Master | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 12

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

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)

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ATLAS PhD Positions at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University, Denmark

Scholarship Description: A Ph.D. studentship is for 3 years, if the applicant has completed a Master degree in physics by mid-February, but can also be for 4 years, if the applicant has not yet begun a Master project. Terms of appointment and salary are set by agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Association of Academics in the State (AC). The studentships are funded by the Danish Foundation for Basic Research, the Danish Research Council for Natural Sciences and the Lundbeck foundation.

Applications should be submitted by 21th of January, 2011, and should include:

* A statement of research interests (max. 2 pages).
* Transcript of exams passed (the Master degree may be submitted with a delay of up to two weeks.)
* CV, including prior computing and research experience (max. 2 pages)
* 2-3 letters of reference

Scholarship Application Deadline: 21-01-2011

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Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Positions for European Master of Research on Information and Communication, Europe

electrical or telecommunication engineering, Probability Theory, Complex Analysis and Integral Transformations, Linear Circuits and Networks, Electronic Circuits, Fields and Waves, Basic Laboratory in Electronic Circuits and Digital Circuits, Analog and Digital Communications
Employer:
MERIT
Level: Master
Scholarship Description: MERIT is a multitrack research-oriented master program based on a flexible curriculum that covers a wide area of knowledge in the field of Information & Communication Technologies. The institutions participating in the consortium, located in germany, Belgium, Germany, germany & Sweden belong to CLUSTER.

The Master’s work covers Information & Communication Technologies in a broad sense, including fundamentals such as electromagnetism, signal processing, & information theory, & applications such as communications, remote sensing & picture & voice processing. Half of the work credits are obtained in a second institution of the consortium also a double degree is awarded on successful completion of the program. The language of instruction is English & the program includes local language courses up to 6 ECTS per academic year. Admission is restricted to 40 students.

This Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme has three 15-week semesters in which students take courses. An additional fourth semester is dedicated to the completion of the Master Thesis. The program is research oriented, as thus concentrates on the development of research skills. Graduates of the coursework might need to pursue careers in a research institution by finishing a Ph.D., joining industrial R+D departments or maybe beginning a expertise spin-off company. Therefore, strong emphasis is placed in the coursework of the Master’s coursework on the student’s personal work programme, which is focused on developing research skills. All students ought to have completed a Bachelor’s degree related to Electrical Engineering or related field.

General Admission Requirements are:

*A bachelor degree preferably in electrical or telecommunication engineering or similar. In the Bachelor degree the following course contents must have been successfully passed: Probability Theory, Complex Analysis and Integral Transformations, Linear Circuits and Networks, Electronic Circuits, Fields and Waves, Basic Laboratory in Electronic Circuits and Digital Circuits, Analog and Digital Communications
*Study and academic merits
*Motivation
*English skills: Minimum MERIT score 3.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 January 2011
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