The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship

The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program within the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels.

Eligibility
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research in any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are eligible to apply.

Deadline for submission of application materials is May 1, 2010.

The National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
500 5th Street, NW, Rm 508
Washington, DC 20001
Email:policyfellows@nas.edu
Telephone: 202-334-2455
Fax: 202-334-1667

Source: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/policyfellows/index.htm

Since 1978, Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships to help over 500 women across the United States attend college. Applications are now available for the 2010 school year. The deadline is to have applications postmarked by March 1, and the selected scholars will be announced by July 1.
Eligibility Requirements

An applicant for a JRF scholarship must be:

* A woman, age 35 or older.
* A U.S. citizen.
* Enrolled in, or accepted to, a regionally or ACICS accredited school.
* Pursuing a technical or vocational education, an associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree.
* Low-income

Income Guidelines

JRF’s low-income eligibility is based on the student’s estimated household income for the coming school year. Our income guidelines come from the Department of Labor’s Lower Living Standard. The figures below are updated each year on November 1st.
Household Size Maximum Net Household Income (for more detail look in http://www.rankinfoundation.org/students)

Selection Factors

The following factors, among others, are considered for each applicant:

• Your goals
• Your plan for reaching your goals
• Challenges you may have faced
• Your financial situation

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation to make financial awards without regard to race, creed, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or physical disability.

Questions regarding the application

Find an answer on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

You may also contact JRF via email, info(at)rankinfoundation(dot)org or phone at 706-208-1211.

Because we have limited staff, the preferred method of contact is email.

Source: http://www.rankinfoundation.org/students

The Davidson Fellows Scholarship

The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to extraordinary young people under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of work.

Application categories are Mathematics, Science, Literature, Music, Technology, Philosophy and Outside the Box. Davidson Fellows are honored every year in Washington, D.C. with Congressional meetings and a special reception.

The deadline for the 2010 Davidson Fellows Scholarship is March 3.

Deadlines & Eligibility

* Applicants must be under the age of 18 as of October 1, 2010.
* How to Apply
* Download an Application
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Past Scholarship Recipients & Their Projects
* Fellows Press Room

More than $3.6 million has been awarded to 146 brilliant young people through the Davidson Fellows Scholarship. Could you be next?

Source: http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/

IDS-FunMat Scholarships by ERASMUS MUNDUS

We are open for applications, and the application deadline is 20 February 2010.

IDS-FunMat is an International Doctoral Programme in Functional Materials funded by the ERASMUS MUNDUS Programme of the European Union.

Our school offers scholarships for PhD projects in Functional Materials Science, carried out in co-supervision between universities from two different countries (see list of partners). In most projects an industry partner is also involved. The PhD candidates must spend at least 6 months in each university. The projects start around October and take 3-4 years.

The European Union finances each year a number of ERASMUS MUNDUS PhD scholarships in our school, and in addition we have PhD projects funded by other sources.

Visitors can find more information in the menu items on the left.

Applicants should read carefully the page 'Infos for Applicants'.

Members of the project must login in order to access internal data and documents.
(Note: The Register facility is NOT for project members; please contact the coordinator to obtain a login)

Source: http://www.idsfunmat.u-bordeaux1.fr/

14 PhD Fellowships in Life Sciences & Bioinformatics

Talented and motivated candidates who have, or are expecting to obtain by end of July 2010 a Master or equivalent degree in Life Sciences and Bioinformatics, are invited to submit their application by 31st January 2010.

The candidates can postulate for one to three specific projects. Each project is developed as a collaboration between researchers at the Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) and one of the other partner institutions.

The official language is English

About the conditions of the Fellowships

For this first call, the FEM will sponsor all 14 fellowships. Selected candidates will spend a total of 2 years work at FEM and 1 year at the partner institution co-responsible for the specific PhD project. Successful candidates can start working on their project from April 2010.

Note that the GMPF PhD programme does not handle request for registration as PhD student. FEM is a research Foundation and cannot issue the PhD degree. Therefore successful candidates will have to register as PhD students with the university partner of the project or with another university.
Fellows students will have 1 year time from when the fellowships starts to register as PhD students. If at the end of the first year the selected candidate is not yet registered as PhD, the fellowship will stop.

The graduate studies curricula are carried out according to the rules of the University where the candidate is enrolled as PhD student. In addition to the graduate certificate of the University hosting the PhD student, the GMPF PhD Programme issues a specific graduate study certificate.

The salary is 20.000 Euro per year (before taxes) and is provided for 3 years with the possibility to extend for 1 more year, pending the approval of the Tutor Committee. Students will also benefit of bench fees and reimbursement for travelling to the other institutions.

Application

The applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent from a university in the field of Life Sciences and Bioinformatics. It is also possible to apply when the master’s degree is received within six month after the application deadline (31st July). In this case please provide a copy of your Bachelor’s degree or an academic transcript.

To apply, send by e-mail the application form, your cv (1 page) and at least 1 referee form duly completed and signed to: gmpf

Please inform your referee/s early enough to give your referee/s enough time to transmit the letter of recommendation!
Only .pdf files are allowed! (free online PDF converter)

Assessment and selection procedure

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their curriculum and of the letter(s) of recommendation. Short-listed candidates will be informed 3 weeks after the call has closed and invited for a two-day interview to be held at FEM in San Michele all’Adige (Italy) in March 2010 (specific dates will be given soon).

Source: http://www.fmach.it/sperimentazione_context.jsp?ID_LINK=3594&area=6

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students, to be known as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, in the spring of 2010 for use during the 2010–2011 academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of merit to two groups of students—those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2010–2011 academic year—who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Four-year institutions are eligible to nominate up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2009–2010 academic year. Two-year institutions may nominate up to two students who are sophomores during the 2009–2010 academic year. To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or her college or university using the official online nomination process on the Foundation's website.

Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Scholarship monies not used during one academic year are not transferable to the succeeding academic year. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support. Scholars may opt to study abroad, but their Goldwater funding will be based on their U.S. institution's budget. Please consult with the Foundation prior to signing up for an overseas program, as there may be some costs associated with being overseas that are prohibited from being covered by this scholarship.

The Trustees intend to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships. The number of scholarships to be awarded per state will depend on the number and qualifications of the nominees from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The word "resident" as used in this context refers to a person who has legal residence in the state from which he or she is a candidate. This status might be indicated by parents' place of residence. If that criterion of residence is not relevant, the candidate's legal residence will be determined by his or her eligibility for in-state tuition rates (where applicable) and place of voter registration.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields

Institution's designated Goldwater Faculty Representative must electronically submit their completed online application(s) for the Goldwater Scholarship by January 29, 2010, 5:00 p.m. central time. Faculty representatives may establish an internal deadline prior to January 29 for all nominees to have their application completed. Nominations not electronically submitted by 5:00 p.m. central time on January 29, 2010, will not be considered. Institutions must mail all supporting documents to the Iowa City address by the receipt deadline of February 1, 2010. Customer support will only be available from 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. central time, Monday–Friday.

Source: http://www.act.org/goldwater/yybull.html

The Taiwan International Graduate Program is a Ph.D. program and Stipend

The Taiwan International Graduate Program is a Ph.D. program, started in 2002, by Academia Sinica, the foremost research institution of Taiwan. In cooperation with top universities in Taiwan, Academia Sinica offers advanced, inter-disciplinary Ph.D. Programs, in nine fields that span the natural and physical sciences, as well as computational linguistics. TIGP students will learn in all-English teaching and research environments, and enjoy access to world-class faculty and state-of-the-art research facilities at Academia Sinica and partner universities. All applicants who are admitted to TIGP will receive a fellowship from Academia Sinica. Stipend levels are about USD 11,000 per year, and will be awarded for the first three years.

The application deadlines for TIGP all programs is on March 31st, 2010. Some programs have specific requirements on completing the application. Please make sure you have read the application instruction before you begin working on your application,and also please check out some important program specific instructions. You can go up or down to next pages using the menu bar in your left hand.

Source: http://db1x.sinica.edu.tw/tigp/abtigp.php

the Taiwan Scholarship Program

The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) --- the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) --- to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan's universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

• Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.
• Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.
• Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

The Focus of Government Agencies Funding the Taiwan Scholarships

There are three government agencies that fund this program, each with a different focus in terms of recipients' nationalities and study programs:

• MOFA Scholarship:

Recipients from countries that have diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan) or countries specified as being diplomatically favorable by MOFA.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree programs. Embassies of the R.O.C. can also award a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) scholarship to recipients to improve their language abilities.

• MOE Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs. R.O.C.'s overseas offices can also designate a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) to recipients to improve their language abilities.

• NSC Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship. Postgraduate programs only.

The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.
2. Master's program: maximum 2 years.
3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.
4. LEP: maximum 1 year.

Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
*Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.
*Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.
*Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.
*Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.
*Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.
*Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.
*Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education's Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.
*Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

In principle, the yearly application period is from February 1^st through March 31^st. However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general regulations of the local Taiwan Representative Offices.

Source: http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=11981&CtNode=10632&mp=1

China-AUN Scholarship 2010 is now open for new applications. Please see attached the details and guideline for scholarship application.

Download Information Package: Download

(Alternative Download Link: Download)

Applicants may apply online at http://laihua.csc.edu.cn or download application forms for Chinese Government Scholarship from CSC’s website at http://en.csc.edu.cn/laihua/default.aspx?cid=277

After completing online application, kindly print out two copies of applications.

Kindly prepare other supporting documents as required (see scholarship details).

Please send the package of application documents, including copies of applications, to AUN Secretariat Office at:

Mr. Raksit Waropas

Office of the AUN Secretariat

Room 210, Jamjuree 1 Building

Chulalongkorn University

Phayathai Rd., Bangkok 10330

THAILAND

Tel: + 66 2 2153640 ext. 0

Email: raksit@aun-sec.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

*Please submit your applications by 19 April 2010.

Source : http://www.aun-sec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:china-aun-scholarship-2010&catid=36:asean-scholarships

Scholarship for PhD and post-doctoral studies in Sweden

Countries
The program is open to candidates from three different categories of countries that determine certain aspects of the program.

1. Category oneCandidates coming from all countries on the Development Assistance Committee list of recipients of Official Development Assistance, the so-called ODA recipients.

From the above DAC list some priority will be given to candidates coming from countries that Sweden have long-term development cooperation with. This means that a minimum of 50 % of the candidates will be chosen from the following countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

The program is not open to candidates from Ukraine, Belarus and Turkey, in spite of them being on the DAC list of ODA recipients. These citizens should instead apply for scholarship through the Visby Program, or in the case of Turkey, the Swedish-Turkish Scholarship Program.

In category one we have the opportunity to offer approximately 50 scholarships. The final number of scholarships depend on how many candidates in the final selection that have applied for PhD studies or Postdoctoral research, and on how long these candidates plan to stay in Sweden 6 or 12 months, or sandwich (several shorter research visits).

2. Category twoCandidates coming from the following countries: France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and the United States.

In category two we have the opportunity to offer approximately 5-10 scholarships. The final number of scholarships depend on how many candidates in the final selection that have applied for PhD studies or Postdoctoral research, and on how long these candidates plan to stay in
Sweden 6 or 12 months, or sandwich (several shorter research visits).

3. Category threeCandidates coming from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Serbia.

In category three we have the opportunity to offer approximately 5-10 scholarships. The final number of scholarships depend on how many candidates in the final selection that have applied for PhD studies or Postdoctoral research, and on how long these candidates plan to stay in Sweden 6 or 12 months, or sandwich (several shorter research visits).

Target groups
The program provides PhD students and researchers with an excellent opportunity to conduct a study or research visit to a Swedish university within all fields of study. As a Guest Scholarship Program candidate you can choose to apply for a study/research visit to Sweden according to the
following models:

1.Post-doctoral research: a long-term postdoctoral research visit of 6
or 12 months.

2.PhD studies: a long-term PhD research visit of 6 or 12 months.

3.PhD-studies: PhD research visit according to a sandwich setup, i.e. several shorter research visits.

Scholarship benefits
The scholarship amounts to SEK 12,000 per month for PhD students and SEK 15,000 for postdoctoral researchers.

Who is eligible?
The scholarships are intended for guest students or researchers belonging to any of the above mentioned countries and target groups, applying for full-time temporary studies/research in Sweden. There is no age limit for the scholarship holders.

However, you are not eligible for this scholarship if any of the following is true:

*You have already lived in Sweden for two years of more when the
scholarship period is due to begin.
*You have a Swedish permanent residence permit.
*You have a Swedish work permit and you are not an EU citizen.
*You are applying for a scholarship at PhD level but you are not enrolled in ongoing PhD studies at your home university.
*You are applying for a scholarship at Postdoctoral level, but you do not hold any PhD degree.

New applicants will be given priority over applicants that have previously been awarded a scholarship from the SI for study or research at a Swedish
university.

Travel grants
Scholarship holders from ODA countries will receive travel support in connection with the scholarship. The travel grant is a lump sum given only once. However, PhD students on a sandwich setup from ODA recipient countries will be given a travel grant in connection to every research visit to Sweden (maximum four visits divided over two years).

Candidates from the following countries receive SEK 5 000: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia.

Candidates from remaining ODA recipient countries receive SEK 10 000.

Insurance
Scholarship holders are insured by the Swedish State Group Insurance against illness and accident during the scholarship period. For citizens of EU member states and other Convention countries the insurance applies with certain limitations.

Scholarship limitations
Scholarship periods are fixed to 6 or 12 months, except for the PhD sandwich setup that entails a maximum of 12 months to be used between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2011, i.e. over a period of two years with maximum 2 research visits per year. The scholarship periods cannot be
altered or prolonged.

The scholarship is designed to cover the cost of living for the scholarship holder only. There are no grants available for family members. No bench fee is provided.

How to apply
Read the application instructions here.

Application deadline
The deadline is February 1 2010


More infor:
http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/SI-scholarships/Guest-Scholarship-Program/PhD-and-post-doctoral-studies

Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies

With financial support from the Japanese government, IIE in partnership with the IMF Institute administers the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies. The goal of the program is to train Japanese nationals as applied economists to work either at the IMF or in their home administrations. Students in the program are expected to study macroeconomics or a related subject through the Ph.D. level at a leading university outside of Japan. Annually, up to seven scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students with a record of high academic achievement.

Application deadline is January 31, 2010.

Requirements/Restrictions
Open only to Japanese citizens studying outside of Japan

Eligible Fields of Study Economics

Source : http://www.iie.org//Template.cfm?Section=Programs_Portal&Template=/Activity/ActivityDisplay.cfm&activityid=202

Phd Scholarships in Mathematics

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Applications are invited for 3-year PhD positions starting June 1 2010 or earlier, at the Department of Mathematics.

The positions should be within the research areas of the Department: Numerical Bifurcation Analysis for Differential-Algebraic Equations, Analysis of Pattern Formation in Systems with Discrete Structure, Discrete Differential Geometri, Construction and decoding of algebraic codes, Towards topology optimization of interface problems, Multiscale modeling and analysis, Cryptographic hash functions, Optimal Robust Design of 3D Structures, Reconstruction methods for inverse problems with partial data.

For further details on these projects, see: www.mat.dtu.dk/English/Education/PhD/PhDProjects.aspx
Applications with other projects that are defined in collaboration with Faculty at DTU Mathematics are also welcome.

Candidates should have a master degree in mathematics, applied mathematics or engineering or equivalent academic qualifications.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.

Further information can be obtained from Professor Tom Høholdt, phone:+ 45 45253047, e-mail: T.Hoeholdt@mat.dtu.dk.

Applications must be submitted in English and we must have your online application by 31 January 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.

Applications must include documentation of a completed M.Sc. or M.Eng.-degree.

All candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Source : http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=62b07ca4-f6b1-4f90-b367-d599e537050c

PhD Scholarships in Offshore Wind Energy in Denmark

PhD Scholarships in Offshore Wind Energy

Wake Effects in Wind Farms

Technical University of Denmark – DTU Mechanical Engineering

Two PhD scholarships are available at DTU Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark in the field of offshore wind energy. The department has a well-proven research tradition in wind energy. The department is strongly involved in ocean energy research through the Statkraft Ocean Energy Research Program, a collaboration between Statkraft AS, DTU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and University of Uppsala. The two scholarships are supported by Statkaft AS through this programme.

Starting date is 1 April 2010.

Project 1: Wake Effects in Wind FarmsAn existing CFD model for studying three-dimensional flow fields and wake effects in wind farms will be further developed. Computations will be carried out for flows about blades of modern wind turbines clustered in farms. The computing code will be validated against existing measurements from both laboratory and field measurements. The computations are expected to give detailed information about basic features of wind turbine wakes, including turbulence properties and vortex structures, and used to clarify the influence of wake effects when air flow is passing by a row of wind turbines. The model serves in particular to analyze and verify the validity of the basic assumptions employed in the simple engineering models. Furthermore, the results may aid in achieving optimal designs of rotors as well as in the establishment and planning of wind parks.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering. Strong skills in scientific computing, fluid mechanics, applied mathematics and C/Fortran/Matlab programming are required as well as a keen interest in offshore wind energy. Documented knowledge or experience within wind energy and/or offshore engineering will be considered as an advantage.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.

Salary and appointment terms

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Henrik Bredmose, tel: +45 4525 4315 (fatigue) and Jens Nørkær Sørensen, tel: +45 4525 4314 (wake effects).You can read more about DTU Mechanical Engineering on www.mek.dtu.dk.

Application
We must have your online application by 28 January 2009. The application should be no more than 2 pages long and you must indicate which of the scholarships you apply for and how you expect to contribute to the project.Apply online at www.dtu.dk/vacancy. Please open the link “apply for this job online” and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Mechanical Engineering covers the fundamental engineering disciplines within Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Energetics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Control and Engineering Design, Hydrodynamics, Structural Engineering and Materials. It has a a scientific staff of about 100 persons, 50 ph.d. students and a technical/administrative support staff of 50 persons.

Source: http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=bebab702-96ee-4ac6-966e-a1a56bfd74d3

10 Scholarships for a PhD in Chemical Engineering in Berlin Germany

The “Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering” (BIG-NSE) is offering ten scholarships for a PhD in Berlin in the field of Catalysis. The next deadline for applications is March 15 2010 for applicants who wish to be considered for a BIG-NSE scholarship.
The entry requirements for the BIG-NSE are:

• A Master‘s degree or German Diploma in chemistry, biology, physics or engineering.
• A Certificate of English Proficiency (TOEFL with a minimum of 550 – paper-based version -, or equivalent) for applicants whose native language is neither English nor German.
• Two letters of recommendation.

The BIG-NSE offers a structured curriculum for obtaining the degree of “Doctor” within 3 years. The main characteristic of the BIG-NSE is a comprehensive integration and mentoring programme for its students, especially foreign students. It includes:
• An “Initial Phase”, with intensive support, especially for administrative and integration aspects.
• Preparation of a schedule by the students themselves during the first semester.
• Continuous supervision by two professors/senior scientists and one mentor.
• Regular evaluation of the students’ work/study achievements.
• Continuous support for all professional and social aspects.
• Regular lectures presented by renowned guest scientists from all over the world.
• Language and soft skill courses.
• Financial support for scientific and teaching materials.

The School is part of the Cluster of Excellence “Unified Concepts in Catalysis” (UniCat – see http://www.unicat.tu-berlin.de/) founded in November 2007 by the TUB and five further Institutions in the Berlin area within the framework of the German government‘s “Excellence Initiative”.
The main research interest of the UniCat and BIG-NSE Faculty is “Catalysis”, in a broad sense. The research fields involved cover a broad range of topics, from natural sciences to engineering. The faculty consists of internationally renowned professors and junior researchers from up to 60 research groups at 6 participating institutions and active in 13 research fields, who will be intensively involved in the supervision and mentoring of the BIG-NSE students.
A link to further information on the Graduate School can be found at (www.big-nse.tu-berlin.de). Applications will only be accepted via the online application system, a link to which can be found on the same webpage. Applications should be submitted before March 15 2010. Candidates should specify on which project area they wish to work. Informal enquiries on specific projects should be directed to the relevant supervisor. Successful candidates should be available to start around October 2010.

Source: http://www.big-nse.tu-berlin.de/

Facebook Fellowship Program

Every day Facebook confronts among the most complex technical problems and we believe that close relationships with the academy will enable us to address many of these problems at a fundamental level and solve them. As part of our ongoing commitment to academic relations, we are pleased to announce the creation of a Facebook Fellowship program to support graduate students in the 2010-2011 school year.

We are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas:

* Internet Economics: auction theory and algorithmic game theory relevant to online advertising auctions.
* Cloud Computing: storage, databases, and optimization for computing in a massively distributed environment.
* Social Computing: models, algorithms and systems around social networks, social media, social search and collaborative environments.
* Data Mining and Machine Learning: learning algorithms, feature generation, and evaluation methods to produce effective online and offline models of behavioral signals.
* Systems: Hardware, operating system, runtime, and language support for fast, scalable, efficient data centers.
* Information Retrieval: search algorithms, information extraction, question answering, cross-lingual retrieval and multimedia retrieval

Eligibility Criteria

* Full-time Ph.D. students in topical areas represented by these fellowships who are currently involved in on-going research.
* Students must be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area.
* Students must be enrolled during the academic year that the Fellowship is awarded.
* Students must be nominated by a faculty member

Application Checklist and Instructions

The application must include:

* 1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus and applicability to Facebook. Please reference the topical areas above.
* Students CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
* Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (one must be from the faculty sponsor).
* The name and CV of the faculty sponsor.

All of the above information must be submitted as a PDF to fellowships@facebook.com.

Friday February 15, 2010: Applications for fellowships must be submitted in full.

Source: http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php