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Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Fellowships at Nottingham Trent University, UK: Art and Design, Biological / Biomedical Sciences, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, English, Physical Sciences / Technology, Social Policy

/ March 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

Nottingham Trent University has an outstanding reputation for our commitment to research that shapes lives and society. As part of our continued pledge to invest in research excellence we are delighted to announce the availability of 12 fully-funded PhD bursary places.At least six of the bursaries will be awarded in the following world-leading research areas. Art and Design, Biological / Biomedical Sciences, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, English, Physical Sciences / Technology, Social Policy, In addition, up to six bursaries are available to further enhance developing excellence in NTU’s internationally leading research areas.The studentships will pay UK / EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2011/12) for up to three years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 April 2011

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2011 PhD Fellowship in University Duisburg-Essen, Germany: Sociology, Political Science or Economics.

/ February 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

The research training group Risk and East Asia offers seven doctoral stipends of 1000 Euro/month for a duration of three years, contingent on successful completion of the first year.
Doctoral candidates are expected to develop a doctoral research project in one of the four sub-themes of the program. The doctoral degree is awarded by one of the affiliated faculties in sociology, political science or economics.

To support field research in East Asia and early entry into the European scientific community, support is also provided for travel and research in either Japan or China, and for a range of workshops and independent conference participation in Europe, especially with the UK Partner White Rose East Asian Centre at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield.There is no separate funding application, because all admitted applicants receive a stipend.Tuition fees are waived for doctoral students, though candidates are required to pay an administrative fee of about 150 Euros per semester, which includes a train pass for the entire federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Scholarship Application Deadline: March 15, 2011

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2011 AXA PhD Fellowships, King’s College London, UK: Finance and Economics, Science, Technology, Social sciences

/ February 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

Applicants must have completed a Masters degree before they commence their PhD. There is no age restriction. The AXA Research Fund is seeking to provide support to  Students who wish to undertake a Ph.D. in a member state of the European Union or in one of the associated countries according to the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7)1. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the nationality of the applicant or the country of the laboratory where the master was undertaken. – Students who are citizens of one of the member states of the European Union or one of the associated countries according to the FP71, and who have obtained their master in one of these same countries. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the country of the Ph.D.’s host laboratory.
The selection criteria are as follows:
1. The applicant’s academic excellence, judged on the high standard of his or her master and the quality of previous course work.
2. The originality of the Ph.D. project, its feasibility (access to the resources, etc.) and the impact of its potential outcomes.
3. The international scope of the host research laboratory.
Students who would like to be considered for the AXA PhD Fellowship are asked to discuss this with their supervisor/Department. It will be the responsibility of the academic Departments/Schools to nominate a limited number or their chosen candidates to the Graduate School for selection.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 07-Mar-2011

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