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University of Exeter ESF Scholarships: MA Climate Change, UK

scholarshipnigeria / May 10, 2011 Leave a Comment

ESF scholarships: MA The University of Exeter is offering a number of generous scholarships of up to £1,000 each for students beginning the MA Climate Change at our Cornwall Campus in October 2011. The awards are part funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and are only open to EU Nationals (resident in Cornwall during their studies). This innovative, interdisciplinary programme delivered by leading academics in the field of climate change is the first MA in the world to focus on the cultures, histories and theories of climate change research.
The programme offers you a wide-ranging and intensive introduction to the cultural politics of climate change research in the interdisciplinary area of human and physical geography. It aims to provide you with a theoretical and practical understanding of the fundamental issues involved in climate change research through the study of its histories, philosophies, geopolitics and futures.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29th July 2011.

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2011 Monica Cole Research Grant for Overseas Fieldwork: physical geography

scholarshipnigeria / April 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Monica Cole Research Grant offers £1,000 each year to a female physical geographer undergraduate or postgraduate student undertaking original fieldwork overseas. The Grant is given in memory of Professor Monica Cole, an eminent physical geography researcher.

Born in 1922, Monica Cole was a leader in the field of geo-botany. Her career spanned continents and decades. She held the position of Chair of Geography at Bedford College for many years. Shortly after her retirement in 1975, she received the RGS-IBG Murchison Medal for major contributions to the geography of South Africa and to the understanding of savannas.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 20 January 2012

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