Association of south africa offers ANGUS SAWISE SCHOLARSHIP

Each year SA WISE awards the Angus Scholarship, to a Sub-Saharan black woman graduate with 70% or above grade average in her subject of study. The scholarship is awarded for 1 year of tertiary study at Honours level (or 4^th year level of study) in any field of science and engineering. South African applicants will be given preference. The successful applicant should become an active member of SAWISE.

Value p.a.: R10 000

Application:
Please include with application:

• Curriculum Vitae with names of two referees
• One page motivation
• Name(s) of other bursaries/scholarships applied for and amount

Deadline: 28 November annually

Send applications to:
SAWISE Scholarships committee
P O Box 34085
Rhodes Gift
7707 

Link:  For more details click here
http://web.uct.ac.za/org/sawise/scholarshipangus.html

Associatsion of Women South Africa offers SAWISE-ELEMENT SIX SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility and conditions of award:
Awarded to a female student for full time study at Honours (4th year) level in Chemistry, Physics, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering at any South African University. Successful applicant should become actively involved in SAWISE. Element Six will arrange a visit to their research lab for the successful applicant, and they would like a copy of the awardee’s major research project at the end of the year. Value :R15 000

Applicatiosn:
Please include with application:

• Curriculum Vitae with names of two referees
• One page motivation
• An official academic transcript (record)
• Name(s) of other bursaries/scholarships applied for and amount

Deadline: 30 November annually

 Link: For more details about E6
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Job Vacancy - Project Manager (EU Affairs)

The College of Europe is looking for a Project Manager to join its Development Office in Bruges, Belgium. The Development Office is the College of Europe’s main link for developing training courses, projects and other professional services for and with individuals, universities, public bodies, companies and organisations worldwide. For more information visit: www.coleurope.eu/development

Contact: Mrs Christiane Vermoortel, e-mail: christiane.vermoortel@coleurope.eu
Deadline: Friday, 14 January 2011

Link: http://www.coleurope.eu/template.asp?pagename=jobs&sub=20101215

Job Vacancies - Research Assistant & Administrative Secretary at the College of Europe, Natolin campus (Warsaw)

The College of Europe, Natolin Campus (Warsaw) is seeking applications for the position of a full time Research Assistant & Administrative Secretarywith a starting date of February 2011 at the latest.

These posts will be created within the framework of the 'EP-Geremek European Civilization Chair' founded by the European Parliament in honour of the late Professor Bronisław Geremek.

Link: For more details click here
http://www.coleurope.eu/template.asp?pagename=jobs&sub=20101216b

http://www.coleurope.eu/template.asp?pagename=jobs&sub=20101216a

Deadline-21-01-2011

Higher Education @ British Council Thai-UK Higher Education Scholarships Scheme for International Students, UK

Description: .Details of how the scholarships campaign will be organised:
1.All participating institutions’ scholarships will be promoted under the British Council Thai-UK Higher Education scholarships campaign.
2.The information will be promoted through several channels such as postcards, posters, brochures, British Council contacts, British Council website, and others.
3.There will be a central application form that can be obtained from the British Council to allow students to enter initial information such as name, address, e-mail address, their educational background, GPA, the subject they are interested in, and a short essay about themselves.
4.Students can state in the application form the institutions they are interested in or choose to let their information be considered by all universities participating in this scheme.
5.The completed application form will be sent by e-mail to the universities stated or all universities (if the student would like their information considered by every university).
6.Universities contact the students eligible for their scholarships individually and ask them to go through the selection process of the university or send the regret message to students if the university does not want to consider the student for the scholarship.
7.Universities make their own decision in selecting the scholars and contact students directly.
8.Universities must send the final list of successful students to the British Council who will then organize the post campaign to announce the list of scholars, the award ceremony, an orientation and press releases.
9.The announcement of the scholarship will be made by the British Council and the post-campaign will be given media coverage (e.g. scholar interviews). The award ceremony and orientation for successful students will be organized.
Deadline: 10 January 2011
Link: For more details click here

Psychiatry: Two DPhil Studentships@ University of Oxford, UK- Subject: depression and the neural basis of reward, genetics of dementia and the ageing brain, psychological factors in eating disorders, electrophysiology of attention, and neural responses to trauma

Description: The Department is pleased to invite applications for 2 MRC-supported studentships, to conduct research towards a doctoral degree at the University. The department supports internationally-renowned research programmes that address the causes and treatments of psychiatric illness; it is particularly strong in neurobiology and physical treatments, psychopathology and psychological treatments, old-age and social psychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology and developmental psychopathology.Candidates who are interested in other aspects of the research done within the Department are also encouraged to apply.

Deadline: Friday 14 January 2011
Link: For more details click here

http://www.psychiatry.ox.ac.uk/studentships/post-gradresearch.

Friends of the Princeton University Library Research Grants, USA- Subject: Hellenic

Description:  The Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund also supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children’s books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. In addition, awards will be made from the Sid Lapidus ’59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World. This award covers work using materials pertinent to this topic donated by Mr. Lapidus as well as other also relevant materials in the collections.

Deadline: 15 January 2011

Link: For more details click here

PHD Scholarships @ Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, USA- Subject: U.S. Environmental Public Policy and/or Environmental Conflict Resolution

Description: Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for US Nationals.The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The work most likely to be funded is that which serves both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work which has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other will also be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. Proposals can originate in any country.

Deadline: 24 February 2011

Link:For more details click here

PHD Scholarships @ Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) – Nippon Foundation PhD Fellowship, UK- Subject: Social Science

Description: They would like to invite applications for a number 4 year scholarships 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.

Applications: 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.
Deadline: 14 January 2011
Link: For more details click here

PhD Fellowship in Time Dependent Magnetic Phenomena@ Uppsala University, Sweden- Subject:Materials theory

Description: The Ph. D. student will work on time-dependent magnetic phenomena. The applicant is expected to work with analytical and computational tools for magnetisation dynamics.The Division of Materials theory is known to have a world-class research environment in the ab-initio computational research on materials properties. Besides the usage of existing state-of-the-art computational codes, a perpetual development of new methods and computational techniques is done in this department.

The applicant is expected to have a Masters degree in Physics, or equivalent, with a good background in solid-state physics. The application should include a statement of research interest, CV, certificates of exams, degrees and grades, a copy of Master thesis, published article or relevant materials, if available. Also, letter(s) of recommendation should be included.

Deadline: 10 Jan, 2011

Link: For more details click here

PhD Fellowship@ University of Copenhagen, Denmark in DNA Repair Factories- Subject: Functional Genomics (Biology)

Description: The University of Copenhagen is recruiting one PhD student for a 3 year project to work on DNA repair factories and genome integrity in the research group of Michael Lisby. The Functional Genomics section employs around 45 researchers, and has much international collaboration with high-profile groups.

Deadline: 11 January 2011

Link: For more details click here

International PhD Programme 2011@ IRIBHM, Belgium- subject: Molecular Biology

Description: The shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview which will be held in Brussels in May 2011. Full details about the interview procedure will be send to the invited candidates. Travel expenses are reimbursed and free accommodation is provided.

PhD students must start their research in Autumn 2011. Offers of admission will be made to the successful candidates shortly after the interview process

Language: English.

 Deadline: 31March, 2011
For more details click here

International Master’s Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies @ Erasmus Mundus

Description:  GEMMA is an interdisciplinary programme that provides high quality academic education and professional competences for personnel working or intending to work in the areas of Women’s Studies, Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities across Europe. It collects our best offers both from the humanities and social sciences, making it attractive to students and offering a wide span of options and combinations. Courses are taught by the most distinguished and highly recognized professors in the fields of research at each one of the departments involved.

GEMMA provides a unique opportunity to benefit from mobility as students are expected to study at different European universities. This inter-university and interdisciplinary postgraduate programme gives a unique possibility to obtain a double diploma from the home and mobility university acknowledged by all GEMMA Consortium members.

Deadline: 10 January 2011

Link: For more details click here

Gender Studies, International, Masters Erasmus-Mundus,deadline-10-01-2011