White Rose Studentships: The University of Sheffield

White Rose Studentships arise from the special relationship between the three White Rose Universities- University of Leeds, University of Sheffield and University of York. The studentships are collaborative in nature, and each studentship involves supervisors from two of the White Rose Universities (the principal supervisor at the lead institution and the co-supervisor at the partner institution). Students register at one of the three universities and have access to the full research facilities of the partner institution. Each studentship is part of a research network which spans all three universities.

SHEFFIELD-BASED AWARDS

We are pleased to offer the following White Rose Studentships for entry in 2009-10:

East Asia Studies

• Project title: Japanese Widescreen Cinema - Technology Commerce and Aesthetics
• Network: Mixed Cinema – Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches to Japanese Cinema

Sustainability Science

• Project title: Assessment of the preparedness of supply chains to adapt to climate change
• Network: Enabling supply chain adaptation to climate change and a resource poor future

Science Education

• Project Title: Becoming a scientist: developing a disciplinary identity (or how do scientists get made?)
• Network: Engaging young people in science; key issues across secondary and tertiary phases

Advanced Engineering and Materials

• Project title: Characterisation and modelling of material and surface properties to improve functional performance of food preparation products and aid inclusive design
• Network: Understanding Object Handling Interactions Through Experiment and Simulations

ELIGIBILITY

The studentships are available to applicants who will register with the University in 2009-10 on a full-time programme of study leading to the degree of PhD. Awards are tenable for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress.

Awards are open to UK, EU and international applicants.

VALUE OF AWARDS

The awards offer UK/EU tuition fees, a maintenance stipend at the standard UK Research rate (£13,290 in 2009-10), and a Research Training Support Grant. Note that overseas students will be required to pay the difference between the UK/EU fee and the overseas fee.

DEADLINE Friday 30 April 2009.

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.shef.ac.uk/pgresearch/studentships/whiterose0910.html

International Ibsen Scholarships 2009

The International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated in 2007 by the Norwegian government. In total, scholarship funds amount to 1,000,000 NOK (approx. 125.000 Euro/150.000 US Dollars) in 2009, and will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects worldwide.

• The international scholarships for Ibsen-related projects were established by the Norwegian parliament in relation to the central government budget for the fiscal year of 2007.
• Scholarships are awarded to individuals, organizations or institutions within the artistic and cultural community. The scholarships are meant to act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen.
• In cooperation with the Skien municipality, the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs appoints a review panel responsible for awarding the scholarships. The review panel is to consist of three members, namely one female, one male and one person with non-Norwegian citizenship. Any member of the review panel must be fully competent and qualified within the cultural and artistic fields of study. Members are appointed for three years, with the possibility of another three year extension to the tenure.
• Administrative support functions for the review panel and the scholarships is the responsibility of the Skien municipality.
• Presentation of the scholarships is an integral part of the Skien International Ibsen Conference, the latter being an annual event in relation to the presentation of the International Ibsen Award.
• Scholarships are awarded based on a written application, which should arrive no later than the predetermined deadline, and which must abide by the rules set for the application procedure.
• The scholarships are accounted for by the Skien municipality, in line with generally accepted accounting principles and subject to instructions from the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs.
• The manner in which public funds are used, is annually reported to Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs.

DEADLINE May 1st, 2009

FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.ibsenawards.com/article.php?aid=49

Source: Ibsen Awards

Valor Hispanic College Leadership Development Awards

In collaboration with Gallup and their Gallup Leadership Institute, the U.S. Army, the University of the District of Columbia, Educational Testing Services [ETS], Verizon, Southwest Airlines and the Washington Hispanic newspaper, CapitalWirePR is seeking a select group of emerging Hispanic college student leaders to participate in a one day leadership development program hosted by the University of the District of Columbia with a mid-day luncheon at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, DC.

Gallup has an outstanding reputation for reliable public opinion polling. Over the years they have come to identify the key traits in successful businessmen and leaders that have enabled those individuals to reach the top tier of achievement. The Gallup Leadership Institute has refined those observations into an assessment program that is used by our country’s most dynamic organizations to build their leadership team. CapitalWirePR’s one day program on May 5 includes an assessment for those students selected. In addition, there will be a presentation on what those results mean in the context of developing the participants’ identified traits into a better informed and successful career strategy.

Winning a Valor Award* will develop your Strength’s Based Leadership:

• Knowing your strengths – and why it matters to leadership

• Building an effective and balanced leadership team – where you fit

• Predicting leadership success - developing your leadership potential

• Building your leadership capability - succession planning and development

Valor Awards* for Promising Hispanic College Students*Estimated Cash Value $1,000

Apply by Email to leadership@capitalwirepr.com or fax to 202 478 1887. If you a personally recommending a student, please attach a short reference and your signature. Identification of the student’s current leadership skills [in any capacity from soccer team captain to engineering club secretary] is highly encouraged. If you have any questions, please call Alex Morrow at 202 662 7242.

Apply before April 15, 2009

CONTACT:
Alex Morrow
alex@capitalwirepr.com
202 662 7242

Source: CapitalWirePR

14 PhD Student Fellowships in Infection Biology of Human Pathogens

Since 2006, the German Research Foundation (DFG) provides funding to Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig to establish an International Research Training Group (IRTG) together with the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm (coordinators: Sebastian Suerbaum, Hannover, and Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Stockholm).

The central aim of the programme is to give young researchers the opportunity to perform their PhD work in the rapidly moving field of the infection biology of human microbial pathogens in a highly stimulating, competitive, international environment. The core element of the IRTG is a joint research programme centering on the question how human microbial pathogens achieve acute or persistent infection and how the host organism reacts to persistent infection. In addition, graduate students will participate in a highly interdisciplinary joint study programme which is based on the established infrastructure for graduate training available at both MHH (Hannover Biomedical Research School, Center for Infection Biology) and KI (MTC Postgraduate Programme in Infection Biology).

STIPENDS
Stipends will be 1,365 €/month and are available for up to three years. It is an integral part of the programme that PhD students spend 6-12 months in one of the partner labs at the Karolinska Institute.

REQUIREMENTS
Candidates that hold the equivalent of a master’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry or Life Sciences, or who graduated in medicine are welcome to apply. Those applicants who are selected for interviews in a first round of screening will be asked to attend a selection workshop in Hannover to be held June 10 / 11, 2009.

DEADLINE
The deadline for receipt of a complete application is April 30, 2009. Applications are only accepted via the online application platform http://www.irtg1273.mh-hannover.de/
FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.mh-hannover.de/4587.html