stanford university | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 5

O’Bie Shultz Fellowships in International Studies at Stanford University,USA

The purpose of the O’Bie Shultz Dissertation Research Travel Grant is to enable Stanford graduate students with an approved Ph.D. dissertation proposal related to international studies to undertake fieldwork necessary for the dissertation. Typically, this research is conducted in another country. Funds are limited, so it is not possible to support every worthy proposal. The grants are intended to supplement other sources of financial support, and rarely exceed $5,000. Awards from this application cycle are intended to be disbursed during the 2011-12 academic year, although occasional early disbursals during the summer quarter may be considered. Applicants must be Stanford graduate students in good standing who have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. except the dissertation (reached TGR status). Applicants should have completed course work and necessary foreign language training before the period covered by the grant, and should be prepared to undertake full-time research on the dissertation topic. Only expenses that are legitimate research-related travel costs may be covered by the grant. No funds are available to cover travel costs for dependents and spouses. The amount of the award is determined on an individual basis contingent upon the interdepartmental faculty selection committee’s approval.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 22  April 2011

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Rivers State Government of Nigeria Governor’s Special Overseas Scholarship Programme 2011/2012 Postgraduate Award

The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates of Rivers State origin for selection in the Governors Special Overseas Postgraduate scholarship Programme for 2011/2012 session

 

Available Courses:

  • Engineering
  • Medical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • Oil & Gas
  • ICT related courses

 

Who Should Apply:

  • Must be of Rivers State Origin (Should submit a copy of LGA identification)
  • Graduates of recognized universities with not less than second class upper honours degree at the undergraduate level
  • Not below 21 years or above 35 years old confirmation of age required preferably by birth certificate
  • Must have completed NYSC
  • Must have gained admission into any of the listed Universities in the relevant fields specialization for Master and PhD programmes

 

How to Apply:

Online Applications:

Applicants can apply online at www.rssda.org

 

Manual Applications:

  • Application forms can be downloaded from our website
  • Application forms can also be physically collected and submitted at our office at No. 1 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A, Port Harcourt

 

Interviews:

  • Shortlisted candidates for interviews will be contacted through SMS emails, notices posted on RSSDA website and in all Local Government Council Secretariats
  • Originals of credential will be sighted during the interview of shortlisted candidates

 

Please note that the forms are not for sales

Photocopies are acceptable

 

Selected countries with fields of study and University

S/N Country Field of Study University
1 UNITED KINGDOM
  • Engineering
  • Medical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences

 

  • Combridge University
  • Imperial College London
  • Oxford University
  • University Manchestor
2 CANADA
  • Engineering
  • Natural Sciences
  • Geology

 

  • University of Toronto
  • McGill University of Technology
  • University of British Clumbia
  • University of Alberta Calgary
  • University of Waterioo
3 USA
  • Engineering
  • Natural Sciences
  • Geology
    • Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT)
    • University of Cabfornia Barkley
    • Stanford University
    • Princeton University
    • Harvard University
4 CHINA
  • Engineering
  • Agricultural
  • Engineering
  • Power and Steel
    • Tsingua University
    • Perking University
    • Shanghai Jia Tong University
    • Fudan University
    • Xian Jiaotong University
5 INDIA
  • Medicine
  • ICT
    • Jawaharlal Nehru University
    • University College Medical School Delhi
    • St. John’s Medical College Bangalore
    • India institute of Technology Rookee
    • Taypee University of information Technology

 

Entries Open: March 1, 2011

Entries Close: June 30, 2011

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Postdoctoral Fellowships, Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication , Germany

The Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communications offers young scientists postdoctoral fellowships . The center includes an outstanding group of faculty members at Stanford’s Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Departments, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, and Saarland University.

The program begins with a preparatory 1-2 year postdoc phase (Phase P) at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, followed by a two-year appointment at Stanford University (Phase I) as a visiting assistant professor, and then a position at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics as a junior research group leader (Phase II). However, the program can be entered flexibly at each phase, commensurate with the experience of the applicant.

Who should apply
Applicants to the program must have completed an outstanding PhD. Exact duration of the preparatory postdoc phase is flexible, but we typically expect this to be about 1-2 years. Applicants who completed their PhD in Germany may enter Phase I of the program directly. Applicants for Phase II are expected to have completed a post-doc stay abroad and must have demonstrated their outstanding research potential and ability to successfully lead a research group.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

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