Masters Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 134

Mary Trevalyan Fund for Postgraduate Programme 2011, UK

Students must be studying at a publicly funded institution in London; – Students must be studying at a college in membership of ISH (of which King’s is a member); – Students must be in their final year of study; – Students must be from a developing country (Please click here to see the list of developing countries); – Students must be studying on a course with a relevant developmental application in their home country. – Students must be intending to return to their home country on completion of their course; – Students must be in financial need due to unexpected circumstances; – Applicants should not require total funding in excess of £2,000.

1.Students should be from a developing or emerging country and intending to return on completion of their studies. Please click here for a list of developing or emerging countries.
2.Preferences will be given to postgraduate students.
3.Preference will be given to students on a course with a relevant application to developing countries.
4.Students must have a good proven academic record, with every prospect of success in their study and future careers.
5.Students must study at a publicly funded tertiary level educational institution in London.
6.Students must study in one of our member instituitions. Please contact your university to check that they will be taking up membership for the academic year for which you are applying.
7.Preference will be given to students who would otherwise be unable to study/finish their study for financial reasons.
8.Except in exceptional circumstances awards will be for one year only, with no awards for repeat years of study.
9.Preference will be given to students who are in receipt of a scholarship for tuition fees.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
April 30th 2011.

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AKS Postgraduate Bursary at University of London 2011 in UK: MA Korean Studies, MA Korean Literature, MPhil/PhD Korean Studies

The Academy of Korean Studies has generously provided SOAS one bursary for students undertaking a postgraduate Korean Studies programme. The bursary, currently valued at the UK/EU tuition fees rate up to a maximum of £5,000, may only be used towards the cost of tuition fees. Living costs are not available as part of the award. The bursary is for one year only. For candidates undertaking an MPhil/PhD programme, the bursary is not renewable.Open to UK/EU and overseas applicants.Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel consisting of three academic members from the Centre of Korean Studies.Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants must have also applied for a place to study at the School preferably four weeks before the scholarship closing date (ie by 1 April 2011) but no later than the scholarship application deadline in order to be considered for this scholarship. The application for a place must be complete.

Scholarship Application Deadline:29 April 2011

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PhD Student Position in Medical Science in Research Group Molecular Tools, Sweden: medical and clinical genetics, bioinformatics, immunology, pathology, tumour biology, vascular biology

The department of immunology, genetics and pathology at Uppsala University (http://www.igp.uu.se) has a broad research profile, with several strong research groups in different fields of science, e.g. medical and clinical genetics, bioinformatics, immunology, pathology, tumour biology, vascular biology and method development. The department was founded to promote a closer collaboration between clinical and pre-clinical research and part of the activity is integrated with the clinics of genetics and pathology-cytology at the University Hospital, Uppsala. Rudbeck Laboratory has access to state-of-the-art technologies, with core facilities for cell analysis, confocal microscopy, DNA-sequencing and genotyping.

We look for you who want to study for a PhD degree in the field of molecular medicine. The main project will be to investigate if measurements of protein activity status provide advantages for cancer diagnostics (leukemia and circulating tumour cells). Protein activity is determined as protein interactions and post-translational modifications, using flow cytometry and microscopy. The work will also consist of development of new methods in molecular biology.

The successful candidate will devote most of the time towards his/her research level education. Other service activities within the department, e.g. education and administrative work can be included within the framework of the employment (maximum 20%).

Qualifications: The applicant should have an academic degree, e.g. MSc Pharm, or MSc Molecular Biology, or similar. Experience from experimental research, flow cytometry, immunostaining and PLA are considered as additional qualifications. Documented skills in oral and written English are required.

Scholarship Application Deadline:7 March, 2011,

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