PhD scholarships Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Copenhagen
PhD scholarships in Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
Deadline: 1 November 2010 at 12:00.
Applications are invited for PhD scholarships at the Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Employment is to begin on 1 February 2011.
The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens up a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors. The programme includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, active participation in research networks, PhD courses, teaching and other forms of knowledge dissemination. The PhD programme can be undertaken as a three year full-time study within the framework of the 5+3 study programme or as a four year full time study within the framework of the 4+4 study programme.
Information
Further information about the study programmes of each department is available on the Graduate School’s website:
In English: http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english/
Source: http://antropologi.ku.dk/Forskning/phd/ph.d.opslag/
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Sep 9, 2010
Santos Scholarships for the MSc in Energy and Resources
The UCL School of Energy and Resources, Australia will be awarding Santos Scholarships to the most outstanding students to study full-time on the MSc in Energy and Resources. These scholarships support the most outstanding students pursuing the MSc in Energy and Resources at UCL School of Energy and Resources (UCL SERAus).
Scholarships known as the SantosScholarships (UCL), funded by Santos Limited, will be available for students commencing their studies in the February intake. The deadline for receipt of completed applications for 2010 has closed. Applications for the February 2011 intake are now being accepted with the deadline for receipt of applications being 30 September 2010.
- The scholarship is open to all students (both Australian and international) who have been issued with and accepted an offer of admission (conditional or unconditional) to study full-time on the MSc in Energy and Resources programme at UCL SERAus.
- All applicants will be considered for a scholarship (there is no need to make a separate application) and those who have been awarded a scholarship will be informed in early December.
- The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential. Financial circumstances are not taken into account.
- The scholarship will be awarded by the UCL Council upon the recommendation of a selection panel made up of UCL academics. If there are not sufficient suitable applications, scholarships not awarded may be re-allocated and awarded in the following year.
- The value of each scholarship is a stipend for living expenses of AU$25,000 payable in each year of the programme, plus the total fees for the two years of the programme – paid directly to UCL SERAus.
- The scholarship is tenable for two years, subject to continued academic progress.
- The scholarship stipend will normally be payable to the recipient in monthly instalments over the two years of the programme and is intended for maintenance purposes. The award letter and payment will be administered by UCL SERAus.
- The scholarship may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards or bursaries.
- Recipients may be required to submit to UCL SERAus a letter of gratitude to the donor. The letter should include comment on the impact of the scholarship on the recipient’s education and how the award has benefited them. It should also include details of proposed career plans and any career developments. The donor may request the opportunity to meet the recipient of the scholarship.
- All scholarships and awards are subject to the provisions of UCL’s General Regulations for Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries, Prizes and Medals.
Fulbright-University College London Award
Fulbright Awards aim to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, promoting peace and understanding through educational exchange of people, knowledge and skills. The US-UK Fulbright Awards scheme was set up in 1948 to enhance mutual understanding between the US and the UK.
UCL and the Fulbright Commission have agreed to collaborate to offer one Fulbright-UCL Award in each academic session.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates must
- be US citizens not currently resident in the UK
- have successfully completed or be currently completing undergraduate studies
- be intending to pursue full-time Master's degree studies in any subject at UCL
Please note:
- Awards are made conditional upon acceptance to UCL before arrival in the UK
- Students admitted to joint programmes taught at UCL and another university are not eligible for the award
Value, Terms, and Conditions
- The value of the scholarship is £20,000
- The scholarship is tenable for one year only. In the case of full-time Master's programmes of more than one year's duration, the award applies only in the first year
- The Fulbright-UCL Award may be held alongside other scholarships, studentships, awards, or bursaries, provided the total amount of funds received do not substantially exceed full tuition fees plus living costs
- Scholarship recipients are obliged to inform the UCL Student Funding Office immediately of any other funding they are awarded toward their UCL Master’s degree studies, before or subsequent to confirmation of the Fulbright-UCL Award.
- Scholarships cannot be transferred to another institution, nor deferred to a later year
- The award will first be applied to the recipient’s fees, with any remainder payable to the recipient as a contribution to living costs
- Payments are made in equal instalments throughout the academic year
- Award payments are only possible once the recipient is fully enrolled in a Master’s degree programme at UCL
- Within 2 months of the end date of the Fulbright-UCL Award, recipients are required to submit to UCL a letter of gratitude to the donor/s (To Whom It May Concern). The letter should comment on the impact of the scholarship on the recipient’s education and how the award has benefited them. It should also include details of proposed career plans and any career developments
- All scholarship and awards are subject to the provisions of the General Regulations for Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries, Prizes and Medals
Selection Criteria
The award is allocated on academic excellence and potential, but the funders are also looking for the following:
- Rigor in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence
- Strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in the UK
- Interest in the peoples and cultures of the UK
- Clear set of objectives for the Fulbright year
- Commitment to the host community through volunteer and extra-curricular activity
Application Deadline and Procedure
Application for the award is made through the Fulbright Commission.
- The competition opens in May and applications forms are available from this time
- The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is 18 October
- Between November and February the applications are evaluated and a short list is drawn up by late February
- Short listed candidates are invited to a telephone interview. These take place in early March
Details about the Fulbright-UCL Award, including application procedures, are given here.
Notification of Results
- Scholarships recipients are notified in late March
Source: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/fulbright and http://www.fulbright.co.uk/fulbright-awards/for-us-citizens/postgraduate-student-awards/ucl-postgraduate-award
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Master in Advanced Clay Science
The Erasmus Mundus Masters Course “International Master in Advanced Clay Science” plans to form high level graduates in the field of clay science by providing them the competence, fundamental knowledge and skill necessary to perfectly assimilate the more recent developments in clay science and their applied perspectives.
The term “Clay Science” is used in its widest sense as it covers a very large and multidisciplinary domain, with career prospects in the cement and ceramic industry, paper and paint industry, civil engineering, geotechnics, nanotechnology, mineralogy-crystallography, pedology, geology, medicine, cosmectic industry, foods, petroleum and mining industry, environmental cleanup, groundwater protection… The IMACS provides a complete background in the main fields of clay science and technology as well as an in depth professional specialisation in two of the following fields :
“Environment, Soil and Geological system”
“Geomaterials and Civil Engineering – Assessment and processing”
“Advanced clay, Nanomaterial ”
“Healing minerals ”
Who can apply?
All graduate students and scholars who have applied to and have been accepted by an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course are eligible for a scholarship.
Category A scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than a Member State of the European Union, an EEA-EFTA State (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein), Turkey, the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.) or Switzerland and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.
Category B scholarships can be awarded toany masters students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.
Important restrictions : Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
Individuals who have already benefited from an EMMC scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another EMMC.
Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another Community grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies. EMMC students scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.
Further information on grants
Call and Deadlines
Call for application to 2011-2013 IMACS programme (Students & Researchers).
Call for application occurs in October each year for the programme beginning in September the following year (i.e. in october 2010 for the programme beginning in Sep. 2011).
For students and scholars applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the deadline is December 31st (Third country applicants) and April 30th (European applicants).
For students who do not wish to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the deadline is 30th June.
The application has to be validated online and submitted by post mail by the deadline using the address below :
EMMC-IMACS International Master Advanced Clay Science (Application)
Faculté de Sciences Fondamentales & Appliquées – Service scolarité
Université de Poitiers, 40 Avenue du Recteur Pineau,
86022 POITIERS – FRANCE
Scholarship / Financial aid: up to 48 000 EUR for two-years program
Date: 2011-2013
Source: http://www.master-imacs.org/sols-ove-fees-eras/eras.php
The term “Clay Science” is used in its widest sense as it covers a very large and multidisciplinary domain, with career prospects in the cement and ceramic industry, paper and paint industry, civil engineering, geotechnics, nanotechnology, mineralogy-crystallography, pedology, geology, medicine, cosmectic industry, foods, petroleum and mining industry, environmental cleanup, groundwater protection… The IMACS provides a complete background in the main fields of clay science and technology as well as an in depth professional specialisation in two of the following fields :
“Environment, Soil and Geological system”
“Geomaterials and Civil Engineering – Assessment and processing”
“Advanced clay, Nanomaterial ”
“Healing minerals ”
Who can apply?
All graduate students and scholars who have applied to and have been accepted by an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course are eligible for a scholarship.
Category A scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than a Member State of the European Union, an EEA-EFTA State (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein), Turkey, the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.) or Switzerland and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.
Category B scholarships can be awarded toany masters students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.
Important restrictions : Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
Individuals who have already benefited from an EMMC scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another EMMC.
Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another Community grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies. EMMC students scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.
Further information on grants
Call and Deadlines
Call for application to 2011-2013 IMACS programme (Students & Researchers).
Call for application occurs in October each year for the programme beginning in September the following year (i.e. in october 2010 for the programme beginning in Sep. 2011).
For students and scholars applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the deadline is December 31st (Third country applicants) and April 30th (European applicants).
For students who do not wish to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the deadline is 30th June.
The application has to be validated online and submitted by post mail by the deadline using the address below :
EMMC-IMACS International Master Advanced Clay Science (Application)
Faculté de Sciences Fondamentales & Appliquées – Service scolarité
Université de Poitiers, 40 Avenue du Recteur Pineau,
86022 POITIERS – FRANCE
Scholarship / Financial aid: up to 48 000 EUR for two-years program
Date: 2011-2013
Deadline: 31st December 2010
Source: http://www.master-imacs.org/sols-ove-fees-eras/eras.php