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C V Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers 2011, India: Science and Technology

Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, has initiated C V Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers under new Science & Technology initiative to promote scientific cooperation with Africa. This prestigious fellowship is aimed at further strengthening the bond between Indian & African nations through Science & Technology collaboration. This fellowship is a follow up action of the new Science & Technology initiative for African countries announced at the highest level during the India-Africa Forum Summit of April 2008.

Objective
The objective of the C V Raman International Fellowship is to provide opportunities to African researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their host in India, collaborative research with leading research groups in universities and other Indian institutions in various areas of Science & Technology.
Types and number of fellowships offered
Each African country will have 8 slots of fellowship totaling approximately 416 fellowships under this programme.
(a) Post Doctoral Fellowship – Duration 6 months. Maximum 2 fellowships of 6 months duration each or one fellowship thereof subject to total 12 man-months.
(b) Visiting fellowship – Duration 3 months. Maximum 3 fellowships
(c) Senior Fellowship – Duration 1 month. Maximum 3 fellowships

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is the Coordinating Partner for C V Raman International Fellowship. FICCI, on behalf of Department of Science & Technology, invites applications from African researchers for the award of C V Raman International Fellowship to conduct research in Indian research laboratories/institutes in chosen areas of Science & Technology.

Scholarship Application Deadline: July 31, 2011

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Call for Applications : Sweden-Korea Research Cooperation Programme 2011: All areas of science, medicine, natural science, technology, humanities and social science.

STINT and The National Research Foundation of Korea, NRF, has opened the 2011 call for applications to a joint programme with the aim of promoting colloborative research projects. The objective of the programme is to encourage new patterns of cooperation.

In 2011 the programme is open for applications in all areas of science, medicine, natural science, technology, humanities and social science. Researchers and scholars at institutions of higher education as well as at research institututes in both countries are eligible to apply for funding, to STINT and NRF respectively.

Scholarship Application Deadline:19 June 2011

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John A Lamberton Research Scholarships at University of Sydney 2011, Australia: science aimed at chemical understanding of brain function and malfunction and chemistry of many classes of natural products, especially alkaloids

Established in 2004 by donations totalling $1,000,000 from the widow of John A Lamberton, these Scholarships provide financial support for postgraduate scholars of exceptional ability who are working toward higher degrees at the University of Sydney in areas emanating from and inspired by the work of Dr John A Lamberton or in the area of science aimed at chemical understanding of brain function and malfunction.

Areas emanating from and inspired by the work of Dr John A Lamberton (whose main research interests were in the chemistry of many classes of natural products, especially alkaloids) leading to greater understanding of the relationships between chemical structure and biological activity.

(2) Areas of science aimed at the chemical understanding of brain function and malfunction.

The value of the Scholarships shall be determined by the Scholarship Committee but will reflect the donor’s wish that these be considered prestigious Scholarships. Please note that only full-time candidates enrolled in higher research degrees at the University of Sydney and who are working in the areas specified in this Scholarship are eligible to hold one of these Scholarships.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 March 2011

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