information technology | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 7

PhD Scholarships in Management, UK

The University of Southampton’s School of Management is internationally recognised as one of the UK’s leading centres for management education and research.
The School will be offering a small number of PhD Scholarships for full-time entry on 29 September 2011.
We will consider applications to undertake research in any area of: Accounting, Accountability and Governance, Banking, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Financial Markets, Health Management, Human Resources, Information Technology/Systems, Innovation, Management Science, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, Organisational Research, Risk, Supply Chain Management, and Strategy.
One of the scholarships will specifically be awarded for the area of “Quantitative management science/operational research”, involving research in green logistics and transport, healthcare, optimization and heuristics.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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Scholar Program in Science and Technology for Africa, 2011: Science And Technology, Engineering, Engineering, Environmental /Earth Sciences, Agriculture/Food Security, Information Technology

The U.S. Department Of State’s Bureau Of Educational And Cultural Affairs (ECA) Has Announced A Competition To Identify Potential Host Institutions For The 2011 MENA Regional Short-Term Visiting Scholar Program (MENA S&T). 25 Scholars From 12 Countries In The Middle East And North Africa Will Receive Grants To Participate In One Of The Five Discipline-Based Cohorts. The Program’s Purposes Are To Promote Faculty Development And To Build Higher Education Capacity In Science And Technology Fields In The Participants’ Home Countries. The Program Will Lay The Foundation For Participating Scholars And Their U.S. Hosts To Develop Long-Term Institutional Relationships And To Identify Areas Of Cooperation That Can Be Sustained After The Grant Period. Each Of The Selected U.S. Institutions Will Host A Cohort Composed Of Five Scholars In One Of The Following Five Fields:
Scholarship Application Deadline: February 1, 2011

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Indo-Bulgarian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Call for Proposals–2011: Information Technology, Metal Sciences and New Materials

Faculty, Scientists and Academicians belonging to Universities, Deemed Universities and ResearchInstitutes
Scholarship Description: With a view to intensify interaction and the scientific cooperation between Indian and Bulgarian Scientists/Institutions, Department of Science and Technology (DST) for the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (MEYS) for the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, extend support for joint research projects involving exchange of visits, workshops/conferences.

Faculty, Scientists and Academicians belonging to Universities, Deemed Universities and ResearchInstitutes having permanent positions can apply as Principal Investigator (PI). In order to qualify for suchfunding, investigators are required to have a concrete and sound research proposal on any of the following areas metioned above.

Funding:
Grants offered within this call is strictly limited to participants mobility (travel costs and daily subsistence allowances) within the framework of well-defined and approved Indo-Bulgarian research projects normally of two to three year duration. The sending side shall cover the expenses on international travel (including overseas medical insurance) up to the capital city/city of arrival in the host side both ways. The receiving side shall arrange the in-country travel of the visiting scientists from the capital city/city of arrival to the place of the institute to be visited by appropriate means and living expenses. The local hospitality terms for visiting scientists in each others’ host country are as follows:
For Indian scientists: paid accommodation and a daily allowance an allowance up to Leva 900 per month or Leva 36 per day (if the stay is for less than 21 days).
For Bulgarian scientists: paid accommodation and a daily allowance of Rs.1,000/- per day in case of short term visit (up to 21 days) and Rs. 25,000/- per month in case of long term visit (more than 21 days) towards food and out of pocket allowances.

Scholarship Application Deadline: March 15, 2011

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