neurosciences | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans

The MC Ainsworth Scholarship in Neurosciences, Australia

The Scholarship is established to encourage students to undertake Postgraduate Research in the field of neuroscience. To be eligible for this Scholarship, an applicant must be undertaking or proposing to enrol in a full-time Masters by Research or PhD in the field of neuroscience. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and a statement detailing the reasons for undertaking study in the field of neuroscience. The value of the Scholarship is $2,000 payable in one lump sum. The tenure of the scholarship is for one year only. Completed application forms and any supporting documentation should be scanned and emailed (preferably as a single pdf document) to the Graduate Research School on scholarships.grs@unsw.edu.au by the specified closing date.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 February 2011

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Excellence Fellowship Programme, UK: Mental Health and Neurosciences

As part of its strategy to continuously enhance & renew its research profile, the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London is launching its new Excellence Fellowship Programme to recruit and develop outstanding early career researchers.
These prestigious awards will allow young scientists to develop their independent careers as world class academic leaders in their chosen field within mental health and neurosciences. They will also have the opportunity to collaborate in research programmes within the Institute of Psychiatry.
Excellence Fellowships provide a competitive salary initially for three years as well as appropriate start up support as a foundation on which to launch their own programme of work. Recipients of these awards will be in a position to compete for academic positions within King’s College London and / or career development or senior fellowships from funders such as the Research Councils.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 3 February 2011

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