March, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 175

International PhD Positions, MPI-CBG, Germany: Cell and Developmental Biology/Regenerative Medicine/Nanobiotechnology, Biophysics and Bioengineering

The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Cell Biology and Bioengineering (IMPRS-MCBB) is a joint program of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), and was established as one of the first International Max Planck Research Schools by the Max Planck Society in 2001.
The IMPRS-MCBB provides interdisciplinary training and research opportunities in a highly attractive and inspiring research environment for outstanding University Graduates who wish to work towards a PhD in the fields of Molecular Cell Biology, Bioengineering, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Biophysics, Neurobiology and Bioinformatics.

The IMPRS-MCBB hosts about 150 PhD students from over 30 countries in total. Admission to the IMPRS-MCBB is highly competitive, with approximately 40 candidates being admitted each year. PhD students have a primary affiliation with one of the participating research groups, and are enrolled as graduate students at the TUD. The language of the PhD Program is English. The duration of thesis is 3 to 4 years.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
Registration deadline: 25 June 2011
Application deadline: 5 July 2011

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Three-Year Doctoral Fellowship in Linguistics, Germany

The candidates should be able to make contributions to the department’s areas of research.
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology studies human diversity and human origins in a multidisciplinary perspective. The contribution of linguistics to this goal lies in the study of the history and prehistory of languages (and peoples) around the world (especially non-European languages), as well as the current diversity of human languages (linguistic fieldwork on little-described and endangered languages and language typology). The Department of Linguistics collaborates with the Department of Evolutionary Genetics and the Max Planck Research Group on Comparative Population Linguistics to compare the evidence from linguistics and genetics for the prehistory of human populations.
Doctoral fellows should already have an MA in Linguistics or an equivalent qualification by the start of their fellowship, and be either registered or qualified to register in a recognized doctoral program at a university or equivalent degree-awarding institution. Doctoral fellows have the possibility of obtaining their doctoral degree through the University of Leipzig .

Regular participation in the department’s talks, seminars and workshops is expected. Except for approved absences (e.g. fieldwork, conferences, vacation), the place of work is Leipzig. The fellowship is available from 01 October 2011, but a later starting date may be negotiated, no later, however, than 01 January 2012.
There are no teaching obligations, but the opportunity for teaching in the linguistics program of the University of Leipzig exists.

Scholarship Application Deadline:04 April 2011

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KODAK Student Scholarship Program 2011: Film, Film production, or cinematography

A Blue Ribbon Jury will evaluate all submitted work and make all final selections. The jury will consist of one
individual from Kodak and one from the University Film & Video Association (UFVA), plus a representative from the
filmmaking industry. Nominees will be evaluated on the basis of academic achievement, creative and technical ability,
communications ability, and range of filmmaking experience. Visual Imagery will count 50%, creative and other technical
skills 25%, and the other criteria 25%.
Conditions of Entry
1. Entries must be completed works that communicate a story or theme in some fashion — no clips or short vignettes.
2. Eligible institutions are colleges and universities in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Benelux, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States,
Uruguay and Venezuela.
3. No more than two nominees per institution.
4. College student nominees must be fulltime undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the 2010 – 2011 academic
year and planning to enroll for the 2011 – 2012 academic year in a film school’s degree or diploma program.
5. All judges’ decisions are final.
6. The names of the winners may be published on the website at www.kodak.com/go/motion. Winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general location for publicity and news purposes in connection with the Scholarship Program.
7. The winner’s film entry will be screened at the annual UFVA Conference.

Scholarship Application Deadline: June 13, 2011.

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