History | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 25

Postgraduate Scholarships in History for International Applicants,University of Leeds, UK

Three PhD Scholarships are available in the School of History. For more details on these awardsThe University Offers A Wide Range Of Taught And Research Postgraduate Scholarships For Study At Leeds For International Students From Partial Fee Awards To Full Scholarships Covering Fees And Maintenance Grants And Other Allowances. Scholarships Are Very Competitive And It Is Important To Make Enquiries And Apply To All Possible Sources Of Funding At An Early Stage.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 June 2011

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University of Nanyang, Fellowship Philosophy in 2011, Singapore

Research on Chinese philosophy and intellectual history through comparative approach, with emphasis on its contemporary relevance.

Successful applicants will be attached to a relevant academic division within the School. The proposed supervisors for the themes above are subject to change. Depending on the research proposals from successful candidates, Divisions will determine the most suitable supervisor

Postdoctoral fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory performance. Postdoctoral fellows may be required to assist in teaching, up to the equivalent of one semester-based course per academic year.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world in the current university league tables. It offers attractive remuneration and benefits. For information about the University. For information concerning the postdoctoral fellowships.

Application Deadline: 31 Mar, 2011

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NordWel Summer School 2011, Finland: Political economy of welfare states

CoE NordWel in cooperation with the Department of History, Stockholm University, and the Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm, organize an international summer school in Stockholm, 21–26 August 2011.
Welfare states can be studied from a number of theoretical and methodological approaches, with various chronological perspectives and with a focus on different empirical phenomena. The aim of the summer school is to stimulate discussions across disciplines and thereby foster innovative cross-disciplinary research on the development of welfare states over time. To this purpose the Summer School bring together Ph.D. students and well-established scholars in scientific exchanges.
Distinguished international scholars lecture in sessions covering different themes such as the political economy of welfare states, conceptualisations of welfare, religion and welfare policies, civic society and public support for welfare states.
The list of senior scholars, who have confirmed their participation, includes Sonya Michel (Woodrow Wilson Centre for International Studies, University of Maryland), Kees van Kersbergen (Aarhus Universitet), Noel Whiteside (University of Warwick), Jonas Pontusson (Princeton University, Université de Genève), Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University), Christoph Conrad (Université de Genève), Adalbert Evers (Universität Giessen), Stefan Svallfors (Umeå Universitet), Jenny Andersson (Sciences-po, CERI, Paris), Joakim Palme (Institutet för Framtidsstudier/Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm & Uppsala Universitet), Pauli Kettunen (Helsingin Yliopisto), Klaus Petersen (Syddansk Universitet Odense).
The Course fee is 190 Euros. Accommodation is financed by NCoE NordWel. A limited number of travel grants will be available.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 February 2011

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