January, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 85

INSEAD Syngenta Endowed Scholarship(s) for Emerging Country Leadership: Business World

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2007 were approximately US$ 9.24 billion. Syngenta employs some 21,000 people in 90 countries. Headquarters is located in Basel, Switzerland. Since Syngenta strongly believes that talented people are the key to successful businesses they embrace INSEAD’s mission to train the brightest and best from around the world for the challenge of tomorrow’s business world. Syngenta is particularly committed to the dynamic emerging market regions and has therefore chosen to offer this scholarship opportunity to future leaders from emerging countries. Two scholarships will be awarded per class and candidates for this scholarship will need to demonstrate: (a) outstanding academic achievement and promise (b) aptitude for business and financial management (c) leadership potential and (d) a commitment to contributing to their country or region at some point in the future.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 February for the July class
18 August for the December class

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Vienna Biocenter International PhD Programme: Molecular Life Sciences

The VBC PhD programme ensures that its students all have a productive, worthwhile experience during their PhD. Students in the programme are part of a strong, supportive community made up of fellow students and the post-docs, staff scientists, and group leaders that make up the campus. VBC PhD students receive attentive scientific guidance from their advisors and all members of the community. From the practical side, the programme assists students with administrative issues related to obtaining their degrees through the University of Vienna.
s a PhD student, it’s natural that you will continue to develop your experimental expertise, but it’s equally important that you have the ability to communicate your work to the scientific community. The VBC PhD programme gives students many opportunities to enhance their written and oral communications.
The VBC PhD programme offers a presentation skills course for beginning PhD students aimed at organizing and delivering a scientific talk. Everything necessary to give a great talk is covered, from developing enthusiasm for your subject to the finesse of designing readable slides.
etting into the VBC PhD programme requires three things: a written application, a personal interview, and a PhD position offer from a VBC group leader.
What’s required?
• Completed online application
• Two letters of recommendation
• Degree (Masters or your country’s equivalent)
• less than 30 years of age at the time of application

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011(website opens for applications on 1 March)

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International PhD at Vienna PhD School of Informatics 2011-2012, Vienna

The PhD School is located at TU Vienna and admits Austrian as well as international students annually. TU Vienna invites applications for a maximum of 15 PhD scholarships per year.The Vienna PhD School of Informatics involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The duration of the PhD School is three years. The degree is awarded to candidates who, through original investigation, make a distinct and significant contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.

The PhD-School’s curriculum covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics. In addition, it may also imply cooperation with other TU Vienna faculties. The school is designed to facilitate the integration of industry, either by defining joint research issues, by offering workplaces (with well-defined research related tasks) during summer breaks, or by sponsoring.

TU Vienna aims at positioning this PhD School of Informatics at a high level of excellence within the international community. The vision is to increase both the quality and the quantity of excellent young researchers in the field of informatics.

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 8th, 2011

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