Social Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 239

Research Abroad Scholarships 2011, Australia

A special fund is set aside from the Research Budget for the purpose of supporting research travel overseas by enrolled research students. The total value of the scholarship is $1,500, plus a minimum of $500 of which is funded by the applicant’s Discipline/School. This scheme is subject to funding and the University reserves the right not to make offers in any given year.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 February 2011

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School of Social Sciences Masters Scholarships 2011-2012, Nottingham Trent University, UK

The scholarships are available to UK / EU students who have been offered a place to study on their chosen full-time / part-time Masters programme within the School.
Nature of the Scholarship
These scholarships will be awarded to the candidates who most closely meet the criteria for the award which are provided below.
The Scholarship decision will be made by an awarding committee and all decisions are final. If you are awarded a Scholarship your fee will be adjusted before enrolment. If you are a part time student your fee will be adjusted proportionally at the start of each year.
Application Process
Applications must be received at the address on the application form by 4pm on 19 August 2011.
Applications must consist of a fully completed scholarship application form, together with an additional statement of a maximum of 750 words which directly addresses the criteria below. You must also submit evidence to prove that you have achieved a 2.1 or above (or EU equivalent) in your undergraduate degree. Please see Application Form for further details.
The selection panel reserve the right to exclude from consideration any applications that include written statements which exceed the stated word limit.

Scholarship Application Deadline:Friday 19 August 2011, 4pm

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University of Nanyang, Fellowship in Communication Research in 2011, Singapore

Examine the socio-psychological effects of virtual human interactions on individual attitudes and behavior such as feeling of presence, character identification, and social stereotypes. In particular, we plan to conduct experimental research on human-robot interaction, mobile media, and human factors design in the possible context of nursing social robots to aid the elderly or agent-based learning games.

Postdoctoral fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory performance. Postdoctoral fellows may be required to assist in teaching, up to the equivalent of one semester-based course per academic year.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world in the current university league tables. It offers attractive remuneration and benefits. For information about the University. For information concerning the postdoctoral fellowships.

Application Deadline: 31 Mar, 2011

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