Scholarships Positions

Study Subject(s):1. Study of Chemistry Curriculum at Higher Secondary Stage 2. Study of Mathematics Curriculum at Higher Secondary Stage
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: National Council of Educational Research and Training, India
Scholarship can be taken at: India

Eligibility:
At least IInd Class Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Chemistry and Mathematics with minimum 55% marks.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, NCERT will hold a walk-ininterview to recruit two Junior Project Fellows on purely temporary basis. The interview will be held on 1st August 2011 at 10.30 A.M. in the Room No. 2, 1st Floor, Science Block, NCERT, New Delhi. The terms and conditions of the fellowship are as follows:

How to Apply: By post , Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 August 201 1

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Study Subject(s):Metabolomics/functional genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Course Level:Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: MRC National Institute for Medical Research
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: -Knowledge and experience of molecular biology, protein chemistry and enzymology are essential.
-The post-holder is expected to be highly creative and motivated, be able to work within a group, and keep detailed records of experiments and must also have good communication skills (written and verbal), must be prepared to present at informal and formal meetings, and to contribute to scientific publications.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: -This is a 3 year MRC funded Career Development Fellowship. CDFs are training and development positions for post-doctoral scientists who have either recently completed their doctoral studies, are moving into a new research discipline, have limited previous experience of key transferable skills, or are clinically qualified with little or no research experience. -They provide opportunities to develop research project skills and develop collaborative links with colleagues within the Institute and elsewhere.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 July 2011

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Study Subject(s): Development of a Numerical model for the Nonlinear four-wave interactions in Discrete Spectral Wave Models” in the School of Advanced Sciences
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Oslo, Norway
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway

Eligibility:
- A Master degree or equivalent in Philosophy
-As a prerequisite the candidate must demonstrate good language skills in English, language skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese are a plus.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: A PhD Research Fellowship (post code 1017) in the field of Philosophy is available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. The position is to be part of the research project ‘Who Owns It? – Land claims in Latin America: their moral legitimacy and implications”, directed by Gerhard Øverland (Philosophy, University of Oslo) together with Christian Barry (Philosophy, Australian National University) and Jemima García-Godos (Human Geography, University of Oslo).

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 August 2011

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Study Subject(s): Developmental research
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Jacobs Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Fellowships will be located at the institutions in which the students enroll in their PhDs,

Eligibility:hold, or have documents indicating that they will soon hold, qualifications that meet eligibility requirements for entry into a PhD program. This qualification should be in a field relevant to developmental research; b. have identified a doctoral project in developmental research, confirmed that they are eligible to enroll in a PhD at the institution in which they intend to complete the project, and have agreement from a staff member from that institution that they will provide supervision for the project; c. be proficient in spoken and written English.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The ISSBD promotes research on human development throughout the lifespan. Its more than 1000 members come from over 60 different countries. International exchange and collaboration are among its key features. Fellowships The ISSBD and the Jacobs Foundation share an interest in developing the careers of early career scholars from all parts of the world, including currency-restricted countries, and have established a fellowship program for this purpose.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 15, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Preventing environmental effects of products through producer responsibility
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: The Research Council of Norway
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway

Eligibility:
-Applicants must hold a Norwegian Master’s degree in Law or equivalent. The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
-The candidate’s grades, the project description, and the applicant’s personal qualifications will be taken into consideration in the evaluation of the applications.
- A final project plan will eventually be developed in close cooperation with the chair of the Natural Resources Law Group Hans Chr. Bugge and other members of the group.
-Some knowledge of law-and-economics/environmental economics is desirable.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, announces a position for a PhD student attached to the Resource Group in Natural Resources Law. The group’s activities are multidisciplinary and cover research in international, European and national law on natural resources, energy, the environment and property, including law and economics. The PhD position is included in the project ”Preventing environmental effects of products through producer responsibility”. This is a new project funded by The Research Council of Norway, with start up in the autumn 2011. The project aims to get new insight and build general academic competence in the increasingly important field of producers’ and importers’ responsibility for the environmental effects of their products. This is a wide research field internationally within both environmental law and trade law, as well as environmental economics. The project will have a broad perspective and develop close links with international research in the field. The project has formal international partners at four European universities.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: August 1, 2011

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Study Subject(s): Bengali,English,Hindi,Sanskrit, Political Science ,Philosophy, Histroy, Economics, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Human Physiology, Botany& Geography and Disaster Management Course Level:PhD Scholarship Provider: Tripura University, India Scholarship can be ...

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Study Subject(s):Cultures of Evidence” and “Certain- ty Undermined – Life-worlds and Knowledge in Transition”.
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: The  IFK’s International Academic Advisory Board
Scholarship can be taken at: Austria

Eligibility:Applicants must have a Doctorate or a Ph.D. at the time of application.

-Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional,departmental affiliation although preference is given to qualified Austrian applicants.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: Senior Fellowships are designed to support excellent scholars, who are well advanced in their academic careers. Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation; although preference is given to applicants of international repute who have published significant papers in recognized refereed journals and books that establish the author as a leading expert in his/her academic field.

How to Apply: By Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 July 2011

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Study Subject(s):Various
Course Level:Doctoral
Scholarship Provider: Government of India
Scholarship can be taken at: India
Eligibility:
- Eligibility is restricted to citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Students must be registered in a graduate program. Canadian citizens enrolled in graduate programs outside Canada are eligible for student fellowships.
- Applicants who have accepted a grant or award from the Shastri Institute within the last 12 months are not eligible to apply.
- Individuals who have received previous grants or awards from the Shastri Institute and have yet to submit their final reports are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes (Canada)

Scholarship Description: Doctoral Student Research Fellowships are awarded to students enrolled in Doctoral programs outside India with a significant India Studies focus, to enable them to conduct research in India towards their degree. Students must be affiliated with an Indian institution.

How to Apply: Online or by Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: July 30, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Science,Technology
Course Level:Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider:European Commission
Scholarship can be taken at: Malta

Eligibility:Individual researchers who have (or almost) completed their PhD or have at least 4 years of full-time research experience after graduation
-Universities, research organisations or companies who want to hire foreign researchers for a period of research training/ knowledge transfer, or who want more information to pass on to the researchers of their own organisation.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The People programme, better known as Marie Curie fellowships, provides funding for individual researchers, allowing them to diversify and broaden their scientific knowledge and skills. These are mobility fellowships, meaning you must move to a different country.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 August 2011

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Study Subject(s):Economics of Health
Course Level: Postdoctoral Research
Scholarship Provider: MRC/NIHR/ESRC
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-Applicants must either have a PhD/DPhil or expect to do so by the time of take-up of the award, and must be early career and not have more than three years (full-time equivalent) post-doctoral experience.
-Applicants should hold a PhD or DPhil in either economics or one that combines training in economics with research in related areas (for example, statistics, and epidemiology).

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The MRC fellowship in Economics of Health extends the preceding joint MRC/NIHR/ESRC fellowship, established to support two rounds of annual fellowship competitions. In funding a further competition, MRC aims to strengthen capacity in health economics by attracting early postdoctoral researchers trained in economics research methods to apply their skills to health economics problems.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 6 October 2011

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Study Subject(s): Various
Course Level: Master’s
Scholarship Provider: Government of India
Scholarship can be taken at: India
Eligibility:
- Eligibility is restricted to citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Students must be registered in a graduate program. Canadian citizens enrolled in graduate programs outside Canada are eligible for student fellowships.
- Applicants who have accepted a grant or award from the Shastri Institute within the last 12 months are not eligible to apply.
- Individuals who have received previous grants or awards from the Shastri Institute and have yet to submit their final reports are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes (Canada)

Scholarship Description: Master’s Student Research Fellowships are awarded to students enrolled in Master’s programs outside India with a significant India Studies focus, to enable them to conduct research in India towards their degree. Students must be affiliated with an Indian institution.

How to Apply: Online or by Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: July 30, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Bio-medical Sciences
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: The MRC, Royal Colleges and other partners
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-It is awarded at the clinical pre-doctoral or entry level, although medically qualified applicants who obtained their PhD some time ago may also exceptionally be considered.
-Medical and dental graduate applicants should be at specialty registrar (StR) grade or below, or be at the equivalent level in general practice. Applicants are required to have completed MRCP (or equivalent) exams before taking up the award;
-If you have started a PhD, you may apply for a fellowship only if, at the proposed start date, you have not been registered for more than 12 months full-time.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The MRC clinical research training fellowship provides up to three years’ support for clinically qualified, active professionals to undertake specialised or further research training in the bio-medical sciences within the UK. A further year’s funding is available for patient orientated clinical research training fellowships. The scheme is designed to accommodate the dual clinical-research training career path by allowing fellows to spend up to 20 per cent of their time on NHS sessions. Fellows are required to register for a research degree, normally a PhD, based on research undertaken during the fellowship.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 September 2011

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Study Subject(s): Any field of research (relevant to blood cancer )
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Leukaemia Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia
Eligibility:
Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens holding a Special Category Visa. Applicants who have applied for, but not yet been granted permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, may apply for the award. Evidence of the appropriate status must be provided before the start of the award. Research funded by the Fellowship must be conducted in an Australian Institution.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: This is the most prestigious of the Leukaemia Foundation’s personal awards and will provide sustained support for an outstanding young researcher preferably between 3 and 10 years Postdoctorate who has established an international reputation for research in the field of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancers and disorders. Candidates in any field of research relevant to blood cancer are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have an established track record in research at the highest level and will be expected to establish an innovative new program of research in these blood cancers.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 July 2011

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Study Subject(s): Natural Products Chemistry
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: The Danish Council for Strategic Research, University of Southern Denmark
Scholarship can be taken at: Denmark
Eligibility:
The Ph.D. fellowship candidate should have qualifications required for working on natural products chemistry and analytical chemistry, and should have experience with isolation of organic compounds using column chromatography and HPLC as well as experience with identification of organic compounds by spectroscopic methods such as NMR and mass spectrometry. Advanced level of speaking, writing and reading English is required. In addition, emphasis will be on good skills to communicate and collaborate as well as to function in a research team across institutions and research disciplines.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, University of Southern Denmark is seeking a highly motivated graduate to undertake research in the field of developing analytical methods for the analysis of resveratrol and its metabolites in biological samples and for large scale isolation of resveratrol metabolites from human urine for bioactivity testing.

How to Apply: By Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 6 July, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Causes, diagnosis and treatment of cancers
Course Level:Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: Leukaemia Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia
Eligibility:
Candidates must have been awarded their PhD no more than three years prior to the closing date for applications or else their PhD must be awarded by December of the year of application.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, and related blood disorders. Through its National Research Program, the Foundation seeks to foster innovative research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of these cancers, and the care of patients and families. The program includes grants for research projects, in addition to scholarships and fellowships to foster the careers of talented young scientists and doctors.

How to Apply: Online and by Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 July 2011

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Study Subject(s): Bioinorganic Chemistry
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: University of Edinburgh, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
- Applicants should have, or be working towards, a PhD in biochemistry or chemistry and relevant post-graduate research experience in biological chemistry or related area.
-Interest and/or experience in redox enzymes, protein conjugation and electrochemistry.
-Expertise in protein purification, molecular biology, protein modification, enzyme kinetics and electrochemistry desired
-Ability to communicate complex information clearly, both orally and in writing.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: A postdoctoral fellowship is available for an outstanding and ambitious biological chemist to undertake research in the group of Dr Simon Daff at the School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh. The project is concerned with the design and synthesis of bio-nanowires from multiheme cytochromes. The position will be available from September 2011, for 16 months.
The Daff research group is concerned with the study of redox enzymes and their redesign. Current areas of activity include the chemical and regulation mechanisms nitric oxide synthase, biological electron transfer, enzyme kinetics and electrochemistry.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 August 2011

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Study Subject(s):Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Course Level:Training
Scholarship Provider: University of Toronto
Scholarship can be taken at: Canada

Eligibility:
-Fellowship candidates must have completed an accredited Radiology training program and be:
-Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or
-Proof of these qualifications must be provided by all applicants.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The University of Toronto Residency Program in Nuclear Medicine is part of a six year dual certification program in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Twelve months of Nuclear Medicine training are completed in 2 to 6 month blocks during the PGY 3 -5 years. Twelve months of dedicated Nuclear medicine occur in the PGY 6 year following completion of the certification exam in Radiology. All dual-certified residents in the program presently fulfill the Royal College requirements. In order to meet Royal College requirements, these candidates begin their Nuclear Medicine rotations during the second half of their PGY3 year and add an additional year of Nuclear Medicine following the PGY5 year for a total of a six-year residency.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 1, 2011

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Study Subject(s):History and culture of German-speaking Jewry
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: Ministry of Education and Research – Academic Foundation – Leo Baeck Institute London
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany

Eligibility:•University degree(s) with excellent marks
•Date of latest degree not before February 2009
•Formal qualification for doctoral studies
•Doctoral research project focussing on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: Fellowships of the international Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme are awarded to doctoral students who pursue their research in the field of history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. Besides financial support for one year, the programme offers regular workshops, jointly organised by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Leo Baeck Institute London. The programme particularly aims at doctoral students who wish to carry out research in more than one country; it is open to students of any nationality at any institution of higher education.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1st February 2012

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Study Subject(s): Neuroradiology
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: University of Toronto
Scholarship can be taken at: Canada
Eligibility:
Fellowship candidates must have completed an accredited Radiology training program and be:

- Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or
- American Board of Radiology certified/eligible or
- Certified with equivalent qualifications and
- Proficient in both written and spoken English.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: University of Toronto neuroradiology training is fully approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as a 2-year sub specialty residency for those certified (or eligible for certification) in diagnostic radiology by the Royal College.

How to Apply: Online or by Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 2, 2011

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Study Subject(s):Archaeology
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: UCL Institute of Archaeology
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:Eligible applicants for this Fellowship (equivalent to a PhD position) should, at the start of the fellowship (1 October 2011),
-be in possession of a Master degree (MA/MSc) or equivalent in the field of archaeometallurgy, or archaeology, or an otherwise appropriate subject area (maths, geology, materials science).
-All suitable candidates will be interviewed.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: This research fellowship (equivalent to PhD research) focuses on identifying and interpreting patterns in copper alloy production used from the Bronze Age up to the Medieval period in the eastern Mediterranean, looking at geographical preferences as well as changes over time. The project builds on the successful work of earlier research on copper-based artefacts, making extensive use of published analytical data, expanding the existing technological and typological interpretation of alloy preferences into a wider overarching picture of technological traditions across time and space

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 July 2011

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