The U.S. Department Of State’s Bureau Of Educational And Cultural Affairs (ECA) Has Announced A Competition To Identify Potential Host Institutions For The 2011 MENA Regional Short-Term Visiting Scholar Program (MENA S&T). 25 Scholars From 12 Countries In The Middle East And North Africa Will Receive Grants To Participate In One Of The Five Discipline-Based Cohorts. The Program’s Purposes Are To Promote Faculty Development And To Build Higher Education Capacity In Science And Technology Fields In The Participants’ Home Countries. The Program Will Lay The Foundation For Participating Scholars And Their U.S. Hosts To Develop Long-Term Institutional Relationships And To Identify Areas Of Cooperation That Can Be Sustained After The Grant Period. Each Of The Selected U.S. Institutions Will Host A Cohort Composed Of Five Scholars In One Of The Following Five Fields:
Scholarship Application Deadline: February 1, 2011
Scholar Program in Science and Technology for Africa, 2011: Science And Technology, Engineering, Engineering, Environmental /Earth Sciences, Agriculture/Food Security, Information Technology
University of Edinburgh, PhD Scholarship in Engineering Sciences 2011 in UK
A PhD studentship is now available in the Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics research group (AFM), School of Engineering Sciences (SES fully covering University tuition fees (at EU/UK level**) and provides a tax-free bursary of £13,600 per year, rising October each year in line with the UK Government (EPSRC) recommended rate, for a 3-year duration.
This position is available to EU/UK applicants only, unless additional scholarships are obtained by the student to cover the overseas fees difference (i.e. £12000 in 2010/11).
This project is designed to shed more light on the receptivity stage of transition to turbulence, i.e. the stage when disturbances first enter the boundary layer.
A direct numerical simulation (DNS) code is to be used to study the flow over surface obstacles (micro-roughness elements) in the presence of free stream turbulence and acoustic waves. The objective is to map out the sensitivity of boundary layer transition to the disturbance environment and hence to help understand experimental measurements.
The context for the present project is the EU ATLLAS project in which measurements of transition in high speed flow will be compared with numerical predictions. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in regular progress meetings and present results at international conferences.
The School of Engineering Sciences at the University of Southampton has an international reputation for research excellence. In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, the School (in collaboration with the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research) ranked second in the total number of Unit 28 academics whose research was deemed world leading or internationally excellent.
The School is a diverse community which is committed to creating an inclusive working and learning environment in which all individuals are equally treated and valued, and can achieve their potential. The School considers all studentship applications in relation to academic criteria and regardless of the individual’s race, nationality, gender, or belief.
Candidates will have a first class degree (or equivalent) in relevant disciplines, and will work with a group of highly motivated, first class research students. The studentship is at the standard EPSRC rate (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), commencing as soon as possible.
If you wish to discuss any details of the project informally, please contact Professor Neil Sandham, AFM research group, Email: n.sandham@soton.ac.uk , Tel: +44 (0) 2380 594872
An on-line application form (or hard copy version) with guidance notes can be accessed here:
Please read the notes carefully before applying. Applications will only be considered on receipt of a completed application form. You can attach supporting documents to the on-line application, but please also email them to Julia Zimbler jfz@soton.ac.uk ccing: n.sandham@soton.ac.uk (or fax/post if you are unable to send them electronically): Julia Zimbler, Postgraduate Admissions, Graduate School Office, School of Engineering Sciences, Room 4009, Lanchester Building, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. Fax: +44 (0) 2380 59 5167.
Please ensure you include a personal statement in your application, stating why you particularly want to do a PhD, why you think you are suited to a research degree and what particularly attracts you to this project.
Application Deadline:
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AUN/SEED-Net Master’s Scholarship Program 2011, Thailand: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Environmental Engineering
The AUN/SEED-Net Project with support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provides scholarships to highly qualified young teaching staff and graduating students/young graduates (i.e., potential future faculty staff) of Member Institutions to acquire master’s degrees in the following nine engineering fields at respective Host Institutions in other countries.
In order for AUN/SEED-Net students to produce high quality thesis research of international standard and to ensure the completion of the master’s degree within two years, AUN/SEEDNet provides vital support, in terms of financial and academic, through joint thesis research supervision, to AUN/SEED-Net Master’s students at all Host Institutions. The joint thesis research supervision will be carried out through the Collaborative Research Program, which has been created by each Host Institution for a few well-defined research themes (or research umbrellas) in consultation with Japanese Field Coordinating University, each of which is a collection of interrelated and progressively conducted thesis research topics. Each AUN/SEED-Net student (including doctoral sandwich student) shall conduct thesis research under one of these research themes.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011
