Health | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 33

International Bioinformatics Training Program for Health Research

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Please note that if you are not accepted into this scholarship program, you must find your own supervisor from the mentor/faculty list.

Graduate Studies in Bioinformatics

If you are majoring in one of the following areas:
* biological discipline (biology, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, medicine)
* quantitative science (computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, statistics)

If you have significant experience in a second one of these fields, and strong academic qualifications, the Strategic Training Program in Bioinformatics might be what you’re looking for. You can study in Vancouver, BC, Canada for a Masters or a Ph.D.

The Strategic Training Program in Bioinformatics is a partnership among Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and the BC Cancer Research Centre, and is sponsored by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

In addition to academic course work, students will conduct research rotations in both computational and biologically-oriented laboratories, and the program’s mentors will personally guide your progress.

Scholarship Application Deadline: for international applications is February 4, 2011 and for Canadian and American applications is March 4, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Scholarship for Master’s Studies in Health and Society, Linköping University, Sweden

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Health and Society is an interdisciplinary master’s programme looking at the relationship between health, individuals and society both in a contemporary and a historical perspective. Students are provided with a broad framework and advanced knowledge in the social sciences and humanities with focus on problems and conditions in the health field. Specific emphasis will be placed on the theoretical understanding of relationships between health and social change, gender, culture, social vulnerability and health care.
For students applying for a Master’s programme at Linköping University, Sweden, there will be LiU International Scholarships resulting in a fee waiver of up to 50 per cent of the tuition fee. No separate scholarship application is needed.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer(Eva Lena T. Rodriguez.lisa.guntram-at-liu.se)

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme in Biotechnology, India

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TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at key biotechnology research institutions in India for a period of up to five years.
Applicants may be registered for a PhD degree in their home country, or may enrol in a PhD course at a host laboratory/institute in India. To help candidates in their choice of a suitable host institution a list of biotechnology institutes in India is available here: List_Biotechn_India.pdf. However, candidates are free to choose an Indian biotechnology institution that does not appear on the list.
DBT will provide a monthly stipend to cover for living costs, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency. In addition, the fellowship holder will receive a house rent allowance.
The language of instruction is English

Eligibility
Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
* Be a maximum age of 30 years on 31 December of the application year.
* Be nationals of a developing country (other than India).
* Hold a Master’s or equivalent degree in science or engineering.
* Be regularly employed in a developing country and hold a research assignment there.
* For SANDWICH Fellowships: Be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university (sample is included in the application form).
* For SANDWICH Fellowships: Be registered PhD students in their home country and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME university (sample is included in the application form).
* For FULL-TIME Fellowships: Be willing to register at a university in India.
* Be accepted at a biotechnology institution in India (see sample Acceptance Letter included in the application form).

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 August 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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