PhD Scholarships in Languages of Emotion, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Funded within the Excellence Initiative of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Graduate School of the Cluster “Languages of Emotion” has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects pertinent to the research of the Cluster. The graduate school offers intensive and individual supervision of the thesis as well as a structured course of studies. The research of the cluster is dedicated to the complex interrelations between the use of signs/symbols, the transfer of emotions, aesthetic practices, mental dispositions and affective modes of constructing both personal and social identities the cluster. The graduate school focuses on the following research areas: * the relations between affective phenomena and various representational media (lan-guage, sound, image); * the artistic practices and poetics of (re)presenting/ shaping emotion; * correlations between emotional and linguist

M.Phil and PhD projects in experimental & computational geochemistry at high PT at The University of Hong Kong Applications are invited for M.Phil and Ph.D. studentships in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. The students will be involved in working on molecular-scale processes in high temperature aqueous systems using a variety of experimental and ab initio molecular modeling techniques. Of particular interest are studies of hydrothermal organic reactions, metal ion complexation and partitioning to steam and solute-solvent clustering processes in high-temperature low-density fluids. Students will have access to a suite of new experimental and high performance computing facilities and work in an interdisciplinary environment, interacting with groups from physics, chemistry and engineering. Scholarships and teaching assistantships are available. Applicants should hold a B.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Geochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a

PhD Scholarship in Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia PhD scholarship in structural health monitoring of bridges (up to $50K tax free) As one of Australia’s leading universities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has a solid record of success in solving problems for industry and the community, and developing new products and processes. Applications are invited from appropriately qualified individuals for a PhD scholarship being offered in QUT’s Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering (Brisbane) to work on the following project: Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges using Vibration Characteristics Many bridges in Australia are old and are now subjected to heavier and faster moving loads, than originally envisaged and in addition suffer structural deterioration with age. These factors can cause localised distress, which if not attended to can cause bridge failure with adverse consequences. To address this, the Comm

Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies, Grants for Students and Visiting Scholars, Europe The University of Münster, Germany, University Jaume I, Spain, and New University of Lisbon, Portugal, provide a new Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies. The English-taught Masters program has been approved in the educational program of excellence of the European Union ERASMUS MUNDUS. The program targets international applicants from NON-EU countries and will provide: 15-20 grants for non-EU students (35.600, for the entire Masters program of 18 months) 3-4 grants for non-EU visiting researchers/scholars (13.000, for four months of teaching and research) Application deadline: January 15, 2009 . Students - the Masters program addresses holders of Bachelor degrees in APPLICATION AREAS of Geographic Information, such as Geography, Environmental Planning, Regional Planning, Transportation/Logistics, Agriculture, Forestry, Retailing/Marketing , etc., and/or Researchers (vis

Applications are now being accepted for the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies in Economics. The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies in Economics. This is a scholarship awarded by the International Monetary Fund to Japanese nationals currently pursuing or intending to pursue a PhD in Macroeconomics or a related subject at a leading university outside of Japan. Award: The scholarship covers all reasonable expenses for two years of graduate study in macroeconomics or a related subject, including one round trip airfare, full university tuition and fees, medical insurance, books and living expenses. The scholarship has an internship component at the IMF during the summer after the third year of studies. Procedure for Applying: Students generally apply for the Japan-IMF Scholarship either the year before beginning their graduate studies in economics or i