doctoral students | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 3

University of Otago Special Health Research Scholarship, New Zealand

The University of Otago Special Health Research Scholarship provides funding to support outstanding doctoral students who are contemplating a career in Health Research.
Graduates in any discipline intending to undertake research training at PhD level on a topic relevant to human health are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be :
* Obtaining their first doctoral qualification
* Domestic or International students
* Undertaking health related research
Confirmation of the scholarship is dependent on approval to register as a doctoral candidate and completion of the enrolment procedure.Selection is based predominantly on academic merit and the applicant’s potential for research.
These scholarships are also available for candidates for professional doctorates (DClinDent, EdD) who will be engaged in full-time thesis study in the year following application. Up-to-date application forms will be available from August 2011.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 November 2011

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University of Otago offers Doctoral Scholarship 2011, New Zealand

The University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship provides funding to support doctoral students studying at the University of Otago.
Applicants must be:
* Obtaining their first doctoral qualification
* Domestic students or international students
Confirmation of the scholarship is dependent on approval to register as a doctoral candidate and completion of the enrollment procedure.Selection is based predominantly on academic merit and the applicant’s potential for research.
These scholarships are also available for candidates for professional doctorates (DClinDent, EdD) who will be engaged in full-time thesis study in the year following application. Up-to-date application forms will be available from August 2011.
These forms must be attached to a separate application for admission to the PhD or DMA; application for admission for these degrees should only be considered following discussion with a prospective department.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 November 2011

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Doctoral Studentship in Circuit Design, Lund University, Sweden

The focus of the research project is on ultra-low power digital circuit design. During the course of the project power optimization techniques from architectural down to transistor level will be investigated for their suitability and efficiency, if the circuit is operated under a scaled supply voltage. Furthermore, clocking strategies like globally asynchronous and locally synchronous (GALS) will be investigated. The PhD student will participate in an Industrial Excellence Center supported by VINNOVA and industrial partners entitled “System Design on Silicon” ,www.eit.lth.se/sos. The position is full-time, which includes 15% department work, mainly teaching.
Eligibility/Entry Requirements
Master of Science in in Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, physics or equivalent. The position is intended to be filled for a doctoral education in circuit design.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 13-05-2011

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