Fellowships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 34

Independent Research Fellowships in the Department of Biology at University of York, UK

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We are seeking applications to our Independent Research Fellows Recruitment Event on 20th and 21st April from researchers who hold or are planning on applying for Fellowships. The event provides the opportunity to introduce yourself and your work to a department that is keen to host ambitious researchers who are building a career in.You will have the chance to look round our facilities, meet our staff and learn what support we can offer. You will give a presentation about your work and have the chance to discuss your science and career plans with leading Academics. We are keen to offer places to a number of researchers for the duration of their fellowship, along with the opportunity to obtain a guarantee of a permanent position on the expiry of the fellowship if your area of research fits our strategic plans.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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Visiting PhD Fellowships at USC for International Students, USA

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Resisting the Path to Genocide,a College 2020 Research Cluster at the University of Southern California (USC), offers funding for one visiting Ph.D. candidate per semester, beginning in Spring of 2011 through Spring 2013.The grant will be up to $4000 and shall allow the candidate to conduct research at USC for four weeks.
We are accepting international applications from Ph.D. candidates at any university, from any relevant discipline, who are working on a subject relevant to the cluster’s activities.
An interdisciplinary committee of faculty members involved with the research cluster will select the candidate, who will be chosen on the basis of:

  • how closely the candidate’s research relates to the topic of genocide resistance, and can contribute to scholarly discussion of genocide resistance within the cluster
  • the extent to which the use of USC’s resources will enable the candidate to further his or her ongoing research, or to conduct a smaller research project during the length of his or her stay at USC

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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2011 AXA PhD Fellowships, King’s College London, UK: Finance and Economics, Science, Technology, Social sciences

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Applicants must have completed a Masters degree before they commence their PhD. There is no age restriction. The AXA Research Fund is seeking to provide support to  Students who wish to undertake a Ph.D. in a member state of the European Union or in one of the associated countries according to the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7)1. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the nationality of the applicant or the country of the laboratory where the master was undertaken. – Students who are citizens of one of the member states of the European Union or one of the associated countries according to the FP71, and who have obtained their master in one of these same countries. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the country of the Ph.D.’s host laboratory.
The selection criteria are as follows:
1. The applicant’s academic excellence, judged on the high standard of his or her master and the quality of previous course work.
2. The originality of the Ph.D. project, its feasibility (access to the resources, etc.) and the impact of its potential outcomes.
3. The international scope of the host research laboratory.
Students who would like to be considered for the AXA PhD Fellowship are asked to discuss this with their supervisor/Department. It will be the responsibility of the academic Departments/Schools to nominate a limited number or their chosen candidates to the Graduate School for selection.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 07-Mar-2011

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