Vivian Wong Postgraduate Scholarship For Manland China and Hongkong Students At Kent University, UK

Description
The scholarship is open to full-time postgraduate students enrolling onto programmes at Kent Law School. Applicants should be either passport-holders of the People’s Republic of China or permanent residents of Hong Kong not currently registered on a postgraduate course at the University of Kent. Applicants should have received an offer of a place at the University of Kent for 2012 entry.

Eligibility

• either hold a valid passport issued by the People’s Republic of China or be permanent residents of Hong Kong
• have been assessed as overseas for fee purposes
• been offered a place to study on a University of Kent postgraduate law degree programme
• have accepted or will accept by 31 May an offer of a place to study at the University of Kent.
• have already achieved or will achieve an agreed level of academic performance in their academic study prior to starting their programme at Kent. (Note: the scholarship will only be confirmed when the student has been offered an unconditional place at the University)
• be able to provide evidence satisfactory to the University of an adequate knowledge of written and spoken English
• be able to fund the remaining costs of their studies at Kent from other sources

Application Procedure
All applications, whether online or by mail, must include the candidate's application reference number, date of birth and the 750-1,000 word essay as specified above (which, in the case of an online application can be cut and pasted from a Word document). The application may be sent by mail to:
International Development (Vivian Wong Scholarship Fund - China and Hong Kong)
University of Kent,
Registry,
Canterbury,
Kent CT2 7NZ,
United Kingdom.

Please click here to make an application for this scholarship and submit written work

Submission Deadline
31 May 2012

Website Link
http://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/postgraduate/international/vivian_wong.html

International Fellowship Program Funded By Japanese Association of University Women, Japan

Description
The Japanese Association of University Women takes pleasure in announcing its 2012. International Fellowships Programme for women who are carrying out or would like to carry out independent research or advanced study at the post-graduate level in Japan. The period of the award will be for 3-6 months within the period 15 September 2012 to 31 March 2013. Please read the Guidelines below before applying on the application form provided.

AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIP

500,000–1,000,000 Yen  per grantee. The amount granted will vary depending on duration of  stay in Japan and the nature of the work. One-third of the amount will be given to the grantee upon arrival in Japan.

Eligibility
Applicant must be a citizen of a country other than Japan
＊ Applicant must hold an academic degree equivalent to the bachelor’s degree
＊ Applicant’s proposed plan of study or research must be one that will advance her
professional competence and that requires being undertaken in Japan
＊ Applicant must be accepted by a Japanese institution at which she proposes to
undertake study/research.

Application Procedure
DOCUMENTS & MATERIAL TO BE SUBMITTED

• Designated Application Form（which can be downloaded from this website or JAUW）
• Three letters of recommendation written by persons who are well acquainted with the applicant’s work. If she is a member of a National Federation or Association of IFUW,she may substitute one of the three persons with the president of her Federation or Association .
• A copy of the letter of acceptance by the Japanese institution at which the applicant proposes to undertake study/research or other supporting documents
• Medical certificate of health
• Summary of published works (articles, theses, books up to three) in English.

Completed application forms with all required documents and materials should be enclosed in one envelope and posted (e-mail not acceptable ) to:
Ms Kazuko Hirano
Chairperson of International Fellowship Committee
Japanese Association of University Women
11-6-101 Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0017, JAPAN
TEL:( 81 3) 3358 2882 FAX: (81 3) 3358 2889
E-mail: jauw@jauw.org

Submission Deadline
April 20, 2012

Website Link
http://www.afgwnsw.org.au/pdf/2011_Dec/

PhD scholarship in Safety Management in the Oil-Platforms At the Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Description

The project is completed in a PhD study at DTU Management Engineering, where the candidate conducted the course in PhD school science education, which includes participation in a series of PhD courses, and participating in educational activities at the institute.

In addition, the PhD student should take part in the training program at DONG for providing access to stay on DONG's platforms in the North Sea, as part of the empirical part of the study. This requires a good physical condition.

Eligibility
Candidates should have a Master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the Master's degree in engineering.

Application Procedure
Please go to the website link and open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.

Submission Deadline
31 January 2012

Website Link
http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx

Research Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, UK

Description
This scheme enables high-calibre, mid-career researchers from low- and middle-income countries to establish an independent research programme. Fellows must be based primarily in a low- and middle-income country.

Research projects should be aimed at understanding and controlling diseases (either human or animal) of relevance to local, national or global health. This can include laboratory based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using animal models will not normally be considered under this scheme.

This fellowship is part of a series of career awards aimed at building sustainable capacity in areas of research that have the potential for increasing health benefits for people and their livestock in low- and middle-income countries.

Fellowships are for up to five years (non-renewable) and provide support that includes:

• a basic salary for the fellow
• research expenses (e.g. consumables, equipment, collaborative travel, research assistance, technical support, fieldwork and data collection)
• training costs where appropriate and justified
• an inflation and flexible funding allowance
• support to attend scientific meetings.

Eligibility

• Applications are only accepted in the Public Health and Tropical Medicine Interview Committee remit
• You must be a national or legal resident of a low- and middle-income country and should be either:
• You must have a relevant high-quality publication record and show potential to become a future scientific leader.
• Applicants who do not have a PhD but who are educated to first degree or Master's level and have extensive research experience, as evidenced by their publication record, may be considered.
• Due allowance will be given to those whose career has been affected, either by a late start or by interruption, for personal or family reasons.
• You may apply to remain in your current laboratory (even if you already hold an established post), to return to one where you have previously worked, or to move to a new laboratory, in a low- and middle-income country.
• In general, fellowships may be held in 'not for profit' institutions that are able to sign up to our Grant Conditions.

Application Procedure
You must complete and submit a preliminary  preliminary application form by the published deadline. The form should be emailed to phatic@wellcome.ac.uk.

Completed forms will normally be assessed within one month of the preliminary deadline. If the preliminary application meets the scheme's requirements, a full application will be invited.

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Submission Deadline
Next preliminary application deadline: 5 March 2012
Full application deadline: 28 May 2012

Website Link
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Funding-schemes/Fellowships/Public-health-and-tropical-medicine/WTD025883.htm

Open position for a PhD Scholarship at SQIG-IT, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes-Lisboa, Portugal

Description
On the context of the ComFormCrypt project, PTDC/EIA-CCO/113033/2009, sponsored by the National Foundation for Science (FCT), it is open a Research position, in the field of Security and Protocol Verification.

The ComFormCrypt project aims at delivering new insights to the relationship between the symbolic and computational models of cryptography, clarifying the applicability and limitations of existing approaches to this problem, and at providing sound mathematical foundations for this problem.

Eligibility

1. Candidates must hold a MSc in Mathematics, Computer Science or an affiliated subject.
2. Candidates must have interests in logics, complexity, and probabilities.
3. Candidates must be fluent in English.
4. Candidates must be fully dedicated to the research project during this period.
5. Candidates are expected to help on the development of the logic, producing research papers on international conferences and/or journals.

Application Procedure
To apply, please send a CV, a document certifying applicant's qualifications, and the names of two references by e-mail to Pedro Adao (pedro.adao@ist.utl.pt)

Further enquiries are also welcomed for this e-mail.

Submission Deadline
27-01-2012

website Link
http://www.it.pt

Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme (LExS) For Non European Master Students, Netherlands

Description
For excellent Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master's degree programme and for excellent students from all nationalities enrolling in a Master of Law Advanced Programme or MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy.

Eligibility

• Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master's degree programme starting September 2012 or February 2013 ( All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master's programmes in Leiden).
• All nationalities enrolling in the following programmes starting September 2012 or February 2013:

1. Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Air and Space Law
2. Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European and International Business Law
3. Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Tax Law
4. Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Public International Law
5. MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy

Application Procedure

• Fill in your online application for admission to Leiden University
• Upload all necessary documents
• Indicate clearly that you would like to apply for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship page
• Upload your letter of motivation for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship page
• Submit your online application
• Pay the application fee
• All LExS applicants will be informed by the scholarship department of Student Educational Affairs.

Submission Deadline
Deadline 1 March 2012  for programmes starting in September 2012.

Website Link
http://prospectivestudents.leiden.edu/scholarships/scholarship/lexs.html

International Excellence Regional Scholarships At Royal Holloway The University of London, UK

Description
The International Excellence Regional Scholarships, worth £4,000, aim to support students applying from specific regions.

Eligibility
The scholarship available for student from: India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey, USA, Vietnam.
Awards are made on the basis of outstanding academic achievement or potential. All non-native English speakers must meet the minimum English language requirements of their proposed programme of study.

Application Procedure
Please Download The Application form (pdf)

Submission Deadline
30 March 2012 (USA Applicants), 23 April 2012 (Other applicanys)

Website Link
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/international/feesandfunding/scholarships/awards/internationalexcellenceregional.aspx