Physical Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 433

Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP), Austria: Global Environmental, Economic and Social Change

IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. The YSSP provides a unique opportunity for participants to

  • advance their research under the direct supervision of an experienced IIASA scientist, and at the same time contribute to IIASA’s ongoing scientific agenda;
  • broaden their research interests by working in IIASA’s interdisciplinary and international research environment;
  • build contacts with IIASA’s worldwide network of collaborators and with other YSSP fellows.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 17 January 2011

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NIH Sponsored Research Experience, USA: Computational Neuroscience

Undergraduates interested in receiving research training in computational neuroscience are encouraged to apply to an NIH-sponsored summer program at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition in Pittsburgh. The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition is a joint interdisciplinary program of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Starting in May of 2011, a select group of talented undergraduates will embark on a 10-week residential program that provides intensive, mentored research experiences in computational and theoretical neuroscience. This program is intended for students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation. Any undergraduate may apply, but we are especially interested in attracting students with strong quantitative backgrounds especially juniors and seniors from colleges and universities that do not have extensive research programs, and students from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Selected students will receive a stipend and university dormitory housing or housing allowance.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 February 2011

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The Duke of Portland Developing Solutions Scholarship, UK: Crop Improvement

A Full Tuition Fee Scholarship is available for a student from Africa for the MSc in Crop Improvement at School of Biosciences
You can apply for this scholarship if you

  • are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa AND
  • are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND
  • already hold an offer to start a full-time Masters degree programme for the MSc in Crop Improvement at Nottingham in 2011

Scholarship Application Deadline: 6 April 2011

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