The AFR programme has no thematic limitations and is open to all researchers, regardless of their nationality, desirous to engage into research training in Luxembourg or abroad. In the selection process, the interest of the project in the context of Luxembourg R&D will nevertheless be evaluated. Eligibility: Applicants must be holders of a University degree allowing them to enter into doctoral training. Selection Criteria The project proposals will be assessed according to the following key criteria : • Scientific quality of the research project • Profile of the applicant • Quality of the host institution • Interest of the research project in the Luxembourg R&D setting AFR Contributions For AFR beneficiaries with work contracts, the FNR pays a contribution to the annual salary costs of the Host Institution as follows max. AFR contribution (including employers’ charges) :PhD- 36,379 EUR / year , Postdoc- 51,618 EUR / year supplements paid in case of public-private partnership: PhD 3,511 EUR/year, Postdoc- 4,706 EUR/year For AFR beneficiaries without work contracts, the FNR pays a fellowship (bourse) to the recipients max. AFR contribution (fellowship): PhD- 18,000 EUR / year, Postdoc- 25,200 EUR / year supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership: PhD-1,200 EUR/year, Postdoc-1,800 EUR/year max. AFR contribution (including employers’ charges): PhD- 36,379 EUR / year, Postdoc-51,618 EUR / year supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership : PhD- 3,511 EUR/year, Postdoc- 4,706 EUR/year AFR contracts and AFR fellowships cannot be cumulated. Closing Date: 22 October 2010 Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/afr-phd-and-postdoc-grants-for-international-researchers-luxembourg/2010/08/06/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0xWGWZPA8
AFR PhD and Postdoc Grants for International Researchers, Luxembourg
The Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships for Foriegn Citizens, Iceland
: The Snorri Sturluson Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars from outside Iceland, to enable them to stay in Iceland for a period of at least three months, in order to improve their knowledge of the Icelandic language, culture and society.
The amount of the Fellowships is based in principle on travel expenses to and from Iceland, plus living expenses while in the country. Should two equally-qualified candidates be under consideration, preference will, as a rule, be given to a candidate from Eastern or Southern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America or Oceania.
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies advertises the Fellowships, handles applications, and assists Fellows during their stay in Iceland, at the conclusion of which Fellows are expected to submit a report to the Institute on how the grant was spent.
The Snorri Sturluson Fellowships are awarded once a year. A special three-man committee, comprising representatives of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, the University of Iceland Literary Institute, and the Writers’ Association of Iceland, awards the fellowships.
There are no special application forms for the Fellowships. Applicants should submit a brief but thorough account of the purpose of their stay in Iceland, specifying period of stay, as well as details of education and publications.
Applications should be sent by ordinary mail (no e-mail application) no later than 31 October each year to:
Árni Magnússonar Institute for Icelandic Studies
Sigurður Nordal Office
P.O. Box 1220
121 Reykjavík
Iceland
PhD Positions, Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences, Germany
The Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB) was founded in 2007 as a joint enterprise between the University of Göttingen, three Max Planck Institutes, and the German Primate Center. GGNB is funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments.
Ten doctoral programs are currently united under the roof of GGNB, sharing a common interdisciplinary training platform for their Ph.D. candidates. All courses are in English. Each Ph.D. candidate is affiliated with one of the doctoral programs of GGNB where he/she receives individual counseling and is guided in his/her thesis work by a thesis committee of at least three faculty members. We invite for applications for Ph.D. positions in Biology / Physics / Chemistry in the following doctoral programs:
• Biomolecules: Structure – Function – Dynamics
• Molecular Biology of Microbial, Animal and Plant Cells
• Molecular Biology of Development and Interaction between Organisms
• International Max Planck Research School “Physics of Biological and Complex Systems”
• Molecular Physiology of the Brain
• Sensory and Motor Neuroscience
• Systems Neuroscience
• Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Scholarships and institutionally financed Ph.D. positions are available.
Candidates holding a Master’s degree in the natural sciences or related disciplines and an excellent academic record may apply by 15 September 2010 or also independent of deadlines. See www.ggnb.uni-goettingen.de for details.
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