November, 2010 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

Government scholarships for Developing Countries students

Government scholarships for Developing Countries students

Study Subject: Economics, Informatics, Agriculture

Employer: Ministry of Education youth and Sports

Level: Bachelor, Master

Scholarship Description: The Government of the Czech Republic offers a number of scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance Programme in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic.

These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study:

1) in Bachelor/Master study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other field-specific training). Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from upper secondary schools who can enrol only in study programmes in which they follow instruction in the Czech language. Depending on the subject area, applicants are normally required to take entrance examinations at the respective institution of higher education. The scholarship award is conditional upon a successful passing of entrance examinations;

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2) in follow-up Master study programmes or Doctoral study programmes. Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates of Bachelor or Master study programmes, respectively, who enrol in study programmes with instruction in the English language.

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Scholarship in Physics

For this scholarship knowledge and skills relevant to postgraduate studies within this area

Study Subject: Physics

Employer: Lund University

Level: Doctoral

Scholarship Description: We are opening a position for a PhD student within a project aiming to temporally resolve electron and molecular dynamics using XUV and X-ray laser pulses. The work is to large extent experimental, combining in-house experiments at the Lund High Power Laser Facility using High-Order Harmonics with facility scale experiments at the FLASH XUV free electron laser in Hamburg and the LCLS X-ray free electron laser in Stanford, US.

Eligibility

To be considered for these positions, the potential candidate should at the date of recruiment, hold a Master?s degree in Physics or Engineering Physics or equivalent from an accredited university which includes coursework in mathematics and/or physics and/or equivalent to at least 240 course points in the Swedish university system.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 2010-11-30

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Scholarship at Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Division of Numerical Analysis

Scholarship at Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Division of Numerical Analysis

Study Subject: Mathematics

Employer: Lund University

Level: Doctoral

Scholarship Description: The Phd student position is focused on research within numerical methods for parabolic evolution equations with applications.Within the department we are currently developing new methods for adaptive time-stepping, mainly in combination with finite element methods for space discretisation.Exponential integration and splitting methods have attracted considerable interest recently, and research could focus on both theoretical issues and practical aspects of algorithms and implementations.Collaborative projects with other departments may be included. The position also includes teaching at the undergraduate level.

Eligibility
Eligibility for a postgraduate education including PhD studies requires that the student has completed an advanced level degree covering 240 hp credits, with at least 60 hp credits obtained at the advanced level, or that the student has achieved a corresponding competence in Sweden or abroad.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 2010-11-19

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