Fellowships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 17

2011 George P.Shultz Fellowship in Canadian Studies, Stanford University, USA

The Canadian Studies Committee is pleased to announce the availability of funds, in honor of George P. Shultz, to support research-related activities of graduate and undergraduate students specializing in Canadian Studies. The program is intended to fill in the gaps between the availability of university and external funding for student research of Canada and the Canada-U.S. relationship in all facets, at all educational levels, and in all disciplines.Some topics that can be considered highly relevant to the Canada-U.S. relations include smart and secure borders; North American economic competitiveness; regulatory cooperation; Canada-U.S. trade and investment partnership; energy security and sustainability; environmental sustainability; emergency planning and management; Canada-U.S. security and defense cooperation; global health policy; and changing demographics in North America. The program also encourages projects that include collaboration with researchers at Canadian institutions.

Awards will be made on a competitive basis primarily to students who are in one of the following categories:
* preparing dissertation or thesis proposals;
* undertaking field research and requiring supplemental assistance;
* writing up the results of research work.
Research-related expenses that can be funded include tuition, travel, and/or reasonable living expenses. No funds are available to cover travel or maintenance costs for dependents and spouses.

Scholarship Application Deadline:April 1, 2011.

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3 PhD Fellowship at Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Netherlands: Profile Area Asian Traditions and Modernities

The Leiden Institute for Area Studies ( is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. LIAS comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern Studies (SMES). Area specializations in SAS include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian and Tibetan Studies. LIAS staff have disciplinary expertise across the humanities and the social sciences.

Ph.D. fellows are expected to conduct research leading to a Ph.D. thesis on a topic, country or region, and discipline relevant to AMT. The three fellowships are open in terms of research topic, disciplinary orientation and supervision by one of more members of senior academic staff at Leiden University who specialize in the study of Asia. We urge applicants carefully to consider the issue of supervision and contact one or more members of academic staff in Leiden.

Scholarship Application Deadline:1 April 2011

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Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging Request for Pilot Project Proposals, USA

The Stanford Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging (CADMA) promotes the study of decision making processes and the determinants of choices that affect health and well-being in the later years of life. One of several distinguished National Institute on Aging (NIA) Roybal Centers, CADMA is a collaboration between Stanford Health Policy (Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research/Center for Health Policy) and Stanford Center on Longevity.

CADMA is seeking seed project proposals for 2011-2012. Projects focusing on research highlighting the following specific aims will be considered for one year awards:
Investigating the roles that age-related changes in emotion and cognition play in decision making, especially those surrounding cognitively complex and emotionally-charged topics.Learning how decision making processes influence day-to-day decisions, such as choices regarding exercise and diet that influence health and functional status of the elderly.Developing and evaluating support tools or information usefully to such tools that could be provided at or near the time of when people face difficult life decisions.

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 12, 2011

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