Bachelors Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 191

Alexander Hollander Distinguished Post-Doctoral Fellowship, USA

Sponsored by DOE’s Office of Biological & Environmental Research, and administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education, this fellowship allows postdocs to conduct research at national laboratories in the fields of life science, biomedical, and environmental sciences.

Eligibility/Requirements

* Bachelor of Science degree in:
o Computer Science
o Electrical and Computer Engineering
o Electrical Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Optical Engineering
o Other disciplines as deemed critical by Sandia National Laboratories
* Minimum grade point average of 3.2/4.0
* Qualify to attend specific graduate schools for specific specialty content areas.
* Available to spend a minimum of two months working at Sandia prior to entering the program.
* U.S. Citizenship is Required.

Selection of Candidates

* Candidate will apply to specific job postings for consideration, www.sandia.gov/careers.
* Selections of successful candidates is based on the technical needs of specific technical organizations at the labs and a criteria-focused matrix of academic standing, experience, leadership qualities, honors and faculty recommendations.
* Each candidate’s research interest and preference in position will determine organizational placement of the MFP candidate.

Benefits

* Pursue a graduate degree on a full-time basis while remaining on roll but being absent from Sandia
* Annual stipend
* Full-time regular employee benefits while in the program with the exception of vacation accrual
* Payment of tuition and tuition associated costs without annual cap, paid directly to the university
* Relocation benefits
* One four day/three night campus visit to finalize program of study and secure housing
* Upon successful completion, return to Sandia as a Member of the Technical Staff.

The application deadline for fellows is December 5 of the year prior to the October start date.

John Von Neumann Research Fellowship in Computational Science, USA

The Computational Sciences, Computer Sciences and Mathematics Center and the Distributed Information Systems Center at Sandia National Laboratories invite outstanding candidates to apply for the John Von Neumann Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Computational Science. The Fellowship is supported by the Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences Division at the U.S. Department of Energy and provides an exceptional opportunity for innovative research in scientific computing on advanced computing and software architectures. This appointment is for a period of one year with a possible renewal for a second year, and includes a highly competitive salary, moving expenses, and a generous professional travel allowance.

Selection of Candidates

* Candidate will apply to specific job postings for consideration, www.sandia.gov/careers.
* Selections of successful candidates is based on the technical needs of specific technical organizations at the labs and a criteria-focused matrix of academic standing, experience, leadership qualities, honors and faculty recommendations.
* Each candidate’s research interest and preference in position will determine organizational placement of the MFP candidate.

Benefits

* Pursue a graduate degree on a full-time basis while remaining on roll but being absent from Sandia
* Annual stipend
* Full-time regular employee benefits while in the program with the exception of vacation accrual
* Payment of tuition and tuition associated costs without annual cap, paid directly to the university
* Relocation benefits
* One four day/three night campus visit to finalize program of study and secure housing
* Upon successful completion, return to Sandia as a Member of the Technical Staff

The application deadline for fellows is December 5 of the year prior to the October start date.

Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program, USA

PHIFP is a 2-year paid fellowship in public health informatics. The competency-based and hands-on training allows you to apply information and computer science and technology to solve real-world problems.

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn about informatics and public health
  • Work with teams involved in research and development of public health information systems
  • Lead an informatics project
  • Design, develop, implement, evaluate, and manage public health information systems .
  • To apply for PHIFP, you must:

  • Meet both the educational and professional requirements
  • Be willing to commit to a 2-year full-time program
  • Be willing to relocate to Atlanta, Georgia
    • Educational Requirements:A doctoral (PhD, MD) or masters level degree is required. Qualifying degree must be from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:

    • Public health, medicine, health care, health-services research
    • Computer science, information science, information systems
    • Statistics
    • Epidemiology
    • Public health informatics or related discipline
      Professional Requirements:Documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following fields:

    • Public health informatics
    • Health informatics or related field
    • Information systems
    • Information science
    • Computer science
    • Information technology
    • Additionally, documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following areas:

    • Public health
    • Related healthcare profession (medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, dentistry, allied health professions)
      Research Requirements:Documented experience in performing research or evaluation during or after academic training (e.g., publication, thesis, poster presentation, research/evaluation proposal).

      Apply online between July 5 and November 3, 2010.

      Application Deadlines:

    • November 3: Deadline for submitting the online application (12:00 midnight, Eastern Time)
    • November 11: All supporting documents must be received by this date

    Contact Address:

    Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1600 Clifton Road, NE
    Mailstop E-92
    Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Phone: 404-498-6219
    Fax: 404-498-6135
    E-mail: phifp@cdc.gov