* Select Scholarships: * By Country * By Degree * By Major * By Type 2010 Endeavour Postgraduate Awards for International Stude

Endeavour Awards for international applicants

Through the Endeavour Awards, the Australian Government provides opportunities for high achieving international students, researchers and professionals to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in Australia in a broad range of disciplines.
The Endeavour Postgraduate Awards provide financial support for international students for up to 3 years to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field of study in Australia.

Total Award Value: up to $173,500
Award Duration: Up to 2 years for a Masters
Up to 3 years for a PhD

The Endeavour Postgraduate Awards aim to:

* enable high achieving international students to undertake a postgraduate qualification either by coursework or research in their chosen field of study in Australia
* strengthen bilateral ties between Australia and the participating countries
* showcase Australia’s education sector
* strengthen mutual understanding between the people of Australia and Award Holders’ home countries
* build international linkages and networks.

For detailed information on eligibility requirements, Award values, list of participating countries and other important information please see the Applicant Guidelines (pdf).

You should download these Guidelines and ensure you read and understand them before starting your application.

Once you have read the Guidelines and are ready to start your application please go to Apply Now

READ MORE ...

* Select Scholarships: * By Country * By Degree * By Major * By Type Doctoral Scholarships in Humanities and Social Sciences

Leuven International Doctoral School
for the Humanities and Social Sciences

There are many good reasons for continuing your academic career at the K.U.Leuven: the content of the programme, the quality of instruction, the international scope of the education
and research and the excellent facilities and services available for international students.
Doctoral Candidates Humanities and Social Sciences

The Doctoral School Humanities and Social Sciences at K.U.Leuven, Belgium
offers doctoral research programs in the 7 faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The Doctoral School Humanities and Social Sciences currently has 18 openings for doctoral candidates, interested in obtaining a PhD after period of 4 years.

Scholarships are available for the best selected candidates - these scholarships are only available for students from developing countries.

Domains of research include Humanities, including Philosophy, Psychology, Theology, Educational Sciences, Law, Arts, Economics and Business Economics, and Social Sciences.
Interested candidates are requested to email: doctschool@ghum.kuleuven.be

How To apply

Send email to: doctschool@ghum.kuleuven.be
Please provide detailed CV and metion area of interest.

A description of the projects can be found on: http://www.ghum.kuleuven.be/phd
Prof. Dr. Pol Ghesquière
Director Doctoral School for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.ghum.kuleuven.be/phd/

READ MORE ...

18 PhD Fellowships at Graduate School of Life Science Wuerzburg

18 PhD Fellowships at Graduate School of Life Science Wuerzburg

Würzburg is one of the leading German Universities in the Life Sciences based on funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG Ranking 2009). Internationally renowned research centres such as the Biocenter, the Research Center for Infectious Diseases, and the DFG Research Center for Experimental Biomedicine (Rudolf Virchow Center) contribute to this standing.
The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) is directly linked to those research centers. It comprises about 240 doctoral students and runs research training groups in the following major sections:
Biomedicine | Infection and Immunity | Integrative Biology | Neuroscience | MD/PhD program (MDs only)

We offer
1. an international, English spoken and widely visible research environment,
2. a personal fellowship, conference money and funding of research expenses for three years,
3. continuous supervision and mentoring by a thesis committee of three principal investigators,
4. a strong network of peers,
5. advanced scientific and transferable skills training,
6. special tutoring for international students.



We expect
1. passion for and experience in research,
2. an excellent university degree obtained within the last two years, usually a M.Sc. or German Diploma (if graduation is expected by March 2010 you may apply; exceptional candidates holding an Honours B.Sc. may join after a qualification period),
3. proven excellent oral and written English skills, willingness to learn basic German,
4. eagerness to work in an interdisciplinary and international environment.

If this is a match, please refer to the GSLS homepage for details and online application (Deadline Nov 13, 2009):
http://www.graduateschools.uni-wuerzburg.de/life_sciences

Please also visit the GSLS homepage for several other funded PhD positions currently available at the GSLS.

READ MORE ...

Masters by Research Scholarships in Nuclear Engineering and Shipping at Lancaster University

Masters by Research Scholarships in Nuclear Engineering and Shipping at Lancaster University

For the second year running the Engineering Department at Lancaster University in the UK is pleased to invite applications from excellent graduate engineers to study for Masters-by research qualifications.
This programme, sponsored by the Sir John Fisher Foundation, provides generous support to the most promising young engineers of their generation to complement their undergraduate degrees with a research-focussed MSc of the highest quality. The programme invites applications for up to four studentships based on engineering research projects in the nuclear engineering and/or shipping fields for a study period of twelve months, full-time. These research studentships are conducted in close collaboration with industry where possible.



To be eligible for consideration you must hold an upper-second degree in an Engineering, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering or related science-based discipline, or be able to demonstrate significant prior experiential learning in addition to your academic achievements. Industrial experience would be a significant advantage, especially in the industrial sectors of interest as would a demonstrable ability to pursue independent, academic research.

For further queries please contact Miss Gail Neville at g.neville@lancaster.ac.uk. Application is made online via the postgraduate link from the Lancaster University homepage.

Further Details go to:
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/files/brochure.pdf

READ MORE ...

USA: Research Assistantship for Ph.D. and Masters Degree at West virginia University

Research Assistantship for Ph.D. and Masters Degree at West virginia University

Advanced Power and Electricity Research Center in Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU) is seeking research assistants with competitive monthly stipends starting in January 2010/August 2010. Students with good academic records and research interests matching the below listed broad areas in power systems are encouraged to apply for Ph.D. and Masters degrees.

1. Smart grids
2. FACTS
3. Power System Control
4. Power System Stability
5. Power System Optimization
6. Intelligent Applications in Power Systems
The Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering has 33 tenure-track faculty members, 420 undergraduates, and 300 graduate students. The department offers BS degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Biometric Systems; offers Masters degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Electrical Engineering; and offers Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The Department conducts approximately $5.5 million annually in externally sponsored research, with major research activities in the areas of biometric systems, bioengineering, information assurance, nanotechnology, power systems, software engineering, virtual environments, and wireless networks. The department is aggressively upgrading its laboratory facilities, including a recently completed 4000 square foot clean room facility. The Department is home to a university-wide interdisciplinary research center, the Advanced Power & Electricity Research Center (www.aperc.wvu.edu).

WVU is a comprehensive land grant institution of over 26,000 students with medical, law, and business schools. The University has Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive standing. The Department has a close working relationship with, and receives funding from, a growing list of government and industry sources such as DOE, DOD, NASA, NIOSH, and the FBI Fingerprint Identification Center.

WVU located in Morgantown is in close proximity to Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Washington DC, Columbus (Ohio), Richmond (Virginia), Raleigh (North Carolina), Knoxville (Tennessee) and within 400 miles of New York.

Send your resume and statement of research with detailed academic background (preferably by email) to:

Dr. Sarika Khushalani Solanki
Assistant Professor
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
West Virginia University
835 ESB, P O Box 6109
Morgantown, WV 26506-6109
304-293-9142, 304-293-8602 (fax)
Sarika.Khushalani-Solanki@mail.wvu.edu
http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~skhushalani-solanki/

For further information on admissions to WVU please browse through
http://www.arc.wvu.edu/
http://www.admissions.wvu.edu/ and http://www.graduateeducation.wvu.edu/

For information on research work, go through
http://www.aperc.wvu.edu/ and power faculty webpage available at
http://www.lcsee.cemr.wvu.edu/faculty/index.php

READ MORE ...

PhD Positions in Nonlinear Nanoplasmonics, Canada

Two Ph.D. positions in nonlinear nanoplasmonics

Based in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University, Canada. Research in the interdisciplinary fields of nonlinear nanophotonics, nanoplasmonics and biophotonics.

The successful applicants will be involved in experimental study of linear and nonlinear optical
properties of metal nanostructures using near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM), optimization of composition/structure for enhancing optical nonlinearities, metal surface functionalization for developing biomedical interfaces for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, ultrafast optical measurements with fs lasers, and theoretical modeling of linear and nonlinear properties of metal nanostructures.

The potential candidates are expected to have a solid background in optics, photonics, and nanotechnology; excellent experimental skills and willingness to pursue numerical modeling are required, some aptitude for theoretical analysis is a plus.

The work will require a close cross-departmental (electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, biology) as well as inter-institutional collaboration. Personal skills: we seek highly motivated, well-organized and creative individuals, capable of working under minimal supervision whenever required. A very competitive scholarship is offered.

Contacts: Dr. Serge Grabtchak, e-mail: sgrabtchak@upei.ca

Department of Electrical Engineering, Dalhousie University
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Expires: November 17, 2009
http://www.dal.ca/

READ MORE ...