The Wightman Postgraduate Scholarship in Architecture at University of New South Wales, Australia

The Wightman Postgraduate Scholarship in Architecture for Both Local and International Students

Study Subject: Architecture
Employer: UNSW
Level: Postgraduate

The Scholarship is established to assist students to undertake Postgraduate study in Architecture in the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW. This Scholarship is available to both international and local students. Scholarship recipients must be undertaking full-time Postgraduate study in the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW. The Scholarship is open to graduates from UNSW or from any other institution approved by the Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment – having completed the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (or its equivalent), or a degree in an Architecture related field, as determined by the Dean. The successful applicant must be enrolled within three months of accepting the award and may, with the permission of the Dean, be permitted to undertake up to 20 hours of paid employment in each week. Each applicant will be assessed on the basis of academic merit. The Scholarship recipient may hold another Scholarship or Award with permission of the Graduate Research School. The Scholarship is tenable for one year only. Previous recipients may re-apply. Completed application forms and any supporting documentation should be scanned and emailed (preferably as a single pdf document) to the Graduate Research School on scholarships.grs@unsw.edu.au by the specified closing date.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 February 2011

• Scholarship Application Form

Source:
http://www.grs.unsw.edu.au/scholarships/foundation.html#TheWightmanPostgraduateScholarshipinArchitecture

MSc in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology Scholarship 2011/2012, Hong Kong

Scholarship for International students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology

Study Subject:Multimedia and Entertainment Technology
Employer:The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Level: Masters

One full tuition-fee scholarship worth totally HK$111,600 is donated from School of Design to encourage outstanding non-local full-time student(s) for the study of the MSc in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology programme on 2011/12.

Eligibility

Non-local full-time student(s) in MSc in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology programme in 2011/12.

Selection Criteria

Consideration will be given to non-local studenti(s) who is given an offer for entry into the full-time stream of the MSc program in 2011/12 and has attained the following duringadmission:

• A relevant undergraduate degree;
• An accumulated GPA of not lower than 3.75 (or the equivalent);
• Class rank will also be considered if available. Applicant must be within the top 5% of his/her graduating class;
• The applicant’s university/department international ranking may also be considered;
• TOEFL scores for non-English speaking applicants must be 550 or above for the paper-based test, or 213 or above for the computer-based test, or 79 or above for the internet-based test, OR, an overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). OR, Chinese mainland’s College EnglishTest (CET) Band 6. Individuals will also be considered on their own merit by the Scholarship Committee;
• Outstanding awards in a relevant field of study will be considered;
• Other awards relating to community and environmental concerns will be considered;
• Applicant’s portfolio will be considered;
• All applicants must produce a Personal Statement in the English language;
• Applicants must provide 2 letters of recommendation from their tutors;
• Applicants must maintain a cumulative GPA of not less than 3.5 each semester in order to continue payments;
• This scholarship will be apportioned over 3 installments.

Selection

Shortlisted candidate(s) will be invited to attend a selection interview with the panel thatformed by the Programme Leader and at least one faculty member of the programme.The panel will nominate finalist(s) based on the criteria and recommend to Director of School of Design for final approval.

Scholarship application Deadline: 15 July 2011

Source:
http://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/web/img/MSc%20Scholarship_Announcement_Oct2010-applicants.pdf

Doctoral Studies Scholarship in Aquatic Ecology at University of Lund

The aim of the research project is to identify the barriers to dispersal in a microalgal species that forms blooms in freshwater lakes. This research has implications for the understanding of the dispersal of microalgae and microorganisms in general, as well as for predicting the occurrence of new algal blooms. The approach is to determine the importance of physical versus biological dispersal barriers by analyzing the genetic diversity patterns. The current hypothesis is that physical dispersal barriers are important for generating genetic differentiation. Instead, differentiation among microalgal populations might be explained by so called founder effects. Founder effects refer to the dominance of strains or species that arrive first to a new habitat. In laboratory and mesocosm experiments, priority effects and invasion sequence will be investigated in the algal species Gonyostomum semen.

The position will be based at the unit of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, Lund University, in southern Sweden. The PhD project is a part of a larger project financed by Formas (The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences, and Spatial Planning), and will involve collaboration with other PhD students and a group at Gothenburg University (Ass. Prof. Anna Godhe). The project is suitable for applicants who would like to combine ecology and population genetics with molecular biological tools. The practical work will include PCR-based techniques, analyses of population genetic data, algal culturing, and microscopy. Experimental work will be performed both in the laboratory and in the field. In addition, the PhD student will be able to join the Research School in Genomic Ecology (GENECO) in Lund. This program will give access to a network of other PhD students and researchers in genomic ecology, annual meetings, workshops, travel grants to visit other institutions, as well as a career mentor.

Eligibility/Entry Requirements

Requirements for this position are an MSc or comparable degree in ecology preferably with an aquatic and/or molecular ecological specialization. The successful candidate will have very good experience in molecular techniques. A driver’s license is required, as is very good knowledge of written and spoken English.

Application Deadline: February 06, 2011

Web Link

http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24914&Dnr=375341&Type=EU

AUN/SEED-Net Master’s Degree Scholarships 2011 in Engineering

The AUN/SEED-Net Project with support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provides scholarships to highly qualified young teaching staff and graduating students/young graduates (i.e., potential future faculty staff) of Member Institutions to acquire master’s degrees in the following nine engineering fields at respective Host Institutions in other countries:

• Chemical Engineering (at De La Salle University-Philippines)
• Civil Engineering (at Chulalongkorn University-Thailand)
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering (at Chulalongkorn University-Thailand)
• Environmental Engineering (at University of Philippines-Diliman-Phillipines)
• Geological Engineering (at Gadjah Mada University-Indonesia)
• Information and Communication Technology (at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang-Thailand)
• Manufacturing Engineering (at University of Malaya-Malaysia)
• Materials Engineering (at Universiti Sains Malaysia-Malaysia)
• Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (at Institute of Technology Bandung-Indonesia).

In order for AUN/SEED-Net students to produce high quality thesis research of international standard and to ensure the completion of the master’s degree within two years, AUN/SEED-Net provides vital support, in terms of financial and academic, through joint thesis research supervision, to AUN/SEED-Net Master’s students at all Host Institutions. The joint thesis research supervision will be carried out through the Collaborative Research Program, which has been created by each Host Institution for a few well-defined research themes (or research umbrellas) in consultation with Japanese Field Coordinating University, each of which is a collection of interrelated and progressively conducted thesis research topics. Each AUN/SEED-Net student (including doctoral sandwich student) shall conduct thesis research under one of these research themes.

Besides, according to AUN/SEED-Net Students’ Mobility scheme which is promoted to enable students to benefit educationally and culturally from the experience of learning at other Member Institution(s), Master’s students may be supported to take a course(s) or conduct research at other Member Institution(s) for a short period. Students are advised to consult with their advisors and Host Institution on the necessity, possibility and procedures of their mobility.

Those who complete this Master’s Degree Program with outstanding thesis research are encouraged to pursue a doctoral degree in one of the above nine fields either at Japanese Supporting Universities under the “Doctoral Degree Program in Japan”, or at Host Institutions (in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand) under the “Doctoral Degree Sandwich Program” with co-supervision by Japanese professors, or at the two Singaporean universities (NTU & NUS) under “Doctoral Degree Program in Singapore” .

Moreover, Master’s students who prove outstanding performance and feel interested in upgrading to doctoral level with maximum scholarship period of five (5) years could consult with their Host Institution on the possibility and requirements of being upgraded. Interested students are advised to inform their Sending Institutions in advance for their agreement.

Objectives

1. To increase the number of high quality Master’s degree holders in engineering at Member Institutions which would be necessary to contribute to a sustainable industrial development of ASEAN countries.
2. To strengthen the Master’s degree support at the Host Institutions so that the production of high quality Master’s degree holders in engineering needed for the region is materialized within the region in collaboration with the Member Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities.
3. To strengthen human networking among teaching staff of Member Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities.

Target Number of Scholarships
Around 45 scholarships for each Japanese Fiscal Year will be supported (approximately five scholarships for each host field at Host Institutions in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand).

Coverage of Scholarships
The scholarships cover tuition fees, living expenses, health insurance, visa fee and airport tax, and a round-trip air ticket, in accordance with the AUN/SEED-Net Project regulations.

Commencement and Duration of Scholarships
The commencement of scholarship should be within the respective Japanese Fiscal Year; that is, awarded students should commence their study within April of the year– March of the next year.

The duration of the scholarship is strictly two years, counting from the day of arrival at a Host Institution. Students who need more than two years to acquire a degree will be expected to self-finance during period of extension.

Note: The AUN/SEED-Net Project, in consultation with the Host Institution, will terminate the award of any student who fails to maintain satisfactory progress at the Host Institution.

Scholarship Allocation
Although even distribution across nine fields and across Sending Institutions are taken into consideration, our scholarship allocation needs to be based on first-in-first-served policy; that is, depending on the submission of admission results from Host Institutions.

Submission Deadline of the Application Form
Applications for the Master’s Degree Program should be submitted, in printed forms, to the AUN/SEED-Net Project by January 31.

Application Deadline : January 31, 2011

Web Link

http://www.seed-net.org/support_scholars_master.php

Huygens Scholarship Programme, Nuffic, Netherlands

The prestigious Huygens Scholarship Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies or during their master’s studies.

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the Huygens Scholarship Programme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

PhD applications can only be accepted from excellent students with the Icelandic, Macedonian, Chinese, Croatian or Turkish nationality. Furthermore, the minister has allocated part of the total budget for excellent students following programmes in Dutch language and literature, or Neerlandistiek.

The Huygens Scholarship Programme is highly competitive. To illustrate this: for the 2011 scholarship round it is expected that out of approximately 1,700 applications only 150 candidates will be awarded a scholarship.

Eligibility requirements
If you want to take part in the Huygens Scholarship Programme, you must meet the following requirements:

• You are an excellent student: you have obtained excellent results in all your previous studies and you are at least in the top 5% of students in your study or research programme. Please show this in your application file by including, for example, grade lists or reference letters. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications which show that you are among the top 5%.
• The Dutch study programme should be registered in CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. You can find this information in the Dutch nomination letter provided by the Dutch host institution.
• You should be in the final phase of your bachelor’s studies, or studying towards a master’s degree in the Netherlands, and your study must be used to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.
• Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for 12 to 24 months.
• Your studies or research in the Netherlands must constitute a deepening and broadening of your previous studies.
• If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than one year ago.
• It is possible to do research or practical training, but it must form part of your studies (a programme on the CROHO list), i.e. you must receive study credits for it. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for study programmes.
• At the start of the academic year (1 September) in which you study in the Netherlands, you must be no older than 35 years of age. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to a younger candidate.
• You must have already attended a programme of education (e.g. high school or above) in a country outside the Netherlands.

Your Huygens application must include:

• a signed printout of the digital application form (required document);
• your personal Huygens nomination letter 2011 (required document);
• your curriculum vitae;
• copies of relevant diplomas, certificates and transcripts;
• a reasoned account of your motivation for wanting to study or do research in the Netherlands (about one side of an A4-sized sheet);
• two letters of reference;
• a copy of your passport or identity card.

Scholarship amount
The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for international excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the Huygens Scholarship Programme.

There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

Please note that 2011-2012 academic year starts on 1 September 2011. All scholarships awarded will start from that date, and not earlier. It is possible to start later in the academic year, but before 1 March 2012.

The scholarships include the following components:

• a generous contribution towards tuition fees or towards bench fees for the PhD thesis;
• a monthly allowance of € 1,380 (this includes a standard contribution towards healthcare insurance);
• visa fees (standard contribution);
• a one-off payment towards international travel costs (standard contribution based on nationality);

The average value of scholarships awarded in 2010 was € 36,000.

Closing date
The complete application, both the digital application form and application documents on paper, must be received by Nuffic before 1 February 2011. Applications which have not been submitted both digitally and on paper or which are incomplete will not be accepted.

Download the list of Huygens Scholarship Programme contact persons

Nuffic
Reception
Huygens Scholarship Programme-INT
Kortenaerkade 11
2518 AX The Hague

Visit http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/huygens-scholarship-programme

Practical Traineeship for Foreign Students of Natural and Technical Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry

Practical training placements for students of the above mentioned subjects are arranged by the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE). Within the DAAD, unit 514 is the German National IAESTE Committee.

Duration
Usually, traineeships are two to three months in duration with various firms, institutions of higher education and research institutes. In individual cases, traineeships of extended duration can be arranged.

Value
Trainees are usually paid EUR 650 per month; however, the DAAD is unable to grant any additional funds to cover travel costs.

Requirements
Specific information on conditions of eligibility is available from the National IAESTE Committee. Requirements regarding language proficiency of German differ greatly; some firms require their foreign trainees to have a good knowledge of German, many others however only ask for some basic knowledge necessary for communication at work. In some cases a good knowledge of English is sufficient. Training placements recruited in Germany are offered exclusively by the responsible National IAESTE Committee abroad, which in turn arranges placements for German university students. Apart from those offered via this route, the IAESTE program has no other internship places available for individual applicants.

Application papers
Precise information on when to submit applications is available from the National IAESTE Committee of the applicant`s home country. Students of the stated subjects interested in a training placement in Germany should address the National IAESTE Committee in their home country.

Their address is:

IAESTE AUSTRALIA
P.O. Box 649
Hawthorne, Vic 3122
Australia

Visiting address:
Room AS 202
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Vic 3122
Australia

Tel: +61 3 9214 8577
Fax: +61 3 9819 0834
E-mail: Australia@iaeste.org

Homepage: http://www.swin.edu.au/iaeste

Senior Clinical Training Scholarships at University of Cambridge

These Scholarships provide an outstanding opportunity to study for a postgraduate qualification. One Scholarship is available from 1 April 2011 and one from 1 July 2011. The Scholars will be trained in all aspects of small animal surgery, including soft tissue and orthopaedics. The training programme is approved by the European College of Veterinary Surgery, and the Department is an Approved Centre for the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (orthopaedics).

The Scholarships are for one year in the first instance, renewable for periods of one year up to a total of three years. They are subject to an initial monitoring period of six months, and to review on an annual basis.

The Scholars will be required to register for a Certificate and/or Diploma in the appropriate field. The training programme requires participation in the Department`s clinical service, including the out-of-hours rota, in addition to small-group teaching of veterinary students.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD £ 20,970 Year one

Applicants must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or hold a veterinary degree qualifying them for membership. Completion of an ECVS recognised internship or a minimum of two years` experience in small animal practice is essential.

Informal enquiries: contact Sorrel Langley-Hobbs on sjl41@cam.ac.uk Application form (SCTS1) and information pack about the Scholarship: contact Melissa Large on 01223 337055, quoting title of the Scholarship, or download from http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/

Closing Date : 18 February 2011
Interview date: 09 March 2011

Send completed application form, curriculum vitae, covering letter and additional documents specified to Melissa Large, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OES, or email recruit@vet.cam.ac.uk by closing date.

http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/