Postdoctoral | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 7

2011 CASBS-Residential Fellowship Program at Stanford University, USA: Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology Humanistic Disciplines, Education, Linguistics and Biological Sciences.

The Center offers a residential postdoctoral fellowship program for scientists and scholars from this country and abroad. Since 1954, CASBS fellowships have been awarded to scholars working in a diverse range of disciplines. These include the five core social and behavioral disciplines of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as scholars from a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics and the biological sciences.

Many activities offer Fellows significant opportunities to engage with one another (as well as with other accomplished scholars on Stanford campus):

•a seminar series in which Fellows are invited to present their work
•informal work groups that emerge during the year, which give Fellows with broadly overlapping interests a basis for sustained conversation
•public meetings of special projects in residence, which give Fellows a chance to learn more about these projects and to engage with participants on substantive issues of mutual interest
•daily lunches at the Center, which often result in one-on-one meetings between potential collaborators
•special events and recreational activities organized by the Center
•Stanford campus colloquia and seminars provided by the Psychology Department, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, the Humanities Center, etc.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
April 6, 2011

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Newman Fellowship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at University College Dublin, UK

As part of its programme to provide postdoctoral research opportunities for scholars of proven academic excellence, University College Dublin invites applications for the following Newman Fellowship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology Edwards Lifesciences Newman Fellowship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology. This Fellowship is established at the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, with support from Edwards Lifesciences. The School of Public Health has a long track record of population-based research in Cardiovascular Disease epidemiology, risk factor modification and health services implications of Cardiovascular Disease in Ireland.
The Edwards Newman Fellow will be expected to have a clinical qualification to doctoral level, have specific training in cardiovascular disease and have the epidemiological and statistical skills to carry out independent research in this field. The Edwards Lifesciences Newman Fellowship is tenable for two years. Informal enquires regarding this Fellowship may be directed to Dr. Mary Codd, UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Sciences.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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Rubicon Grants for Research Programme at Dutch Universities and Research Institutes

The aim of the Rubicon programme is to encourage talented researchers at Dutch universities and research institutes run by KNAW and NWO to dedicate themselves to a career in postdoctoral research. Rubicon offers researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands (maximum of two years). Postgraduates who are currently engaged in doctoral research or who have been awarded a doctorate in the twelve months preceding the relevant deadline. Applicants who are still engaged in doctoral research may only apply if their supervisor provides a written declaration approving their thesis.

Proposals will be assessed on the basis of quality criteria (as listed in the brochure which can be downloaded from this website) and certain policy criteria.Multidisciplinary advisory committees will assess the applications.
The views of external referees will not be sought.
The final award decisions will be made by the boards of the relevant divisions/foundation.
The entire assessment procedure will take approximately 4 months.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 March 2011

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