career development | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

MSRA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australia: Biomedical, clinical or population health.

/ March 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

The MSRA Postdoctoral fellowship is open to those candidates who have achieved their PhD within the last twelve years. MSRA may also consider applications from students in the final year of their PhD studies. The duration of the Postdoctoral fellowship is typically three years. Typical Grant-in-Aid amount may be $70-80,000 per year. In order to increase your chances of funding please also consider applying for a NHMRC Early Career or Career Development award.
Eligibility: Applicants must have been awarded their PhD within the last 12 years (consideration will also be given to final year PhD students).


Scholarship Application Deadline:12 April 2011

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Partner Studentships in Biology and Physics at University of York, UK

/ March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

Partner Studentships offer a tuition fee waiver (at the home/EU rate) and a stipend. The studentship covers three years of full time PhD registration. The stipend is contributed by an external partner and is usually equivalent to a UK Research Council stipend (£13,590) for 2010-11. In addition, the Partner Studentship usually offers the opportunity to work with the external partner gaining valuable experience and career development at the same time as carrying out doctoral research. The eligible department will offer further guidance on the specific expectations of a particular Partner Studentship.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible you must:

  1. Have applied for a place on a full time PhD programme in the relevant Department.
  2. Have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent prior to commencing the PhD degree.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

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Teaching Studentships at University of York, UK: Chemistry, Economics, Electronics, History, History of Art, Languages and Linguistics, Law School, Physics

/ March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

Teaching Studentships offer a tuition fee waiver (at the home/EU rate) and a stipend of £5000. The studentship covers three years of full time PhD registration and funds the studentship holder for up to 6 months (paid pro rata) of their writing-up year. In addition, the Teaching Studentship includes a defined teaching role and training programme offering the opportunity to gain valuable experience and career development at the same time as carrying out doctoral research. The teaching workload, including training, preparation and marking time is usually expected to be around 50 hours. The actual number of hours depends upon the specific teaching studentship. The eligible department will offer further guidance on the specific expectations of a particular Teaching Studentship.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible you must:

  1. Have applied for and been offered a place on a full time PhD programme in the relevant Department.
  2. Have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent prior to commencing the PhD degree.
  3. Applicants whose first language is not English must obtain an IELTS score of 7.0 or above (or equivalent) in the speaking component of the test.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

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