International Young Eco-Hero Awards USA 2011

Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, has created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. We believe that young people can have a positive impact on the environment and are vital in changing the way we live on our planet.

Winners are selected by a team of independent judges with experience in environmental issues.
Judging Criteria

The applications will be judged according to several criteria, including but not limited to:

originality
difficulty
organization
length of time devoted to the project
influencing/educating others
use of outside resources (e.g. library, experts, media, community leaders)
degree of success in reaching goals
the impact on the environment.

Application Requirements

The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
The project is action-based and self-initiated, and not one assigned by a teacher or other adult.
The project has reached a significant stage or bas been completed the project within the last year.
Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 16 on February 28, 2011.
Science Fair and Scouting Badge projects will only be considered if they include environmental action, educational outreach to others or extended studies beyond the Science Fair.

We do not accept (a) projects related to domestic or confined animals, (b) compositions or reports.

DEADLINE

If you meet these requirements, complete the application form available on International Young Eco-Hero Awards Web site www.actionfornature.org and mail or e-mail your completed application to Action For Nature by Feb. 28, 2011.

Note that applications must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 2011.
Award winners will be notified in May 2011

Indian Government Scholarships for Indonesian Students

Overview
The Government of India scholarships are provided by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) through its General Cultural Scholarships Scheme (GCSS) for the year 2011-12.

The scholarships are offered to meritorious Indonesian students to undertake higher studies in India under undergraduate (S1), post-graduate (S2) and Ph.D. (S3). Students can opt for any course in the fields of arts, performing arts, architecture, literature, commerce and science; degree courses in engineering and agriculture; and doctoral and post-doctoral courses in various disciplines. Government of India will provide living allowance, contingent grant, accommodation charges, tuition fee and other benefits, including expenses on medical treatment and study tour to the students selected for the scholarship. However, the cost of air passage to India and back for all students and expenses on laboratory chemicals and related incidentals for science stream students would have to be borne by them or by their sponsors. Scholarships are not provided for medicine (MBBS), dentistry (BDS), nursing & other courses related to medicine.

Applications for the 2011-12 academic year are now being accepted in the Embassy of India in Jakarta. Last date for acceptance of applications is 22 January 2011.

Eligible Candidates
To be eligible to apply for ICCR scholarship, you must:

be an Indonesian national;
be usually and currently resident in Indonesia;
not have permanent resident status for any other country;
be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencement of scholarship in India;
not currently hold a scholarship from ICCR under GCSS;
not availed of a scholarship from ICCR under GCSS;
priority will be given to candidates who have not had scholarships and have not been awarded scholarship previously to study in India;
be applying to commence a new course of study at a level higher than your current qualification;
be able to take up the scholarship in the year in which it is offered (2011);
for civil servants, be endorsed by your sponsoring organization, i.e. Ministry, Department, statutory authority, agency.

Mandatory requirements for GCSS Scholarships application*:

A record of high-level academic achievement (with GPA of at least 2.75) in the last qualifying examination at the School or the University
Syllabus of the last qualifying examination
Certified/sworn copies of all documents such as marks sheets etc. with English translations
To pass an English Proficiency Test to be conducted by the Embassy
For Students applying for doctoral/post-doctoral courses or architecture: Synopsis of the proposed area of research
Certificate of Physical Fitness, as prescribed in Appendix-2 of the Application Form
Medical certificate attesting that the candidate is free from AIDS
Curriculum Vitae in English (HP and e-mail required)
Certificate in English-language course/TOEFL score minimum 500
Recommendation letter from former School/University/Office

*Information above is only a summary. For detailed information, please refer to the Application Form and the detailed

Scholarships
Living Allowance (Stipend)
@Rs. 4,500 per month for Under-graduate courses
(BA/B.Sc./B.Com/BBM/BCA/BBA/B.Tech. etc.)
@Rs. 5,000 per month for Post-graduate courses
(MA/M.Com/MBA/MCA/MSc/ME/M.Tech. etc.)
@Rs. 6,000 per month for Research courses (M.Phil/Ph.D./D.Lit/Fellow)
@Rs. 6,500 per month for Post-doctoral research students

@Rs. 4,500 per annum for Under-graduate courses
@Rs. 6,500 per annum for Post-graduate courses
@Rs. 12,000 per annum for Research courses (M.Phil/Ph.D. in Humanities, S&T/M.Tech/ME)
@Rs. 15,000 per month for Post-doctoral research courses (Humanities, Engineering, Technology)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Guidelines.
For detailed information on ICCR scholarships, please visit: www.indianembassyjakarta.com or www.jnicc.org or www.congendiamedan.or.id or contact:

Education Wing, Embassy of India, Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Kav. S-1, Kuningan, Jakarta

Tel: (62-21) 520 4150/52/57/526 4931 & 521 3775 Fax: (62-21) 520 4160 & 5265622

E-mail: ssedu@net-zap.com or edujkt@net-zap.com

www.indianembassyjakarta.com

Post-Doctoral Position in Computational Biology, Norway

A three year full-time position as Service Scientist/Post Doctoral is available at Uni Research AS, within the Computational Biology Unit (CBU) of the Uni BCCS department.

The position is part of the CBU Service Group, and is directed towards analysis of highthroughput information from technologies such as microarrays, NGS sequencing and proteomics. The successfull applicant will have the main responsibility for the information analysis collaboration between the Service Group and the research group of Prof Helga Salvesen at Haukeland University hospital, on the project “Molecular alterations for targeted therapy in metastatic gynecologic cancer”.


The ideal candidate has a PhD in a relevant discipline (eg. computer science, mathematics, molecular biology) and expertise and experience within bioinformatics, statistics and analysis of information from high throughput molecular experiments. Basic programming or scripting skills is necessary, experience in Python, R, Perl, different operating systems, knowledge of databases and web programming will be regarded as advantageous. they expect enthusiasm and independence as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team surroundings. lovely knowledge of English is necessary.

Uni BCCS has approximately 50 employees counting more than 17 different nationalities. CBU conducts competitive bioinformatics research and expands the interface between bioinformatics and experimental biological and biomedical research. CBU is closely linked and co-located with bioinformatics groups at the University of Bergen. The CBU Service Group coordinates the national FUGE bioinformatics platform of the Research Council of Norway, and is tightly coupled with the Norwegian Microarray Consortium (NMC). It provides bioinformatics services to Norwegian researchers, particularly within the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, and microbiology. Services offered by the group include bioinformatics consultancy, data analysis and software development. The group currently consists of two scientists and two programmers.

Uni Research AS has employee pension and insurance agreement. The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.
Applications containing:

� cover letter
� detailed curriculum vitae (max. three pages)
� certified copies of certificates and diplomas
� contact information of two references

should be sent to HR Manager Monika Voit (monika.voit@uni.no) with cc to Service Group Leader Kjell Petersen (kjell.petersen@uni.no). Applications which do not include all the required documents will not be considered. It is assumed that we have the candidate�fs permission to contact the references named in the application.

The position remains open until a successful candidate is found. The evaluation of applicants will commence 15 Januar 2011.

For more information about CBU and Uni BCCS, please refer to http://bccs.uni.no/, or contact service group leader Kjell Petersen at +47 55584037.

For more information about the research of Prof Helga Salvesen, use contact email: helga.salvesen@uib.no
Application Deadline : 15 January 2011

Master Scholarships Position in Public Health at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

In an work to further the educational part of our mission, the middle for Global Health supports students who exhibit outstanding academic records & a powerful desire to pursue global health careers. Each year, two or nine scholarships are awarded to incoming MPH, MHS, & MS students in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. The scholarships are awarded through a competitive routine & are open to all domestic & international students.


Apply for a Global Health Scholarship
Learn more about applying to the Bloomberg School of Public Health at:
www.jhsph.edu

There is not a separate application for the Global Health Scholarship. in lieu, all admitted students in to the Bloomberg School of Public Health are thought about for the award. You can only be awarded the scholarship as a used student; returning students aren’t eligible. in the event you wish, you may mention your desire for the scholarship in your admissions essay. The scholarship covers full tuition for the 11-month MPH program & for one year of a two-year MHS or MS program.

Web Link: www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org