USAID Scholarship 2008
October 21, 2008 by admin
Filed under Master, United States
USAID – AED (Academy for Educational Development)
Scholarship opportunities to study in the USA for:
• Master’s Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.
• Master’s Degrees in Water and Sanitation.
Training has long been a key component of the U.S. government’s development program in Indonesia. USAID/ Indonesia plans to support the tradition through the Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) program that will provide academic degree training. The HICD program is structured in a way that will help individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and the capacity to support Indonesia’s development and the achievement of the Government of Indonesia/USAID’s objectives.
USAID has awarded a contract to the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a U.S. non-government organization (NGO) to support the implementation of the HICD program in Indonesia. AED is now inviting Indonesian citizens to study for Master’s Degrees in the USA in 1) Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management and 2) Water and Sanitation.
1. Master’s Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.
Eligible candidates may come from the Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Development Planning, Research and Development, Finance, Economy or other related government institutions including provincial and district level offices and regulators; civil society groups (Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management Associations, NGOs and Foundations); or professionals in fields related to sustainable development with international or local organizations who have strong potential for leadership, research, education, journalism and consultancy in the same field.
Candidates with experience working in geographical areas with high biodiversity conservation value will be prioritized. An indicative list would include Kalimantan, Sumatera, Papua, Sulawesi and NTT.
Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.
2. Master’s Degrees in Water and Sanitation.
Eligible candidates may come from related government Institutions, civil society groups (Water and Sanitation Associations, NGOs, and Foundations), water and sanitation professionals/environmental engineers working in the development sector with international or local organizations, and faculty from schools of Water and Sanitation/Environmental Engineering at accredited Indonesian universities.
Candidates from the following areas in Indonesia will be prioritized: Aceh, North Sumatera, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java .
Previous affiliation of the institution with USAID whether as a beneficiary or partner program will be viewed favorably.
Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.
Interested applicants, may request application forms at info@aed.or.id
or download them at www.aminef.or.id
Completed application forms must be returned to the AED office at the address below by November 15 at the latest:
Academy for Educational Development
Wisma Nugra Santana, 16th Floor, Suite 1616 ,
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 7-8, Jakarta 10220
Switzerland: International PhD Program University of Zurich
October 19, 2008 by admin
Filed under Scholarship
Switzerland: International PhD Program in Life Science, ETH and University of Zurich
International PhD Program in Life Science, ETH and University of Zurich, Switzerland
The Life Science Zurich Graduate School houses several Ph.D. programs that cover distinct areas of the life sciences. Each program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a Ph.D. degree. Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their favorite program, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. The program language is English throughout.
Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a Masters degree or equivalent from a university in a relevant field before starting the Ph.D. program. Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group. Our web pages provide detailed information for submission of application.
Application
Please refer to the guidelines as we only take into consideration applications received in the required format. Submission of application only via Internet at:
http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/index.php?id=108
PhD positions in Information Technology 2009/2010
October 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Scholarship
Ph.D. positions in Information Technology / Knowledge Management / E-Learning (Ph.D. level)
Vacancies in the IT Research Institute (pre-information, informal inquiries)
We are recruiting several researchers for two EU projects in the field of Open Content, Knowledge
Management and / or E-Learning.
The successful candidate has broad experiences in the fields of Knowledge Management, ELearning,
Learning Object Repositories, E-Learning Standards and Evaluation with a focus on
the Information Systems / Information Technology perspective. Candidates for the Ph.D. position
have a strong motivation to achieve scientific competencies and work in the academic community.
Strong communication, project management and communication skills are mandatory.
The University of Jyväskylä is the second largest university in the Finland measured by the number
of Master’s degrees conferred. The Faculty of Information Technology currently has 200 staff and
nearly 2000 Master’s degree students and about 200 postgraduate students. The Information
Technology Research Institute’s (ITRI) main expertise comprises of software engineering,
organizational aspects of information systems, mobile systems, and educational technology. JYU
performs extensive research on E-Learning for SMEs and schools and also on standardization on
multiple levels: Quality Management/Quality Development in E-Learning, as well as Conception,
Realization, Standardization and Evaluation in E-Learning. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary
team in a creative research environment. The candidates will receive a salary in accordance with the
university regulations.
Required Skills
Topics: Knowledge Management / E-Learning, (Learning Technology) Standards, Open Content /
Open Source, Business Process Management, Collaborative Learning
IT Skills: Programming / Modeling (UML, …)
Further: Excellent written and spoken English, excellent communication skills, project management,
experience in EU projects
Starting Date: immediately
Duration: 24 months
For more information on the ITRI and our focus areas visit: http://www.jyu.fi/titu/en and
http://users.jyu.fi/~japawlow
How to apply
Informal enquiries about the vacancies may be made to Jan Pawlowski, jan.pawlowski@titu.jyu.fi
Please send a CV, copies of university degrees and references to the address below in electronic
format only.
Further Info: http://users.jyu.fi/~japawlow/vacancy_EU20081001.pdf
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm?l1=1&l2=1&l3=1&idjob=25814036&CFID=488354&CFTOKEN=94b54f9b272850bf-F4A230B2-CFE9-2B8A-1B9A38F515986548
Beasiswa Czech Republic: International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program
October 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Scholarship
Czech Republic: 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[ at ]rektorat.utb.cz
Via: official announcement
Australia Swinburne Research Scholarships Year 2009/2010
October 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Australia, Master, PhD/ Doctor, Research
Australia: 2009 Swinburne Research Scholarships
Swinburne is currently offering over 120 Research Scholarships…
Closing date for applications: 31 October 2008
Swinburne University offers a range of scholarships for Research Higher Degrees (PhD’s, Masters by Research etc.). Applications for the 2009 scholarship round are now open and will close on 31 October 2008. You can become part of a dynamic research culture by applying for a research scholarship and completing a Research Higher Degree at Swinburne.
Our research scholarships provide opportunities in:
Arts, Psychology and Social Science
Astrophysics
Biotechnology
Brain Sciences
Business, Entrepreneurship and Management
Design
Engineering
Information and Communication Technologies
Sustainability
Science and Technology
For futher information, please visit:
http://www.research.swinburne.edu.au/higher-degrees/scholarships
PhD scholarship at the Graduate School ITMAN
August 8, 2008 by admin
Filed under Denmark, PhD/ Doctor
PhD scholarship at the Graduate School ITMAN
IMM Graduate School ITMAN would like to invite applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship (1/1) for the project “Mathematical modelling of Bluetongue in the Danish population of ruminants†(cattle and sheep). The PhD is partly funded by the Danish Dairy Board (Mejeriforeningen).
The project focuses on the use of mathematical models for predicting the spread of the disease Bluetongue in the Danish population of ruminants. Bluetongue is a notifiable viral disease affecting cattle and sheep and is spread between animals by biting midges. The hypothesis is that the spread of Bluetongue in Denmark can be predicted by utilising mathematical models, demographic data of the population of ruminants, and the population of midges. These models can be used to predict what is likely to happen with the disease occurrence if various alternative control strategies are adopted (e.g. vaccination and culling strategies).
The 3 year PhD scholarship should be started as soon as possible after September 1st 2008. The PhD student will be enrolled at the Mathematics, Physics and Informatics (MFI) PhD Programme at DTU. For a general guide to the PhD study at DTU, please see http://www.dtu.dk/English/education/Phd_Education.aspx
The principal supervisor will be HÃ¥kan Vigre, DTU the National Veterinary Institute and the co-supervisor will be Lasse Engbo Christiansen, DTU Informatics.
The application should be addressed to the Head of Department Kristian Møller, DTU the National Veterinary Institute. The Application Form and Evaluation Form for the PhD study (http://portalen.dtu.dk/Studerende/Phd_stud/Skemaer.aspx ) must be attached.
Acceptance as a PhD student at DTU is subject to academic approval by the MFI PhD Programme and approval by the funding plan by the Office for Budget and Accounting, DTU.
Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering, mathematics/statistics, biology, or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering, mathematics/statistics or biology.
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The application (1 original hard copy and 1 pdf electronic document) must be handed in no later than September 1st 2008 at noon to Be-te Elsebeth Strøm (see address below).
All applicants will receive written notification as soon as possible following this date.
Further practical information about the application procedure can be obtained from:
Be-te Elsebeth Strøm
Secretary
DTU Informatics
es@imm.dtu.dk
+45 4525 3706
HÃ¥kan Vigre
Head of International EpiLab
DTU National Veterinary Institute
Bülowsvej 27
Technical University of Denmark
DK – 1790 København
hvig@ivet.dtu.dk
+45 7234 6243
NFP Master’s degree Scholarship, Netherland
The NFP Master’s degree programme is one of the sub-programmes of the NFP. Mid-career professionals who are already in employment and who are nationals of and working in one of selected countries can apply a fellowship.
Introduction
The NFP Master’s degree programme is one of the sub-programmes of the NFP.
Mid-career professionals who are already in employment and who are nationals of and working in one of the selected countries can apply a fellowship. The duration of the programmes varies between 9 and 24 months.
An NFP fellowship, which is granted for the duration of the programme, is intended to provide a contribution towards the costs of living, to cover the costs of tuition fees, and the cost of visas, travel, insurance, thesis research, etc. as specified in the NFP booklet ‘Rules and regulations for fellowship holders 2008’.
Download the NFP booklet Rules and regulations for fellowship holders 2008 (560 kB)
Changes in the Rules and regulations for fellowship holders 2008
Please note that part of paragraph 3.8 ‘Calamities and Conflicts’ on page 13 has been adjusted. The addition applies to all NFP-modalities (master’s degree courses, PhD studies, short courses, refresher courses and tailor-made training) that will be carried out in 2008.
The application and selection procedure consist of the following steps:
Application for admission at a Dutch educational institution:
1) Applicants first apply for admission to the master’s degree programme of their choice. Applications should always be directed to the Dutch provider of the programme. The deadlines for these applications vary. The master’s degree programmes overview provides the academic application deadlines for each master’s degree programme.
Download the overview of master’s degree programmes starting 2009 (324 kB)
2) The provider assesses the application and decides whether or not the applicant’s educational background and other experience meet the specific requirements for the programme in question. The provider then informs all applicants of its decisions. Successful candidates will receive a letter indicating that they have been (provisionally) admitted. Admission must be unconditional in terms of the candidate’s education and language proficiency. Admission may be granted provisionally, subject to the candidate finding suitable funding for the programme.
Candidates are eligible for a fellowship only if they have been admitted to their chosen master’s degree programme and meet all the criteria. Candidates can only apply for a fellowship for one programme per fellowship application deadline. Being admitted to more than one programme with the same fellowship application deadline means that candidates will have to select one programme before applying for a fellowship.
