Chemical | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship at University College London 2011 in UK: Chemical Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering

A scholarship application should accompany, or follow, a University Graduate Entry Application. Scholarship applications will not be considered until the applicant has been accepted by University College London to undertake an eligible programme of postgraduate study.Applicants must personally complete this form by entering the information requested in the appropriate blocks.
Applicants must :
• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• have a high standard of English, ie at least 6.5 in IELTS and meet the university’s language requirements;and
• be aged between 21-30 years;
• originate from one of the Delta States in Nigeria, namely Rivers, Delta or Bayelsa and currently reside in Nigeria;
• intend to return and take up permanent residence in Nigeria after completion of the proposed programme of study
• intend to study one of the following courses.
• have obtained a degree of at least an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree
• be neither a current nor former employee (who have left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or Wider Perspectives Limited, or current employee’s relatives;
• not already have had the chance of studying in the UK or another developed country.
Undertaking by applicants :By completing this form applicants attest to the accuracy of the information given and to their intention to return to and settle in Nigeria/ the Delta States on completion of the proposed programme of study.

Scholarship Application Deadline:28th March 2011

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Three-Year Funded Doctoral Studentships: Impacts of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals on Fish Health, UK

It is now well established that a very wide range of chemicals, spanning pesticides, to plasticizers and medicines, that are discharged into the environment can alter the hormone systems of wildlife (and humans) impacting on their health. In wild fish populations exposure to some of these chemicals has been proven to alter sexual development and breeding capability. The potential health risks associated with exposure to so-called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a major international concern, yet very little is known on the impacts of exposures to their mixtures in the aquatic environment. This studentship will address a major knowledge gap on the physiological impacts and health implications of exposure to selected EDCs, pharmaceuticals and their mixtures in fish. The work will involve working with transgenic fish created to respond to selected types of endocrine disrupting pollutants. The student will get training in a wide variety of modern cellular and molecular techniques, and integrated whole animal physiology and will benefit from working within large, vibrant and interdisciplinary research team.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 27 Feb 2011

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Johan Gadolin Scholarship for PhD and Postdoctoral Programme in Chemistry 2011, Finland

The Johan Gadolin scholarship programme was founded in 2007. It is funded by the Åbo Akademi Foundation and coordinated by the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre, a National Centre of Excellence.

The Johan Gadolin Scholarship-programme invites PhD students and post docs to join the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre for a period between 3 to 12 months in the city of Turku in the south-west of Finland. They participate in ongoing research projects and benefit from an innovative top-level research environment. Scholars from 12 different countries worldwide have participated in the programme.The Process Chemistry Centre at Åbo Akademi University is looking for capable PhD students and post docs focusing on the areas of:

  • Biofuel combustion and functional inorganic materials (.doc)
  • Catalysis and kinetics, reaction engineering (.doc)
  • Chemical aspects of wood, pulping and papermaking, biorefinery (.doc)
  • Electroactive materials, chemical sensors, environmental and on-line analysis (.doc)

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

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