Health | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 8

PhD Scholarship in Investigating Bowel Cancer, Australia

Australian Rotary Health invites applications from recent graduates looking to build a career in research relevant to Bowel Cancer. Australian Rotary Health is a multi-district project for Rotary in Australia, with over 1,150 Rotary Clubs and 38,000 Rotarians supporting it. Australian Rotary Health has channelled more than $24 million in Australian research projects over its 29-year history. Australian Rotary Health’s emphasis has been on community health. Australian Rotary Health has previously invested in research projects looking at Cot Death, Adolescent Health, Family Health as well as the Ross River Virus, Malaria, Bowel Cancer screening, First Aid and  Emergency Care Research. Australian Rotary Health’s Funding Partners Program has invested in over $1 million in the best and brightest minds in fields as diverse as Bowel Cancer, Child Wellbeing, Suicide, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Bowel Cancer, Alzheimer’s and most of the Cancers. To provide financial support for research projects conducted in Australia which have the potential to enhance the health of the community. To stimulate research activities within Australia by facilitating communication between participants in specified fields. To support specific research fields for a minimum of three years.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen of have Permanent Resident Status and not be under bond to any foreign government. Applicants are to provide where appropriate, evidence of residential status.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 July 2011

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AES Engineering Scholarship 2011, USA

AES Engineering is pleased to be able to continue offering scholarships to motivated students to help in the furthering of their education. AES Engineering offers a highly adaptable range of services. AES offers wide range of services like producing measurable efficiency gains through their skills in areas like management studies, policy develoment, performance development, construction quality, technology testing and evaluation, safety and health, infrastucture management. AES has been a leader in providing distinctive resources and business solutions. Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to the following question:
What impact will the Natural Disasters of 2010 have on the global economy? How should these events affect future political, business and personal decisions?

Scholarship Application Deadline: 7 october 2011

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2011 NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards in Economics in Western Africa: Agriculture, environment, gender, poverty reduction, knowledge and innovation, education, and health

The Nouveau programme de troisième cycle interuniversitaire (NPTCI), in partnership with IDRC, announces a third call for applications for the NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards in Economics. These awards seek to help doctoral students undertake meaningful field research, critical for the effective and timely completion of their theses and training. The program aims to help meet the increasing demand for economics expertise in West Africa. It also supports NPTCI’s efforts to address key concerns about the development of economics research in the region’s higher education system.

A total of 18 doctoral research awards will be awarded over three years to students pursuing economics research at francophone African universities in the following areas of study: agriculture, environment, gender, poverty reduction, knowledge and innovation, education, and health.The awards seek to help strengthen the capacities of researchers to undertake policy-relevant research to influence the development of sound economic policies and address challenges in the region.The NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are part of the IDRC International Fellowships Program (formerly known as the Southern Junior Researchers Awards Program).

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 31, 2011

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