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2011 Professor De Winter Scholarship at University of Twente, Netherlands

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Applicants:

  • must be female
  • must be an excellent student
  • must be prepared to contact Mrs. De Winter to inform her about their study progress
  • must have completed the online application through the graduate website
  • must be admitted and nominated by the faculty involved
  • must be a future leader (of industry)
  • must be strongly committed to social society.

    • This scholarship for the academic year 2011/2012 is provided by Mrs. De Winter, the widow of Prof. ir. Herman de Winter. Professor De Winter was one of the founders of the research and education department of the former Technical College Twente. In 1969 he became the first career counselor of Technical Physics. Before that, he had already been appointed as professor in Technical Physics at the department of Electrical Engineering.
    Professor De Winter was always engaged with Technical Physics. Together with his wife, he was always interested in how ‘his’ students were doing. Professor De Winter died 7 October 2005. Mrs. De Winter is still very engaged with the University of Twente and expresses this by donating an annual €10.000 of which €7.500 is meant for awarding a scholarship.
    After being admitted to the University, the faculty may decide to nominate you for the scholarship. In that case the faculty will contact you to confirm your interest in the scholarship.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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    PhD Scholarship on Nordic Historiography beyond Methodological Nationalism, Denmark

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    Funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS) hosted by the University of Tampere, Finland .The successful applicant will define his/her own research project within the area of Nordic historiography after 1850 applying a transnational/comparative perspective. He/she is expected to be enrolled at the Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities in Copenhagen from 1 September 2011. The PhD scholarship is a three-year position.

    Research proposals should explore Nordic norms, standards and practices of academic knowledge production in the field of history. Furthermore, they should focus on a) the role of Nordic networks in the construction of history, and/or b) the role of history and historians in the construction of ‘Norden’ as a historical region.

    Scholarship Application Deadline:16 May 2011 at 12 noon

    Further Scholarship Information and Application

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    2011 Sochon Foundation Scholarship in Postgraduate, SOAS, UK: Korean Studies

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    The Sochon Foundation has generously provided SOAS with one scholarship for students undertaking a full-time post-graduate programme in Korean Studies.The scholarship, valued at £7,000, will be used to off-set the cost of tuition fees and/or provide some support for living expenses. The scholarship is applied to tuition fees in the first instance, any remainder may be considered for living costs.

    The Sochon Foundation Scholarship may be held in conjunction with other scholarships. However, please be aware that all financial support secured before 29 April 2011 must be declared to the Advisory Panel in your application. Any awards held will be taken into consideration on assessment of financial need.The scholarship is for one year only. For candidates undertaking an MPhil/PhD programme, the scholarship is not renewable.
    Applicants on the following programmes of study may also apply, but will not be given preference:
    MPhil/PhD Korean Studies Research (previous admissions)
    Any other post-graduate degree related to Korean Studies (please define your pathway)
    Full-time programmes only, part-time programmes are not eligible.Open to UK/EU and overseas applicants.

    Scholarship Application Deadline:29 April 2011

    Further Scholarship Information and Application

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