March, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 142

RA and SRF Positions in Plant Breeding and Plant Physiology, IIPR, India

“Walk-in-Interview” will be held at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kalyanpur, Kanpur for the following positions on Contractual basis. Eligible and desirous candidates fulfilling all the requirements should bring their application giving full details of academic records and experience(s) alongwith attested photocopy as well as original copy of the relevant documents and a passport size photograph. Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), is a national institute established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to carry out basic strategic and applied research on major pulse crops. Besides generating basic knowledge and material, the Institute also develops appropriate production and protection technologies, production and supply of breeder seeds of improved varieties, demonstration and transfer of technologies and strategic coordination of pulse research through wide network of testing centers across the country.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 22 March 2011

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PhD Scholarship on Nordic Historiography beyond Methodological Nationalism, Denmark

Funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS) hosted by the University of Tampere, Finland .The successful applicant will define his/her own research project within the area of Nordic historiography after 1850 applying a transnational/comparative perspective. He/she is expected to be enrolled at the Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities in Copenhagen from 1 September 2011. The PhD scholarship is a three-year position.

Research proposals should explore Nordic norms, standards and practices of academic knowledge production in the field of history. Furthermore, they should focus on a) the role of Nordic networks in the construction of history, and/or b) the role of history and historians in the construction of ‘Norden’ as a historical region.

Scholarship Application Deadline:16 May 2011 at 12 noon

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2011 Sochon Foundation Scholarship in Postgraduate, SOAS, UK

The Sochon Foundation has generously provided SOAS with one scholarship for students undertaking a full-time post-graduate programme in Korean Studies.The scholarship, valued at £7,000, will be used to off-set the cost of tuition fees and/or provide some support for living expenses. The scholarship is applied to tuition fees in the first instance, any remainder may be considered for living costs.

The Sochon Foundation Scholarship may be held in conjunction with other scholarships. However, please be aware that all financial support secured before 29 April 2011 must be declared to the Advisory Panel in your application. Any awards held will be taken into consideration on assessment of financial need.The scholarship is for one year only. For candidates undertaking an MPhil/PhD programme, the scholarship is not renewable.
Applicants on the following programmes of study may also apply, but will not be given preference:
MPhil/PhD Korean Studies Research (previous admissions)
Any other post-graduate degree related to Korean Studies (please define your pathway)
Full-time programmes only, part-time programmes are not eligible.Open to UK/EU and overseas applicants.

Scholarship Application Deadline:29 April 2011

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