April, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 70

JRF Positions in the Department of Science and Technology at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India

Applications are sought for three Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) leading to Ph. D. position at DA-IICT and SVNIT, to work on research project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Project title: Immersive Navigation for walk through application. (Sponsored by DST in the category of India Digital Heritage for the site Hampi-Karnataka). The project has two parts. Part I of the project aims at developing high quality digital immersive viewing system in terms of both the video and audio for the heritage site in Hampi-Karnataka. The second part concentrates on the acoustic analysis/synthesis of musical pillars of the Mahamandapam of Vitthala temple. M.E./M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering or a related discipline. B.E./B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering (or a related discipline) and GATE qualified in related discipline. Background in Image Processing/Computer Vision/ Digital Signal Processing / Speech Communications/ Acoustics and knowledge of MATLAB/C/C++ will be an added advantage.3 years (with an initial appointment for one year and possible renewal for two more). Location: Two JRFs will be working at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and one will be working at SVNIT, Surat. The candidates recruited for the above position are encouraged to register for the PhD program at DA-IICT within 1 year from the date of joining.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 April 2011

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Postdoctoral and PhD Position in Mechatronics, Poland

We are one of Poland’s leading Universities committed to maintaining our position at the forefront of our field in research. We are delighted to invite applications for eight unique and prestigious positions sponsored by the Foundation for Polish Science under the WELCOME programme and financed from the European Funds. The offer is directed to outstanding individuals willing to perform multidisciplinary research in collaboration with leading research groups across the world. The WELCOME programme supports research projects carried by outstanding scientists from abroad establishing research teams in Polish Scientific institutions. The project “Universality of Non-classical Approaches in Mechatronics” will be carried in our laboratories in 2011-2015.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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Abbott and Fenner Annual Scholarship Awards for High School Seniors – 2011, USA

Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed. The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within 2 weeks of the listed deadline. All applicants should include their full name and mailing address with their submissions.

Award Value: $1,000

apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words.

• What have you done outside of the classroom that demonstrates qualities sought after by universitiesor other educational facilities? Of these, which means the most to you?

Scholarship Application Deadline:18 June 2011

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