University of Alaska Foundation scholarships are available to students attending any campus of the University of Alaska (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Southeast and all community campuses). Since most scholarships are awarded early in the spring of each academic year, applications must be received by February 16, 2009, to be considered for most Fall 2009—Spring 2010 scholarships. Any applications received through August 15, 2009, will be used for any late awarded scholarships or any new scholarship that may open up. Any applications received after August 15, 2009, will be disqualified. Follow these easy steps to be considered for scholarships: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ) The priority processing date for 2009-10 is February 15, 2009 for need-based scholarships and federal financial aid Apply for admission to the UA Campus you plan to attend. Go to UAOnline Apply for scholarships at UA The deadline for most scholarships is February 16, 2009 The final Statew

EMERGING LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EMERGING BUSINESS LEADERS INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED MASTERS DEGREES A GENERAL MBA OR A M.Sc. WITH FOCUS ON AGRIBUSINESS STUDY IN DENMARK OR SOUTH AFRICA INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND NETWORKING IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBALISED MARKET To contribute to the development of a productive private sector the ELSP offers scholarship support to outstanding emerging entrepreneurs and business leaders in Danida’s Programme partner countries and South Africa. An internationally-recognised Masters degree will equip suitable candidates to further contribute to the growth of their home companies and of their nation’s economy in the globalised market. Female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply, as the ELSP recognizes the particular barriers facing potential female business leaders and innovators. From 2009 the ELSP will offer scholarship support for an increasingly wide choice of internationally-accredited private-sector re

Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong offers around 50 undergraduate programmes with majority of them taught in English. We have been ranked 38 in the world’s top university 2007 by Times Higher Education Supplement. Over 10 scholarships funded by the Hong Kong Government as well as private donations are available for international students commencing full-time undergraduate studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in September 2009. The value of the scholarships may vary from HK$80,000 to HK$125,000 per year. These awards are renewable on an annual basis and tenable for up to the duration of undergraduate studies undertaken by the awardees at CUHK, subject to continued satisfactory academic performance.To qualify for such awards, the students should have outstanding academic records and demonstrable financial need. All international applicants will automatically be considered for Scholarships once formal admission offers have been given. No separate application is

Two PhD scholarships are available in the Computational Evolution Group at the University of Auckland under the supervision of Dr Alexei Drummond, co-founder of the BEAST software package for Bayesian evolutionary analysis. The successful candidates will be involved in developing a Bayesian unification of geographical population dynamics and phylogenetics with a focus on human pathogenic viruses. Current phylogenetic models provide inferences about genetic variation, however this research will focus on the roles of landscape, geography, dispersal and migration, in shaping (viral) genetic histories. The successful candidates will work on two novel classes of tractable phylogenetic models that explicitly include the spatial distribution of samples and the geographic features of surrounding habitats. While the primary focus of the research will be on viral pathogens, the proposed work will have the potential to establish a new foundation for phylogeographic modelling in general. Besid

Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to published creative writers. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2010 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2011. Individuals may apply only once each year. If you have questions about your application, please contact the Literature staff at 202/682-5034 or e-mail LitFellowships@arts.gov Calendar/Deadlines Grant Program Description Award Information Applicant Eligibility How to Prepare and Submit an Application Frequently Asked Questions Application Review Award Administration Other Information

GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS IN MARINE CONSERVATION (Summer Term II) Deadline: 15 February For additional information regarding the Global Fellowships in Marine Conservation applicants are encouraged to contact ml_admissions@nicholas.duke.edu. Fellowships for international students will fully cover travel expenses, room and board, and tuition for both BIO 109/ENV 209 Conservation Biology and Policy and one elective course subject to availability. Eligibility This fellowship is available to any international applicant who meets the following precondition: admission to BIO109/ENV209 Conservation Biology and Policy. Admission to the course does not automatically imply award of a fellowship; separate reviews are conducted. International students living outside the United States are not required to pay deposits. Application Form There is no separate fellowship application form. Intent to apply for a fellowship should be made known on the reverse of the summer course enrollment form. Required Credenti

Hannover Biomedical Research School, as part of Hannover Medical School (MHH), invites applications for the above PhD studentships, to commence in October 2009. The three-year study programs, taught in English, are aimed at post-graduates in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine as well as those from Life Science fields. The PhD program “Regenerative Sciences” is also open to students from the various disciplines of Materials Sciences. As well as working on a 3-year research project, students also attend seminars, lab and soft-skill courses, congresses, symposia and summer schools. Successful candidates will be awarded a PhD, alternatively Dr. rer. nat. Scholarships are to be fully funded by the DFG (Excellence Initiative), MHH, partner institutes and their respective departments. We are looking for highly-motivated candidates who have an active interest in one of the fields associated with one or more of the programs on offer. Excellent written and spoken English skills are required. With nea

The AARP Foundation announced a call for entries to its third annual Women’s Scholarship Program. The scholarships will provide funds to women 40 years and older who are seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must: - Be female, and 40 years or older as of March 31, 2009 - Be able to demonstrate financial need - Be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school or training program within 6 months of the scholarship award date Priority consideration is given to women in three categories: women raising children of another family member, such as grandparents raising grandchildren, or those raising siblings or nieces/nephews; women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time; and women in dead end jobs, those with no opportunity for advancement, low pay and lacking either health or retirement benefits. Scholarships may be used for any course of study at

The HDFC Bank Meritus Scholarships is one of the initiatives by which we intend to bring more opportunities to talented and deserving students. We plan to give out over 5000 Scholarships ranging from Rs.2,500 to Rs.10 Lakh amounting to Rs.1.5 crore, to students from the 4th to the 9th standard. A special panel of judges will evaluate the final shortlisted participants and decide the winners. Evaluation will be based on the following parameters: a. Academics : Last 2 years performance in school b. Extracurricular activities and Sports : Competitions won in intra-school, inter-school, state level and national level c. Final written tests Who can participate? Any child studying from Standard 4 to Standard 9 How does the student participate? To participate, the child’s parents need to fill up the Registration form for the HDFC Bank Meritus Scholarship. Registration is free of cost. The participant can register online Click here to register. What is the documentation required? No docum

Call for applications for scholarships in the spring term 2009. Applications should be made to the Tietgen Business College Jubilee Scholarship Closing date for applications is 1 March 2009. Announcement of any awards will be made in late March 2009. The objectives are primarily study activities, traineeships, exchange programs, etc. abroad. The scholarships will be distributed according to the following principles: 1. Extended periods of study (DKK 10,000 – 15,000) 2. Short periods of study of less than six months (approx. DKK 5,000) 3. Traineeships, paper writing, etc. (approx. 3,000) 4. Class applications for exchange programs, etc. Further Scholarship Information and Application

A PhD scholarship in Veterinary immunology is available at the National Veterinary Institute located in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. The Adaptive Immunology and Vaccinology group headed by Gregers Jungersen is engaged in studies of immune responses against various infectious diseases in farm animals and development of new diagnostic tests and vaccines. In this project (granted by The Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences) we collaborate with Statens Serum Institut, SSI, to formulate antigens from different phases of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection into a vaccine with targeted activation of protective cell-mediated immune responses. The specific objectives of the PhD student will be to perform experimental MAP infections of calves and characterise the infection and vaccine induced immune responses and the short-term protective efficacy of the vaccine. Specific attention will be paid to a characterization of the cell-mediated immune res

Journalists are invited to apply for the thirtieth Laurence Stern Fellowship. The winner will be chosen by a senior editor from the Washington Post to work on the paper’s national desk in Washington for three months this summer. He or she will be paid a salary by the Post, and the air fare, together with a modest sum for travel in the US, will be provided by the Fellowship. The first twenty-nine fellows were: David Leigh, James Naughtie, Penny Chorlton, Ian Black, Mary Ann Sieghart, Lionel Barber, Ewen MacAskill, Sarah Helm, Edward Vulliamy, Adela Gooch, Keith Kendrick, Liz Hunt, Jonathan Freedland, Ian Katz, Rebecca Fowler, Sarah Neville, Gary Younge, Audrey Gillan, Caroline Daniel, Will Woodward, Cathy Newman, Glenda Cooper, Helen Rumbelow, Tania Branigan, Mary Fitzgerald, Sam Coates, Anushka Asthana, Paul Lewis and Holly Watt. Applications will be considered from any journalists, whether they work in print, radio, television or the web, in London or elsewhere in Britain. Though no

An exciting PhD position in Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics is available at the Marine Molecular Biology and Genomics group at the Bodø University College (Norway), in collaboration with the Bioinformatics department at the Principe Felipe Centro de Investigación (Valencia, Spain). Further information about the lab can be found on our web page at http://www.hibo.no/index.php?ID=13821 . The overall aim of this project, entitled ‘Gene Networks Involved in Pattern Recognition by Toll-like Receptors in Zebrafish’ is to characterize the genetic networks involved in pathogen-associated molecular pattern recognition by Toll-like receptors, using the zebrafish model system. In addition to improving our understanding of the fish immune system, this fundamental knowledge will be most important for the development of therapeutic agents against bacterial and viral pathogens of economically important fishes. We seek a motivated and enthusiastic candidate with an MSc in functional genomics, b

One M.S. research assistantship is available in Alan Wilson’s lab http://www.wilsonlab.com at Auburn University (AU) to study basic and applied limnology/aquatic ecology. Current lab research projects revolve around understanding the ecological and genetic mechanisms mediating harmful cyanobacterial blooms and include an NSF-funded project focused on elucidating the ecosystem-level consequences of food-web evolution. Students in my lab are welcome to participate on existing projects but are strongly encouraged to develop their own thesis projects using a suite of approaches available at AU including field limnocorral and whole-pond experiments, large-scale lake surveys, and laboratory-based mechanistic studies. Travel opportunities to scientific conferences and field sites throughout the Southeast and Midwest are made available to all of my students. The ideal candidate will be hard-working, enjoy teamwork, and have a solid foundation in aquatic ecology, molecular biology, microbiology

During 2009, the Fundación “la Caixa” will provide support for ten highly qualified graduate students to carry out their experimental work towards obtaining a PhD degree at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) within a new International PhD Programme. -Students of any nationality holding a university degree (BSc, MSc, Diploma, DEA, Licenciatura, Laurea or equivalent) in biomedical sciences, or who expect to be awarded with such qualification during the first half of 2009, are eligible to apply to the Programme. This university degree should qualify for the start of a PhD thesis in the student’s home country. Non-European university degrees should be equivalent to a European diploma or degree. - Students who gain a place in our PhD programme will obtain full financial support including tuition regardless of nationality. During the first two years, students will receive a total annual stipend of 18,550 euros.During the third and fourth year, the graduate students wil

Masters/PgDip Scholarships for 2009-10 Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES) A consortium of the Universities of Glasgow, Nottingham, St Andrews, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Strathclyde, and the West of Scotland Suitably qualified applicants from any branch of the Social Sciences and Humanities are invited to apply for Masters studentships and Postgraduate language diplomas for study in the 2009-10 academic year. Applications are invited for the one-year MSc in Russian and East European Studies, University of Glasgow and for intensive one-year Postgraduate diplomas (PgDip) in Russian, Polish, Czech Serbian/Croatian and Slovene language. Applications should send a covering letter, CV and two references to Ann Mulholland, CRCEES Administrator at the address below by 27th February 2009. For eligibility and details see ESRC ( http://www.esrc.ac.uk ). For further details please see the CRCEES website http://www.gla.ac.uk/crcees/admissions/admissions.html Cen

Deutsche Seiten: Giessen University’s International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), funded by the German federal government’s Excellence Initiative, offers a three-year structured PhD-programme in the study of culture. With its excellent research environment, a doctoral programme which is tailored to the needs of PhD students and the intensive personal support it provides, the Graduate Centre offers postgraduate students optimum conditions for their PhD-projects and a custom-made preparation for the time thereafter, both with regard to academic and non-academic careers. From 01st October 2009, the GCSC offers up to 9 PhD scholarships and 1 postdoctoral scholarship. PhD scholarships include a monthly stipend of approximately €1.000 and are offered for one year with the possibility of two extensions, each of a year. The postdoctoral scholarship, with a monthly stipend of about €1.500, is limited to two years. All scholarships start on 01st October, 2009. Acceptance of a

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Open Society Foundation - London and University College London - School of Slavonic and East European Studies are offering five scholarships for graduate study. University College London (UCL) is renowned worldwide for its high quality research and teaching. Its School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) was given the highest rating ‘5’ in the UK Research Assessment Exercise 2001 confirming its international excellence. The five scholarships offered are open to nationals and residents of either Macedonia, Moldova, Russia (Nizhny Novgorod, Irkutsk, Samara, Far East only) or Serbia , who are accepted for one of the following one-year Master’s degree programmes at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies: • MA Central and South-East European Studies • MA History • MA Identity, Culture and Power • MA Political Economy of Russia and Eastern Europe • MA Politics, Security and Integration • MRes Politics and Economics of Eas

Two Postdoctoral position in electrophysiology and Ethno-neuropharmacology and Behaviour Pharmacology: University Sains Malaysia This ethnopharmacology project will involve patch clamp and extracellular recordings using rat hippocampus and xenophus oocytes to determine the GABA,NMDA,AMPA effects of plant biocompounds as well as animal behaviour in relation to plant biocompounds These important studies will provide new data on diverse plant biocompounds and to develop new treatments for medical problems concerning learning and memory. The two applicants should possess a PhD or equivalent degree with experience in: 1) patch clamp, extracellular recordings or more in the fields of electroneurophysiology research fields. The successful postdoc/scientist must be able to perform current- or voltage-clamp recording with hippocampal brain slices and dissociated neurons as well as whole-cell patch recording as well as designing the experiment and doing the statistical evaluations 2) Animal Beha

Master Scholarships in Software Engineering, University of Tartu, Estonia At least six scholarships are available for foreign students to enroll in the newly created Master’s of Software Engineering at University of Tartu, Estonia, This program will be jointly offered by Estonia’s two major universities: University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology. In addition to a strong foundation in software engineering methods, this 2-years program will offer two specialisations: Enterprise Software and Embedded Real-Time Software. The program also includes professional internship opportunities. The language of instruction is English and the program is taught primarily by professors with international experience. Application deadline: EU applicants - June 1 non-EU applicants - April 15 Tuition fees and scholarships: All students admitted in 2008 will receive a full tuition-waiver scholarship for the two years of the program. In addition, top-ranked applicants will be offered a stipend

PhD Studentship and Research Opportunities in the Biology of Ageing, University of Liverpool, UK We are accepting applications for a PhD studentship available for start in the autumn of 2009. The project focuses on the construction of mouse embryonic stem cell lines (mESC) exhibiting longevity biomarkers, in particular cellular resistance to oxidative stress and to sources of DNA damage thought to play a role in ageing and cancer. This project aims to: 1) employ cutting edge genomic techniques to identify new genes regulating susceptibility to stress in mESC; 2) construct stress resistant mESC lines to serve as models for studying stress response mechanisms that may modulate ageing and offer protection against age-related diseases. The exact directions of the project, however, will be adapted to fit the research interests of the student. Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Dr de Magalhaes (aging[at]liv.ac.uk). Review of applications begins from mid-January 2009. T

PhD, Masters and Advanced Studies positions, MIT-Portugal Program, Portugal The MIT Portugal Program announces its call for applications for the 2009-10 academic year. Each program is offered in association by a consortium of Portuguese universities, with the participation of MIT (US) faculty. PhD positions Engineering Systems: Bio Engineering The Bio-Engineering Systems PhD program attracts the highest-performing students and involves exchanges with MIT faculty and their laboratories, curriculum development as well as teaching activities involving the Portuguese institutions as well as MIT faculty. Depending on student interest and expertise, other lab placements are possible on an individual basis. Portuguese and International students and/or faculty visitors may also be hosted at MIT to participate in joint research projects. For more information please consult the following link . Candidates may simultaneously apply for FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) scholarships. Degr

PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in Highly Adaptable and Trustworthy Software using Formal Models, Europe 13 PhD, PostDoc, and Engineering Positions offered HATS: Highly Adaptable and Trustworthy Software using Formal Models HATS is a new Integrated Project funded by the European Union, within the programme “Future and Emerging Technologies” (FET) of the 7th Framework Programme starting March 2009. The project partners from: Chalmers Technical University, Gothenborg, Sweden University of Oslo, Norway Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Technical University of Madrid, Spain IMDEA Software, Spain Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, University of Bologna, Italy, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, Netherlands Norwegian Computer Center, Oslo, Norway Fredhopper B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental SE, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium are jointly advertising several 3-5 year PhD, PostDo