Grants and Fellowships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 39

3 PhD Fellowship at Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Netherlands: Profile Area Asian Traditions and Modernities

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The Leiden Institute for Area Studies ( is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. LIAS comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern Studies (SMES). Area specializations in SAS include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian and Tibetan Studies. LIAS staff have disciplinary expertise across the humanities and the social sciences.

Ph.D. fellows are expected to conduct research leading to a Ph.D. thesis on a topic, country or region, and discipline relevant to AMT. The three fellowships are open in terms of research topic, disciplinary orientation and supervision by one of more members of senior academic staff at Leiden University who specialize in the study of Asia. We urge applicants carefully to consider the issue of supervision and contact one or more members of academic staff in Leiden.

Scholarship Application Deadline:1 April 2011

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Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging Request for Pilot Project Proposals, USA

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The Stanford Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging (CADMA) promotes the study of decision making processes and the determinants of choices that affect health and well-being in the later years of life. One of several distinguished National Institute on Aging (NIA) Roybal Centers, CADMA is a collaboration between Stanford Health Policy (Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research/Center for Health Policy) and Stanford Center on Longevity.

CADMA is seeking seed project proposals for 2011-2012. Projects focusing on research highlighting the following specific aims will be considered for one year awards:
Investigating the roles that age-related changes in emotion and cognition play in decision making, especially those surrounding cognitively complex and emotionally-charged topics.Learning how decision making processes influence day-to-day decisions, such as choices regarding exercise and diet that influence health and functional status of the elderly.Developing and evaluating support tools or information usefully to such tools that could be provided at or near the time of when people face difficult life decisions.

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 12, 2011

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2012 Boren Fellowship Basics, USA: Language Study

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Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Fellowships provide American graduate students, both at the master’s and the doctoral level, with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for their commitment to seek work in the federal government. Boren Fellowships provide support for overseas or domestic study, or a combination of both. The maximum level of support for a combined overseas and domestic program is $30,000 over 24 months.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2012

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