PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology , Hong Kong

The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology:

Applications are invited for The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology. This scholarship is open to outstanding higher degree candidates wishing to conduct research for a Ph.D. degree at The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong. Potential candidates should have a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree and have a proven interest in marine biology.The candidate will undertake research on any aspect of marine biology in Hong Kong and South East Asia under the supervision of a member of staff at The Swire Institute of Marine Science

(see http://www.hku.hk/swims/). The successful candidate will also take up occupancy in the SWIMS Residence.

The Scholarship shall be tenable for either 3 or 4 years, depending on the candidates’ qualifications. The successful candidate will receive a monthly stipend of HK$13,100, plus an associated research grant of HK$25,000 per annum.

Candidates wishing to apply should initially contact a member of staff at SWIMS to draft a research proposal for their study. This should be less than 6 pages of A4, inclusive of references and tables / figures. The proposal should highlight the area of study, the questions being addressed and the importance / relevance of their proposed research. This should be submitted, together with a full CV, including the names and addresses of two referees to Ms. Sylvia Yiu, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Shek O, Hong Kong (fax: + 852 28092197; email: swims@hkucc.hku.hk).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 26TH 2008

Japan: Honjo International Scholarships 2009

Japan International Scholarships 2009 for International Students: Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Requirements for foreign students applying for scholarships in 2009

Eligibility
This scholarship is open to foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university after April 1, 2009.

Number of Scholarships Available 10 to 14 students

Requirements (To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.)

1. The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as moral character is exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances.
2. The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2009. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.
3. To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1973. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1978.
4. The student must be able to assure the committee that he or she will be able to secure employment in his or her home country after graduating from a graduate school.
5. The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and be committed to make his or her contribution.
6. The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.

Other Rules
1. The student is not permitted to receive any other scholarship in conjunction with the scholarship offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation.
2. The student cannot gain employment other than part-time work related to his or her studies such as teaching assistant, research assistant, translator or interpreter while receiving this scholarship

Amount and Duration of Scholarships
1. ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years
2. ¥180,000 per month for 3 years
3. ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years

- The period is set in accordance with the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose either option 1 or 2.
- An extension will not be given on the pre-determined scholarship period nor would the student be allowed to change his or her courses after the scholarship period has commenced.

Selection Process
1. Applications are accepted between October 1, 2008 and November 30, 2008.
2. First selection: The first selection will be conducted with documents submitted by applicants. The results of the first selection will be announced by the end of January, 2009.
3. Second selection: Interviews will be conducted between February 1 and 15, 2009, in Tokyo. Its detailed schedule will be communicated at a later date directly to those who passed the first step of the selection process.
4. Scholarship awarded: Mid-March, 2009.

How to Apply

1. Please send by mail the documents listed below to the Administration Office.

a) Scholarship application form (provided by the Foundation). Please make sure to affix your photo to the form as instructed.
b) Your resume (provided by the Foundation)
c) Personal information form (provided by the Foundation)
d) Academic transcript: Please provide the transcript i) from the university where you graduated AND ii) any other courses that you are currently taking or have taken in the past. Photocopies are acceptable.
e) Research plan: In Japanese, describe focusing around following four points; i) an outline of your research; ii) projected schedule between now and graduation; iii) plans and goals for the future; iv) research you have conducted in the past (if any). There is no limit on the number of pages or style. Typed or hand-written.
f) One letter of recommendation from a professor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.)
g) A certificate of enrollment or a letter of admission. (Photocopies are acceptable.)

2. Your application package will be not returned to you.

3. Your personal information provided by you for the purpose of applying for our scholarship will be not used for any other purposes than for the scholarship selection process except for the following cases.

a) During the scholarship selection process, individuals on the selection committee may obtain/view your application package.
b) In order to avoid awarding multiple scholarships to an individual, we provide a list of the names of the students who were awarded the scholarship to the universities and other foundations also offering scholarships.

4. Please make sure you enclose all the necessary documents listed above as your application package will not be eligible if it was found to be incomplete.

5. As soon as we receive your application package, an e-mail will be sent to notify you of your application number. We will announce the results of the first selection on January 31 by posting on our web site the application numbers of the students who will continue to the next step of the selection process.

Application Deadline: Postmarked on/by November 30, 2008.

Receiving the Scholarship
1. The payment of the scholarship money will be issued starting from April, 2009.
2. The scholarship winners are under no obligation to repay the amount they receive from the Foundation.
3. Scholarship payment will be stopped if circumstances listed below arise.
a) Due to sickness or other reasons, the student is no longer able to continue his or her studies and/or research.
b) When the supervising professor of the student deemed him or her unsuitable for his or her studies and/or research.
c) When the student suffered from low academic achievement or displayed dishonorable behavior.
d) When the student behaved in a way that endangers the reputation of the Foundation and the other scholarship winners.

Please send your application package to:
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
1-14-9, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Tel: +81-3-3468-2214
Fax: +81-3-3468-2264
Send inquiries to honjo-zaiban@mui.biglobe.ne.jp

USA: 2009 International Scholarships for Women

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.

2009-2010 Academic Year

• Master’s/Professional Fellowship $18,000
• Doctorate Fellowship $20,000
• Postdoctoral Fellowship $30,000

Applications available: Aug. 15 - Dec. 1, 2008
Application deadline: December 1, 2008
Fellowship year July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

Please see the official announcement for further information and scholarship application.

Singapore: 2009 NRF-Moh Healthcare PhD Research Scholarships

NRF-MOH HEALTHCARE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (PhD) Singapore

Local PhD Programme

The NUS PhD scholarship is open to trainees who are Singapore citizens or foreigners who are committed to take up Singapore citizenship.

Award includes:

• Salary and tuition fees for the full-time academic study of up to 4 years, up to a cap of S$500,000
• Funding of post-doctoral research, up to a cap of S$30,000

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Overseas PhD Programme

The overseas PhD scholarship is open to Singapore citizens only.

Award includes:

• Salary, tuition fees, maintenance allowance, return air tickets and health insurance for the full-time academic study of up to 4 years, with a cap of S$800,000 (the allowance and insurance will be funded according to prevailing civil service rates and policies)
• Funding of post-doctoral research, up to a cap of S$30,000
• 8 hours of protected time per week for research during the clinical training years
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Advanced Specialty Training in Singapore may range from 2 to 4 years depending on the specialty.

PhD Research Scholars will do the PhD during the AST training phase. Scholars will also be given protected time to do research during their clinical training years. Conversely while they are in the full-time PhD programme, they can also continue to have two clinical sessions a week (8 hours) to maintain clinical competency.

The PhD is only tenable during the traineeship years in order for trainees to do research work as part of advanced training.

Under the scholarship terms, the PhD cannot be done after exiting as a specialist.

Scholars are strongly encouraged to complete the PhD academic programme before commencing advanced clinical training and must, at the very latest embark on the PhD programme at the last 12 trainee-months before exiting as specialists.

All applications will be reviewed by the Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB) Research Committee. Applicants may be called for interviews by the SAB Research Committee during the review process. Specialist trainees who are interested in applying for the PhD Scholarship are required to submit the completed Application Form (Annex A) through and endorsed by the Institution’s Head of Department, with all relevant supporting documents to:

NRF-MOH HEALTHCARE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The SAB Research Committee Secretariat
Ministry of Health
Collage of Medicine Building
16 College Road
Singapore 169854
Email: moh_sab[ at ]moh.gov.sg

Closing Date For Applications
August 2009 PhD intake 15 November 2008
January 2010 PhD intake 15 May 2009

PhD Scholarship in DNA-Directed Nanofabrication, Monash University

PhD Scholarship - DNA-Directed Nanofabrication - Melbourne - Australia (Clayton (Melbourne) Australia): Our team at Monash University is developing new nanofabrication concepts in collaboration with the Molecular Foundry based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.

Current micro and nanofabrication methods (e.g. silicon chip production) are based on top-down approaches using photolithographic methods. Alternatively devices can be assembled through bottom-up approaches using nanoscale building blocks of metals, semiconductors and insulators. Our group aims to develop methods that rely on molecular self-recognition to direct the assembly of nanoparticle building blocks into desired nanostructures. Short synthetic strands of DNA selectively bind to their complementary counterparts through Watson-Crick base-pairing. We will use this highly selective recognition behaviour to direct the assembly of particles to larger functional structures with unique optical, electrical and mechanical properties (plasmonics, solar cells).

ABOUT US:
The project described above is hosted by the Australian Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES, www.electromaterials.edu.au) based at Monash University (www.monash.edu.au).
Monash University is Australia’s largest university with over 55,000 students on 8 campuses. It was ranked number 33 by the ‘Times Higher Education Supplement’ in its annual ranking of the world’s top 200 universities in 2005. Monash has the leading School of Chemistry in Australia. Our Clayton campus is located in immediate proximity to Australia’s first synchrotron and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication that will open its doors in 2009.

THE PHD PROGRAM:
The doctoral degree at Monash University is a ‘research only’ degree with a 3 year duration.

For further Information about PhD Program

Canada: PhD Studentship in Cell Biology

PhD Studentship in Cell Biology : Canada

Centre de Recherche Universite’ Laval Robert Giffard (CRULRG)

Description : Applications are invited for the post of PhD student to work on a project based at the Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Centre de Recherche Universite’ Laval Robert Giffard (CRULRG), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The mission of this laboratory is to further understand the mechanisms of neurodegeneration and to train quality students that are interested in pursuing a successful career in science. An highly motivated student with outstanding education record is welcomed to investigate the role of rhomboid proteases in the regulation of mitochondrial activities. The project will include generation and maintenance of mutant and transgenic ES cell lines, DNA and RNA purification, northern, southern, and western blotting, protein biochemistry, immunocytochemistry, loss-and gain-of-function mutant analysis as well as characterization of behavioral phenotypes of genetically modified mice. Broad genetic, biochemical and molecular biology laboratory knowledge are essential. Candidates will be expected to hold a MSc or equivalent diploma. This three year CIHR-funded position is available from spring 2009. Starting salary will be $20,000 (CAD), which is sufficient to cover basic living costs in Quebec City and PhD tuition fees at Universite’ Laval.

To obtain further information about the lab and how to apply for this position, please visit http://www.pellegrinilab.org

Contact :
Luca Pellegrini, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Psychiatry Universite’ Laval Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , Email : pellelab@gmail.com

Masters Scholarships for Outstanding International Students : Australia

Australia: Masters Scholarships for Outstanding International Students,

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

UTS: Engineering offers scholarships to international students for its masters by coursework programs. Each scholarship will be awarded based solely on academic results achieved by the applicant in their undergraduate degree.

The next intake will be for Autumn Semester 2009. Applications close 8 December 2008.

The scholarships are available for the following courses:

• Master of Engineering Studies;
• Master of Engineering Management;
• Master of Software Engineering Management;
• Master of Environmental Engineering Management.

Click here to view and download:

• Scholarship Poster
• Application Form
• Guidelines

Eligibility to apply:

You must:

1. have completed or expect to complete an undergraduate degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree with an overall mark of 65% and no fails;
2. fulfil all academic requirements for the degree (including English language requirements):
3. submit an International Student Postgraduate Application form prior to or at the same time as submitting the Masters Scholarship for Outstanding International Students application form.

Closing Date and Application:
Applications for Autumn Semester (February intake) 2009 close 8 December 2008.

Scholarship Details:
The scholarships consist of a total of $2,500 per student. The amount will be paid directly towards students’ tuition fees after the commencement of their studies.

For further information, please see the official announcement.

Research Fellowships in Horticultural Leading to PhD Degree:Italy

Four research fellowships leading to PhD degree in international recognized Universities (Code. 012_BGM_VG)

Italy: Research Fellowships in Horticultural Leading to PhD Degree, The Research Centre of the Edmund Mach Foundation

The Research Centre of the Edmund Mach Foundation (San Michele all’Adige, Trento, Italy) is one of the most important for horticultural research in Europe. Research includes improvement of crop productions of grapevine and apple. During 2007 the Research Centre obtained the genome sequence of grape and a similar effort in apple is expected to be completed during 2008. Following these achievements, we started an interdisciplinary translational genomics programme aimed at the fully exploitation of the knowledge generated by the two genome sequencing projects.

We are looking for young and motivated researchers that will join an already established team of scientists working with state-of-the-art genomic facilities, in an international English-spoken research environment.

Please find the profile, the application form and general information in the document available in the download area.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Silvio Salvi, email silvio.salvi@iasma.it, telephone 0039 0461 615536.

Equal opportunities
The position is open to both gender, Law n. 903, 9/12/1977, art. 1. The policy and practice of the Edmund Mach Foundation require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment.

Data treatment
All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Personal Data Protection Code, Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003.

Download

• 012_BGM_VG_Profiles - file pdf, 108 Kb
• 012_BGM_VG_Application - file word, 143 Kb

Scientist in the Field of Electrical Systems:Germany

Germany: Research Engineer / Scientist in the Field of Electrical Systems,

European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER)

The European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER) is a non-profit research organization located in Karlsruhe; its Members are EDF and Universität Karlsruhe (TH). EIFER aims at developing innovative clean energy technologies, as well as tools and approaches for the sustainable development of cities and industries.

We are looking for a Research engineer / scientist in the field of electrical systems to join the Distributed Generation Group.

The candidate should have a PhD or an engineering degree in the field of electric power systems. The position is dedicated to distributed generation systems and their integration into an overall energy system. The candidate will develop the required communication solutions so as to ensure the correct monitoring of numerous on site experiments. Data management and data processing solutions will also have to be addressed. Operation, monitoring and assessment of Combined Heat and Power systems are part of the work.

Working within a large collaborative project, the candidate will also improve integration and automation of distributed generation systems, through the development of innovative control strategies for small-power systems. The candidate should thus have skills and experience in the field of automation (hardware and software).

The position on offer is within a team of several people, mostly concerned with the development and the assessment of small power energy generation systems. There will be an important component of lab experimentation to complement the development work.

Fluency in German and English are mandatory. Knowledge of French would be appreciated.

Working place: Karlsruhe - GERMANY

Start: as soon as possible

Please, apply before 15 September 2008

Contact:
Dr. A. Aslanides
European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER)
Emmy-Noether-Str. 11
76131 Karlsruhe

www.eifer.uni-karlsruhe.de
Telefon: (07 21) 61 05 13 23
E-Mail: antoine.aslanides@eifer.org

MIP Politecnico di Milano School of Management : Italy

MBA Scholarships, MIP Politecnico di Milano School of Management

MIP for Women
MIP created ad hoc scholarships for high-potential profile women applying to our MBA program.

The scholarship will cover up to 50% of the tuition fee. The deadline to submit your application is 30th September 2008.

MIP for Women project aims to:

• Increase the presence of women in MIP masters, particularly in our MBA and EMBA, by assigning partial or full scholarships
• Create ad hoc managerial courses for women in order to favour women’s managerial growth and their placement
• Stimulate the networking and the exchange of professional experiences through the establishing of a “women community”

BCG Full Scholarship
The Boston Consulting Group offers a full scholarship to one participant of our next MBA class edition, starting in May 2009. In order to apply for this scholarship you need to submit your application together with MBA required documents to imba[ at ]mip.polimi.it.

The deadline to apply from 30th September 2008 to 30th october 2008.

Scholarships and Loans for Colombian Nationals
Colombian students accepted to MIP’s MBA program can now apply for a loan-scholarship from COLFUTURO, the leading Colombian agency that provides funding to top students who want to pursue graduate studies in the best universities world-wide.

In addition Colombian students will also soon profit from loans offered by ICETEX, the biggest public entity in Colombia to award loans to students studying abroad.

The deadline to apply is 30th May 2009.

For further information about scholarships, please click here.

Scholarships are merit-based and need-based. The criteria for handing out scholarships may change from year to year and is left up to the school’s discretion.

In order to apply for these, students must fill all of the application form including the financial aid section.

For further details, please see the official announcement.