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Erasmus Mundus-UNESCO-IHE Scholarships

The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education is an international institute for water education that was established in 2003. UNESCO-IHE continues the work that was started in 1957 when IHE first offered a postgraduate diploma course in hydraulic engineering to practicing professionals from developing countries.

Integrated flood risk management aims to reduce the human and socio-economic losses caused by flooding while at the same time taking into account the social, economic, and ecological benefits from floods and the use of flood plains or coastal zones. The need for the adoption of a holistic integrated approach to managing flood risks has been reflected in the Flood Directive of the European Parliament. Existing Masters programmes on floods offered at EU cover many technical aspects but lack integration. The programme follows the holistic approach and is explicitly designed to cover a wide range of topics - from drivers and natural processes to models, decisions and socio-economic consequences and institutional environment, and is therefore an important advance in water education for Europe.

The Erasmus Mundus Masters Course on Flood risk management is offered by the consortium consisting of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (the Netherlands), the Technical University of Dresden (Germany), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain) and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). The associated members include European hydraulics laboratories, namely, DHI (Denmark), Deltares and HR Wallingford (UK), and from key national organisations responsible for flood management, including Rijkswaterstaat (the Netherlands). ICHARM (Japan), and three organisations from Bangladesh are associated members as well. All these partners bring their specific complementary expertise in flood risk management to the EMMC, which graduates educated flood risk professionals with a broad vision of the processes occurring in river basins and in coastal zones at different spatial and temporal scales, and who can master the links between systems, processes and natural and socio-economic constraints for all the aspects of the water cycle.

During the 2-year programme students start at the Technical University of Dresden, where they complete their first semester with 30 ECTS with courses on hydro-meteorological processes, global change and its impact, flood risk management and GIS. Then the students move to UNESCO-IHE for their 2nd semester with 30 ECTS where they receive courses on modelling for planning, forecasting, control and decision support, hazard mapping, ICT, and fluvial flooding and urban flood disasters. Subsequently, the students move to the Technical University of Catalonia to follow part of their 3rd semester with 20 ECTS with courses on hazards due to flash floods, debris flow, coastal flooding, and climate change. The last part of the 3rd semester is hosted by the University of Ljubljana where students follow courses on spatial planning, and socio-economic and institutional framework of flood risk management to earn 10 ECTS. Each semester provides a number of electives, and there are international fieldtrips. Finally, the students carry out their thesis work (30 ECTS) at one of HIEs or with an industrial partner. Successful candidates receive MSc degrees from the Technical University of Dresden, UNESCO-IHE and the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona.

Partners:

• UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands (Co-ordinating Institution)
• Technical University of Dresden, Germany
• Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Duration: 2 years, starting September 2011

Successful students will receive 3 MSc degrees from UNESCO-IHE, TU Dresden and UPC Barcelona. A number of attractive fellowships will be available, which will cover tuition fees and living expenses.

Contact:

Dr Biswa Bhattacharya

Hydroinformatics & Knowledge Management

Westvest 7

2601 DA Delft, Nederland

More information

Contact detail: b.bhattacharya@unesco-ihe.org

Moreinfo: http://www.unesco-ihe.org/About/News/New-Erasmus-Mundus-Masters-Course-on-Flood-Risk-Management

Training Specialist, Algeria

The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a New Partnership Worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.
The Commission of the African Union invites applicants who are citizens of Member States to apply for the post of Training Specialist within the Peace and Security Department in Algiers, Algeria.

1. Post

Post title: Training Specialist
Post level: P2
Unit: Training and Equipment
Immediate Supervisor: Director, African Centre for Research and Studies on Terrorism (ACRST)
Duty station: Algiers – Algeria

2. Major duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in the implementation of the Centre’s strategies and in developing training programmes;

• Assist Member States in designing special prevention and counter-terrorism training programmes;

• Supervise the technical staff and co-ordinate partner activities to ensure that programme objectives are attained;

• Supervise the distribution of materials and supplies for trainees, and co-ordinate training classes for prevention and counter-terrorism;

• Work with partners and other key project managers to identify, implement and evaluate best practices in preparatory and continuous training, so as to make them available to stakeholders of the Centre;

• Use data effectively and share information with stakeholders, as well as follow up and appraise information on special prevention and counter-terrorism training;

• Assist in designing and developing training strategies that reflect threat status changes as well as national, regional and continental needs;

• Supervise training, monitoring and evaluating activities relating to special prevention and counter-terrorism training;

• Facilitate the coordination of equipment procurement with current and future training activities in a bid to ensure coherence in the approach and programme;

• Prepare and present timely written reports and documents on special prevention and counter-terrorism training activities;

• Establish contact and facilitate coordination with experts and researchers for the execution of special prevention and counter-terrorism training programmes;

• Follow up the various training and programme implementation phases, in conjunction with ACRST and executing institutes;

• Possess a vast knowledge of communication and security systems (information and physical safety);

• Be able to organize workshops, seminars and symposiums;

• Have a wide understanding and capacity to handle legal matters.

3. Qualifications required:

Candidates must have at least an international Bachelor’s Degree in science of education, philosophy, social sciences, management or related discipline.

4. Work experience

Candidates must possess several years’ working experience in the field of education and training, with most of them in security/law enforcement/military/paramilitary, preferably counter-terrorism.

5. Other relevant skills

• Experience in implementing and/or managing educational programmes involving, preferably, training of trainers and/or policy reform components;

• excellent writing and oral communication skills;

• Excellent training and group facilitation skills, with due regard for cultural and gender issues;

• Proven ability to work with a large number of persons, including local staff, international staff, government officials and local trainers;

• Proven ability to respond promptly to a rapidly changing environment and to work comfortably in an often unstable security environment ;

• Excellent report writing and drafting skills.

6. Language requirement:

Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French and Portuguese) is required. Knowledge of one or more of the other AU working languages would be an added advantage.

7. Age: Candidates must preferably be aged between 25 and 35 years.

8. Tenure of appointment: The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance.

9. Equal opportunities: The African Union Commission is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

10. Application: To apply, please submit the following:

a. A letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the AUC;

b. A detailed and updated CV, stating the candidate’s nationality, age and sex;

c. Names and contact details (including e-mail addresses) of three references;

d. Certified copies of degrees, diplomas and other academic certificates.

11. Remuneration: Indicative basic salary of US$27,892.00 per annum, plus other related entitlements- e.g. Post adjustment (48% of basic salary), Housing allowance ($17,222.40 per annum), Education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc., in accordance with the rules governing internationally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.

Applications must be received not later than 23 August 2010 and should be addressed to:


The Director of Administration and Human Resource Development

AU Commission
P.O. Box 3243
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fax: 00251-11-5525840/5510430
E-mail: au-recruits@africa-union.org

Scholarships at Yokohama National University

Yokohama National University has for many years been instrumental in providing university graduates with opportunities to further their post-graduate work.

The University’s special emphasis on the promotion of international exchanges with overseas universities has been stimulated by the role of Yokohama, a major port and the second largest city in Japan, as a point of contact with other countries. Yokohama is the vibrant heart of a civilization which has received direct influence from the West and then integrated these influences into the development of present-day Japan.

The City of Yokohama has a well-developed infrastructure network. Because of its central location, Yokohama has had excellent access to theoretical and practical information available through various international agencies of the government, and Yokohama National University has been closely involved in issues of infrastructure management. Much of this experience and knowledge is applicable to the infrastructure development needs of developing countries.

The Infrastructure Management Program is formally administered by the International Graduate School of Social Sciences’ International and Business Law Department, but it is in fact jointly planned and conducted by all of YNU’s graduate schools. In working toward a Master’s Degree through the Infrastructure Management Program, students will study in areas associated with the International Graduate School of Social Sciences, the graduate schools of Education, Engineering, and Environmental and Information Sciences as well as the International Student Center.

In applying for admission to the program, applicants should note the following:

1. The Master’s Program in Infrastructure Management is oriented to training government officials with present or future management responsibility and an academic background in the field of engineering.?Women are encouraged to apply. Applicants must:

• have completed undergraduate work in engineering or an equivalent field of study;
• be 35 years of age or under as of April 1, 2011;
• have at least 4 years of practical experience involving responsibility for infrastructure development; and
• be in good health (semifinalists will be required to submit a health certificate signed by their doctor.)

2. Because the entire program is carried out in English, applicants must provide evidence of a satisfactory level of English competence, either by enclosing the result of the official TOEFL/IELTS (or an equivalent English proficiency examination) or by proving that they have completed a university program conducted mainly in English. TOEFL institution code for Yokohama National University is 0410 and department code for Infrastructure Management Program is 88 (International Relations).

3. Letters of reference or recommendation from two different people must be provided to support the application. One of these must be from a person who has supervised the applicant in a work situation and the other from a professor at the university from which the applicant graduated.

4. It is preferred that successful candidates arrange for a leave of absence from their employer for the two-year period during which they are to participate in the program. This leave should assure their re-employment after completion of the program.

1. Application and Entry Requirements (PDF file)
2. Application Procedure (PDF file)
3. Application Form (PDF file)
4. Check List （PDF file)
5. Recommendation Letter （PDF file)

Contact detail: jwbimp14@ynu.ac.jp
More info: http://www.igss.ynu.ac.jp/imp/ynu_r/howtoapply/howtoapply.htm

Erasmus Mundus-EMSRHS Scholarships

European Master in Sustainable Regional Health Systems aims to fill the gap in Health Management by approaching the theme of health system management and planning on a regional level. This Master promotes the benchmarking of the different health system models helping to construct the comprehensive health system management and planning, including both, health care and promotion, as well as the interrelation between health and socio-economic areas. It aims to spread out the European model of health promotion and health planning, sustainability and the role of health system in social cohesion and strengthening of social capital.

At the end of the Masters Course the students will graduate with Joint Master’s degree awarded by all Consortium universities and can work as middle and upper level managers in hospitals and health services as well as in regional and national administrative bodies related to public health planning and management in diverse sectors: health insurance, health financing, strategic planning, etc.

Scholarship

If you are a non-EU student (Category A):

• Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 8000
• aximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage):
• € 4000 / semester
• Monthly allowance: € 1000 / month

If you are an EU student inside the EU (Category B):

• Maximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage):
• € 2000 / semester
• Monthly allowance: € 500 / month

Admission
Admission may be granted to applicants who meet the following common admission criteria:

• A university degree in Sociology, Psychology, Law, Political Science, Anthropology, History, Medicine, Social Work, Social Education, Nursing, Public Health etc, that they want to specialize in the scope of the health.
• Candidates are required to have a recognized qualification in the language of instruction of the university that they plan to attend. Knowledge of languages of the place of study is an asset.
• A sufficient score of one of the following English language certificates (TOEFL, First Certificate, IELTS).
• Statement of intent. Applicants must submit a statement of intent indicating why the Master’s is relevant for future carrier.

Registration for applying is here
Contact Details: gintautasbutkus@gmail.com, jaozamiz@ej-gv.es, agarrido@relint.deusto.es, norbert.kiss@uni-corvinus.hu, aldo.polettini@univr.it

More info: http://erasmusmundus.tprs.vu.lt

PhD scholarships at University of Copenhagen

LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences is one of Europe's leading university environments in the areas of veterinary science, food and natural resources.

Through financial support from the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 8 PhD scholarships are available within Climate Change; Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation. The three-year studentships are expected to be effective from 1 December or soon thereafter.

Applications are welcomed within the following 15 areas; please observe that only 8 PhD scholarships will be filled.

Research to prevent methane emission from ruminant livestock and associated damage to the environment

Downscaling climate change information for agriculture and natural resource management

Spatial characterisation and modelling of bio-production, eco-systems and climate driven spatial change

Climate change effects on ecology and pest status of noxious species

Developing sustainable, climate-favorable fertilizer technologies for industrial and third world agriculture

Waste management effects on GHG emissions and climate change – in a life cycle assessment perspective

Climate Change and Mitigation: Forestry and land-use change

Climate Change and Adaptation: Forestry and land-use change

Impact of climate change on emerging plant diseases and their threat to food security

Climate and contaminants in agricultural drainage water

Climate change: Costal Flooding Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Urban Planning

Economics of Climate Change and Natural Resources Management

Climate change- GIS-based models for assessing changes in transmission patterns and human health risks of food-borne zoonotic trematode infections in south-east Asia

GIS-based models and risk assessment to establish effect of climate change on Salmonella in aquacultures in South-east Asia

Effect of climate change on the disease biology of vector-borne helminth diseases in Africa

Qualification requirements

In connection with the appointment to the post special importance will be attached to the applicant having the professional and personal qualifications stated below:

Passed Master’s degree in relation to the above subject area(s)

The PhD candidate is also required to have research potential, to be enterprising, to possess good interpersonal skills and to be qualified for enrolment into the PhD programme.

Terms of employment

The post will be filled in accordance with the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Federation of Professional Associations. The post is covered by the Protocol on Job Structure.

The position as a PhD fellow requires the applicant to be approved for admission to the PhD programme of the university in question.

Questions

Questions related to a specific theme should be directed to the Contact person of the actual theme.

General questions regarding the Graduate School of Life Sciences at LIFE should be directed to Course Administration

c/o special advisor Michael Cleve Hansen,

ph. (+45) 3528 2056, (+45) 3528 2056   

(e-mail: mclh@life.ku.dk)

or head clerk

Lillian Zeuthen Bjørnseth,

ph. (+45) 3528 2172, (+45) 3528 2172      (e-mail: lzb@life.ku.dk).

Further information on PhD programmes is available at http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd.aspx

Application

No application form is needed. In order for your application to be taken into consideration you must meet the following requirements:

Your application must be sent by E-mail in pdf-format only. Please, include all the documents you wish to be evaluated in one single pdf-file. The application must include the following appendices marked with the stated appendix numbers:

Appendix 1: curriculum vitae with documentation of education.

Appendix 2: material required for expert assessment, including publications and documentation of work experience.

Foreign diplomas (Master, Bachelor and the like) must be provided in the original language as well as in an English translation. For all diplomas, Danish or otherwise, transcripts containing the names and grades/marks for all courses taken must also be included.

Please, indicate clearly which position you apply for.

In addition to the material the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, the Assessment Committee may implicate additional material in the assessment of the applicant. In such circumstances, it is the responsibility of the applicant, on request, to send the material to the Committee.

The applicant will be assessed in accordance with the Executive Order no. 284 of 25 April 2008 of the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The applications marked 625-264 should be sent to by E-mail to anc@life.ku.dk, no later than 1 September

More Info: http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/phd/Available_Scholarships.aspx

 

PhD stipends at Aalborg University

Aalborg University (AAU) was inaugurated in 1974 and is thus a young and modern university which, over the years, has grown to become a large, well-established research and teaching institution in Denmark offering quite an untraditional range of educational programmes and research in the fields of Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering, Science and Medicine.
The PhD stipends are offered via a grant to three departments at Aalborg University; Department of Electronic Systems, Department of Computer Science, and Department of Mathematical Sciences. The grant from The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation covers 5 full financed PhD stipends. The driving hypotheses of the projects are the following:

A. Hypothesis: Adaptive signal processing algorithms implemented as embedded software can be used to linearize a highly nonlinear but energy efficient power amplifier core to yield an overall linear and energy efficient amplifier. The applicant needs competences in one or more of the areas: RF electronics and modelling, embedded systems, IC design, FPGA design, power amplifier design, and RF simulation techniques. Contact: Professor Torben Larsen (E-mail: tl@es.aau.dk, phone: +45 2020 6856, +45 2020 6856g).

B. Hypothesis: Bayesian statistical methods based on a unified approach for divergence approximations can be used to improve the performance of data receivers for mobile communications where the challenge is to make a decision on what data was originally sent by a transmitter or a group of transmitters, when the data is corrupted due to interferences, e.g. generated by other transmitters. Desired competences in one or more of the areas: Data receiver design, wireless communication, signal processing, and Bayesian statistics. Contact: Professor Bernard Fleury (E-mail: bfl@es.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 8629, +45 9940 8629).

C. Hypothesis: Quantitative model checking, simulation, static analysis and compiler optimizing methods may be used for designing and implementing optimal mappings and scheduling of embedded applications onto multi-core, multi-processor and networked architectures. Desired competences in one or more of the areas: Computer science, embedded systems, multi-core architectures, and verification and scheduling. Contact: Professor Kim Guldstrand Larsen (E-mail: kgl@cs.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 8893, +45 9940 8893).

D. Hypothesis: Advances in spatial and computational statistics are capable of improving the foundation for understanding and exploiting data-dependent characteristics of spatio-temporal indexing and query processing techniques for the mobile Internet, thus resulting in more effective techniques. Desired competences in one or more of the areas: computer science and statistics – in particular interest in the mobile Internet and spatial and computational statistics. Contact: Professor Jesper Møller (E-mail: jm@math.aau.dk, phone: +45 3057 3127, +45 3057 3127).

E. Hypothesis: Utilizing simultaneous coverage from multiple wireless access devices and exploiting knowledge about typical spatio-temporal communication patterns obtained through spatio-temporal data mining techniques, it is possible to predict which links can be kept in a low power state at certain times, while still allowing data packets to be routed in the mobile core network, and thereby reducing the overall power consumption very significantly. Desired competences in one or more of the areas: databases, data mining, and/or spatio-temporal data management, combined with an interest in wireless communications. Contact: Professor Torben Bach Pedersen (E-mail: tbp@cs.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 9975, +45 9940 9975).

If you want to apply for more than one PhD position you must submit an application for each position. Please indicate in the comment box which stipend (A, B, C, D or E) you are applying for. Applications sent by email will not be accepted.

The projects are supported by three departments as mentioned earlier; Dept. of Electronic systems, Dept. of Computer Science, and Dept. of Mathematical Sciences. For all projects two supervisors will be appointed – a main supervisor and a co-supervisor. The two supervisors will always be from different departments. It is the plan to have some joint activities for all 5 PhD students – for example, a summer school is planned.

Requirements:
Since the PhD stipends have been funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation with the plan to improve mobility, you are not allowed to have a Masters degree from Aalborg University. As long as your qualifying masters degree has been received from any other university than Aalborg University you can apply – also if you have your degree from another Danish university.

The application:
The applicant must submit an application for each stipend he or she wishes to apply for. The application must include the following:

1. An application letter stating the motivation of the applicant to apply for precisely this stipend, applicants background, other relevant information etc. This letter must also include a list of submitted material.
2. A Curriculum Vitae.
3. Copies of all relevant degrees obtained as well as copies of relevant scientific papers etc. These must be in Danish or English (signed by an authorized translator). Exam papers in other languages can’t be assessed.
4. A maximum 2 page (11 point Calibri / 2 cm margins all sides) proposal for the research to be pursued in the project containing:

• Suitable title.
• Brief background for the project.
• Initiating problem.
• Short state-of-the-art in the field with use of a few key references.
• Novel ideas to solve the proposed problem (in the form of bullet points).
• Main challenges to work on in the project (in the form of bullet points).
• A rough sketch of a time and work plan.
• Up to 5 key references.

PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine will make a decision for allocating the stipend.

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Helen Kjerstein Kristensen, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, phone: +45 9940 7373, +45 9940 7373
Apply online
More info: http://www.cs.aau.dk/~kgl/?p=205

2010 Call for Applications for the PhD Program in Economics.

The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore offers a 3 year Program of Doctoral Studies in Economics fully accredited worldwide.
The Program, taught entirely in English, provides outstanding training for study and research in the various fields of economics. It has a long and consolidated tradition of post-graduate teaching and research in both theoretical and applied economics. Since its inception, more than one hundred students have successfully completed the PhD Program, and many of them are working in leading academic and non-academic, prestigious institutions like the Federal Reserve, the European Commission, the United Nations, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Italy.

The first year of the PhD Program is devoted mainly to advanced course work in mathematics for economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and a considerable number of frontier state-of-the-art research topics. Full time research is pursued over the following two (or exceptionally three) years, during which each student must write his or her thesis. Students are encouraged and financially supported to carry out part of their studies at leading foreign universities in order to allow them to exchange and compare ideas on a broader scale.

Scholarships and Deadlines

• Three merit based scholarships will be awarded to the most outstanding students.
• Applications must be sent by September 18th.
• Applicants will be informed of the outcome at the latest by September 30, 2009.

Applications and information

To apply, please read the Call for Application for Academic Year 2010-2011 available at www.unicatt.it/phdeconomics. Application forms can be downloaded at: http://milano.unicatt.it/3155.html

For questions please contact Professor Gerd Weinrich, Director of the PhD Program in Economics, at dottorato.economia@unicatt.it

New Europe College International Fellowships 2011-12, Romania

New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania – announces the competition for Fellowships for the academic year 2011-12. The program targets young international researchers/academics working in the fields of humanities, social studies, and economics.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be doctoral students in an advanced stage of their research, or hold a Ph.D. title. Preference is given to candidates under the age of 40, and to those who have not yet benefited from a NEC Fellowship.

Working languages:

English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.

Duration of the Fellowship:

• a full academic year (10 months, October through July), or
• a one-term fellowship (October through February, or March through July). This second possibility is open only to international fellows.

Location:

New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest, Romania.

The Fellowship Consists of:

a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season holidays. The Fellows who stay for the whole academic year are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 Euro for transportation, accommodation, and per diem). As an alternative, they can opt for a field research, in Romania or outside it.

The Fellows are expected to work on their own projects, and take part in the scientific events organized by the New Europe College. At the end of their Fellowship, each Fellow is expected to hand in a research paper, reflecting the results of his/her work over the duration of the Fellowship. The papers will be included in a NEC publication.

How to Apply:

• Applications will be submitted in electronic format only, to the address: applications@nec.ro
• Candidates are asked to enter in the Subject field of their e-mail message ”NEC International Fellowship”.
• The application form, the application guidelines and additional information on New Europe College can be downloaded here:

•  NEC International 2011-2012: Application Form
•  NEC International 2011-2012: Application Guidelines
•  NEC International 2011-2012: Call for Applications

The deadline for the submission of applications is November 15, 2010.

Incomplete or late applications will not be taken into consideration.

The applicants will be notified on the results of the pre-selection at the beginning of the month of March, by e-mail. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview, organized at the NEC in Bucharest, on April 8-10, 2011.

Mailing address:

New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Phone (+4) 021 307 9910, (+4) 021 307 9910,
Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774,
E-mail: applications@nec.ro

Further scholarship details:

http://www.nec.ro/fundatia/nec/nec_intl_2011.htm

Arab Student Aid International(ASAI) Scholarship 2010-11

The Arab Student Aid International is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization operating in the United States; donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. ASAI is formally registered in the State of Ohio, USA, as a charitable public foundation. ASAI is an educational, independent, charitable, non-profit, non-political, non-religious, tax-exempt organization
Scholarship Interest-Free loan Requirements & Conditions:

For the Academic year 2010/2011, the new Deadline for the “Fall Semester” is September 01, 2010. (No exemption)

Policy of ASAI Scholarship Loan:

• Financial Aid is given for one degree only; either the Master Degree or the PhD Degree but not both.
• For the PhD applicants Financial Aid is given for three academic years if needed, and for Master applicants for two academic years if needed.
• Only one applicant from the same family is accepted.
• Amount of Loan is determined based on: number of applicants, level of living in country of study, field of specialization, and our allocation budget restrictions.
• Repayment of loans must be secured through (2 guarantors) and must be paid within 3 years through an installments plan or at one time.
• Deadline dates are as follow:
•       - Fall Semester – September 01, 2010
•       - Spring Semester – January 01, 2011
• Loan is given once during the academic year regardless of the time of application.
• Loan renewal request should be submitted as our loan doesn’t renewed automatically.
• Applicant current GPA is (B+) Very good or higher.

Eligibility Requirements for 2010/2011 Fall Semester – Scholarship Interest-Free Loans:

• You must finish one semester (full-time) in your current program. To be eligible for the scholarship loan (If not, you are not eligible until your finished your first semester).
• You must be an Arab citizen (students who are a permanent resident or citizen of a non-Arab country do not qualify, including those with a dual citizenship).
• You must have student visa (those who have immigrant visa don’t qualify).
• You should plan to return to the Arab countries to work, and serve your Arab community after your graduation.
• You must be academically a highly-qualified student,
• Should be in financial need with proven documentation.
• Enrollment for a PhD or Master (MA/MS) program at an accredited university outside your country of residence (Applicants who are enrolled as Bachelors degree (BA) student’s are not eligible).
• Applicants should be registered as full-time students; applicants who are registered as a part-time, online, via correspondence, etc. are not eligible.

If you meet these eight requirements, you can fill out the forms listed below. Please read scholarship loan agreement carefully.

The following documents should be submitted to ASAI Scholarship Committee before a decision is made on the request for financial assistance:

• Completed Application and forms.
• A Personal photo (Passport size).
• Official copy’s of all previous degree/’s transcript/’s that you have. (Official transcripts required). for example:

          o Masters degree applicants, you should submit the transcript of your Bachelors Degree, and
          o PhD degree applicants, you should submit the transcript of your Masters Degree.

• Proof of enrollment an official enrollment letter from your university stating that you are officially registered at the present time at an accredited university and have completed one semester in the PhD or MA/MS Program.
• Official transcript of grades (Photocopies are not acceptable) to proof that you have completed one semester as a full-time student in the PhD or Masters program with a “B” overall average, excluding pre-requisite courses.
• Two Letters of recommendation from your current instructor or main supervisors .
• A Copy of your student visa and your passport or your national ID.
• A Copy of I-20 or J-1 Visa (for the students studying in USA)

2010 – 2011 Fall Semester – Scholarship Loan Application & Forms

• Scholarship Application Form A-1
• Scholarship Agreement Form A-2
• Financial Guarantee Form A-3

Please note:

When all of the above ASAI requirements are met and the official documents are received, qualified students will be notified based on the decision of the ASAI student committee on or before the second week of January, 2011

All applications, and forms must be completed and returned to ASAI Main Office to the following address before Deadline date: January 01, 2011

Arab Student Aid International
P.O. Box 3546
Dublin, Ohio 43016

Source:http://www.arabstudentaid.org/requirements.htm

PhD Position in Neural Stem Cell Biology at University Muenster, Germany

The group for Stem Cell Biology & Regeneration at the ZMBE Institute of Cell Biology the Westphalian Wilhelms- University Muenster, Germany has an open Position for a PhD Student. Applications are invited for a position within the group of Dr. Jens Schwamborn to investigate the mechanisms of fate specification in neural stem cells.

We investigate how the proliferation and differentiation of adult neural stem cells is regulated. In particular, we are interested in the question how the grade of differentiation of a cell is determined and how stem cell maintenance works. Further on we try to find ways to reprogram differentiated cells back into somatic stem cells. The overall aim of our work is to make endogenously present adult neural stem cells applicable for therapeutic approaches aiming for the replacement of neurons that are lost during neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease).

Successful applicants should have a strong interest in Cell and Neurobiology, particularly experience in Stem Cell Biology would be a plus. We are looking for highly motivated people who share our passion for research, are interested in aquiring new skills and wish to be part of an international team.

Please send your application via E-Mail to: jschwamb@uni-muenster.de

Contact Person and Address :

Dr. Jens C. Schwamborn
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
ZMBE, Institute of Cell Biology
Stem Cell Biology and Regeneration group
Von-Esmarch-Str. 56
48149 Münster
Germany
Phone: +49-251-83-57183,  +49-251-83-57183   
E-Mail: jschwamb@uni-muenster.de

Application deadline: 15.09.2010

Source: http://zmbe.uni-muenster.de/institutes/izb/stemres_de.htm

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier doctoral students, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to our economic, social and research-based growth for a prosperous future. To promote this world-class excellence, the Government of Canada has created the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program. Once in full operation, this program will support 500 international and Canadian doctoral students with highly prestigious scholarships.

The Vanier CGS program reaffirms Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and education. The program supports Canada`s science and technology policy direction, which capitalizes on people, strengthens knowledge and encourages entrepreneurial advantages in order to build a competitive Canada.

The scholarships are administered by Canada`s three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health. Canadian and international students are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS. In an effort to support students in broadening their research horizons and seeking new challenges, the Vanier CGS program strongly encourages candidates to pursue their studies beyond the university that granted their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Value and Duration

A Vanier CGS is valued at $50,000 per year for three years.

When can the award be taken up?

Award recipients must take up their award in the first semester (May or September) following the announcement of results if they:

• have already undertaken their doctoral program of study at the Canadian nominating university;
• have already undertaken a doctoral program of study at a Canadian university and will be transferring to a doctoral program at the Canadian nominating university.

Award recipients can take their award up in May, September or January following the announcement of results if they:

• have not yet started a doctoral program of study;
• will transfer from a doctoral program at an international university to a doctoral program at the Canadian nominating university.

Application deadline

Without exception, all nominations from Canadian universities must be submitted via ResearchNet and received by the federal research granting agencies by October 20, 2010. Late or incomplete nominations will not be considered.

Notification of decision

The federal granting agencies will notify universities of the competition results by mail in early April 2011. The nominees will be notified via ResearchNet shortly after the university notification. The agencies will not provide results by telephone.

The names of Vanier CGS recipients and other basic award information will be published on the Vanier website. For more on the posting of, and access to, information, please refer to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Competition timelines

ResearchNet electronic application system activated: early August 2010

Deadline for candidates to submit their Vanier CGS application to their university: see university internal deadlines

University deadline for submitting nominations: October 20, 2010

Results communicated to nominating university and candidates: early April 2011

Eligibility

To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:

• be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;
• be seeking financial support to pursue your first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD);
• intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university;
• have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2011 (see Notes below);
• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent; and
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR to undertake or complete a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD).

Notes:

All prior doctoral-level studies, regardless of discipline, will be considered in the evaluation of eligibility. The granting agencies will count two months of part-time study as one month of full-time study.

In the case of students who are registered in a combined MA/PhD program or a direct-entry doctoral program, or who are accelerated from a master’s program into a doctoral program without obtaining the master’s degree, the agencies will not include the first 12 months of graduate study in the evaluation of eligibility.

Combined MD/PhD degrees (CIHR only)

All months of doctoral-level study within the combined degree program will be considered in the evaluation of eligibility.

Eligibility to Hold an Award

Without exception, Vanier CGS awards are tenable only at the eligible Canadian university that submitted the nomination.

To hold the award, the candidate must:

• be registered as a full-time student at the nominating Canadian institution, and be pursuing a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD); and
• remain enrolled and demonstrate continued satisfactory progress in doctoral program.

Part-time studies

A Vanier CGS may be held by students who are registered part time because of a disability. For this purpose, disability is defined as “a functional limitation resulting from a physical, sensory, or mental impairment, which, for an indefinite period, affects the ability of the student to perform the activities necessary to participate fully in his or her learning.” For eligible part-time students, Vanier CGS award funding will be equivalent to a full-time award spread over a longer period of time.

Canadian federal government employees

Canadian federal government employees are eligible to hold a scholarship only if on an unpaid leave of absence (no salary or special allowances permitted).

Multiple Applications

Vanier CGS candidates may only apply to the same agency’s doctoral or fellowship awards programs within the same academic year. They may not submit applications to more than one agency or concurrently hold more than one agency scholarship or fellowship.

University Allocations

Eligible universities receive three-year allocations based on 600 total nominations per research granting agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC).

The distribution of allocations among eligible universities is based on the following method: for Canadian universities that have a doctoral-level program in the subject areas supported by one or more of the granting agencies, the calculation is based on the sum of the three-year rolling funding average used for the last Canada Research Chairs calculations (fiscal years 2003‑04, 2004‑05 and 2005‑06), and the payments made under the respective granting agencies for the Canada Graduate Scholarships doctoral awards for the three most recent fiscal years (2005‑06, 2006‑07 and 2007‑08).

Universities have the flexibility to submit as many applications as they wish in any given year, within their maximum three-year allocation per granting agency. Universities cannot exceed their three-year allocations or transfer allocations between agencies.

Selecting the Appropriate Granting Agency

The candidate’s proposed research project and doctoral program of study must be eligible within the mandate of the agency to which the nomination will be submitted. If in doubt, universities should consult with the agencies in advance of submitting the nomination. This also applies to nominations involving interdisciplinary fields of research, or disciplines that span the mandates of two or more of the federal research granting agencies.

For additional information on mandate and subject matter eligibility, please consult the respective granting agency’s website:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Review Process

The faculty of graduate studies at each eligible Canadian university is responsible for co-ordinating the university review of their selected candidates and forwarding nominations for Vanier CGSs to the appropriate federal research granting agencies in accordance with the university’s allocation.

Once submitted to the appropriate agency, eligible Vanier scholarship nominations are evaluated by a peer review selection committee at the agency, and, if recommended by the committee, are then reviewed by the Vanier Selection Board, as outlined below.

Vanier Peer Review Committees

All eligible nominations will undergo a peer review evaluation by one of three agency-specific, interdisciplinary Vanier Peer Review committees. Each interdisciplinary selection committee will recommend the top 70 most meritorious candidates (for a total of 210 candidates between all three granting agencies) based on the nominees’ academic excellence and research potential, as well as on their leadership skills.

Vanier Selection Board

The Vanier Selection Board will make final recommendations for Vanier CGSs based on the board’s assessment of the leadership abilities of the candidates put forward by the three granting agencies’ peer review committees. The Selection Board also oversees the program’s process and results to ensure that the program achieves its objectives.

Each year, the Selection Board will select 166 to 167 awardees (for a total of 500 active awards after the initial three years) from the total of 210 nominated candidates submitted by the three granting agencies.

Selection Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated and selected based on the following three criteria, which will be weighted equally by the peer review committees. However, the final Selection Board recommendation on awardees will be based solely on the leadership component (referee letters, leadership reference letter, university nomination letter, candidate’s self-assessment of leadership potential and ability) of the nomination documents.

Peer review selection criteria:

• Academic excellence, as demonstrated by past academic results and by transcripts, awards and distinctions.
• Research potential, as demonstrated by the candidate’s research history, his/her interest in discovery, the proposed research and its potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field, the potential benefit to Canadians, and any anticipated outcomes.
• Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability), as defined by the following qualities:

          o Personal achievement:

                + professional involvement in dance, arts, music, etc.;

                + significant artistic achievement;

                + recognized athletic achievement, especially in a leadership role;

                + entrepreneurial achievement (startup company); and/or

                + foreign travel and study.

          o Involvement in academic life:

                + mentoring/teaching;

                + supervisory experience;

                + involvement in student government and in the university community, including committees, teams, senate, boards, ethics committees, etc.;

                + project management;

                + roles in professional societies; and/or

                + organization of conferences and meetings.

          o Volunteerism/community outreach:

                + community involvement in charity or not-for-profit organizations.

          o Civic engagement:

                + parliamentary page positions and internships;

                + political activity; and/or

                + elected positions.

          o Other

Assessment of Leadership

Leadership will be assessed against the following personal and social skills:

Goal achievement:

• has a clear vision of what he/she wants to accomplish;
• has developed his/her own vision for the future that defines a bold change for the community or a group, cause or organization; and
• strategizes how to achieve his/her desired outcomes and has specific, realistic and timely goals.

Self-management:

• knows how to prioritize and complete tasks to reach his/her desired outcome, and is confident of success;
• establishes learning goals and tasks;
• reaches goals in an efficient, organized and innovative way; and
• is constantly working on self-improvement.

Integrity:

• acts consistently with core ethical and personal values and convictions; and
• accepts personal accountability for the consequences of his/her actions and decisions.

Other characteristics:

• is creative and takes initiative;
• is curious;
• deals well with complexity;
• has a strong sense of reality;
• is courageous;
• is strategic, a big-picture thinker;
• focuses on solutions, not problems;
• is capable of producing extraordinary results; and
• is able to solve real problems and create real products.

Social skills:

• knows how to develop positive relationships with a diverse range of people;
• cares about and listens to what others say, and gives feedback;
• knows how to motivate individuals;
• is persuasive;
• is supportive of his/her peers;
• is able to negotiate;
• is viewed as trustworthy, ethical and dependable;
• is well-respected; and
• displays mastery of presentation skills and public communications.

More Information

For more information regarding applying to the Vanier CGS program, please contact:

Email: info@vanier.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-613-943-7777, 1-613-943-7777     

http://www.vanier.gc.ca/prog-desc-eng.shtml#a3