Computer Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 24

IDRBT Postdoctoral Scheme, India: Banking Technology

Identify and encourage promising young researchers with talent and innovative ideas to work on focal areas of research of the Institute.
Bring on board Ph.D degree holders within three years of award of Ph.D degree or those who have submitted Ph.D thesis to undertake critical research projects successfully and thereby contribute to the IDRBT’s research initiatives.
Develop and deliver working prototypes for commercial use in due course.
Bright minds, who need an opportunity to carry out research and development, will get an opportunity of working in areas relevant to IDRBT.

Areas of Research:

IPDFs shall bring with them in-depth knowledge in their area and would utilize it to work out IT based solutions in various areas of Banking Technology. They would carry out Research in one of the following areas or any other technology area, relevant to banking, and acceptable to the IDRBT.

* Financial Networks and Applications.
* Electronic Payment and Settlement Systems.
* Security Technologies for the Financial Sector.
* Financial Information Systems and Business Intelligence.
* Banking Analysis.
* Financial Inclusion.
* Core Banking System Related Challenges.
* Mobile Banking / Payments.
* Enterprise Data Models and Architectures for Banks.
* UML for Bank Systems and Applications.
Eligibility:

* Ph.D in Computer Science, Networks, Security or in an above cited area, and within three years of being awarded the Ph.D degree or those who have submitted their Ph.D thesis.
* Ph.D of the candidate and the proposed research should be in the areas relevant to IDRBT.
* Has sufficient IT background in terms of knowledge and utilization of IT systems, tools and techniques.
* Has a flair for Research and Development based problems-solving.
* Accepted research publications in high-impact journals.
* Not beyond 35 years of age.

Fellowship Application Deadline: This is a rolling scheme and applications received for selection will be evaluated from time to time

Further Fellowship Information and Application

Erasmus Mundus Masters of Science in Geospatial Technologies

The International Masters Program (Master of Science, M.Sc.) in Geospatial Technologies is a cooperation of: * Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi), Münster, Germany. * Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Castellón, Dept. Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos (LSI), Castellón, Spain. * Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação (ISEGI), Lisboa, Portugal, * selected within the Erasmus Mundus Programme, project reference: 2007-0064/001 FRAME MUNB123.

Medium of instruction: English
Awarded joint degree:  Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Geospatial Technologies

The three-semester Masters program targets holders of Bachelor degrees in application areas of Geographic Information (GI), e.g., environmental planning, regional planning, geography, logistics, transportation, marketing, energy provision, computer science. GI is a rapidly growing market, lacking qualified GI personnel and offering excellent career chances. Therefore, the Masters Program targets life-long learning for graduates and professionals in the fields of geography, surveying, planning, local adminstration, etc., who are willing to acquire additional GI skills for applying them in their respective GI application area.

Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

University Doctoral Studentships, UK

Business and Management, Computer Science,Cultural Policy and Management , Economics, Engineering and Mathematics, Food Policy, Information Science, International Politics, Language and Communication Science, Law, Justice and Journalism, Music, Nursing and Midwifery, Optometry and Visual Science, Psychology, Sociology
Employer: City University, London
Level: Doctoral
Scholarship Description: City University London is continuing its investment in academic excellence by offering up to 75 fully-funded, full-time, 3-year Doctoral Studentships commencing in October 2011.
Each University Doctoral Studentship provides:

  • An annual bursary (£15,000 for 2011/12, expected to rise in line with inflation in subsequent years)
  • A full tuition fee waiver
  • A one-off allowance of £1,000. This may be used across the three-year period to cover the cost of attending conferences, purchasing equipment or other activity in support of the research.

Continuation of the award after the first year is subject to confirmation from the relevant School of satisfactory progress by the student. Recipients will usually be expected to undertake some form of teaching support activity in their second and third years as part of the bursary arrangements, by agreement with the School concerned. Support for the development of research skills is also provided.

Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

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