Fellowships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 36

Isaac Newton – Dorothy Emmet Research Fellowships at Lucy Cavendish College, UK

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Lucy Cavendish College is offering two stipendiary Research Fellowships and one non-stipendiary Research Fellowship for women, who hold PhDs.  For research in the Arts and Humanities, with a preference for Law and English. The stipend for each of these Research Fellowships will be £17,111 per annum, depending on funding already available to the candidate.Candidates who wish to hold the Research Fellowship on a part-time basis will also be considered, in which case the stipend would be pro-rata.The successful candidates will be expected to undertake four hours of small group teaching a week, to become members of the College, to reside in Cambridge and to participate fully in College life.  The appointments will be for one year in the first instance from 1 October 2011 and will be renewable annually until 30 September 2014, when the Research Fellowships will terminate. The Research Fellowships are subject to satisfactory progress and annual reports.Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, in an area that relates scholarship to current issues facing the world.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 2 March 2011

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Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith Scholarship Scheme, UK: Cutting edge interdisciplinary research projects

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The prestigious Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith Scholarship scheme was established in 2007 to support the development of innovative, boundary-crossing research at the University and is now in its fifth year. The scheme supports new partnerships between members of staff and will offer outstanding research students both from home and abroad the opportunity to undertake doctoral training in the context of cutting edge interdisciplinary research projects.
10 Kelvin Smith Scholarships are available to start in academic session 2011/12. These scholarships are project based and the recruiting projects are listed below along with contact details for a project team member. These are the only Kelvin Smith projects recruiting for 2011/12. For further information on how to apply for one of the project scholarships please contact the appropriate project team member by email.
The Kelvin Smith Scholarships are open to home/EU and international/overseas students.
Each scholarship will run for 4 years and will provide the successful students with an annual stipend at the Research Council recommended rates (£13,590 for 2011/12). On top of this the project will benefit from £5,300 per year as a contribution towards research and travel costs. Appointed students will receive a fee waiver.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

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HSCST Fellowship Programme, India: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences.

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In order to attract talented and meritorious students, HSCST is offering research fellowships in Science subjects.  The fellowships will involve full time research work leading to Ph D degree in the relevant subject areas from any of the Institute/University in Haryana.
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by CSIR. Candidates who have opted for CSIR-JRF and have at least qualified CSIR- LS NET will be selected on the basis of their performance in NET for carrying out their PhD work in any of the University/Institute in Haryana.

Eligibility

M.Sc. or equivalent degree in any of the subjects in above broad subject areas, with minimum 55% marks; and should have opted for CSIR JRF (NET) and were able to qualify eligibility test for Lecturership-NET in joint CSIR-UGC Test for JRF and LS (NET) held on 20.06.10. Candidates availing fellowship/ financial assistance from any other source will not be eligible.

Age Limit
The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years as on 1.1.2010, which is relaxed upto 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped and OBC applicants.

Stipend & Tenure
Rs 12,000/ p.m for a period of first 2 years as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Rs 14,000/- p.m as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for the 3rd and subsequent year subject to terms and conditions alongwith annual contingent grant of Rs. 20,000/- to the University / Institution.
Tenure of the fellowship will be 3 years extendable to 4th and 5th year as per terms & conditions of the programme. The total tenure as JRF plus SRF will not exceed five years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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