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Miller Massey Buchanan Scholarship, New Zealand

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The Miller Massey Buchanan Scholarships are supported by the combined funds derived from the William Millar Bequest, the Sir Walter Buchanan Endowment and the William Massey Memorial Trust. These funds were amalgamated in 2000 with a view to supporting postgraduate research in Agriculture while ensuring the viability of components of the amalgamated capital fund.

1.The Miller Massey Buchanan Scholarships shall have a value determined each year from the interest earned on the capital and be open to students enrolled full time for a postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma in Applied Academic Programme disciplines relevant to agriculture or horticulture (paper prefix of 111, 112, 117, 119, 138, 171, 188, 189, 238 and 239) at Massey University. Candidates must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

2.The scholarships will be awarded on the recommendation of the Applied Academic Programmes Scholarships Committee solely on the basis of academic achievement. Successful candidates are expected to make a significant contribution through scientific endeavour to the primary industries in New Zealand.

3.In recommending the award of a Scholarship the Applied Academic Programmes Scholarships Committee will take account of other scholarships and bursaries held with a view to achieving a reasonable distribution of available monies among qualifying candidates.

4.Payment shall be made in May.

5.The Applied Academic Programmes Scholarships Committee may withdraw or suspend an award at any time.

6.Applications close with the Scholarships Office, Graduate Research School on 10 March in the year in which the award is to be made. Application forms (ASSC.3) are available from Massey Contact, 0800 627 739, email: Contact@massey.ac.nz or download from the click box at the bottom of this page.

Closing dates: 10/09/2010 and 10/03/2011

Application cannot be accepted before 10/06/2010.

Application cannot be accepted before 10/12/2010.

Further scholarship details:
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International Student Research Fellowships, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

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HHMI’s new fellowship program supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies.

HHMI will award three-year fellowships to international students to support years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible fields include biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, even plant biology—as well as interdisciplinary research.

HHMI expects to fund up to 40 fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year. Each fellow will receive an annual stipend of $30,000, plus an educational allowance.

Nomination Process and Eligibility:

  • HHMI has designated selected U.S. institutions to nominate students to participate in the fellowship competition. Only these institutions are eligible to nominate students for this competition. (See PDF list of designated institutions below.)
  • Only students nominated by their host institutions can apply for the fellowship.

To be nominated for the fellowship competition:

  • Students cannot be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.
  • Students must be in the 2nd or 3rd year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution.
  • Students must have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research.
  • Students in the 1st, 4th, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program are NOT eligible for nomination.

To activate the fellowship:

  • Students must be in the 3rd or 4th year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution.
  • Students in their 1st, 2nd, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program cannot activate the fellowship.
  • In no case will support past year 5 of the Ph.D. program be provided.

Important Dates:

  • Institutional nomination deadline: December 1, 2010
  • Application deadline: February 16, 2011
  • Award notification: May 2011
  • Fellowships begin: September 1, 2011

Further fellowships details:
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2011 Sagan Fellowships, USA

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The Sagan Fellowships will support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the science goals of the NASA Exoplanet Exploration program. The primary goal of missions within this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars. Sagan Fellowships are joined by two other NASA astrophysics theme-based fellowship programs: the Einstein Fellowship Program which supports the Physics of the Cosmos research, and the Hubble Fellowship Program which supports Cosmic Origins research.

The proposed research may be theoretical, observational, or instrumental. This program is open to applicants of any nationality who have earned (or will have earned) their doctoral degrees on or after January 1, 2008, in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines. The fellowships are tenable at U.S. host institutions of the fellows’ choice, subject to a maximum of one new fellow per host institution per year. The duration of the fellowship is up to three years: an initial one-year appointment and two annual renewals contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of NASA funds.

We anticipate awarding 6 fellowships in 2011. Please note that these are postdoctoral Fellowships only. Previous Michelson Fellowship holders are fully eligible to apply.

Applicants:

  • Please see the Sagan Fellowship Guidelines for application instructions and detailed program policies. Applicants must follow all of the instructions given in these guidelines.
  • Please see the Application Submission Page for proposal, reference letter, and institutional endorsement letter submission.
  • FAQs for applicants are here.
  • FAQs for awardees are here.

A complete application will include:

1. Completed application submission form
2. Curriculum vitae and list of major publications and all first-author papers
3. Summary of previous and current research (not to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and references)
4. Research proposal (not to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and references)
5. Three (3) letters of reference each not to exceed two pages. One of the reference letters may come from the applicants advisor, however this is not a requirement. These letters are submitted through a web interface.
6. Endorsement letter from the Host Institution.

The deadline for both applications and letters of reference is Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 4 PM PDT. Offers will be made before February 1, 2011, and new appointments are expected to begin on or about September 1, 2011.

Further fellowships details:

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