Scholarship Details: A Master of Science in Applied Science position is available in Electrical Machine Control for Wind Energy Conversion Systems, in the Division of Engineering at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada. The successful M.Sc. candidate will work on the development of Controllers for Variable Speed Wind Energy Conversion Systems. The candidate will receive a [...]
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2012 Australian University International Student Scholarships
Scholarship Details: Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Master by Research or Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Western Australia. Application for a scholarship is also an application for admission to the University.
Full Story »PhD Position in Sociology 2012 by Uppsala University, Sweden
Scholarship Details: A Research Plan of five to six pages, in which a research topic is presented and delimited. As part of the Research Plan, the applicant is required to place the proposed research in a theoretical context and is requested to give a short presentation of a method or technique suitable for the proposed [...]
Full Story »Postdoctoral Researcher in Development Studies 2012, Finland
Scholarship Details: Postdoctoral Researcher in Development Studies for a fixed term of three years, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014. Development studies is a multidisciplinary field focusing on developing countries and development issues. The duties of the postdoctoral researcher will include research and teaching. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct independent research as agreed [...]
Full Story »PhD Position in Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona 2012, Spain
Scholarship Details: There is an opening for a graduate student to develop a PhD thesis project under the supervision of Joaquim Roca at the DNA Topology Lab of the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMBCSIC). The research project will examine the implication of DNA topoisomerase II in the formation and resolution of DNA knots in [...]
Full Story »Stockholm University offers Postdoctoral Position in Oceanography 2012, Sweden
Scholarship Details: The successful candidate will work on diagnosing the energy budget in a three-dimensional ocean general circulation model. The model used is NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean), a state-of the-art model developed by a number of European partners.
Full Story »TWAS-CNPq Postgraduate Fellowship for Developing Countries 2012, Brazil
Scholarship Details: The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil, and TWAS offer up to fifty fellowships per year to young scientists from developing countries (other than Brazil) who wish to pursue research leading towards a PhD in natural sciences.
Full Story »PhD Studentship i n Exploring Nucleic Acid Structure, Function and Recognition, UK
Scholarship Details: The Balasubramanian group was involved in the creation of Solexa next generation DNA sequencing (now owned by Illumina). The project will have a strong chemistry component and will involve exploitation of the same platform to explore the construction and interrogation of arrays of nucleic acids of extremely high complexity (typically around one billion [...]
Full Story »PhD Position in Physical Geography by Stockholm University, Sweden
Scholarship Details: The Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology is one of the major departments within the Faculty of Science at Stockholm University. The department has approximately 120 employees and educates approximately 1500 students annually. The main research areas are “Climate, environment and landscape”, “Landscape analysis and geomatics”, “Glacier and polar environments” and “Land [...]
Full Story »PhD Fellowship at the Faculty of Humanities by the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scholarship Details: he Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication focuses on the description and explanation of variation in language and language use. A key feature of the ACLC approach is that linguistic phenomena are studied from the widest possible variety of perspectives, both descriptive and theoretical, in order to ensure that the findings are not [...]
Full Story »Three Positions in PhD Education in Plant Physiology by Stockholm University, Sweden
Scholarship Details: The PhD-project concerns plant sterol metabolism, especially cholesterol, and their synthesis and function in plants. Sterols are important membrane components in all eukaryotic organisms. In plants they are also precursors to defence compounds, such as the toxic glycoalkaloids in potato, and to certain plant hormones.
Full Story »TWAS-CONACYT Postgraduate Fellowship in Natural Sciences 2012, Mexico
Scholarship Details: TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India have agreed to offer five fellowships annually to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research leading towards a PhD in physical sciences.
Full Story »Undergraduate Scholarship for Thai Students 2012 by Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Scholarship Details: Use this form to apply for the Scholarship only if you are a citizen of Thailand. Complete this form in English. Add additional pages if necessary. Documents submitted in support of this application must be in English – either originals or a true copy of the original. Certification of true copies must be [...]
Full Story »Gill Jacot Guillarmod Scholarship by the University of Pretoria, South Africa
Scholarship Details: In loving memory of Gill Jacot Guillarmod, Senior Project Manager and Liaison Officer of the Centre for Human Rights from 1 May 2001 to 15 January 2010, in deep appreciation for her role to the academic and other programmes of the Centre, and in recognition of her humanity and humour, which left a [...]
Full Story »Studentship for UK Nationals in Terahertz Applications by University of Cambridge, UK
Scholarship Details: A particular focus of this project will be to evaluate a new type of terahertz emitter that brings together the power advantage of a quantum cascade laser with the detection sensitivity of time-domain systems for spectroscopy and imaging applications. While the power output of currently available broadband terahertz emitters is limited to a [...]
Full Story »Doctoral Position in European Studies by University of Helsinki, Finland
Scholarship Details: The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in Europe. The University has 36 000 degree students and 8 500 employees about half of whom are teachers and researchers, and about half other professionals. Annually, the number of degrees completed is 5 500 of which 400 are doctorates. The University [...]
Full Story »TWAS-IACS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Developing Countries Applicants, India 2012
Scholarship Details: TWAS-IACS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for young scientists from developing countries (other than India) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in certain fields of natural sciences, including biological chemistry, condensed matter physics, inorganic chemistry, materials science, non conventional energy, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer science, spectroscopy and theoretical physics at the Indian Association for [...]
Full Story »PhD Position in Functional Zoomorphology 2012 by Stockholm University, Sweden
Scholarship Details: A scholarship/position (financed 4 years) for studies/research towards a PhD is available in the laboratory of Prof. Dick R. Nässel. The successful candidate will be part of a research group working on Drosophila neurobiology and endocrinology, with focus on insulin signaling.
Full Story »Postdoctoral Research Position in Satellite Remote Sensing 2012 by The University of Bristol, UK
Scholarship Details: Both posts will be based in the Bristol Glaciology Centre and School of Mathematics. The aim of the project is to produce a statistical spatial-temporal reconstruction of Antarctic mass trends, synthesising complementary measurements from (i) radar and laser altimetry, (ii) mass budget estimates, (iii) satellite gravity measurements (GRACE), and (iv) vertical motion from [...]
Full Story »2012 The ExxonMobil Corporate Scholarship USA
Scholarship Details: To encourage academic excellence and leadership development among African –American collegiate students in the engineering disciplines. Eligibility Details: Minimum Required GPA: 3.5 College Sophomore, or Junior NSBE member Major in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering Applicants must submit a 300 word minimum essay in response to the following question:
Full Story »Postdoctoral Position in Nanotechnology 2012 at DTU, Denmark
Scholarship Details: DTU Fotonik, the Department of Photonics Engineering invites applications for a position as professor in Experimental Nanophotonics. The professor is expected to take a leading role in the Department’s experimental activities within the area of nanophotonics structures and devices. In particular, the department wishes to strengthen its activities within the area of semiconductor [...]
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