M.Sc | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 5

Junior Research Fellowship 2011, Physical Research Laboratory, India: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Planetary Sciences, Geosciences, Space and Atmospheric Sciences

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Applications are invited from highly motivated students to pursue doctoral research .
Eligibility:
M.Sc. in one of the following subjects:
Physics, Space Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry (Physical, Nuclear / Analytical), Geology, Geophysics and Ocean Sciences.
A minimum of 60% marks at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels are required for all candidates. Candidate must have Physics and Mathematics as the subjects at the Under Graduate level.
Age Limit: Not more than 25 years as on 31st December 2010 (born on or after 31.12.1985

Scholarship Application Deadline:Requests for application forms from those with no internet access should reach us on or before 04.03.2011 and completed applications, may be sent by post at the following address: Last date for both postal and on line submission is 25.03.2011

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Research Position in Biometerics, Africa Rice Center, Cotonou

/ February 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Under the supervision of the Biometrician, the Research Assistant will be in charge of all activities related to biometrics/statistics at AfricaRice.
-He/she will be responsible of the following activities:
-Analyzing research data using appropriate statistical software Formulating advices for establishing field, greenhouse and lab trials
-Creating tables and graphs using appropriate software
-Bibliographic searching and writing technical reports and other scientific
-publications in English and French
-Assist in preparing presentations/slides on research results using- software such as PowerPoint
-Undertake any other professional task depending on the needs of the Center
Qualifications
Applicants should have the following qualifications:
-M.Sc. degree or equivalence in biometrics, biostatistics or statistics
-At least 2?year experience in data collection and statistical analysis of agronomical, environmental and socio?economic data.
-Experience in establishing and monitoring agricultural trials is desirable.
-Knowledge of statistical analysis packages such as GenStat, R, SAS, STATA as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
-Experience in teaching statistics to non?statisticians
-Mastery of English or French with working knowledge of the other language
-Be able to work under pressure in a multicultural setting
-Have a spirit of initiative and be able to carry out tasks with minimum supervision

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011 or until the position is filled

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2011-2012 Connaught International Scholarships for Doctoral Students, Canada

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The primary purpose of the Connaught International Scholarships for Doctoral Students is to assist graduate units in recruiting and supporting outstanding international scholars to the University of Toronto’s graduate programs. The effective value to each student in 2011-2012 will be $35,000.00 total (including tuition).
Value
· The department will cover the cost of tuition at the domestic student rate plus the normal minimum funding in the graduate unit of $15,000 or higher (using the normal combination of Research and Teaching Assistantships, UofT Fellowships, etc.).
· The Connaught Program will cover “top-up” funding to bring the total funding to $35,000 from the normal minimum in the graduate unit ($15,000 or higher).
· Scholarships will continue in the same form throughout the normal period in the funded cohort (4 or 5 years, according to the standard duration of the department’s funding package
Eligibility
· Nominees must be new international applicants applying to full-time doctoral or doctoral-stream programs within the funded-cohort (M.A., M.Sc., MASc, PhD).
· Nominees must begin their program in the 2011-2012 academic year (no later than fall 2011) and cannot have been previously registered within UofT.

To apply for  scholarship : apply to an eligible graduate program at UofT – in order to do this, they you must follow the admission instructions on the website of the UofT dept. you’re interested in

Scholarship Application Deadline: February 22, 2011

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