Social Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 35

Graduate Association (Hong Kong) Awards 2011, UK

The University of Liverpool Graduate Association (Hong Kong) Awards were established in 1997 following a generous donation from an anonymous benefactor. The objectives of the scholarships are to promote educational exchange and academic research respectively, between the University of Liverpool and residents of Hong Kong SAR and the People’s Republic of China.
Eligibility: A number of scholarships are awarded annually to academically outstanding students on undergraduate or postgraduate courses who have been admitted to full-time study. Each scholarship will be tenable for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory academic progress. The value of the scholarship will cover either full or part payment of the annual tuition fees. A living allowance may also be awarded if deemed necessary.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31st May 2011

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Edward Gibbon Wakefield Doctoral Scholarship, New Zealand

The scholarship is endowed by Mrs Priscilla Wakefield Mitchell of Totnes, Devon, in memory of her great, great uncle Edward Gibbon Wakefield and his three brothers all of whom inspired the founding of New Zealand. The scholarship is also dedicated to the memory of Mrs Mitchell’s grandfather Charles Marcus Wakefield, the distinguished diarist, who surveyed so much of early Canterbury; and lastly to the memory of her brother Edward Roger Wakefield killed in action in the Balkans in World War II serving with the Commandos. Roger Wakefield was a graduate of Christ Church, Oxford.
Eligibility:Doctoral study in history

Scholarship Application Deadline:01 Nov 2011

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Fulbright Scholarship Program in Teaching/Research in Chad: American literature, business, finance, computer science, environmental science, agriculture, journalism, mathematics, political science, social sciences

Applications are welcome in American literature, business, finance, computer science, environmental science, agriculture, journalism, mathematics, political science, social sciences and any other discipline offered at the host institution.Teach undergraduate courses in any discipline taught at the host institution, including arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. Assist with faculty training, curriculum development and student advising.

Conduct research in area of specialization.Scholars with a Ph.D. and postdoctoral university or college teaching experience, as well as prior experience in developing countries, are preferred. The academic calendar in Chad consists of three terms: October through December, January through March and April through June, but is subject to change. A letter of invitation from the host institution is not needed to apply.

Scholarship Application Deadline:August 1, 2011

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