PhD Scholarships 2009/2010 for Biosciences/Biotechnology and Cavendish Research Scholarship

PhD scholarships 2009/10 for Biosciences/Biotechnology Research Scholarship and Cavendish Research Scholarship

At the University of Westminster you can apply for a scholarship once you have been offered a place (either conditional or unconditional) on a course at the University, but before you start your course. The only exception to this rule is if you are an undergraduate UK/EU student who started your course under the new tuition fee regime.

Biosciences/Biotechnology Research Scholarship
1. Amount
Full tuition fee waiver, available over three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

2. Eligibility
You must be from a developing country and plan to study a postgraduate research programme (MPhil or PhD) in biosciences or biotechnology at the Cavendish site.

3. Criteria
Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.

Cavendish Research Scholarship

1. Amount
Full tuition fee waiver, available over three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

2. Eligibility
You must be from India and plan to study a postgraduate research programme (MPhil or PhD) at the Cavendish site.

3. Criteria
Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.

All proposals for admission must be received by the Research Team in the Academic Registrar’s Department by Friday 14 March 2009. The deadline for all PhD scholarship applications is 31 May 2009, unless otherwise stated.

Please note we only accept hard copy of your application, we do not accept faxes or email attachments. Please allow sufficient time for your application to reach us by mail.

University of Westminster
Scholarships Office
32-38 Wells Street
London W1T 3UW
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7911 5000 ext 2349/2338

For further information about research studentships please visit this web www.westminster.ac.uk

Phd in Business School Oxford Brookes University

Deadline: 15 April 2009
Open to: Honours degree and master degree
Funding: £20,000 pa plus student fees

Phd in Business School Oxford Brookes University


PhD positions are open in Business School, Oxford Brookes.
The full-time studentship, which includes an element for teaching
will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress. Bursary will be
£20,000 pa plus student fees.

Applicants should have a good Honours degree with 2:1 and
normally a masters degree within a relevant discipline.

University, Deadline is the same for all program, April 15, 2009.

More information can be found HERE.

New M.A. in Regional Studies—Latin America and the Caribbean at Columbia University

New M.A. in Regional Studies—Latin America and the Caribbean at Columbia University

The Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University is proud to announce that we are accepting applications for our new
Master of Arts in Regional Studies—Latin America and the Caribbean.

This is a unique interdisciplinary M.A. degree program that provides a broad social science-based approach to modern and contemporary
Latin America and the Caribbean. The curriculum combines core seminars on region-specific scholarship and research with the
opportunity to take courses in different disciplines throughout Columbia University. Graduates are prepared for careers in
government, non-profits, the private sector, and academia.

- Earn an M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies in one year
- Prepare for a profession or a Ph.D. program
- Choose courses from many academic disciplines
- Benefit from the many unique resources available to those who study Latin America and the Caribbean at Columbia University and in

New York City

Institute of Latin American Studies
Columbia University
420 West 118th St., 8th Floor IAB
MC 3339
New York, NY 10027
Tel:(212) 854-4643
Fax:(212) 854-4607
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Visit the website.

A new Film Independent program for young filmmakers

A new Film Independent program for young filmmakers
Los Angeles Film Festival, June 18-28, 2009 in Westwood Village


Film Independent, the organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, is proud to announce the launch of the @15 Short Film Contest, a new initiative designed to increase the opportunities for young filmmakers to get their films seen by a wider audience.

Presented by Best Buy, the @15 Short Film Contest is open to filmmakers ages 13-18, and there is no entry fee.

We invite you to go to the website where you will find detailed information about the submission requirements and the fantastic prizes that will be given to the top 15 finalists and to the audience-award winner. The final deadline is April 15.

Grace Mosqueda
@15 Short Film Contest Coordinator
Film Independent
9911 W. Pico Blvd. 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90035
310.432.1260-direct
310.432.1203-fax
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Academic Achievement Scholarship 2009/2010 for Postgraduate at UK and european

Academic Achievement Scholarship September 2009 or January 2010 entry (UK/EU)

We believe that outstanding academic achievement deserves to be recognised. We’re pleased to offer Academic Achievement Scholarships to help you accomplish even more. And with the latest facilities and technologies at your disposal, we can support you all the way.

* Postgraduate students qualify for the Academic Achievement Scholarship provided you have obtained a First Class Honours degree
* Everyone who meets the eligibility criteria will be awarded a Scholarship
* The award is worth £1,000, which is paid in two equal instalments, during the first year of study
* You must be a student from the UK and or an EU national to apply but it doesn’t matter if you are studying full or part-time courses
* All postgraduate courses at Bournemouth University (BU) are covered

The deadline for applications is 14 November 2009 for full-time students and 1 September 2009 for part-time students. For January 2010 entrants the deadline will be 26 February 2010.

You can also request an application form from:
Contact Us:
askBU Students Service

Bournemouth University
The Base
Poole House
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB UK
Email: askBUstudents@bournemouth.ac.uk

For further information please visit: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk

PhD position: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne

Scholarship: PhD position at the Swiss Institute of Technology

Deadline: 2009-04-30

Open to: qualified candidates willing to undertake doctoral work in the area of Real-time Optimization of Dynamical Systems

The Automatic Control Laboratory (Laboratoire d'Automatique, LA) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) is looking for a qualified candidate to undertake doctoral work in the area of Real-time Optimization of Dynamical Systems.

The project will focus on the use of measurements for real-time optimization. In particular, it is proposed to formalize some aspects of NCO tracking, a methodology developed at LA, which turns a dynamic optimization problem into a feedback control problem.

Applicants should have a strong background in dynamical systems, control, and optimization and hold a master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering. EPFL offers highly competitive salaries. The position is available right away, but a start within 3-6 months is possible.

For application, please use the form provided by the doctoral program in Electrical Engineering and send the

complete application package, indicating your intention to be hired by LA and including 3 reference letters, to Prof. Bonvin.

Your application will then be forwarded to the doctoral program directly by LA. Please pay no attention to the deadlines mentioned on the doctoral school's webpage, for this position is a specific opening at LA.

For inquiry, please contact:

Prof. Dominique Bonvin

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Voice: +41 21 693 3843

or

Dr. Grégory François

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Voice: +41 21 693 3844

Fax: +41 21 693 2574

Address: Laboratoire d'Automatique

EPFL - Station 9

CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Academic Achievement Scholarship 2009/2010 for Postgraduate at UK and european

Academic Achievement Scholarship September 2009 or January 2010 entry (UK/EU)

We believe that outstanding academic achievement deserves to be recognised. We’re pleased to offer Academic Achievement Scholarships to help you accomplish even more. And with the latest facilities and technologies at your disposal, we can support you all the way.

* Postgraduate students qualify for the Academic Achievement Scholarship provided you have obtained a First Class Honours degree
* Everyone who meets the eligibility criteria will be awarded a Scholarship
* The award is worth £1,000, which is paid in two equal instalments, during the first year of study
* You must be a student from the UK and or an EU national to apply but it doesn’t matter if you are studying full or part-time courses
* All postgraduate courses at Bournemouth University (BU) are covered

The deadline for applications is 14 November 2009 for full-time students and 1 September 2009 for part-time students. For January 2010 entrants the deadline will be 26 February 2010.

You can also request an application form from:
Contact Us:
askBU Students Service

Bournemouth University
The Base
Poole House
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB UK
Email: askBUstudents@bournemouth.ac.uk

For further information please visit: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk

Master Informatics Scholarships 2009/2010 at the City University London

Master Informatics Scholarships 2009/2010

The School of Informatics offers a number of scholarships of £2,000 for both home and overseas well-qualified postgraduate students on the following one year full-time master’s courses:

# Software Engineering
# e-Business Systems
# Information Systems
# Human-centred Systems
# Geographic Information Systems
# Information Systems & Technology
# Business Systems Analysis & Design
# Information Science
# Information Management
# Library Science
# Geographic Information Management
# Information Management in the Cultural Sector
# Electronic Publishing
# Health Informatics
# Healthcare Technologies

Scholarships will be offered to both home and overseas well-qualified applicants wishing to take up a place on any of the above courses in September 2009. The scholarships, each valued at £2,000, are intended to assist students to pay the fees for their chosen course of study. They will be awarded on a competitive basis to the most promising applicants.

How to apply

Complete an application form for your chosen programme of study, attaching a letter stating that you also wish to be considered for an Informatics Scholarship. Exceptionally well qualified applicants will be offered a scholarship at the time we make an offer of a place on the programme.

Deadlines for application

We will consider applications at three points in the year. If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, please make sure we receive your COMPLETE application form ( complete references, transcripts etc) and letter by one of these dates.

# Round 1: 1 January 2009
# Round 2: 30 April 2009
# Round 3: 30 June 2009

Terms and conditions
1. Scholarships are awarded at the sole discretion of the Course Director. Course Directors may require applicants to submit an assignment or an essay, for example, as part of the selection process.
2. Scholarships are only available to students paying the full fee on one of the participating courses.
3. The scholarship is intended to assist the student meet the cost of the fee payable in respect of the course and will be deducted from the fees charged to the student or the student’s sponsor.
4. The scholarship will not be recorded on the degree certificate from the University. However, references for students who have successfully completed the course may refer to the scholarship.
5. Applicants may only apply for a scholarship once, but if a deadline is missed it will automatically be considered for the next round.

Note that anyone who applied for the scholarships under previous rules will automatically be considered under the new rules.

Tel: 020 7040 0248
Email: pginfo@soi.city.ac.uk

http://www.city.ac.uk/studentcentre/support/scholarships/postgrad.html

YGGDRASIL mobility programme 2009-2010 Norway

The YGGDRASIL mobility programme offers funding for international Ph.D. students and younger researchers for research stays in Norway.

Personal mobility grants
As from the academic year 2009-2010, the Research Council of Norway is offering mobility grants to highly qualified, international Ph.D. students and younger researchers from 25 countries in connection with research stays in Norway of one to ten months through the YGGDRASIL mobility programme.

The mobility programme encompasses all subjects and disciplines and takes its name from Yggdrasil, the immense ash tree from Norse mythology whose branches extend throughout the world and into the heavens.

Countries covered under the programme
The programme offer grants to the following 25 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Application deadline
Applicants must submit a personal mobility grant application via the Research Council's eSøknad electronic submission service.

The deadline for applying for grants under the YGGDRASIL mobility programme is in the spring for the following academic year.

In 2009, the application deadline is 22 April for the academic year 2009-2010.

Further information on the website.
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PhD Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available University of Texas San Antonio Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

Position Open

PhD Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available
University of Texas San Antonio
Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics

Position Open Until Filled

For further information, please contact:
Steve Ackley
Phone: 210-458-6793
Email: Stephen.ackley@utsa.edu

Or Hongjie Xie
Phone: 210-458-5445
Email: hongjie.xie@utsa.edu

Or visit the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at: http://www.utsa.edu/LRSG/

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The Department of Geological Sciences and Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow and a PhD scholarship in remote sensing, spatial analysis, and modeling of Antarctic sea ice. The
project is funded by the new NASA research project "Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness from Space: Validating Estimates from the Laser and Radar
Satellite Altimeters with Ship-Based Measurements."

Both positions have the possibility to participate in field experiments. Each will be part of a multi-disciplinary research team of collaborators
working on the characterization of sea ice thickness and extent, snow-ice interface temperature, ice concentration, sea ice related bio-geochemistry and ecosystems from both satellite remote sensing and in situ measurements, as well as ice, ocean, and atmosphere interaction and modeling. Satellite data to be used includes, but is not limited to, ICESat, AMSR-E, RADARSAT, MODIS, EnviSAT, and QuikSCAT.

Candidates for the PhD scholarship must hold a Master's or equivalent degree in science (remote sensing, geophysics, physical geography, or
geology). Candidates for the Postdoctoral position must hold a PhD degree in science or engineering (remote sensing, geophysics,
atmosphere, civil engineering). For both positions candidates should have a strong background in research, image processing and analysis, and
spatial data analysis. Strong programming skills and modeling experiences are a plus. The advisors to this position expect a general
interest in climate studies and the Antarctic. Applicants must have good written and verbal communication skills.

To apply, please email an application to Professors Ackley and Xie, including:
1) A short description of qualifications and research interests
2) A curriculum vita that provides relevant academic, employment, and personal details
3) Authorized transcripts of course work and authorized copies of university diplomas and degrees, all translated into English
4) Three letters of support from previous employers or supervisors
5) English proficiency certification, if applicable
6) For the postdoctoral position, at least one peer-reviewed journal publication relative to the research project is required.

The position is available immediately and will be open until it is filled. The PhD candidate will be required to apply for enrollment as a
PhD student at the Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program at UTSA. Please mention this PhD scholarship announcement in your graduate school application and notify the advisors, by email, of your application.

For further information, please contact:
Steve Ackley
Phone: 210-458-6793
Email Stephen.ackley@utsa.edu

Or:
Hongjie Xie
Phone: 210-458-5445
Email: hongjie.xie@utsa.edu

Or visit the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at: http://www.utsa.edu/LRSG/