lundberg, e-mail magnus.lundberg@teol.uu.se phone 018-471 21 87. Uni0n representatives are Anders Grundström (Saco-rådet), phone 018-471 5380 and Carin Söderhäll (TCO/ST), phone 018-471 1996, Stefan Djurström (Seko), phone 018-471 3315.

The application should be sent by WEBBAPPLICATION no later than February 7, 2011. Use the link below to access the application form PhD positions

Pdf-documents that can`t be attached should be sent to Uppsala University, Registrar`s Office, Box 256, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden. Please use the reference number UFV-PA 2010/3182.

Scholarship URPP Asia and Europe

Scholarship URPP Asia and Europe : Research Positions at University of Zurich, PhD, Post


Overview
The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Asia and Europe of Zurich University explores exchanges and encounters between Asia and Europe that have taken and continue to take place in the areas of culture, law, religion and society. It promotes research by junior graduate scholars at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels within a structured and interdisciplinary research environment.

We invite applications for 6-8 research positions (at doctoral or post-doctoral level) that will be assigned to one of the following URPP Asia and Europe research fields: "Concepts and Taxonomies", "Entangled Histories", "Norms and Social Order(s)".

Starting date: 1 September 2011.

PhD or post-doctoral candidates should submit an original research project relating to one of the three research fields. PhD candidates are expected to enroll in the URPP`s graduate program, where discussions are conducted in German and/or English. Candidates should therefore have adequate knowledge of German or be ready to acquire the necessary language skills upon notice of election.

Requirements: Doctoral level: M.A. or equivalent academic degree qualifying the candidate to submit a PhD thesis in one of the following disciplines: East Asian Art History, Chinese Studies, Cultural/Social Anthropology, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Indian Studies, Islamic Studies, Japanese Studies, Law, Political Science, Study of Religions, Theology. Post-Doctoral level: PhD in one of the disciplines listed above or in a different discipline but with post-graduate qualifications in one of the listed disciplines.

We offer: a stimulating and demanding disciplinary and interdisciplinary research environment (4 faculties, 12 disciplines), opportunities to share one`s own research interests with professors and peers from various disciplines, and appropriate space for research initiatives from among the participants.

Employment conditions: 50% research position at Zurich University (for two years). PhD dissertations and habilitations, if applicable, are to be submitted at the University of Zurich. Research positions involve participation in the various academic activities of the URPP but no teaching or administrative duties.

Applications should be submitted electronically by 10 February 2011 according to the application guidelines published on our website to the following E-Mail address:
bewerbungen@asienundeuropa.uzh.ch

Contact:
Dr. Inge Ammering, URPP Asia and Europe, Program Coordinator Tel.: +41 44 634 07 38, E-Mail: bewerbungen@asienundeuropa.uzh.ch

Please visit our website for the application guidelines and for additional information on the URPP Asia and Europe: www.asienundeuropa.uzh.ch

Sumitro Fellowship

Sumitro Fellowship (USINDO) for U.S. and Indonesian Citizens


Indonesia Society (USINDO) invites U.S. and Indonesian citizens to apply for the 2010 Sumitro Fellowship, a travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified candidates to engage in field research on projects related to the Indonesia-United States bilateral relationship.

The Sumitro Fellows program honors Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia`s senior economist and advisor to USINDO, who passed away in 2001. An architect of Indonesia`s modern economy, Professor Sumitro headed the faculty of economics at the University of Indonesia, and was later a minister of trade and minister of state for research. Professor Sumitro was also the driving force behind a 1950`s program of the Ford Foundation which sent Indonesian economists to the U.S. for advanced degrees. Many attended the University of California at Berkeley and the group came to be known as the “Berkeley Mafia” when its members assumed key cabinet posts in subsequent decades.

The Sumitro Fellows grant for the 2011 application cycle is $10,000.

Eligibility: Applicants for the U.S. Sumitro Fellowship must be United States citizens or permanent residents in the United States with a specific project on Indonesia`s political economy. Applications outside the scope of economics or political economy will not be considered. Applicants for the Indonesian Sumitro Fellowship must be Indonesian citizens with a specific project on any aspect of the Indonesian-U.S. bilateral relationship. Applications related strictly to American topics, or non U.S./non-Asian themes will not be considered. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age and/or physical impairment. Applicants must also be capable of advanced study in English. Evidence of English fluency may be demonstrated by TOEFL scores.

USINDO will announce the winner in January, 2011.

Application Materials:
Application Form: Please submit a completed and signed application form. Field Research Abstract: Please provide a one to five page single-spaced abstract of your intended research.

Curriculum Vitae or Resume: Please submit a curriculum vitae (not to exceed 10 pages) or resume providing full citations of all publications, with the most recently published item listed first.

References: Please submit two letters of support. One letter must be from a dissertation advisor, senior faculty member, or other comparable advisor.

Waiver of Responsibility: Please submit a signed waiver of responsibility.

Supplemental Information: In addition to the above information, the review committee will consider supplemental information such as writing samples, course syllabi, etc.

Materials will only be returned if a self-addressed return envelope with proper postage is included. Faculty members and lecturers are asked to submit course syllabi that do not exceed five pages.

Application form can be downloaded at here

Mailing Instructions

Please mail all application materials by December 31, 2010 to: Dana Moore
Program Officer
The United States – Indonesia Society (USINDO)
1625 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036

Contact Us
Washington, D.C. 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20036-2260

Phone: +1.202.232.1400 Fax: +1.202.232.7300 E-mail: usindo@usindo.org

Jakarta Plaza Mutiara, 6th Floor, Suite 604, Jalan Lingkar Mega Kuningan, Kav. E1.2, No: 1 & 2, Jakarta 12950 Indonesia

Phone: (62 21) 5790.5730 Fax: (62 21) 5790.5740 E-mail: usindojkt@usindo.or.id

Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Scholarships

Leo Apostel Centre | Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Scholarships

Scholarship Post-Doctoral :
The Leo Apostel Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships, employment for three years, and the possibility for prolongation for an additional three years. Candidates need to have a doctorate degree. The research engages in one of the aspects of the overall scientific activities of the Leo Apostel Centre. Because of the broad scope of the research at the Leo Apostel Centre, candidates with a variety of types of scientific background are welcome, from mathematics and physics, computer science, biology and engineering, to psychology, cognitive science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, economics, complex systems and others. More specifically CLEA is interested in candidates motivated to investigate the foundations of one of the scientific disciplines.

Hence, foundations of biology, including evolution theory, and question with respect to the nature and origin of life, foundations of mathematics and physics, with special interest for relativity theory and quantum mechanics, foundations of cognition, with special interest for concept theories, decision theories, theories of meaning, foundations of computer science, with special interest for artificial intelligence, semantic analysis theories, and basics of information retrieval, foundations of economics, with special interest in behavioral economics, and fundamental theories of risk and probability, foundations of sociology and anthropology, with special interest for theories of culturalevolution , aspects of science and culture, aspects of constructivism, and world views research, and philosophy, with special interest for philosophy of science, philosophy of meaning and meaningfulness.

CLEA is also specifically interested to employ mathematicians engaged in mathematical modeling of different aspects of different domains of the different sciences. Candidates are invited to write down their specific interest and view on the foundations research they would like to pursue in their application. As the already ongoing research in CLEA shows, CLEA is open to original ideas and effectively wants to stimulate researchers to ponder about the `big questions` in each of the disciplines within an interdisciplinary perspective.

Doctoral Scholarships
The Leo Apostel Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies offers doctoral scholarships, employment for two years and prolongation of an additional two years, hence a total of four years. The purpose is to work towards a doctorate in these four years. Candidates need a university degree equivalent with a bachelor degree to be able to start a doctorate. The subject of the doctorate engages in one of the aspects of the overall scientific activities of the Leo Apostel Centre.

Because of the broad scope of the research at the Leo Apostel Centre, candidates with a variety of types of scientific background are welcome, frommathematics and physics, computer science, biology and engineering, to psychology, cognitive science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, economics, complex systems and others. More specifically CLEA is interested in candidates motivated to investigate the foundations of one of the scientific disciplines. Hence, foundations ofbiology, including evolution theory, and question with respect to the nature and origin of life, foundations of mathematics and physics, with special interest for relativity theory and quantum mechanics, foundations of cognition, with special interest for concept theories, decision theories, theories of meaning, foundations of computer science, with special interest for artificial intelligence, semantic analysis theories, and basics of information retrieval, foundations of economics, with special interest in behavioral economics, and fundamental theories of risk and probability, foundations of sociology and anthropology, with special interest for theories of culturalevolution , aspects of science and culture, aspects of constructivism, and world views research, and philosophy, with special interest or philosophy of science, philosophy of meaning and meaningfulness.

CLEA is also specifically interested to employ mathematicians engaged in mathematical modeling of different aspects of different domains of the different sciences. Candidates are invited to write down their specific interest and view on the foundations research they would like to pursue in their application. As the already ongoing research in CLEA shows, CLEA is open to original ideas and effectively wants to stimulate researchers to ponder about the `big questions` in each of the disciplines within an interdisciplinary perspective.

How to Apply
A candidate who wants to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship or a doctoral scholarship, needs to contact Diederik Aerts, director of the Leo Apostel Centre at before January 11, 2011, and with preference before January 4, 2011. The candidate needs to add a curriculum vitae or a link to a website where his or her curriculum vitae is sufficiently presented. The curriculum vitae also has to include the exact date the PhD was obtained (or the date the PhD is going to be obtained, if this is earlier than June 1, 2011, applications for a post-doc are welcome), and additionally (a) a detailed list of publications (ordered chronologically, for publications in ISI-journals the impact factor needs to be indicated), (b) a list of attended conferences, and (c) any other item of scientific value. The application may also contain a short text where the candidate explains his or her specific interest in working at the Leo Apostel Centre, and any material that the candidate himself or herself decides to be of importance for his or her candidature. This does NOT include a scan of diplomas or proofs of having passed tests such as TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language). Hence in this first stage of the call, there is no reason why an application e-mail including attachments should exceed the 1MB limit.

For candidates applying for a doctoral scholarship, a description of the studies that have been undertaken has to be included. The short curriculum vitae also needs to include elementary bibliographic data such as nationality and date of birth, and the dates on which master diploma(s) has/have been obtained. If there are publications, they needs to be supplied in the way described in detail for the post-doctoral fellowship applicants.

A first selection is taken place between January 4 and January 11, 2011. Scientists, who are interested but not able to apply before January 11, are encouraged to take an informal contact, announcing when their application could be expected. Also questions of a more personal nature (working conditions in the Centre; staying conditions in Belgium; etc...) are welcome, and should be directed to Diederik Aerts, via (clea@vub.ac.be)

GLITEMA Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Scholarship Beasiswa | GLITEMA Erasmus Mundus Scholarships 2011

If you are lookin for scholarships to Deutsch, than here are one of much scholarships programs available, German Literature in the European Middle Ages Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.

German Literature in the European Middle Ages Scholarships is available for Employer of Erasmus Mundus

Scholarship Description:The GLITEMA (German Literature in the European Middle Ages) EMMC is an integrated Master Course run by a consortium of three full partner universities (Porto, PT [co-ordinator], Bremen, Palermo), supported by a number of associated partner HEIs (Amsterdam, FU Berlin, Cairo, Greifswald, Olomouc, Ljubljana, Moscow [Lomonosov], North Carolina, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Compostela, Vienna, Zurich).

The basic premise for the GLITEMA EMMC is the understanding that Medieval culture, in order to be fully comprehended, must be analysed from within its wider European context: in particular, the traditional “national philological approach”, which has informed Medieval German Studies since their inception during the 19th century, does not allow students to understand the full extent to which today’s national cultures in Europe have their roots in a common – Medieval – past. Thus, this EMMC aims to emphasize the pre-national nature of German Medieval Studies and analyse them from within their European context; to this end, the potentialities of trans-national student and staff mobility within the EU will be used to underpin the European approach to the subject.

Since most of the course will be taught in German, a good working knowledge of the language (level C.1 in Bremen and B.2 in Palermo and Porto) is a pre-requirement; tuition in this language will be offered by Palermo and Porto, while students are also expected to gain linguistic skills in Italian and/or Portuguese through intensive language training programmes.

A maximum of thirty students will be selected for the programme; only those candidates who have obtained a good first cycle degree in a relevant area of studies will be eligible for selection.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 December 2010

Scholarship Microsoft University

Scholarship of Microsoft University Program 2011

Study Subject: Computer science and related technical disciplines
Employer:Microsoft
Level:Bachelors Program

A large majority of Microsoft University Scholarship will be awarded to female students, under-represented minority students or students with disabilities. Minority applicants must be a member of one of the following groups under-represented in the software field: African American, Hispanic or Native American

Scholarship Description: Microsoft College scholarships are designed to encourage students to pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in the software industry.

What are the provisions of the award?

Scholarships are awarded, full or partial amounts, to recipients for the 2011-2012 academic year. Full tuition scholarships will cover tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year as posted by the financial aid office at your college or university. Microsoft will make payments to the designated school, and they’re not transferable to other academic institutions. Funds are to be used for tuition only and may not be used for other costs on the recipient’s bursar bill. All recipients of the scholarship will be required to apply for, and complete if offered, a salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft reserves the right not to offer a position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.

What are the criteria for scholarship eligibility?

Students must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at a 4-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time the application is submitted. Students must be enrolled full-time and making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, such as math or physics, with a demonstrated interest in computer science. The student must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0.

What is required to apply?
A completed application includes five items: your résumé, transcript, essay questions, letter of referral, and confirmation of your online application to the Microsoft Summer Internship program. An application is considered ineligible if all parts are not received. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all pieces are received by Microsoft by the deadline.

1. Résumé – Enclose a copy of your résumé that includes your e-mail address, campus address and phone number, student ID number, permanent address and phone number, major and expected graduation date.
2. Transcript – Enclose a copy of your current academic transcript.
3. Essay Questions – Use one page to answer all four of the following essay questions (not one page per question). a) Describe how you demonstrate your passion for technology outside the classroom. b) Describe the toughest technical problem you’ve worked on, how you addressed the problem, your role in reaching the outcome, if it was team-based, and the final outcome. c) Describe a situation which demonstrates initiative and your willingness to go above and beyond. d) Describe how you are currently funding your college education.
4. Letter of referral – Enclose a letter of referral from a faculty member or an academic advisor who knows your work.
5. Confirmation of Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program – Apply online at http://www.microsoft.com/university for a summer internship and print out a confirmation page showing you have done so. This printed confirmation must be included in your mailed application materials.
6. Gender/Ethnicity/Disability (optional) – Please note your gender, ethnicity or disability on the page with your essay questions if you would like that information to be considered with your application.

Closing Date

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February 2011

For details, pls visit scholarship page.

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY REFUGEE SCHOLARSHIP 2011

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY FOR REFUGEE SCHOLARSHIP

An Program Scholarship you need, in Australia. this big chance to get better study.

==Macquarie University recognises the particular financial and other support needs of students from a refugee background. To complement the University’s Refugee Mentoring Program, which aims to raise aspirations towards tertiary study among refugee children, two scholarships will be offered each year to students from refugee backgrounds.
There are two parts to the application- an online application form and a compulsory personal statement (to be uploaded as part of the on line application form).
Our selection of scholarship candidates will be based on the assessment of the following:
Essential Selection Criteria:

• demonstrated financial need;
• have arrived in Australia with a recognised Commonwealth Government humanitarian visa subclass;
• statement of your capacity to triumph over hardship: including financial disadvantage, sole parent or carer responsibilities, non- English speaking or Indigenous background, effects of trauma and/or abuse, long-term medical condition or disability or coming from a rural or remote area. These areas can be addressed as part of the compulsory personal statement.
• successful in obtaining an offer to Macquarie University in first semester 2011 through either UAC or a direct Macquarie admission scheme. intending to study full time internally. A full time waiver can be granted in instances where the applicant can demonstrate a need to study part time (carer responsibilities, long term medical condition, employment demands)

Desired Selection Criteria:

• established community leadership and involvement. These areas can be addressed as part of the compulsory personal statement.

Your personal statement should include information as follows:
Please supply a supporting statement (approximately 1-2 pages).
As this statement is a very important part of the selection process, you should give very careful consideration to your response. Please address the following issues:

• Describe your background, and reasons why you have not undertaken university studies in the past. Please provide information about your financial need for this scholarship.
• State your proposed area of study, reasons for selecting it and how you will combine the demands of university study with your other commitments.
• Give any information about your personal abilities, skills, achievements, experiences, and interests that you feel might be relevant to your application. Of particular interest is your involvement in community activities and your capacity to triumph over hardship.

Documents submitted as part of the application process will be verified at a later date.

Value
$4580 per year for up to four years (value indexed each year). Students will have their ongoing eligibility assessed prior to each payment.

Application Information
Applications for semester 1 2011 are now open and will close on Friday 28 Jan 2011. To apply, please click here.

Postgraduate Research Positions, TU Dortmund, Germany

Collaborative Research Center SFB 876 at the TU Dortmund University

Providing Information by Resource-Constrained Data Analysis

Data Mining: 12 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in data mining, statistical learning, graphical models, parallel and distributed data

mining, analysis of spectroscopy data, image analysis, high-throughput data analysis, or algorithm engineering

Embedded Systems: 6 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in embedded systems, operating systems of ubiquitous systems, communication networks, energy-aware algorithms

Information Systems: 2 Postgraduate / Junior Researcher Positions, TU Dortmund University, SFB 876 with excellence in Information engineering, multi-agent systems, privacy

Fellowship: 2 SFB 876 PhD or Postdoc Fellowships for 2 to 6 months

The collaborative research center SFB876 brings together data mining and embedded systems and enhances their methods such that information from distributed, dynamic masses of data becomes available anytime and anywhere. The research center SFB 876 is structured into 12 interdisciplinary projects. Positions for PhD students are now available for all of these projects. For further information

about the projects see:

http://www-ai.cs.uni-dortmund.de/auto?self=$fz10eqyn

Conditions of Employment for Postgraduates

Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The positions are available from January 2011 until the end of 2012 with the possibility of extension.

Application deadline: 02/02/2011 or until a suitable candidate is found.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons will be given priority.

If applicable, the successful applicants are expected to work on

obtaining a doctoral degree in the scope of this position.

How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions

Please address questions about the position and send your application in electronic form (PDF) by email to the project leader of the respective project and/or the speaker of the SFB876,

Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik (katharina.morik@tu-dortmund.de)

Please, indicate in the subject line of the mail: „SFB876 application" and the project identifier.

http://www-ai.cs.tu-dortmund.de/SFB876/StellenausschreibungenSFB876.pdf

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Erasmus Mundus MUNDUS URBANO Scholarships

Overview
The double degree master course MUNDUS URBANO contributes to capacity building in urban development planning especially in countries of the South and the East. It places a second focus on rules and practices of international cooperation projects, where the unsatisfied demand for qualified experts is evident and in which European culture, politics and professional knowledge remain a key element.

Finally, the MUNDUS URBANO course chooses a highly interdisciplinary approach combining physical planning, economic and social development aspects, which all impact equally on the fate of cities. Especially professional staff in a leadership positions – like a director of a municipal planning office or a consultant working in a cooperation project (typical careers for graduates from this Master course) – need to develop the capacity to comprehensively understand urban development processes and to conceive possible strategies for intervention.

The main objective of this Master course is to prepare both, professionals and academics, for critically analyzing and assessing the growing problems in urban areas internationally and to increase their capacity to develop appropriate solutions in terms of architecturally, socially, economically and ecologically sustainable urban development.

Other elements of the program include joint research projects, an EU-supported scholarship program and PhD supervision.

Eligible Candidates
Applicants must provide proof of successful completion of a first university degree or the equivalent to a bachelor degree in the European Community. The marks obtained in previous university studies must be `good` or better.

Representing the level of an advanced `masters` study, MUNDUS URBANO specifically invites applications from applicants that have previously completed a full 5-year graduate university career.
Basic understanding of urban development and/or international cooperation issues are an essential asset to benefit most from the courses offered in the MUNDUS URBANO program. Such understanding is best witnessed through a minimum of one year previous work experience in a profession related to the subjects of study.

If the work experience is shorter or in a different field, the experience may be compensated by a relevant subject studied for a previous university degree (for example urban planning, architecture, urban sociology, geography, urban economics, politics etc.) or by relevant own publications

University degrees and positions held on their own do not always serve as reliable indicators for the suitability of an applicant for an interdisciplinary education course. Therefore a motivation letter (one to two pages) written in English by the applicant is requested in order to illustrate his or her good understanding of the course`s objectives and it`s usefulness for the applicant`s personal career.

In addition to the motivation letter a standard CV in table form is requested from all applicants to the MUNDUS URBANO course.

TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language. Minimum TOEFL score for applications: 570 (paper based),88 (internet based) or 213 (computer based) Details of the TOEFL- test can be obtained from the website www.toefl.org

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System and is available from the British Council Office in your country or from the IELTS Liaison Unit, English Language Division, British Council, Medlock Street, Manchester, M15 4 PR, United Kingdom. You can also have a look at the website of the British Council: www.britishcouncil.org Minimum IELTS score for acceptance is an average of 6,5.

Required documents

Online application form

Mundus Urbano application form

Academic degree in the original language, and a certified translation

Transcript of records for each semester in the original language, and a certified translation

Proof of English language proficiency through TOEFL, IELTS, UNICert

III (or proof that previous university studies were conducted in English)

Copy of your valid passport or identity card

Proof of at least one year of relevant work experience - certified by your employer(s)

Motivation letter

Curriculum vitae

In addition, an electronic version of your documents must be submitted to the following email address (scanned copies): mail@mundus-urbano.eu

NOTE: Please click here for a step-by-step guide on completing the online application form at here.

In the past Erasmus Mundus scholarships were only available for Non-EU citizens. This has been changed, and now ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIPS are also available for candidates from the EU! Full scholarships (2 years) are available for non-EU students, Western Balkan coutries and Turkey, to cover the tuition fee and all expenses of study (48 000€) Part scholarships (2 years) are available for EU students (20 000 € / year).

All scholarship applicants (whether non-EU or other students): Scholarship applications for the 2011-2013 cycle are now open. Application Deadline is January 4th 2011.

Contact Technische Universität Darmstadt
Fachbereich 15, PAR El-Lissitzky Str. 1
64287 Darmstadt
Germany
Email address: mail@mundus-urbano.eu