Engineering | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 205

PhD Scholarships Positions in College of Science and Engineering, UK

The College of Science and Engineering is pleased to announce the availability of College postgraduate research scholarships for PhD registration in 2011. These prestigious scholarships are highly competitive and we seek candidates who can demonstrate excellence in a single discipline or cross-disciplinary expertise.The scholarship will be for up to three and a half years and will meet the cost of fees (at the home-EU level) and provide a stipend at the Research Council recommended rates (currently £13,590 for 2010/11).
Eligibility: The College Scholarship is open to home/EU/International applicants. They are available for PhD applications in all disciplines within the College of Science and Engineering. Prospective candidates must have secured the support of a PhD supervisor prior to application.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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RA/SRF Positions at Central Rice Research Institute, India: Bio-technology, Botany / Agricultural Botany, Chemistry / Applied Chemistry, Microbiology

The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) is one of the Institutes of the ICAR under the Division of Crop Sciences. The Institute has two research stations- Central Rain fed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, and the Regional Rain fed Lowland Rice Research Station (RRLRRS), Gerua, in Assam. These research stations were established to tackle the problems of rainfed uplands, and flood prone rainfed lowlands, respectively.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 February 2011

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Johan Gadolin Scholarship for PhD and Postdoctoral Programme in Chemistry 2011, Finland

The Johan Gadolin scholarship programme was founded in 2007. It is funded by the Åbo Akademi Foundation and coordinated by the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre, a National Centre of Excellence.

The Johan Gadolin Scholarship-programme invites PhD students and post docs to join the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre for a period between 3 to 12 months in the city of Turku in the south-west of Finland. They participate in ongoing research projects and benefit from an innovative top-level research environment. Scholars from 12 different countries worldwide have participated in the programme.The Process Chemistry Centre at Åbo Akademi University is looking for capable PhD students and post docs focusing on the areas of:

  • Biofuel combustion and functional inorganic materials (.doc)
  • Catalysis and kinetics, reaction engineering (.doc)
  • Chemical aspects of wood, pulping and papermaking, biorefinery (.doc)
  • Electroactive materials, chemical sensors, environmental and on-line analysis (.doc)

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

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