Managerial Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 54

Last Minute Deadline: World Bank Scholarship Program 2011-March 31 2011

The mission of the World Bank Group is to reduce poverty and improve living standards through sustainable development and investment in people. The World Bank Institute (WBI) is at the forefront of the Bank’s efforts to promote learning and deliver to the stakeholders, the best thinking and experience emerging from around the world on issues crucial to reform and socio-economic development.

Through its management of the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) and the Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSM Fellowships), WBI supplements its training programs by providing opportunities for graduate study to promising professionals from developing member countries.

The objective of the Scholarship and Fellowship Programs is to help create an international community of highly-trained professionals working in the field of economic and social development. The community will actively participate in the capacity building efforts in the developing countries.

Respective candidates are encouraged to carefully go through both the JJ/WBGSP and RSM Fellowships and review the eligibility criteria. For the JJ/WBGSP Regular Program and RSM Fellowships candidates apply directly to the Secretariat at the World Bank Headquarters. For both the Partnership Programs the respective host universities should be contacted.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Adam Smith Fellowship and College Lectureship in Political Economy, UK

Applications are invited for the post of College Lecturer in Political Economy . The appointment will be for three years from 1 October 2011, with the possibility of reappointment thereafter, and will carry with it an Official Fellowship; the successful candidate will be known as the Adam Smith Fellow. The successful candidate, who will have expertise in one or more of the areas of urban and regional economics, development economics, environmental economics or the economics of property or planning, will be expected to be active in research in his or her chosen field, to direct studies in Land Economy, and to provide an average of eight hours of undergraduate supervision per week in Paper I of the Land Economy Tripos, “Economics”, and in his or her area of expertise to undergraduate students reading Land Economy and other disciplines, as well as to provide an average of one and a half hours per week of lecturing, classes or seminars in the Department of Land Economy. Stipend will be in accordance with the scale for a University Lecturer, currently between £36,862 and £46,696, depending on the age and experience of the person appointed; preference may be given to candidates who have recently gained a Ph.D. degree.
Applications, which are due by 26 April 2011, should be made online at here, where further particulars and relevant links are available. Informal enquiries can be made to the Senior Tutor’s Assistant, Sally Clowes.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 26 April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Lady Meherbai D. Tata Edu Trust Scholarships for Women Graduates for Higher Studies Abroad: Social Work, Social Science, Education, Education and Welfare of Children with Special Needs, Status – Health and Empowerment of Women, Gender Studies, Child Health, Development, Nutrition, Health Policy and Health Education

lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust scholarship for Women graduates for higher studies abroad.
Eligibility:

* Women graduates from a recognised Indian university having a consistently remarkable academic record.
* Must have applied for admission / secured admission to universities or Institutions in the United States, UK or Europe for the year 2011-2012.
* Work experience in the requisite fields will be considered an added qualification.

How to apply: Obtain application form from the Trust’s office at Mulla House, 3″ floor, 51, M.G. Road. Mumbai – 400 001. India from Tuesday, 22 March 2011 to Thursday, 21 April 2011

Scholarship Application Deadline:
May 13, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application