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Khorana Program 2010 for Indian Students, USA

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The Khorana Program will provide opportunity to Indian students to undertake research at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) in Summer 2011 for a period of 10 weeks.

The Khorana Program is envisaged to

* Provide encouragement to young scholars to undertake R&D
* Enable students to carry out research at a premier University in the United States.
* Transform research into societal benefits
* Build a seamless scientific community between India and the United States.

Khorana Scholars Program for Students from India to internships at UW-Madison

B.Tech, M.Tech and M.Sc. students currently enrolled in recognized institution of higher education in India in the areas of Biotechnology including agricultural, health and biomedical sciences are invited to apply for internships for summer research at UW-Madison.

Scholarship includes: Stipend, Accommodations, Airfare

Program dates: May – July, 2011

For immediate answers to your questions you may contact:
Dr. Nishritha Bopana
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
12 Hailey Road, Fulbright House, New Delhi- 110 001
Phone: 91-11- 42691708, 42691700, 42691713
Fax: 91-11-23321552

E-mail: scholar@indousstf.org
or khoranaprogram@cals.wisc.edu
Web-site: biochem.wisc.edu

Applications should be submitted electronically to scholar@indousstf.org and khoranaprogram@cals.wisc.edu

Application deadline: 30 November 2010

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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European Master in Sustainable Regional Health Systems for International Students

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The European Master in Sustainable Regional Health Systems is a two years long interdisciplinary programme of 120 ECTS that aims to give vision, knowledge and tools to develop and manage coherent health systems that contribute both to health and sustainable regional development in their regional communities.

It aims to fill the gap in Health Management by approaching the theme of health system management and planning on a regional level.

Deadline: January 2011
Open to: Non-EU students with an University degree in a relevant field
Scholarship: 12000 + monthly allowance

This Master promotes the benchmarking of the different health system models helping to construct the comprehensive health system management and planning, including both, health care and promotion, as well as the interrelation between health and socio-economic areas. It aims to spread out the European model of health promotion and health planning, sustainability and the role of health system in social cohesion and strengthening of social capital.

At the end of the Masters Course the students will graduate with Joint Master’s degree awarded by all Consortium universities and can work as middle and upper level managers in hospitals and health services as well as in regional and national administrative bodies related to public health planning and management in diverse sectors: health insurance, health financing, strategic planning, etc.

Scholarship

If you are a non-EU student (Category A):
* Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 8000
* Maximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage):
€ 4000 / semester
* Monthly allowance: € 1000 / month

If you are an EU student inside the EU (Category B):
Deadline is already over.

Admission:

Admission may be granted to applicants who meet the following common admission criteria:

* A university degree in Sociology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Anthropology, History, Medicine, Social Work, Social Education, Nursing, Public Health etc, that they want to specialize in the scope of the health.
Candidates are required to have a recognized qualification in the language of instruction of the university that they plan to attend. Knowledge of languages of the place of study is an asset.
A sufficient score of one of the following English language certificates (TOEFL, First Certificate, IELTS).
*Statement of intent. Applicants must submit a statement of intent indicating why the Master’s is relevant for future carrier.

Application

For applicants who seek and are eligible for Erasmus Mundus “Category A” scholarships, and self-financing students application is open since 1st of July and will be closed in 2011 January.

Step 1 Fill in on-line application form and after submitting, please, print it and sign.          Step 2 Your application should consist of the following documents:

  1. A complete and signed standard application form
  2. A copy of the passport or other official identification proof
  3. Sertified copies of diplomas and translation in English. (If legalized copies of diplomas are not available at the time of application, an original statement from your current university about the studies done and studies currently being done must be provided)
  4. Copies of diploma supplements stating courses followed and scores obtained per course and translation in English
  5. Copies of language tests scores and language certificates (TOEFL/IELTS, etc.)
  6. Letter of motivation
  7. 2 reference letters
  8. Academic and professional CV

Please note, that application becomes property of the Secretariat of Programme. Therefore no original official documents should be sent. Upon admission to the programme, legalized copies of diplomas, language tests and certificates will be required.

Application should be posted to:
European Master in Sustainable
Regional Health Systems
Institute of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine
Vilnius university
Ciurlionio str.21
LT-03101 Vilnius
Lithuania

Further scholarship information:
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Vavilov–Frankel Fellowships 2011 for Lower-Middle Income Countries

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Up to US$ 20 000 each, which will be available for 2011 to carry out research, from 3 to 12 months. Multi-disciplinary research is particularly encouraged.
These opportunities are available thanks to support from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States
and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.
The fellowships are intended to cover travel, stipend for living expenses, bench fees, materials, insurance, conference participation and publications. They can be held concurrently with other sources of support.
Who can apply
Eligibility for this call is determined on the basis of applicants meeting a number of general criteria and additional criteria for the GRDC-supported fellowship noted below.
General criteria for all applicants:
Nationality: Applicants should be nationals of low income and lower-middle income countries, according to the Human and Income Poverty Index.
Age: Applicants should be no more than 35 years of age.
Degree: Applicants should hold at least a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.
Location where research project will be conducted: If applying to the Pioneer-supported Fellowship, research work proposed may be carried out in any country outside the applicant’s home country. If applying to the GRDC-supported Fellowship, research must be carried out at an Australian research institute or at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center – CIMMYT or at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas – ICARDA (International Agricultural Research Centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR).
Topic of research: All applications must address one of the research themes described on page

2.Additional requirements (for the GRDC-supported fellowship only)
Applicants for the GRDC-supported fellowship must also meet one of the four thematic criteria below:
• Target a species that is a priority for both Australia and the home country.
• Target an alternative, neglected or underutilized species with either environmental or economic potential
for Australia.
• Work on any of the following specifi c crops: wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, cereal rye, triticale, maize, canary seed, millets/panicum, canola, linseed, saffl ower, soybeans, sunfl owers, chickpeas, cowpeas, fababeans, fi eld peas, lentils, lupins, mung beans, navy beans, peanuts, pigeon peas and vetch.
• Use biotechnology in support of effi cient use of plant genetic resources.
How to apply?
Applications should be submitted in English, French or Spanish by 7 November 2010. The Application form and Guidelines can be downloaded from the Bioversity International website. They may also be requested
by email from e.demedici@cgiar.org. The successful applicants will be informed by 30 April 2011 and are required to take up their Fellowships before 31 December 2011.
Applications must include:
• Cover letter
• Completed application form
• Full curriculum vitae (with a list of publications)
• Research proposal prepared following the Guidelines
• Letter of acceptance from the proposed host institute (should follow the Guidelines)
• Letter of support from an institute in a developing country (preferably the home institute) which should specify why the research is important to the institute and should also identify the support that will be provided to the applicant upon return.
Deadline for application: 7 November 2010

Further Fellowship Information and Application

Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/vavilov%e2%80%93frankel-fellowships-2011-for-lower-middle-income-countries/2010/08/10/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0y4oZJf7v

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