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Graduate School of North American Studies Invites Applications for 11 Doctoral Grants

The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2011/2012. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areal of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion. The language of instruction is English.

Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics. Grants are awarded for a maximum of three years. Continued funding past the first year is based upon a positive annual evaluation of progress.
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011
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Scholarship for Higher Education Studies 2011, Sweden

Scholarships are available for students who wish to study in Sweden. Funding is awarded on a competitive basis by The Swedish Institute and individual universities and university colleges.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 17 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

IDRBT Postdoctoral Scheme, India: Banking Technology

Identify and encourage promising young researchers with talent and innovative ideas to work on focal areas of research of the Institute.
Bring on board Ph.D degree holders within three years of award of Ph.D degree or those who have submitted Ph.D thesis to undertake critical research projects successfully and thereby contribute to the IDRBT’s research initiatives.
Develop and deliver working prototypes for commercial use in due course.
Bright minds, who need an opportunity to carry out research and development, will get an opportunity of working in areas relevant to IDRBT.

Areas of Research:

IPDFs shall bring with them in-depth knowledge in their area and would utilize it to work out IT based solutions in various areas of Banking Technology. They would carry out Research in one of the following areas or any other technology area, relevant to banking, and acceptable to the IDRBT.

* Financial Networks and Applications.
* Electronic Payment and Settlement Systems.
* Security Technologies for the Financial Sector.
* Financial Information Systems and Business Intelligence.
* Banking Analysis.
* Financial Inclusion.
* Core Banking System Related Challenges.
* Mobile Banking / Payments.
* Enterprise Data Models and Architectures for Banks.
* UML for Bank Systems and Applications.
Eligibility:

* Ph.D in Computer Science, Networks, Security or in an above cited area, and within three years of being awarded the Ph.D degree or those who have submitted their Ph.D thesis.
* Ph.D of the candidate and the proposed research should be in the areas relevant to IDRBT.
* Has sufficient IT background in terms of knowledge and utilization of IT systems, tools and techniques.
* Has a flair for Research and Development based problems-solving.
* Accepted research publications in high-impact journals.
* Not beyond 35 years of age.

Fellowship Application Deadline: This is a rolling scheme and applications received for selection will be evaluated from time to time

Further Fellowship Information and Application