UK: Masters Bursary in ICTs-for-Development, University of Manchester

Masters Bursary in ICTs-for-Development, University of Manchester, UK

Degree awarded: Master of Science
Duration: 12 Months Full Time; 24 Months Part-Time


Entry requirements: 
Applicants should have a good first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an approved university, and would ideally have some work or placement experience. Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research or professional experience can be provided. Postgraduate Diploma: Applicants who do not fulfil the entry requirements for the Masters degree may be registered as Postgraduate Diploma study fellows. They take a package of core and optional course units identical to the Masters programme. If performance in these course units meets the standard required at the Masters level (a pass mark of 50%), these students upgrade to Masters registration at the end of the second semester and proceed to the dissertation. They then become eligible for award of a Masters degree. Those who do not achieve a pass at Masters level, but at the Diploma level (a pass mark of 40%), will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma.

Course fees:
Fees for 2010 entry have provisionally been set to £5,900 for UK/EU students and £ 11,950 for international students. For general fee information, please visit: Postgraduate fees
Scholarships/sponsorships:
The School of Environment & Development Alumni Bursary Scheme offers a £500 reduction in fees to University of Manchester alumni - contact us for further information on this scheme and other scholarships available.
Students at the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) are often funded by their national governments or their employers, or are self-financing their studies. They also traditionally benefit from a number of additional funding options from the following sources:

• UK Department for International Development/Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including DfID/ACU Shared Scholarship Schemes)
• British Council
• World Bank/International Development Agency
• Bilateral aid agencies (SIDA, CIDA, GTZ, NORAD, FINNIDA, etc.)
• United Nations (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, FAO, etc.)
• European Union
• Church, educational and other trusts
• Regional development banks

Bursaries and Scholarships awarded by the School are usually advertised from January with a closing date of June. Awards for 2010 entry have not yet been set. Further information will be added as it comes available. Follow this link for more information on funding opportunities for studies at IDPM .
See also the University’s postgraduate funding database for more funding opportunities

• IDPM ICTs Taught Masters Scholarship

Contact email: sed.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0) 161 275 0969
How to apply: Apply online

Master and Doctoral International Scholarships from Turnaround Management Society

Master and Doctoral International Scholarships from Turnaround Management Society

In 2011 the Turnaround Management Society is planning on supporting three PhD students that are writing their thesis in turnaround management / crisis management as well as two master students.
The following requirements must to be met:

• outstanding record of academic achievements
• must be enrolled in a PhD program at an internationally recognized university
• regular publications (throughout the PhD studies)
• at least 3 years work experience in a related field
• filled out an application form that can be obtained from the Turnaround Management Society
• two recommendations from academics (from your prior studies)

If you are not enrolled into a PhD program yet, the Turnaround Management can assist you with your application at one of our universities that we are in regular contact with. The Skema Business School in France and China offers a PhD program, that can be taken from all over the world.
Please get in touch with us at least one month before the application deadline of your university in order to appropriately support your application.
Our support:

• The successful applicant will be supported with advice in how to conduct research properly, literature (articles and books) from the field of turnaround management.
• He / She will also be invited to interesting and important conferences in the field of corporate restructuring, crisis management and project management.
• Futhermore, the research student will be introduced to leading academics and professionals and in the world of turnaround management.
• Monetary funding can also be aranged through one of our partners.

For more information, please visit the official announcement.

CLOSTNET- 22 Exciting PhD Opportunities Across Europe

22 EXCITING PhD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN CLOSTRIDIA
ACROSS 7 EU MEMBER STATES
Marie Curie Initial Training Network (CLOSTNET) on the molecular biology of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Clostridium species: Nottingham, Exeter, Rostock, Munich, Helsinki, Maribor, Rome, Marseille, Boxmeer, Toulouse, Cambridge

Early Stage Researchers
Early Stage Researchers (predoctoral) fellowships are available across seven Member States with the CLOSTNET Marie Curie Training Network (ITN) http://www.clostridia.net/clostnet-intro.html
The genus Clostridium is a large and important group of bacteria, from both a medical and industrial perspective. Thus:
1) Clostridium difficile is now one of Europe’s most important causes of hospital infection.
2) Clostridium perfringens is causing devastation in the European poultry industry.
3) Clostridium botulinum continues to fuel public concerns over its misuse by bioterrorists.
4) Clostridium acetobutylicum offers hope in potential sustainable biofuel production.
5) Clostridium sporogenes & C. novyi offer novel cures for treating cancer.
As a consequence, there is an urgent need to better understand the basic biology of these important bacteria to counter the diseases they cause and exploit their potential benefits. Using cutting edge technology and pulling together the expertise from centres of excellence across Europe, “CLOSTNET” aims to meet this need. This four year, £5 million project is funded by the EU Marie Curie FP7 People Programme and involves academic and industrial partners from seven European Member States. Specific workpackages will focus on: (i) Global Gene Regulation; (ii) Spore Formation and Germination; (iii) Secretion of Pathogenic Determinants and Hydrolytic Enzymes; (iv) Metabolism, and; (v) Genome Plasticity. The programme will include five workshops and two open Clostridia conferences.
CLOSTNET represents a unique opportunity for a total of 22 researchers of any nationality or country of residence to pursue a PhD based at one of these centres of excellence (two students per centre). Each PhD will be for 36 months and will involve up to six months secondment to a partner laboratory.
Each of the 11 Partners will take on 2 students each, ie., 22 in total.
Fellows will be expected to begin their studies no later than 31st August 2010.
For more details please see:
http://www.clostridia.net/clostnet-intro.html
Please apply online at:
https://clostridia2.nottingham.ac.uk/

Germany: Postdoctoral Position at the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt am Main

A Postdoctoral position at the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

The Lohrum-group is seeking a highly motivated Postdoc with interest in genomic and bioinformatic cancer research.
Our research team is interested in tumour suppressor mechanisms of the p53-protein family in the post-genomic and epigenetic era. We are applying modern genomic and molecular techniques to study the tumour-suppressor mechanisms of the p53-family in healthy as well as cancerous cells (Smeenk et al, 2008; Koeppel et al, 2009).

Applicants should have experience in genomic research and bioinformatic expertise.
Please send your complete application (CV, letter of motivation, name and address of two referees) via email to: lohrum[ at ]em.uni-frankfurt.de
The Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is an academic research institute of great tradition in biomedical sciences. The institute maintains the status of an independent foundation, and is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry for Sciences and Arts of the State of Hessen. The Georg-Speyer-Haus is dedicated to basic and translational research in the fields of cancer and infectious diseases, and cooperates closely with the University of Frankfurt.

Italy: PhD Scholarships in Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan

PhD Scholarships in Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

2010 Call for Pre-Applications for the PhD Program in Economics
The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore offers a 3 year Program of Doctoral Studies in Economics fully accredited worldwide.
Three merit-based scholarships will be awarded to the most outstanding students.
The Program, taught entirely in English, provides an excellent training for study and research in the various fields of economics. It has a long and consolidated tradition of post-graduate teaching and research in both theoretical and applied economics. Since its inception, more than one hundred students have successfully completed the PhD Program, and many of them are working in leading academic and non-academic, prestigious institutions like the Federal Reserve, the European Commission, the United Nations, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Italy.

The first year of the PhD Program is devoted mainly to advanced course work in Mathematics for economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and a considerable number of frontier state-of-the-art research topics. Full time research is pursued over the following two (or exceptionally three) years, during which each student must write his or her thesis. Students are encouraged and financially supported to carry out part of their studies at leading foreign universities in order to allow them to exchange and compare ideas on a broader scale.
Application
To apply, please read the Call for Pre-Applications downloadable at www.unicatt.it/phdeconomics where the procedure is described. It consists of two stages, a pre-application and an official application. The pre-application is recommended but not necessary while the official application is.
To participate in the pre-application stage, your application must be received by May 15th, 2010. The official application will take place in the second half of July or the first half of August. (The precise date will be available on the Program’s website later.)
For questions please contact Professor Gerd Weinrich, Director of the PhD Program in Economics, at gerd.weinrich[ at ]unicatt.it (http://docenti.unicatt.it/ita/Gerd_Hellmut_Weinrich).

Italy: Master Scholarships in Banking and Entrepreneurship

Master Scholarships in Banking and Entrepreneurship, Italy

NEW EUROPE
MASTER IN BANKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Academic Year 2010/2011
After its first seven successful editions, that have involved more than 150 participants coming from Italy and Eastern Europe Countries, the eight edition of the “New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship” is starting on October 13th 2010.

The Master lasts one year and includes a 3-month internship, a sort of on-the-job-training in one of the banks belonging to UniCredit Group. It aims at giving graduates and young professionals the opportunity to gain specific knowledge of the European Banking System and its multiple relations with the world of finance and the entrepreneurship.
The Course takes place in Conegliano (TV), inside the premises of the superb former Franciscan Monastery, a location that allows to couple the beauty and the peaceful-and-quiet environment of the building with the chance of living in Conegliano, a pleasant man-sized town full of activities, and at the same time, of being immersed in a part of Italy that represents the heart of the European entrepreneurship model.
Enrolments deadline: June 30th, 2010; to apply for the eight edition of the Master program, all the required documents can be found at the Master’s official web site.
Web Site: www.masterbe.com
E-mail:
infocampus[ at ]fondazionecassamarca.it
info[ at ]masterbe.com
Master Course accredited by: ASFOR

[Indonesia] International Leadership In Education Program (ILEP)

Deadline: April 15, 2010

The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and is implemented by IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board), a Washington, DC based non-profit organization.

ILEP will consist of a semester-long academic program at a U.S. university, including coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, teaching strategies for their home environment, teacher leadership, as well as the use of computers for internet, word processing and as tools for teaching. The semester-long program, which will commence in January 2010 and conclude in May 2010, will also include an internship at a secondary school to engage participants actively with the American teachers and students.

The Fellowship provides:

• J-1 visa support
• A pre-departure orientation held in Indonesia
• Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.
• A Welcome Orientation in Washington, DC
• Academic program fees
• Housing (generally shared with other program fellows)
• Accident and sickness insurance
• A daily allowance for meals and incidentals during the university academic program
• A laptop computer
• A $200 book/professional development allowance
• A Closing Seminar in Washington, DC
• A $100 excess bagage/shipping allowance (international)
• A $80 checked bagage allowance (domestic)
• The opportunity to apply for collaborrative grants with U.S. colleagues

Eligible applicants must:

• Be secondary-level, full-time teachers with five or more years of classroom experience in disciplines including: English as a Foreign Language, Social Studies, Civics, Mathematics or Sciences.
• Be citizen of Indonesia
• Be proficient in written and spoken English with a minimum institutional TOEFL score of 500 or higher or IELTS 5.0

How To Apply:
Candidates should complete the appropriate application forms. Forms are available either by mail at infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id or in person at the
AMINEF Office,
Gedung Balai Pustaka, 6th floor,
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya 4,
Jakarta 10720.
Indonesia

Applicant must submit the original application and four complete copies (for a total of five (5) copies). Each copy of the application should be submitted in the following order:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae (see sample format in the download form)
• Statement of Purpose
• Completed recommendation form and letter as well as completed institution support form, and
• A copy of your ID card (KTP or passport)

The deadline to submit the complete application and the required documents 15 April 2010

Note: Each complete application should look identical and be stapled. No other form of binding is permitted.

Contact Information
Specific questions regarding the application process may be addressed via e-mail to the following address: infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id. We do not accept email applications. Hard copies must be sent or delivered to American Indonesian Exchange Foundation.

Click here to download application form

[England] 100 PhD Scholarships from University of Exeter 2010

University of Exeter had the third biggest rise of all UK universities in their annual government grant for teaching and research (2009/10) and they are undergoing an impressive three-year £270 million investment programme in new buildings, research centres, student residences and campus facilities.

University of Exeter offer PhD students the opportunity to work in large interdisciplinary Colleges where they benefit from established research infrastructures and networks. A wealth of support for PhD students is available, including our Effective Researcher Development Programme training sessions that provide the skills to successfully complete a PhD and our eProfile system, enabling students to showcase their research profile to the academic community, collaborators, sponsors and employers.

As part of our continued commitment to building research capacity we are offering over 100 funding awards for PhD students for 2010 entry. The awards vary according to the subject area and range from full studentships covering all fees and a maintenance grant for three years, to bursaries worth £7,000 a year for three years. Certain awards are linked to teaching commitments of up to 80 hours per year. The awards are normally offered full-time, however some may be available part-time or by distance learning.

Click here for more information about 100 PhD Scholarships from University of Exeter 2010

Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships 2011

Deadline: June 30, 2010

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) aim to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, while addressing priority development issues of the region. The ALA program comprises ALA Scholarships and ALA Fellowships. These awards are for leaders or those who have potential for leadership roles that can influence social and economic reform, both in their own countries and in the Asia-Pacific region.

ALA Scholarships are for study at Masters or Doctorate level in an Australian university. Study programs must relate to a priority development area: disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development, water and sanitation. ALA scholars also undertake a Leadership Development Program in Australia.

As ALA Scholarships are an investment in the future of the Asia-Pacific region, ALA scholars are required to return to their home country or the region for two years after they have completed their studies in Australia.

Selection for ALA Scholarships is competitive, based on leadership qualities, academic excellence and potential impact on return home.
Applications for the 2011 intake open on 10 March 2010 and close on 30 June 2010

Click here for more information about Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships 2011

[USA] 2010 CAGNY Scholarship

Deadline: April 17, 2010

The objective of the scholarship is to further students' interest in the property/casualty actuarial profession and to encourage the pursuit of the Casualty Actuarial Society designations.

Eligibility:

The CAGNY Scholarship Program is available to any U.S. or Canadian citizen or holder of a permanent resident visa who is currently a full-time student at a U.S. or Canadian college or university, and will attend a U.S. or Canadian college or university as a full-time student for the 2010-2011 academic year. An applicant must have demonstrated high scholastic achievement and strong interest in pursuing an actuarial career in the property/casualty insurance industry.

Preference will be given to applicants native to the Greater New York area or attending universities in the Greater New York area.

Procedure:

An application is considered complete when it includes:

1. The 3-page CAGNY Scholarship application.
2. The recommendation form included with this application, preferably completed by an instructor who knows the applicant well.
3. A current official transcript.

Completed applications are due by April 15, 2010. Additional applications are available from CAGNY and online at the CAGNY web site. Winners will be notified during May 2010 and will be invited to attend the CAGNY spring meeting.
AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP:

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of individual merit. CAGNY expects to award up to $3,000 to one or more qualified candidates for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Click here for further Scholarship Information and Application