UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme

(UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) 2011 Cycle The UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) funded under the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the capacity-building of Human Resources will aim, in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities in the following areas:    1. Environment (with particular attention to Water Sciences);    2. Intercultural Dialogue;    3. Information...

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Korea : PARC Post-Doctoral Research Positions at Seoul National University

Overview PARC Post-Doctoral Research Positions PARC (PDE and Functional Analysis Research Center ) at the Department of Mathematics Seoul National University is offering one-year post-doctoral position to a limited number of researchers in PDE and Functional Analysis. Candidates should hold a Ph.D degree or complete Ph.D programs no later than by February 2011. Salary will be given according to PARC guidelines. The successful applicants are required to carry out all the duties imposed by PARC. The...

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UK : Fully-Funded International Research Scholarships at the University of Leeds

Overview Fully-Funded International Research Scholarships (FIRS) Session 2011-2012 Fully funded University International Research Scholarships are available for high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study in Session 2011-12 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds. Eligible Criteria Please read this information carefully, as your application form will be automatically rejected if you do not meet ALL of the eligibility criteria listed below:    ...

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Australia - APRICOT Fellowship Program for Developing Countries

Overview Since 2000, the APRICOT Fellowship Program has provided opportunities to personnel from developing countries to participate in APRICOT. The program provides basic financial assistance to selected applicants, who fulfill eligibility criteria and are then selected by the Fellowship Committee. The Fellowship Award which is granted to successful applicants (Fellows) covers a proportion of conference registration, travel, and living expenses associated with attending APRICOT. Who can apply? The...

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Singapore - NUS PhD-MBA at National University of Singapore

Overview The new NUS PhD-MBA (www.phd-mba.nus.edu), Asia`s first PhD-MBA, aims to attract and train talented science and engineering students who have the potential to create and lead technology companies. The programme is jointly hosted by the NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/) and the NUS Business School (http://www.bschool.nus.edu.sg/). Students develop their research skills by doing a PhD in any scientific or engineering discipline, choosing among...

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Czech Republic Government Scholarships 2011/2012 for Developing Countries

Scholarship Awards within the Foreign Development Assistance Programme – offer for the academic year 2011/2012 General information on the scholarship programme:The Government of the Czech Republic offers a number of scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance Programme in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic. These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study: 1. in Bachelor/Master...

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USA - Harvard University Grants for Asian Language Study

Asia Center Graduate Summer Language Grants for East, South and Southeast Asian Language Study, Harvard University. These grants are offered jointly by the Harvard University Asia Center, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, the Korea Institute, and the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. These grants are for students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at Harvard in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or any of its professional schools for study during the summer of an East Asian...

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UK - Newcastle Business School Studentships 2010 in Dietary Change - Northumbria University, UK

Summary of Research ProjectFood 2030, the UK Government’s strategic response to developing a sustainable food supply chain, suggests a need to reduce our consumption of meat and its impact on our health and the environment. To date, accounting for the environmental impact of foodstuffs has primarily seen the advancement and streamlining of supply-side life-cycle analysis techniques to measure embedded carbon emissions of products. A notable outcome of much of this research in the food industry has...

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Australia - International College of Hotel Management Undergraduate Scholarships 2011-2012

The International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) is pleased to offer:     * Two Round 1 International Scholarships for the July 2011 or January 2012 intakes.     * Two Round 2 Scholarships for the January 2012 or July 2012 intakes. SCHOLARSHIP VALUE: The value of each scholarship is A$15,000 to be paid in the following manner:-     * Year 1 A$4,000 Year 2 A$4,000     * Year 3 A$4,000 Year 4 A$3,000 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE:     * Round 1: July 2011 or January...

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Scholarship Application Strategies

Scholarship competitions receive applications from numerous deserving students each year. With so many students who deserve an award, how do they choose just one or a few winners? While some may believe that the best applicant will be the one who wins, that is not always the case. Instead, it’s often the applicant who does the best job of presenting his or her case who wins the scholarship money. So how do you become this student? The key lies in scholarship strategy and creating a successful...

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Swiss - Swiss Government Scholarships for University

Swiss Government scholarships for university, fine arts and music schools for foreign students for the academic year 2011-2012 The Swiss Government awards a range of scholarships to foreign students through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS): university scholarships (Swiss universities and Federal Institutes of Technology), arts scholarships (schools of music and fine arts) and scholarships for universities of applied sciences (UAS). These scholarships provide graduates from all fields with the opportunity to pursue...

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Japan - Fujitsu Scholarship 2010 for Postgraduate Asia-Pasific Students

Fujitsu Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Education to participants from the Asia-Pacific region. Computer manufacturer Fujitsu open enrollment management scholarship program’s global leadership in the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) period of 2010. The Fujitsu Scholarship supports your development as a global leader by funding your participation in the East-West Knowledge Leaders Program. Hone your leadership vision with this specialized program, delivered by JAIMS, in...

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Japan - PhD Scholarships in Various Programme by The Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program (JIPS)

Funded by a grant from the Government of Japan, the Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program (JIPS) supports PhD studies in an academic field of study covered by ten Indonesian Centers of Excellence (CoE) participating in the program.   Each of these newly established Centers of Excellence is located at a leading higher education institution in the country with a demonstrated track record in the pursuit of excellence. The goal of the program is to promote excellence in research in these Centers to support the Ministry of National...

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Netherlands - PhD Scholarship for Empathy Development and Bullying Behaviour at University Nijmegen

Overview A PhD position is available at the Behavioural Science Institute for the project `The association between empathy development and bullying behaviour in children and early adolescents`. This project is funded by a NWO grant within the Youth and Family programme. As a PhD student in this project you will develop computer-aided measurement instruments and organize and conduct field data collection at primary schools, analyse the resulting data, and report on them at national and international...

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Germany - European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations

European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations: The programme combines expertise in migration studies with intersecting fields, such as gender studies, cultural studies, and education and development studies. The programme combines the European JMMIR network and the Euro-African IMMIS network. Consortium members are: University of Oldenburg (UOL), Germany, University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan plus Makerere University...

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USA - Humane Studies Fellowships at George Mason University

The application for the Humane Studies Fellowship is now available! IHS awards Humane Studies Fellowships of up to $15,000 to graduate students and outstanding undergraduates planning academic careers with liberty-advancing research interests. Last year, we awarded more than $650,000 to 190 students pursuing degrees at universities worldwide. They study in disciplines such as sociology, economics, psychology, history, law, and philosophy. The fellows are researching ideas that will further individual...

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Malaysia - PhD Studentship in Computer Vision at University of Malaya

Applications are invited for 2 PhD studentship to work in the Centre of Signal and Image Processing on two different UM funded project entitled “- i) Action recognition using local and dynamic descriptor” and “ii) Linguistic summarisation of human action using pictorial structure.” The post is on the university scale (MYR 18,000 – 28,800); and is open to all nationality. Placement for the post is according to experience and qualifications. However, foreign candidates are required to have at least...

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Bachelor/Master Study Programmes from Czech Republic

The Government of the Czech Republic offers a number of scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance Programme in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic. These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study: 1. in Bachelor/Master study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other field-specific...

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