phd scholarships | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 5

PHD Scholarship for Students Pursuing Studies in Environmental Economics,University of Pretoria, South Africa

Under this program, PhD Scholarships will be offered to candidates intending to pursue PhD studies in environmental economics. Eligible candidates include all African scholars who have been admitted or will be admitted for PhD studies at the University of Pretoria. There will be two doctoral scholarships each year over the life of the project. The scholarship will be designed to reward especially those with strong academic performances in their bachelors and masters degrees. Selection will be done by the CEEPA Secretariat and will be on a competitive basis and taking into account gender and geographical considerations.
Applications for admission to the University of Pretoria PhD in Environmental Economics can be made online at www.up.ac.za.
* expression of interest
* curriculum vitae
* transcript of grades from previous degrees (copies)

* proof that admission to the PhD program has been (or will be) granted at the University of Pretoria

* reference letters with at least one coming from the University that awarded the highest attained degree

* Letter detailing proposed research area

This scholarship provides a subsistence allowance of R3000.00 per month plus all other costs associated with the study program such as tuition, registrations, medical cover and travel costs. The scholarship is granted for a maximum duration of 3 years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applicants must separately send to CEEPA the following required documents no later than end of December of the year preceding the year of admission to and commencement of the PhD program.

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A Macquarie University Research Excellence PhD scholarship in Law – Legal Governance, Australia

The Legal Governance Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE) in the Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, is offering up to two full time Macquarie University Research Excellence PhD Scholarships (MQRES) under the supervision of Professor David Weisbrot AM, the co-convenor of the CORE.

The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues related to legal governance and public policy.

Applicants may pursue doctoral studies in one of the following areas:

  • the governance and ethical, legal and social implications of new medical technologies, especially genetics and nanotechnology
  • the changing nature of legal practice, and the implications for the regulation and organisation of the profession, as well as for education, ethics and professional responsibility
  • freedom of speech, expression and assembly
  • Pacific Islands legal systems, especially the interplay between customary law and western law
  • the nature, methodology and impact of modern institutional law reform agencies
  • information law, including privacy, freedom of information, secrecy laws, archives, and the handling of classified and security sensitive information
  • animal welfare law

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

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International PhD at Vienna PhD School of Informatics 2011-2012, Vienna

The PhD School is located at TU Vienna and admits Austrian as well as international students annually. TU Vienna invites applications for a maximum of 15 PhD scholarships per year.The Vienna PhD School of Informatics involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The duration of the PhD School is three years. The degree is awarded to candidates who, through original investigation, make a distinct and significant contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.

The PhD-School’s curriculum covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics. In addition, it may also imply cooperation with other TU Vienna faculties. The school is designed to facilitate the integration of industry, either by defining joint research issues, by offering workplaces (with well-defined research related tasks) during summer breaks, or by sponsoring.

TU Vienna aims at positioning this PhD School of Informatics at a high level of excellence within the international community. The vision is to increase both the quality and the quantity of excellent young researchers in the field of informatics.

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 8th, 2011

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