doctoral program | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 3

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

Further Scholarship Information and Application

The John E. Rovensky Fellowships in American Business or Economic History, USA

The fellowships arise from a substantial gift which Mr. Rovensky made to the Lincoln Educational Foundation in 1961 thanks to the encouragement of Donald L. Kemmerer, his long-time friend, Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois, and president of the Lincoln Educational Foundation. The Lincoln Educational Foundation was founded in 1951 by Mr. Alexander Whitford, an executive of Union Carbide, to promote recognition of the role of private business and entrepreneurship in America’s growth and development.

When the Lincoln Educational Foundation was liquidated in 1984, Professor Kemmerer ensured that the remaining funds were transferred to the University of Illinois where he had been a faculty member since 1937, becoming Professor Emeritus in 1973. He died in 1993.

The monies and the Fellowship program are now administered by the University of Illinois Foundation.

Eligibility
Applicants must be working toward a Ph.D. degree with American business or economic history as the area of major interest. Fellowship recipients must be enrolled in a doctoral program at an accredited college or university in the United States. Preference will be given to applicants who are preparing for a career in teaching and research and who will have completed all graduate course work prior to the Fall of 2011. Awards are non-renewable and may not be taken simultaneously with an Economic History Association graduate dissertation fellowship.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 14 February 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Graduate School of North American Studies Invites Applications for 11 Doctoral Grants

The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2011/2012. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areal of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion. The language of instruction is English.

Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics. Grants are awarded for a maximum of three years. Continued funding past the first year is based upon a positive annual evaluation of progress.
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application