Grants and Fellowships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 89

12 PhD Fellowships at GMPF 2011, Italy

Talented and motivated candidates who have, or are expecting to obtain a Master or equivalent degree in a field relevant to the research undertaken within the GMPF programme, are invited to submit their application on-line.
Fellowships include a salary of 20.000 Euro per year (before taxes), which is provided for 3 years with the possibility to extend it for 1 more year, pending the approval of the Tutor Committee. Students will also benefit of bench fees and reimbursement for travelling to the other partner institutions.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 20 February 2011

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Fellowship for Training of Young Scientists (Ftys) 2011, India: Science & Technology

The aim of the scheme is to encourage young scientists of the State to take up research studies in emerging and frontier areas of Science & Technology related to their field. The training is expected to provide the candidates with an opportunity to work with the latest equipments and facilities under the well-known experts. It is believed that such an exposure will equip the FTYS trainees to initiate independently advanced research programmes in their respective institutions.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application may be submitted any time during the year but atleast two months before proposed start of the training/study.

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TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme in Biotechnology, India

TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology research institutions in India for a period of up to five years.
Applicants may be registered for a PhD degree in their home country, or may enrol in a PhD course at a host laboratory/institute in India. To help candidates in their choice of a suitable host institution a list of biotechnology institutes in India is available here: List_Biotechn_India.pdf. However, candidates are free to choose an Indian biotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.
DBT will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. In addition, the fellowship holder will receive a house rent allowance.
The language of instruction is English

Eligibility
Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
* Be a maximum age of 30 years on 31 December of the application year.
* Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
* Hold a Master’s or equivalent degree in science or engineering.
* Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment there.
* For SANDWICH Fellowships: Be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university (sample is included in the application form).
* For SANDWICH Fellowships: Be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university (sample is included in the application form).
* For FULL-TIME Fellowships: Be willing to register at a university in India.
* Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India (see sample Acceptance Letter included in the application form).

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 August 2011

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