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Headstart Bursaries 2011 in Postgraduate Programme, King’s College London, UK

To be eligible, applicants must:  Be non-native speaking;  Have applied for a postgraduate research programme at King’s College London and received an offer, either conditional or unconditional. If the offer is conditional, students must find out from their department exactly what the condition is. NOTE: the award is offered on the condition that the student commences a PGR programme at King’s following the pre-sessional course; ~ Meet the English language entry requirements for the relevant pre-sessional course.‘FREE’ pre-sessional English language courses for postgraduate research applicants to King’s College London who complete with high achievements.

The Graduate School will reimburse the full pre-sessional tuition fees of up to 9 postgraduate research applicants to King’s College London who successfully complete either a 5 week, 8 week or 12 week pre-sessional English course at King’s College London. Fees will be reimbursed only to the top ranked 1-9 of eligible students, after completion of the course.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
31-Dec-2012

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Two Postdoctoral Scientists Position in Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg: Earth Sciences and Climate Research

The successful applicants would work in either the Department The Atmosphere in the Earth System, or The Land in the Earth System to carry out fundamental research in the context of the CMIP5 project and the 5th assessment report of the IPCC. The successful candidate will analyze the newly produced CMIP5 simulations with an emphasis on contributions from the MPI-Earth System Model.

Requirements
For this position we expect a PhD in applied mathematics, physics, meteorology, physical climatology, or oceanography, as well as the following skills:
* Experience in the evaluation and analysis of simulated and observed data under global climate change conditions
* Strong oral and written communication skills in English
* Ability to work well with others in a diverse work environment

Scholarship application Deadline: 28 Febraury 2011

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2011 King’s Alumni Bursaries at King’s College London in UK

Applicants must:  Be a King’s alumnus, which covers any student who has undertaken a degree/diploma/certificate/exchange programme (for no less than one semester); ~ Be due to commence a full-time or part-time postgraduate masters programme or MPhilStud programme at King’s College London during the 2011/12 academic year. Please note that: ~ Existing postgraduate masters/MPhilStud degree students are not eligible to apply.
The King’s College London Graduate School is offering up to 35 King’s Alumni Bursaries (KAB) to alumni (a graduate or former student of King’s College London) who intend to continue their studies by undertaking a Postgraduate Masters programme or MPhilStud programme at King’s College London commencing in the 2011/12 academic year. The KAB is available to any student who had undertaken a degree/diploma/certificate/exchange programme (for no less than one semester) at the College and wishes to pursue a, full-time or part-time, postgraduate masters programme or MPhilStud programme, at King’s College London.

Scholarship Application Deadline:01-Mar-2011

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