Doctorate Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 187

Independent Research Fellowships in the Department of Biology at University of York, UK

We are seeking applications to our Independent Research Fellows Recruitment Event on 20th and 21st April from researchers who hold or are planning on applying for Fellowships. The event provides the opportunity to introduce yourself and your work to a department that is keen to host ambitious researchers who are building a career in.You will have the chance to look round our facilities, meet our staff and learn what support we can offer. You will give a presentation about your work and have the chance to discuss your science and career plans with leading Academics. We are keen to offer places to a number of researchers for the duration of their fellowship, along with the opportunity to obtain a guarantee of a permanent position on the expiry of the fellowship if your area of research fits our strategic plans.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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Teacher Scholar Doctoral Fellowship Program, Canada

As part of the University of Saskatchewan’s commitment to advance teaching and learning excellence and to enhance the graduate student learning experience, the College of Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR) in partnership with the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness (GMCTE), initiated the shared University Graduate Teaching Fellowship program in the 2009/10 academic year. That program will continue for the 2011/12 academic year with some modifications: – The program is renamed the Teacher Scholar Doctoral Fellowship program. – Allocations will be made by open competition rather than by allocation to Colleges/Schools. – Applications for the Fellowships will be submitted by the teaching partnership team (graduate student teacher, faculty mentor, and Department/School/College).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 March 2011

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Visiting PhD Fellowships at USC for International Students, USA

Resisting the Path to Genocide,a College 2020 Research Cluster at the University of Southern California (USC), offers funding for one visiting Ph.D. candidate per semester, beginning in Spring of 2011 through Spring 2013.The grant will be up to $4000 and shall allow the candidate to conduct research at USC for four weeks.
We are accepting international applications from Ph.D. candidates at any university, from any relevant discipline, who are working on a subject relevant to the cluster’s activities.
An interdisciplinary committee of faculty members involved with the research cluster will select the candidate, who will be chosen on the basis of:

  • how closely the candidate’s research relates to the topic of genocide resistance, and can contribute to scholarly discussion of genocide resistance within the cluster
  • the extent to which the use of USC’s resources will enable the candidate to further his or her ongoing research, or to conduct a smaller research project during the length of his or her stay at USC

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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