International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program

International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program, Czech Republic

VISEGRAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (VSP) in cooperation with TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLÍN (TBU), CZECH REPUBLIC

The International Visegrad Fund is an international organization based in Bratislava, founded by the governments of the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4) – the Czech Republic, The Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic – on June 9, 2000.

The purpose of the Fund is to promote development of closer cooperation among the V4 countries through supporting common cultural, scientific and educational projects, exchanges between young people, cross-border cooperation and tourism promotion.

The International Visegrad Fund offers Master´s and Post-Graduate (Post-Master´s/ Doctoral) scholarships for study/research of 1 to 4 semesters.

In-Coming Scholarships for outstanding students or Master´s (or equivalent) degree holders who plan to study at universities in the V4 region and who are citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.

Successful applicants within this scheme will receive scholarship of EUR 2,500 / semester.

In-coming scholars can be supported for the entire two-year Master´s program (at once), they may apply for support of Master´s studies in the length of 1, 2, 3 or 4 semesters.

Doctoral students may only apply for support in the length of 1 or 2 semesters (=5 or 10 months), however, they can re-apply next year.

In the event that the applicant applies for program that requires admissions tests or personal interview the result of which will be known only after the Visegrad Scholarship Program deadline, the university shall issue a preliminary letter of acceptance for the student, stating under what conditions the student may be accepted for what study and when and include also information when will be the results announced. Then, after they are unconditionally accepted, in June, the applicants or the host university should send to VSP the unconditional letter of acceptance, otherwise VSP will not sign the contract with the student even if the applicants were successful in the competition.

General procedure is as follows:
The student finds his/her program (either Master or Doctoral) at Tomas Bata University, contacts Ms. BLAHOVA Michaela from the International Office, gets the (preliminary) letter of acceptance and approval of the working plan for the requested scholarship period.

In the event of applying for the Master´s scholarship or if he/she has not finished Master´s studies yet, VSP also requires copy of Master´s or last obtained relevant diploma (certified translation in the English language).

The applicant fills out the on-line registration form (all parts) and uploads scanned documents in .pdf or .jpg formats – if a document has more than one page, the applicant is required to create one multipage .pdf file. The applicant has to submit the completed application form electronically by January 31.

After electronic submission, the applicant is requested to print the competed application form, sign it and send it to VSP (copy to Ms. BLAHOVA Michaela) with originals of the required documents, postmarked no later than January 31.

New application forms will be available on the web from November / December 2008.

Deadline for all scholarships applications is: 31 January 2009.

Contact details:
For further information on the Visegrad Scholarship Program kindly refer to: http://www.visegradfund.org/

For further information on the TBU´s Master and Doctoral Programs and cooperation with the Visegrad Scholarship Program kindly refer to: http://www.utb.cz / English version and contact Ms. Michaela BLAHOVA, mblahova@rektorat.utb.cz

Via: official announcement

Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Spain

Full-Tuition Scholarship, Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Spain

Scholarship / Financial aid: Full-Tuition Scholarship for Eastern and Central Europe - ZLOG Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Location: Zaragoza, Spain

Deadline: March 15th, 2009

Open to: Eastern and Central Europe

Description:
The MIT-Zaragoza Program and Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) are launching a new Eastern and Central Europe Scholarship for an outstanding candidate to undertake the Master of Engineering in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ZLOG) Program.

- Built upon the graduate business program in supply chain management at MIT, which has consistently been ranked number 1 by US News and World Report.

- Taught in English by international faculty trained at the world’s leading universities.

- Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ZLOG is part of the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, a unique research and education partnership between academia, industry and government.

- Provides great networking opportunities in a wide range of industries around the world.

Scholarship eligibility:
Nationals from the following countries are eligible to apply for the scholarship:
Albania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Armenia, Estonia, Macedonia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Slovakia, Belarus, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Latvia, Romania, Ukraine.

Furthermore candidates must comply with the following criteria:

* Fluency in English, minimum TOEFL score of 105 points.
* GMAT score equivalent or higher than 650 or GRE score equivalent or higher than 760. Exceptions may be granted for individuals who demonstrate strong academic achievement in completing a college degree - including some quantitative training - and evidence of advanced verbal and written proficiency in the English language.
* Professional excellence in Logistics/Supply Chain Management or exceptional academic achievement (minimum GPA of 3.5 on the scale of 4.0 or equivalent).

Application deadline: March 15th 2009

For further information on how to apply and what qualifications to fulfill for this scholarship, please contact the ZLC Financial Aid Office:

Avenida Gómez Laguna 25, 1ª Planta, E-50009 Zaragoza (Spain), Phone: +34 976 077 603, Fax: +34 976 077 601, E-mail: financialaid[ at ]zlc.edu.es, Skype: zlc_financial_aid_office.

Website: www.zlc.edu.es/ecescholarship

Fellowship Program in Economic and Political Economic

Sumitro Fellowship Program in Economic and Political Economic, USA

The two Sumitro Fellowships are available for post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified candidates who wish to engage in field research in Indonesia on an economic or political-economic topic.

One grant is available to United States citizens and permanent residents in the United States with a specific project on a topic relating to the political economy of Indonesia. The other Sumitro Fellowship is also open to an Indonesian citizen with a project related to the Indonesian-United States relationship. Previous travel to, and experience in, Indonesia or the United States (for Indonesian Sumitro applicants) is desirable but not necessarily a requirement.

Applications for 2009 grants are now being accepted.

Deadline: October 31, 2008

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Agriculture Scholarship,Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program, USA

Annie’s Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program is open to full time undergraduate and graduate students beginning or returning to an accredited 2 or 4 year technical or college program or graduate school in the U.S. for the 2009/2010 school year. Students must be studying sustainable/organic agriculture.

Annie’s accepts applications postmarked by October 30th, 2008. Final decisions will be made by March 3, 2009, and funds will be dispersed on or around June 15, 2009.

If you are chosen to receive the award, you will be notified by a phone call and by U.S. mail. Please note: Due to the large number of applications we receive, and the fact that our scholarship committee is small, we ask for your patience. We will contact you as soon as we make our decisions. We always love to hear from you, and we understand you might be antsy to find out whether or not you are a finalist, but we ask that you please not call.

Application
Please click here to access the application.

Because we’re an environmentally conscious company, and are always trying to minimize our paper use, we do not send scholarship applications or information via mail. Please do not send us letters or Self Addressed Envelopes, as the application is only available through our website. Thank you for your understanding!

official announcement

PhD Scholarships in Acoustic Signal Processing : Singapore

PhD Scholarships in Acoustic Signal Processing for Next-generation Human-machine Interface, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

We are inviting highly qualified candidates to apply for fully-funded Ph.D. scholarships in the fields of Acoustic Signal Processing for next-generation human-machine interface. A monthly stipend is included in this package. As a member of the STATINA team, you will conduct state-of-the art research leading to your Ph.D. degree. On top of your Ph.D. degree course work, you will be exposed to a wide variety of research topics particularly in the area of acoustic signal processing. You will be largely responsible for developing novel adaptive and non-adaptive algorithms for acoustic/speech enhancement as well as for the audio beam engine in STATINA. Your contribution into these research topics will enhance STATINA’s capability so as to satisfy its overall objective of being the next-generation human-machine interface.

Other research activities include participating in international conferences, research collaboration with overseas collaborators (Georgia Tech., Northern Illinois University) and local industries (SingHealth, MINDEF) and generating top-tier publications and research progress reports as required by the National Research Foundation in Singapore.

Requirements

• Good B.Eng. (min. 2nd upper or equivalent) in the area of Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering
• Proficient in MatLab and C/C++
• Fluent verbal and written communications in English
• Strong analytical, mathematical and conceptual abilities
• Able to work independently or in a team in the realization of the R&D work

How to Apply
Suitably qualified applicants are invited to send in their application via email. Forms and further explanation detailing the application are obtainable from NTU’s Office of Human Resource website here. Completed application forms with detailed resume and statement of interest (cover letter) may be submitted by email to:

Asst. Prof. Andy W. H. Khong
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Email: andykhong@ntu.edu.sg

Only short-listed candidates will be notified for interview.
Application closes when the positions are filled.

official announcement

Master and PhD Students:Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Korea: Master and PhD Students Openings,

Complex Fluids Research Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Openings: International Research and Development
Academy (IRDA) Program for Master and PhD Students

Institution: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul Laboratory: Complex Fluids Research Lab, Energy and Environment Division
Supervisor (Principal Research Scientist): Dr. Myung-Suk Chun
Project: Micro-Biochip (Lab-on-Chips) for Nano-Bio Technology and Complex Fluids

The Complex Fluids Lab at KIST is currently recruiting two students of either Master or PhD course within the framework of the IRDA program. Regarding this program, please visit website at:http://irda.kist.re.kr
The candidate is expected to have a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degreein chemical engineering, physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and adjacent engineering science fields. Good knowledge of the English language is necessary.

Research areas comprise different fields of the Micro/Nano Technology, for which there are
two projects as follows.

Project I: Micro-Biochip Based on Micro/Nanofluidics for Micro Total Analysis System
Typical topics are i) design and MEMS fabrication of Lab-on-Chips for analysis and separation of various kinds of colloids and biomolecules such as proteins, ii) visualization or imaging in micro/nanochannels by either fluorescence microscope or atomic force microscope, and iii)Electrokinetic Microfluidics for electrophoresis and streaming potential processes.

Project II: Molecular Simulations of Complex Fluids System
Typical topics are Conformation and Diffusion Properties Using Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics, Brownian Dynamics, and their Hybrid Simulation, Long-Range Interaction, Many-Body Interaction, and Rheology of Colloid, Suspension, and Polyelectrolytes.

For applications, please send a CV and lists of two references directly to Dr. Myung-Suk Chun (mschun@kist.re.kr, Phone: +82-2-958-5363 http://www.kist.re.kr).