International Graduate Program@ Taiwan

Description: The Taiwan International Graduate Program is a Ph.D. program, started in 2002, established by Academia Sinica, the foremost research institution of Taiwan. All applicants who are admitted to TIGP will receive a fellowship from Academia Sinica. Fellowship will be granted for applicants who receive admission. The stipend levels are about US$ 11,000 per year. Additionally, the support will be extended to two more years for those students who perform well academically.

TIGP offers nine Ph.D. programs:
Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~tigpcbmb/
Molecular Science and Technology http://tigp.iams.sinica.edu.tw/MST.htm
Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~ibawww/mba/mba.html
Molecular and Cell Biology http://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/mcb/
Bioinformatics http://tigpbp.iis.sinica.edu.tw/
Nano Science and Technology http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/
Molecular Medicine http://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/mmp/
Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing (This program will not admit new students in 2011.)
Earth System Science http://www.rcec.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-ESS
No application fee is required.

Requirements: Candidates must have a *: Bachelor and/or Master degree
Academic transcript and Course content information
English proficiency
TOEFL: A total TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based, 213 on computer- based or 550 on paper-based test is strongly recommended as the minimum admission requirement for all programs. Please note that institutional TOEFL will not be accepted; only ETS International TOEFL will be accepted.
IELTS: A minimum overall Band Score of 5.5 on the Academic Test of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) taken within the past two years is required.
GEPT: In addition to TOEFL and IELTS, applicants in Taiwan may take the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), administered by the Language Training and Testing Center. Under this option, applicants must submit their high-intermediate level certificate with the application.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Statement of purpose
Three (3) letters of recommendation.

Link: http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/

         http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/applying.html

Contact: Ms. Nancy Yang/ Alice Lee at 886-2-2789-8050/ 2789-9696 (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Taiwan time, Monday through Friday), fax to 886-2-2785-8944, or send an e-mail message to tigp@gate.sinica.edu.tw.

TIGP website: http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/applying.html

Deadline:  31 March, 2011.

Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries 2011@ Centres of Excellence in the South- Subject: Natural sciences

Description: The fellowship is for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate degree at a centre of excellence in the South outside their own country.
* Only women scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and/or one of the Least Developed Countries can apply.
* Host institutions must be located in a developing country.
* Applications that are incomplete or illegible cannot be considered. Please make sure all the requested enclosures are submitted together with your application.

The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) with funds generously provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has instituted a fellowship programme for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a Ph.D., at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries), outside their own country.

The general purpose of the scheme is to contribute to the emergence of a new generation of women leaders in science and technology, and to promote their effective participation in the scientific and technological development of their countries.

Deadline: 31 July 2011

Link :For more details click here

PhD Fellowship Position @ Uppsala University, Sweden at the Department of Earth Sciences in Seismic Methods with Focus on Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Description: Research will focus on (1) interpretation of geological structure based on the reflection seismic data, (2) development of novel and innovative processing methods, and (3) integration of reflection seismic results with other geological and geophysical data related to geological storage of CO2.The PhD candidate will work within a larger research program with other candidates and researchers from Sweden and abroad.
We are seeking a motivated candidate where a strong background in math, physics, geophysics and geology is desirable, as is documented field experience. Linux/Unix skills are necessary, experience in programming in C is desirable, and using software such as GMT, Seismic Unix and shell scripts is a merit.

The successful applicant is expected to, and should be willing, to spend time in the field, as part of her/his PhD studies, operating geophysical instruments.

Time Period: 4 years where financing for the first year may be by a grant (utbildningsbidrag) and the following 3 years as an employee of the university as a PhD student. If funds are available, it is possible to extend the PhD study period to 5 years by working as a teaching/research assistant. Uppsala University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women to apply for these positions.

Deadline: 28 February, 2011

Link: For more details click here

International Research Scholarships@ UNSW(The University of New South Wales), Australia- Subject: Engineering, Business, Science or Humanities and Social Sciences

Description: The University of New South Wales offers the following prestigious scholarships to international students of exceptional research potential to undertake a higher degree by research at the University of New South Wales in 2011
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) Scholarships available for PhD and Masters by Research in all disciplines
University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA)Scholarships available for PhD and Masters by Research in all disciplines 
Tuition Fee Scholarship plus a Faculty Research StipendScholarships available for PhD, Masters by Research and for Masters of Philosophy (in selected disciplines depending on Faculty research areas)
Tuition Fee ScholarshipScholarships available for PhD, Masters by Research and Masters of Philosophy (in selected disciplines depending on Faculty research areas). This scholarship is only available to students who are sponsored by their home country with a living allowance/stipend with a minimum value of $10,000 per annum.

Deadline: Applications will start in late January

Link: For more details click here

Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students @ University of Queensland, Australia- Subject: Any Subject

Description: .The scholarships are available for international students who have completed senior high school overseas equivalent to Queensland Year 12 (eg. A Levels, International Baccalaureate, etc). The scholarship is not available to students who have already commenced a postsecondary qualification or who are already studying in Australia. The successful applicants must be classed as an international student in Australia (Australian permanent residents and Australian citizens are not eligible).

The scholarship is a one-off reduction in your commencing tuition fees to the value of AUD$6000

Requirements: Candiadate must have a score that equates to a Queensland Tertiary Education rank of 96.  Must not be recipients of another scholarship
 Must be applying for the full program – not an articulation or requesting credit (other than the IB credit)
Must have a full unconditional offer
 The application must be complete including a personal statement
 Excludes quota programs
Deadline: 31 October the prior year for a Semester 1 commencement
30 April the same year for a Semester 2 commencement
Link: For more details click here

Please visit http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/international/undergraduate for International equivalencies

PhD Studentships (20) for International Students@ Birkbeck University of London, UK- Subject: English and Humanities,Iberian and Latin American Studies,History of Art and Screen Media etc.

Description: Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.

Applications are invited for up to 20 PhD studentships in the form of fee waivers at Home/EU and International rate for all subject areas in the School of Arts. Up to five maintenance bursaries, of £1,000 (per annum, full-time), will also be awarded with these studentships.

The studentships are open to full-time and part-time students, and home/EU and international students. Suitable candidates may also be put forward for AHRC awards.

Deadline: 4th February 2011
Link: For more details click here

PhD Fellowships@ Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany- Subject: Plant Genomics and Systems Biology

Description: 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 campus is located in close proximity to the many research and educational facilities in Berlin.

Deadline: 28 January 2011

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

Link: For more details click here

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

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

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

Engineering PhD Funding Opportunities for EU/ UK and International Students @ Loughborough University, UK- Subject: Engineering

Description: Funding for PhD students is awarded on the basis of academic merit and your potential to become a member of one of our internationally recognised research teams.
Applications are now invited for PhD and EngD studentships commencing in October 2011. The Faculty has wide-ranging research capabilities and all six of our departments are able to offer unique and challenging research opportunities

Deadline: End of May 2011

Link: For more details click here

International Young Eco-Hero Award Program, USA for young people ages 8 to 16 to take personal action to nurture and protect a healthy environment on which all life depends@ Action for Nature Organisation

Description: 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.

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.

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:  28 Feb,2011

Link: For more details click here

International scholarship programme for Artists @ Kuan Shu Educational Foundation - Cheng Long Wetlands Environmental Art Project, Taiwan in the field of Art

Description:The Call for Proposals for 2011 has gone out to artists all over the world via the Internet. We are planning again to have 3 international artists and 2 Taiwanese artists living and working in Cheng Long Village. There is no entry fee and selected artists receive a stipend, accommodations, meals and more. The selected artists will work with the Cheng Long Elementary School children and community people to create site-specific sculpture installations in the wetlands. This year we hope to have many works in the wetlands themselves and emphasize making the place “greener” – more biodiversity, more sustainability and more green plants for everyone to enjoy as well as beautiful creative artworks

Deadline: 11 February 2011

Link: For more details click here

Chancellor’s Scholarships for International PhD Students @Warwick University, UK- Subject: Any subject

Description:Students and applicants who wish to apply for an AHRC doctoral award should apply to the WPRS competition and will automatically be considered for both competitions. More details on applying for an AHRC doctoral award are available here.

This competition, unlike most postgraduate funding, is open to Home, EU, and Overseas students from all disciplines at Warwick, and offers an equal award to all.

Applications :* Applicants for a full-time doctoral course at the University of Warwick, expecting to begin in Autumn 2011.
* Students currently enrolled on a three-year full-time PhD or MPhil/PhD (in the case of the Faculties of Arts, Medicine and Social Science), at the University of Warwick may apply in the first year of their registration only.
* University of Warwick students currently registered on a “1+3″ course at a Doctoral Training Centre, who are in their Master’s year and expecting to start doctoral study in 2011-12. These students will be eligible for a three-year WPRS or (if paying overseas fees) a Chancellor’s International Scholarship.
* University of Warwick students currently registered on the “2+2” MPhil > PhD course in the Department of Philosophy may apply for a postgraduate research scholarship in either (or both) the first and second years of their MPhil. Students applying in the first year will be eligible for a three year WPRS or (if an overseas fees-payer) a Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Students applying in their second year will be eligible for a two year WPRS, or (if a UK or EU student) a two year AHRC doctoral award, or (if an overseas fees-payer) a Chancellor’s International Scholarship. No student will be permitted to apply for a WPRS/Chancellor’s International Scholarship on more than two occasions. UK or EU Students will be eligible to apply (via a separate process) for an AHRC Master’s award to fund their two-year MPhil.

Deadline: 31 January 2011
Links: For more details click here

Masters Scholarship@ Erasmsu Mundus in Global Innovation Management for International Applicants

Description: This Programme (MSC) is a unique 2-year programme offered jointly by the University of Strathclyde (Scotland), Aalborg University (Denmark), Hamburg University of Technology (Germany) and, Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) which enables graduates of first degrees in engineering, science and technology to successfully manage the innovation process across international boundaries.
Students have the opportunity to study at two European Universities, with a third option to study in Australia in year 2, and the programme’s delivery over two years provides a greater depth of learning, more industrial engagement and a rich cultural experience.

Starting Date: The programme starts in September of each year with a number of ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarships available for both Non-EU (Catagory A) and EU based (Catagory B) Students.

Deadline:31st January 2011
Link: For more details click here

Master’s Scholarship Program @ Erasmus Mundus MSc in EuroAquae-HydroInformatics and Water Management- Subject:EuroAquae-HydroInformatics and Water Managment

Description: Master’s Scholarship Program for Applicants from European and Non-European Counties .The Joint Master Course is developped by the EuroAquae consortium coordinated by the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and associated to 11 leading international universities:Technical University of Catalonia (ES), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HU), Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus (DE), Newcastle University (UK), Universidad Nacional del Littoral (AR), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (CH), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IND), National University of Technology (SIN), University of Incheon (KR).

Deadline: Before 31st of January 2011
Link: For more details click here

Masters Scholarships for international Students @Erasmsu Mundus- Subject:Environmental Technology and Engineering

Description: The IMETE programme intensively promotes networking and exchange of knowledge and experience between different nationalities, in particular with scholars and students from developing countries and countries in transition, which are rapidly growing markets for the application of environmental technologies.
IMETE is offered by a consortium consisting of 3 leading Higher Education Institutes: Ghent University (UGent, Gent, Belgium), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands), and Institute of Chemical Technology Prague (ICTP, Prague, Czech Republic). Numerous associated partners from all over the world contribute to the programme. (more information).

Student mobility within Europe is an integral part of the programme, which contains 120 ECTS (2 years). During the programme, students study at Delft (The Nederlands), Prague (Czech Republic) and Gent (Belgium). The master thesis research is carried out in one of these locations, or in one of the many associated partner institutions all over the world.

 Deadline: 21 January 2011

Link: Further Scholarship Information and Application

Master Scholarship Programme @Erasmus Mundus in Evolutionary Biology-International

Description: Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology is a new two-year research oriented master programme for talented and motivated students who are interested in understanding evolution in all its facets. MEME is a joint project between four European universities (University of Groningen, Netherlands; Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany; Uppsala University, Sweden; University of Montpellier II, France) and Harvard University (USA). Students will start the programme at one of these universities, and will spend at least one semester at a partner university. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded double or (in some cases) triple degrees from two or three partner universities.
The European Commision will grant a number of scholarships to highly qualified students to participate in the MEME programme. The selection procedure for these scholarships will be carried out by the Admission and Examination Committee of the MEME programme. Each year, a total of 18 – 20 scholarships will be awarded to participating students. There will be 10 scholarships for category A students and 8 scholarships for category B students. Because of an EU initiative named “Western Balkans and Turkey Window”, we will be able to award two additional scholarships to students from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia and Turkey. These scholarships will be awarded as category A scholarships.

Scholarships for both categories of students will cover all participation costs for the MEME programme, including tuition fee, insurance, language courses and summer schools.

 Deadline: January 15th, 2011

Link: Further Scholarship Information and Application

PHD Fully Funded Fellowships@ K.U.Leuven Doctoral School Biomedical Sciences, Belgium- Subject:Biomedical Sciences

Description: For 2011 we can offer up to 16 fully-funded PhD positions in the following doctoral school programs:
Cancer: 1 fellowship
Cell Signaling and Therapeutics: 1 fellowship
Cognitive and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fellowships
Drug Design and Development: From Target to Market: 2 fellowships
Immunology and Microbiology: 1 fellowship
Mechanisms of Human Disease: 2 fellowships
Molecular and Developmental Genetics: 2 fellowships
Molecular and Stem Cell Medicine: 5 fellowships
These positions are fully funded for 4 years.
Successful applicants will perform doctoral research under the supervision of a promoter who is affiliated to one of the doctoral school programs. In addition, the doctoral training includes thematic education and encourages PhD students to develop transferable skills. PhD students are expected to finalize the doctoral training and research within a period of four years. Applications are invited from enthusiastic (under)graduates in any relevant biomedical area with an excellent study track record.

Deadline: Contact Employer

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