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 wo...

The Graduate Student Scholarships, supported by the Chinese Scholarship Council(CSC), are provided for prospective international students to study for Master or Doctoral Degrees in top universities in China thus to expand student exchanges and academic collaborations between Chinese Universities and their overseas partnership institutions. China Agricultural University(CAU) is among the list of the top universities supported by CSC to directly recruit the scholarship students from the academic year of 2008. I. Basic Information and Duration of the Scholarships Program 1. Up to 25 scholarship students will be accepted to China Agricultural University for the 2010-2011 academic year (normally the academic year in China starts from September). 2. The Graduate Student scholarships only support the students who apply to be fully registered as graduate students (Master or Doctoral students) in CAU. 3. Duration: The duration of the scholarship for all programs is the same as the norma...

The MRC offers Masters and Doctoral scholarships for full-time study in the health sciences annually to students who have already obtained an honours degree and who wish to obtain postgraduate training in health research. POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: These scholarships are made available to students who are in possession of at least an honours degree, and wish to obtain a masters or doctoral degree in the health sciences. Preference will be given to candidates who will undertake their research under supervision of MRC-funded researchers. Prospective applicants must be South African citizens or in possession of a permanent residence permit issued by the government department concerned. Application forms and further information may be obtainable from the university administrative office or Research Administration Division at the MRC. The closing date for applications is 30 September. The closing date of individual institutions will be considerably earlier than this date. Applicants are t...

Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) Call for applications 4 DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS Under the Research Program “Fiscal Federalism” (Heads: Prof. Albert Solé-Ollé & Prof. Núria Bosch-Roca) at the IEB, we are seeking applications for Four Doctoral Scholarships The academic year starts on September 1, 2009. The scholarship is for a period of two years (Master`s period), plus two additional years (PhD period) for students who are accepted on the PhD program. The amount of each stipend is 1,000 euro/month, and tuition fees will be waived. The successful candidates will be admitted to the Master`s program in Economics at the University of Barcelona. The Master`s program is recognized by the Ministry of Education and the PhD program has received an award of excellence by the Ministry of Science. The Master`s program comprises core subjects during the first year (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematics and Econometrics) and three optional subjects from a list. During the second ye...

The University of Ferrara offers to international students several PhD positions, three of them with fellowships. The successful applicants will start their activity on January 1st, 2010. Winners of the fellowships will receive about 1000 Euro net per month and will be entitled to have a room at the Residential College of IUSS-Ferrara 1391 at half of the cost. Additional places without fellowship are foreseen. For international students, admission to doctoral programs and special fellowships is based on qualifications and letters of recommendation. The application has to be done on line, at http://studiare.unife.it by July 13 2009 and it should include: A photocopy of an identity document Certification of the University degree, including titles of the courses and marks obtained in the examinations. At least two recommendation letters. Curriculum vitae A research project of the applicant (max 3 pages) Any other document which can be useful for evaluating the attitude of the candidate ...

Doctoral Funding Opportunities at Durham Business School Durham Academic Scholarship Durham Business School is offering three postgraduate PhD funding opportunities for October 2009 entry. These are open to applicants interested in any area, provided the intended topic matches existing research interests within the School. These studentships are available for the 2009/10 academic year and cover fees at the home/EU rate (currently £3,390). The award is open to all students (home/EU and overseas). The deadline for applications is 30 June 2009. Further Scholarship Information and Application http://www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply http://www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/degrees/scholarships/phd

AusAID will accept ALA Scholarship applications for the 2010 academic year from March 19, 2009 until June 30, 2009. The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) program aims to develop leadership, build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, and address priority regional issues. The ALA program is comprised of Scholarships and Fellowships. Awardees are selected from the public, private and community sectors within countries where Australia has a significant aid program. ALA Scholarships are offered to high achievers from the Asia-Pacific region to undertake postgraduate study (Masters or Doctorate) at an Australian university. Study programs must relate to AusAID’s priority areas of disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water & sanitation. Scholars also undertake an extensive Leadership Development Program while in Australia. Selection for ALA ...

PhD Scholarship in International Communication and Culture, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark The Department of International Communication and Culture Studies (ICC) at the CBS invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the following specific research themes: Language and language policy in the EU with a special view to culture and national identity The use of foreign languages in corporate communication Aspects of international business negotiations Business rhetoric – rhetorical aspects of modern corporate communication Politics and culture / Economics and culture in the Americas; a comparative transatlantic perspective would be welcome Power and power hierarchies – correlations between church, type of governance and organizational structure of corporations in two or three specific countries Innovative naming and product development with a special view to online ‘sense making’ in the daily purchase of consumer goods, specifically foods that use country of origin as ...

Chinese Government Scholarship scheme is established by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE) in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, organizations, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) to handle the enrollment of international students and carry out the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Programs. Categories of Applicants and Duration of Scholarship Categories of Applicants Duration of MajorStudies Duration of RemedialChinese Language courses Duration of Scholarship academic years 1 Undergraduates 4-5 1-2 4-7 2 Master degree students 2-3 1-2 2-5 3 Doctoral degree students 3-4 1-2 3-6 4 Chin...

What is the Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship? The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Japan jointly fund the ADB-Japan Postgraduate Scholarship. The programmes covered by this scholarship scheme are limited to the following: Master of Public Health Master of Science (Environmental Science) Master of Arts (Development Studies) Master of International Business Master of Commerce (International Business) Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Master and Doctoral programmes in Engineering. What does the ADB-Japan scholarship cover? The ADB-Japan Scholarship provides for the scholar’s: Tuition fee at the University of Auckland. Airfare from his or her home country to Auckland, New Zealand. Basic cost of living in Auckland. Health and medical insurance in New Zealand. Airfare from Auckland, New Zealand, to the scholar’s home country at the conclusion of his or her course of study. Note: The ADB - Japan Postgraduate Scholarship does not cover the scholar’s dependants. Who is e...

There is PhD studentship at the School of Mechanical Engineering Jeju National University, South Korea at Advanced Micro Mechatronics Lab (AMM LAB). Research Area Research in the silicon industry is maturated considerably. Now Roll-to-Roll and inkjet printing technology are being utilized for developing cheaper and accurate digital devices. Our research group is carrying research in printed electronics which will be the preferred manufacturing process for solar cell, RFIDs, flexible panel systems, displays, and sensors in future. Research Area for PhD Control of the printing mechanism and control of the substrate with respect to the printing parameters to print different types of electronic devices through Inkjet Printing System and Roll-to-Roll Printing System. Knowledge of the automation and controls is necessary. The fully funded studentship will cover fees, stipend and research costs, and are available to the eligible students. Required: MS in Mechanical or Electrical engineering...

The Institute for Social Change at the University of Manchester has three PhD studentships commencing in 2009. These awards cover fees and a full maintenance stipend. PhD studentships starting 2009 Three fully funded PhD studentships are currently available, covering fees and an annual stipend of £11,800. Projects could involve local case studies of particular cities or neighbourhoods, large scale survey analysis, cross-national comparisons (especially US-UK), or combinations of these approaches. We welcome proposals for empirical research projects in any of the broad areas mentioned above, but we are particularly keen to fund projects on the following topics : New Media and Political Change - how new forms of digital communication may be changing the nature of citizen participation and political organisations’ structure and functions. Religion – the causes and consequences of religious change and diversity ; the relationship between religion and social/political attitudes. Inequali...

According to the Interim Regulations of Shanghai Government Scholarship for International Students (hereafter referred to as the Scholarship), this detailed implementation for international students in ECUST has hereby been set forth. I. Scholarship types and numbers to be awarded The scholarship is divided into Type A and B Type A, as a full scholarship, covers tuition, basic learning material, accommodation; itprovides insurance for major diseases and accidents; living allowance is offered monthly: 1700 RMB for master student and 2000 RMB for PHD student. It is awarded to applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 10 each year. Type B is semi-scholarship, including tuition, basic learning material and accommodation. It will be awarded to applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 6 each year. II. Qualification : 1. Citizens with foreign nationalities and in good health; 2. Abide by the Chinese government’s laws, rules and regulations...

PhD Studentship in Radio Resource Management for Future Mobile Cellular Radio Networks, University of Swansea, UK The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications within the School of Engineering at Swansea University wishes to invite applications for a prestigious PhD Studentship to work on the EPSRC/MobileVCE Core-5 research programme entitled Green Radio. This prestigious studentship in Radio Resource Management for Future Mobile Cellular Radio Networks is available now to UK, EU and overseas applicants. Introduction: Green Radio is one of three exciting and innovative research programmes sponsored by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk) and the Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile & Personal Communications (www.mobilevce.com) as part of its Core-5 research programme. Green Radio is an industry-led collaboration with the Universities of Edinburgh, Bristol, Kings College London and Swansea. Given the World wide growth in the number of m...

PhD Studentship Architectures and Network Coding for Enterprise and Home Networks School of Engineering The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications within the School of Engineering at Swansea University wishes to invite applications for a prestigious PhD Studentship to work on the EPSRC/Mobile VCE Core-5 research programme entitled Green Radio. This prestigious studentship in Architectures and Network Coding for Enterprise and Home Networks is available now to UK, EU and overseas applicants. Introduction: Green Radio is one of three exciting and innovative research programmes sponsored by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk) and the Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile & Personal Communications (www.mobilevce.com) as part of its Core-5 research programme. Green Radio is an industry-led collaboration with the Universities of Edinburgh, Bristol, Kings College London and Swansea. Given the World wide growth in the number of mobile subsc...

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jacobs University Bremen invites applications for 2 PhD stipends in Psychology in the context of CYBER EMOTIONS project Prof. Arvid Kappas is looking for 2 PhD students in the area of emotion psychology. The total duration of each stipend will be 3 years. Successful candidates will be engaged in the context of a large scale integrating project funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program (ICT Call 3; Science of complex systems for socially intelligent ICT). CYBER-EMOTIONS: Collective Emotions in Cyberspace The CYBER-EMOTIONS project focuses on the role of collective emotions in creating, forming and breaking-up ecommunities. The project has begun in February 2009, and involves an international collaboration with eight other partner institutions. The tasks of the work package at Jacobs University involve primarily preparing, conducting, and analyzing experiments as well as presenting the results to an international au...

The Software Engineering & Architecture (SEARCH) group at the University of Groningen is committed to advancing the state of the art in the field of software architecture. The group aims to achieve that by carrying out joint research projects with universities, research institutes, and industrial partners, thus combining academic know-how with industrial practice. The research topics of the SEARCH group include software architecture design and evaluation, architectural knowledge, software product lines, architectural patterns and pattern languages, architecture-centric evolution, and service-oriented architectures. For more information please check our website (http://search.cs.rug.nl/ and http://www.cs.rug.nl/~paris/) or email us (paris[ AT ]cs.rug.nl). The SEARCH group is looking for excellent candidates that wish to apply for scholarships from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Prospective PhD students have substantial freedom in deciding upon their research. They ...

FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS FOR 2009 - 2010 STUDY YEAR AMERICAN INDONESIAN EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (AMINEF) The American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), established in 1992, is a bi-national non-profit foundation that administers the Fulbright Program in Indonesia. Fulbright and related programs through AMINEF annually award more than 160 scholarships to Americans and Indonesians to study, teach, or conduct original research in a variety of disciplines. Please consult the AMINEF website (www.aminef.or.id) or periodic announcements and leaflets for specific program requirements, criteria for selection, and application deadlines. Grants are competitive, comprehensive, and generally cover tuition and fees, textbook allowance, monthly maintenance, international airfare, and health insurance. PROGRAMS FOR INDONESIANS General Program Description The American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) annually offers Fulbright scholarships to study in the United States. The primary focus of the Fu...

PhD studentship in Evolution within the discipline of Plant Evolution and Systematics With placement at the Department of Ecology, Section for Plant Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Science, Lund University. Project title: Allelic variation and protein function in a plant community context This interdisciplinary project represents a collaboration between the Section of Plant Ecology and Systematics, and the Section of Microbial Ecology within the Department of Ecology, Lund University. The project will focus on genomic ecology and community genomics and will develop a novel system for the study of gene variation and function in the context of natural plant communities. Molecular differentiation will be investigated at a pair of loci coding for a key metabolic enzyme, phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), in the wild plant Festuca ovina, and the distribution and function of individual PGI alleles will be explored in natural populations within grassland plant communities on the Baltic islan...

Bioinformatics of next generation sequencing approaches: using 454 and Solexa data to look at insect genomes and transcriptomes, the University of Exeter, UK Three-year studentship: tuition fees (UK/EU rate) and annual stipend at current research council rate This PhD will provide training in state of the art bioinformatics both at the genomic and transcriptomic level. It takes advantage of a) the large amount of non-model insect 454 sequence data generated by our laboratory, b) our participation in the Heliconius genome project (3 species being sequenced at Baylor College of Medicine), c) our ongoing collaboration with the Sanger Center with BAC mapping and DNA sequencing and, most importantly, d) our initiation of collaborations with ecology and evolution groups in Cornwall. The project aims to fill the ‘gap’ generated by the purchase of the Illumina sequencer at Streatham and the analysis of the ‘pump priming’ projects from non-molecular biologists at both Tremough and Streatham Cam...