Managerial Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 71

2011-2012 Masters Scholarships, Swansea University, UK: Environmental Biology Conservation and Resource Management, Environmental Dynamics and Climatic Change

These scholarships are part of the Access to Masters (ATM) programme backed by the Convergence European Social Fund (ESF) through the Welsh Assembly Government.  Small and medium sized organisations located in the Convergence Area of Wales (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea & Torfaen) are invited to participate in the muli-disciplinary initiative and benefit from a postgraduate research project tailored to meet the specific needs of the organisation as each MSc student will undertake a project assigned to an organisation. The School has a large number of fully-funded scholarships available for the following programmes: MSc Global Migration, Politics and Societ. MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management. MSc Environmental Dynamics and Climatic Change
Eligibility: 1Only Masters applicants from the UK or EU will be eligible, Applicants should hold (or be expecting to achieve) a minimum of a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) , Applicants should have already applied formally to the University for a place on one of the above programmes.   If you have not yet applied for a place to study, please visit the Admissions Office website for information regarding application. Applicants should have an address in the Convergence Area of Wales (see above) on enrolment and be permitted to work in the Convergence Area upon completion of the scholarship

Scholarship Application Deadline: 8 July 2011

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Three PhD Studentship in Political Science, Sweden

Two of the doctoral dissertations will comprise independent projects in political science written under the direction of a research supervisor.

The project Civil Society and the Enlightened Welfare Politics will comprise the framework for one of the doctoral dissertations, which will be written independently in cooperation with the project leader and the research supervisor.

Indicate in your cover letter whether or not you are interested in all three of these Ph.D. student positions.

Those awarded a position as a Ph.D. student shall above all engage themselves with their own doctoral education. A maximum of 20% of the position may involve other administrative and educational responsibilities at the Department. Employment as a post-graduate student requires that the student is or will be accepted to a program of post-graduate education, which is decided by one’s ability to successfully complete the program of studies. Departmental policy is that students receive financial support during their first year of post-graduate studies, and that they be employed as Ph.D. students during the final three years of their program. Regulations concerning post-graduate students are to be found in the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, §§1-7, and in the University’s rules and guidelines.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 April, 2011

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Internship at World Trade Organization for Postgraduate University Students, USA

Only a limited number of such internship posts is available. Interested candidates should follow the procedures and conform to the eligibility criteria set out below. Intake to the programme is on a continuing basis, with no specific recruitment period.
Duration: Up to 24 weeks.

Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns’ knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more generally. However, the needs of the Division recruiting an intern will be paramount in determining the precise nature of assignments.

Eligibility:
-Interns are recruited from among nationals of WTO Members and countries and customs territories engaged in accession negotiations.
-Interns will have completed their undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, law, political science, international relations), and shall have completed at least one year of their postgraduate studies.
-The minimum age for an intern shall be 21 years and the maximum age 30 years.
-A roster of suitable candidates is maintained from which interns are selected. In addition to the regular internship programme, the need may also arise to recruit interns at short notice for particular tasks. These recruits will also be drawn from the roster. Names will not be maintained on the roster for longer than one year.

Scholarship Application Deadline:There is no opening or closing date for applications.

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