Erasmus Mundus MARES Scholarship

Employer:Erasmus Mundus
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: MARES is a three-year world-class Joint Doctoral Programme offered by a consortium of 24 partner institutions (11 full partners and 13 associated members) originating from 14 countries.
Ghent University (Belgium) is the coordinator of MARES.
The MARES Doctoral Programme was approved for funding by EU in July 2010. First Doctoral candidates will start in the programme from September 2011 onwards. Applications for doctoral candidates will be open from 16 November 2010 onwards.
All MARES doctoral candidates will study with two of the partner institutions and will be awarded a joint Ph.D. degree (Doctorate in Marine Sciences).
In connection with the annual call for applications, the MARES doctoral programme will publish a catalogue of MARES PhD research topics within the applied scientific fields of Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation.

Scholarship application Deadline: 15 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarships : Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australian National University, Australia

State Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) is part of the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies in the College of Asia and the Pacific. SSGM is the leading international centre for applied research into contemporary governance issues in Melanesia. In addition to its scholarly goals, SSGM maintains a strong commitment to active engagement with policy communities in Australia and the region.
SSGM seeks to appoint up to two early to mid career social scientists, who have ongoing research interests in either Timor Leste or Vanuatu. The appointee(s) will be expected to conduct independent applied research in a multi-disciplinary research environment, contribute to SSGM’s teaching program and to its extensive outreach program, which seeks to bridge the gap between academic and policy-making communities in Australia and the region.

Role Statement:
The appointee will be responsible to the SSGM Convenor and will be expected to undertake the following tasks dependent on the level of appointment:

Academic Level A
1. Conduct independent research under limited supervision, concerning either Timor Leste or Vanuatu.
2. Publish in peer-reviewed journals and for a broader policy audience (which includes regional governments, policy makers and development practitioners in Australia and in partner countries within the Pacific).
3. Contribute to SSGM’s teaching program through assisting with the supervision of HDR students and through teaching into undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses as requested.
4. Contribute to SSGM’s outreach program through the conduct of briefings for government and other stakeholders and the delivery of executive and professional development courses.
5. Other duties as required consistent with the classification of this position.

Academic Level B
1. Conduct high quality independent research, concerning either Timor Leste or Vanuatu.
2. Publish in peer-reviewed journals and for a broader policy audience (which includes regional governments, policy makers and development practitioners in Australia and in partner countries within the Pacific).
3. Contribute to SSGM’s teaching program through supervision of HDR students and through teaching into undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses as requested.
4. Contribute to SSGM’s outreach program through the conduct of briefings for government and other stakeholders and the delivery of executive and professional development courses.
5. Other duties as required consistent with the classification of this position.

Application deadline: 16 October 2010

Ruhr University Research School Offers 12 PhD Grants

Scope of the programme
Promotion of early stage researchers by awarding grants to highly qualified doctoral candidates realising an ambitious and innovative research project in one of the research areas of Ruhr-University Bochum. We also encourage all doctoral candidates to apply for a grant with an interdisciplinary research project. The call is open for candidates from every scientific discipline and nationality intending to realise their research project at the Ruhr-University Bochum (you have to submit your doctoral thesis at Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

The application must be completed by the confirmation of a first supervisor at RUB – please build up contacts to one of the scientists at RUB and ask for supervision. You know best about your scientific main focus and in which special research field you want to obtain your doctorate. So please act independently: identify and contact a potential supervisor for your research project at an early stage of your application on your own.

Target Group
Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies.

Requirements
-we expect your research project to make an important contribution to the corresponding research field (please outline this in a research exposé of 5 pages)
-clearly above average university degree
-uninterrupted studies (in case your total study period took more than 13 semester/ 6,5 years please explain in the application form)
-the start of your doctoral research project should not extend a period of time of 12 months with reference to the application deadline; we concede reasonable exceptions – please explain in the application form
-the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be submitted at the latest until before the applications will be given to the faculties for further survey and expertise (Bachelor degree in case of fast track procedure plus information about grades already obtained in the master studies)
-candidates who have to fulfil additional requirements are also allowed to apply for a grant (first supervisor is responsible for compatibility between fulfilment of requirements and successful doctorate)
-candidates with a Bachelor degree involved in the fast track procedure are also allowed to apply for a grant; the official admission to doctoral studies from the faculty has to be submitted before the funding will start
-if you are already accepted as doctoral candidate by one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum please enclose the official letter of acceptance from the faculty to your application
-if you are not accepted as doctoral candidate in one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum we need a confirmation of the faculty that you will be accepted for doctoral studies in case of funding (from the faculty you will realise your research project) when you are invited to the second stage of the admission process

Application
The application form “Grant-Programme” of the Research School has to be used for application. The application form and the corresponding notes for guidance will help you through the application process. The notes for guidance also list all documents you have to submit together with the application form.

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)
-a signed hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2010
-on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will suggest a preliminary ranking of the candidates
-on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (January 2011) for a research colloquium
-research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 7, 2011
-the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on February 9, 2011

Deadline for admission: October 31, 2010

More information
http://www.research-school.de/rub-grants.html

We make sure our fees are economically priced. But, we also encourage students to apply for our annual scholarships

We make sure our fees are economically priced. But, we also encourage students to apply for our annual scholarships:

Hamilton Foundation Scholarship

This scholarship covers 40% of the tuition fee and is available for various courses. Any student who gained 60% or more in their last qualification will automatically be considered for this scholarship. These scholarships are limited and late applicants may not qualify.

Thomas Carlyle Scholarship:

This scholarship covers 100% of the tuition fee. It is awarded to only 1 student per year. All undergraduate and professional course applicants are considered for this scholarship.
The scholarship is linked to good performance in course work, assignments and term results at Hamilton College. Poor student performance may result in the scholarship being withdrawn. If the scholarship is withdrawn, the student will have to pay the remaining course fees.



Fierce competition

We receive a very high number of applications for the Thomas Carlyle Scholarship. Students must apply at least 6 months before the course commences. Unfortunately, we can’t consider late applications.

Please contact us for further information about scholarships.

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