The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials. The first fellowship is for a period of up to 3 years, without teaching or administrative duties. The second fellowship is for a period of up to 4 years, with up to 25% teaching or administrative duties. The starting date for the two positions is no later than 01.10.2014. The application deadline is 20 April, 2014.

Study Subject (s): The PhD fellows will carry out research in statistical methodology related to the five-year project “Focus Driven Statistical Inference With Complex Data” (FocuStat), funded by the Norwegian Research Council.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing PhD research programme at University of Oslo in Norway.
Scholarship Provider: University of Oslo, Norway (project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council)
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway
Accreditation: The University of Oslo is accredited by EUA.

Eligibility: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, or document that they will complete their Master’s degree in the course of the spring semester 2014. Candidates without a Master’s degree have until 30 June, 2014 to complete the final exam. A good command of English is required. The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Norwegian and international researchers can apply for these PhD research fellowships.

Scholarship Description: The PhD fellows will carry out research in statistical methodology related to the five-year project “Focus Driven Statistical Inference With Complex Data” (FocuStat), funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The themes and topics for the FocuStat project are broadly defined, inside the theory and applications of modern statistics for complex data structures. These themes in particular include Bayesian nonparametrics, model selection and averaging, methods that combine or bridge parametrics and nonparametrics, confidence distributions, new ways of combining statistical information, high-dimensional data, etc. The doctoral fellows will be members of the research group for Statistics and Biostatistics and, once appointed, a project plan will be worked out in accordance with the activities of the research group in general and those for the FocuStat project in particular.

Number of award(s): Two PhD research fellowships are offered.

Duration of award(s): The first fellowship is for a period of up to 3 years, without teaching or administrative duties. The second fellowship is for a period of up to 4 years, with up to 25% teaching or administrative duties. The starting date for the two positions is no later than 01.10.2014.

What does it cover? Pay grade is 50 – 57 (NOK 421 100 – 473 400 per year).

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

Online Application: The mode of applying is online. The application must include:
-Application letter
-CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific publications)
-Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
-Documentation of English proficiency
-List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
-Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
-Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 20 April, 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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The Dr. Eduard Gübelin Association for Research & Identification of Precious Stones is offering research scholarship for MSc/PhD students or postdoctoral researchers. Applications are welcome from eligible individuals of any nationality. This is an annual grant to be allocated to an innovative research project in the field of gemmology. The overall annual value of the scholarship is CHF 30,000 (USD 33,000). The deadline for applications is 30th June 2014.

Study Subject (s): Scholarship is awarded in the fields of earth sciences (mineralogy, geology, geochemistry), crystallography, chemistry, solid-state physics, material sciences, archaeology, biology, and related fields.
Course Level: Scholarship is available to students and researchers at MSc, PhD or postdoctoral level.
Scholarship Provider: The Dr. Eduard Gübelin Association for Research & Identification of Precious Stones
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland

Eligibility:
-The minimum requirement for applicants is a BSc degree in earth sciences, chemistry, physics, material sciences, or another exact science.
-The successful recipient of the grant, i.e. the applicant, must be a person, not an institution or company.
-Applicants are encouraged to submit project proposals that involve collaboration with a university or another research institute.
-Applicants may be no more than 40 years of age.
-Applications are welcome from eligible individuals of any nationality.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizens of any nationality can apply for this research scholarship.

Scholarship Description: Dr. Eduard J. Gübelin (1913-2005) devoted his life and career to the study of gemstones and to advancing the science of gemmology. After celebrating the 100^th anniversary of Dr. Gübelin last year, the introduction of this scholarship coincides with the 90^th anniversary of the Gübelin Gem Lab, established in 1924. The annual Dr. Eduard Gübelin Research Scholarship will support a cutting-edge research project in the field of gemmology in the broadest sense. The scholarship will be granted once a year to a scientist for a proposed research project. Depending on the type of project, the research might involve collaboration with the Gübelin Gem Lab.

Number of award(s): A research scholarship will be awarded.

Duration of award(s): The scholarship will be granted once a year to a scientist for a proposed research project.

What does it cover? The overall annual value of the scholarship is CHF 30,000 (USD 33,000).

Selection Criteria: The Association checks the incoming project proposals for compliance with the administrative requirements, as well as for suitability in terms of scientific relevance and potential. The Association may contact applicants to clarify any issues regarding their application. Following these initial checks, the Association establishes a shortlist of suitable proposals, based on their relevance and potential. The shortlisted proposals are then forwarded to the members of the Scientific Committee, who will assess the proposals and select the project they consider is best qualified to receive the scholarship. The proposal receiving the highest number of votes by the members of the committee will earn the scholarship.

Notification: The name of the successful project and applicant will be announced in September 2014.

Online Application: Applicants can apply online for this research scholarship.

 Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 30th June 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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Through the Hungarian Scholarship Board Office, the Hungarian Minister of Education and Culture offers scholarships for foreign students and professors of higher education institutions as well as research fellows who intend to gain further professional experience in Hungarian institutions of higher education or research.

Scholarships can be applied for under two systems:

·  Bilateral Agreements

·  Scholarship pool

The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Hungary established a “scholarship pool”, a scholarship system of various types of scholarships, allowing for applications from the following countries/territories: Egypt

These scholarships allow for study or research in any field of arts and sciences during the granted period at an accredited Hungarian higher education or research institution to be determined in advance.

Semester, partial, postgraduate studies and doctoral programmes must be carried out in state-financed institutions where no tuition fee is required.

Non-eligibility:

·  Foreign citizens with a residence permit or in the course of applying for a residence permit in Hungary cannot apply.

·  Men and women, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law in Hungary cannot apply.

·  Students applying for part-time or correspondence study programmes cannot apply.

·  Students applying for non state-financed universities cannot apply.

·  Students admitted to tuition fee-paying institutions of higher education cannot apply.

Age Limits for Applicants:

·  30 years for scholarships for semester studies

·  40 years for scholarships for postgraduate studies

·  35 years for scholarship for PhD scholarships

·  45 years for postdoctoral scholarships

There are no age limits for the following types of scholarships:

·  research stay

·  summer courses

Deadline: 15th April.

For more scholarship information and application, see: Hungarian State Scholarships Website

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The program favours the integration of students into a network of specialists and researchers in BI. The curriculum is jointly delivered by Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium, Université François Rabelais Tours (UFRT) in France, Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP) in France, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Spain, and Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) in Germany.

Scholars from academic partners around the world and partners from leading industries in BI, private R&D companies, service companies, public research institutes, and public authorities will contribute to the programme by training students, providing computers, software, course material, job placement or internship perspectives, as well as financial support.

This consortium will prepare the graduates not only to answer today’s professional challenges by a strong connection with the needs coming from the industry, but also to pursue their studies into doctorate programs, through strong connections with the researchers’ and innovators’ views.

IT4BI is a 2-year (4 semesters, 120 ECTS) programme. The first year is devoted to fundamentals: the first semester at ULB, the second one at UFRT. Then, all students participate to the European Business Intelligence Summer School.

In the third semester, the programme offers three specialisations at ECP, UPC and TUB and students move to the partner of the chosen specialisation. The fourth semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis and can be realised at either as a placement in industry, or as an internship in a research laboratory in any full or associated partner.

Eventually, all students will be gathered in the workshop “Business Intelligence: Innovation Meets Research”. The tuition language is English. The program targets students with a Bachelor of Science (or a level equivalent to 180 ETCS) with major in Computer Science, as well as an English proficiency corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be awarded with a multiple degree, the national master’s degrees from ULB, UFRT and the university of the specialisation.

MSc Scholarships in Information Technologies for Business Intelligence

Full MSc Scholarships in Information Technologies for Business Intelligence can be awarded to masters students who come from a country other than a European country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the European countries.

• Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
• Individuals who have already benefited from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another Erasmus Mundus Course.
• Students benefiting from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
• Erasmus Mundus scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.

For more information and application, see: MSc Scholarships in Information Technologies for Business Intelligence

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The MSc and Diploma Bursaries fund are open for application once a year and aim:

• To encourage MSc/Diploma training in cancer relevant biology, chemistry and cancer care.
• To support trans-disciplinary courses in bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematical biology, etc. where this training will be used in a cancer relevant area.

Who can apply?

• Applicants with a clear demonstrable intention to use their training in a cancer relevant field;
• Clinicians, nurses, and applicants in a profession allied to medicine are strongly encouraged to apply;
• Other cancer researchers who are not clinically qualified (ideally applicants who completed their undergraduate degree at least 2 years prior to application);
• Applicants undertaking courses in bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematical biology, etc. (applicants who completed their undergraduate degree less than 2 years prior to application can apply if they have a genuine interest in these disciplines).
• Candidates of any nationality may apply but must have been resident and working in the European Economic Area (EEA) for three years immediately before application and intend to pursue a career in the UK.

Key features of the Bursary

• The bursary will provide course fees (please note that fees will be paid at the level for UK/EU students; where fees for overseas students are higher, Cancer Research UK will not fund the additional cost);
• Full-time students may apply for a contribution to living expenses (maximum £5,500 per annum). Please note that this will be awarded only if the course organisers agree to administer the living expenses.

Deadline: May.

If you have specific questions relating to your application, please contact Dr Cheok-man Chow, Research Manager (Personal Awards) at cheok-man.chow[at]cancer.org.uk

For further details, and application materials, contact: MSc and Diploma-Bursaries Website

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To be eligible for an MGS, applicants must:

• hold a bachelors degree with first class honours, or a qualification deemed equivalent, from an Australian or overseas tertiary institution
• be undertaking a research masters, PhD or professional doctorate, and
• intend to be enrolled as a full-time student upon commencement of the award or, in exceptional circumstances, be granted approval for a part-time award.

For more information and scholarship application see; Monash Graduate Scholarship

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With the support of the North-Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology (MIWFT), the Institute for Geoinformatics offers:

• Five scholarships for the MSc program in Geoinformatics (4 semesters, start October 1)
• Two partial scholarships for the MSc program in Geospatial Technologies (3 semesters, start September 4)

for nationals of the following countries:

Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa.

Scholarship Award:

• Tuition waiver for all semesters
• Scholarship: 850 € per month (not for the first semester in Spain or Portugal (September 4, 2009 – February 28) in the MSc in Geospatial Technologies)
• Support health insurance: 70 € per month (not for the first semester in Spain or Portugal (September 4 – February 28) in the MSc in Geospatial Technologies)
• Support travel costs according to real costs: up to 1.000 € for a flight to/from Europe before starting/after finishing the program and up to 1.000 € for one home flight to/from Europe in between.

Deadline: 31st July.

For more information and application, visit: MIWFT Scholarships Website

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Eligibility:

Available for EU and non-EU students embarking on a one-year research degree.

The awards are principally intended for MPhil students although those intending to take the MSt or embarking on the final year of a DPhil may also apply.

Number and value of the awards: Two awards, currently £7,500.

The closing date is 29 June.

For an application form and further details, please see: Law scholarships – Oxford University or look for the latest information on the Law Faculty website.

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In preparation for the University’s 50th anniversary in 2015, Kent has established 100 doctoral scholarships to be awarded annually from 2012.

Known as Kent’s 50th Anniversary Scholars, successful candidates will demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding research potential. Scholarships will be offered at the standard UK Research Councils’ rate.

Doctoral Scholarships Criteria

Candidates must hold a good Honours degree (First or 2i) or a Master’s degree at merit or distinction in a relevant subject or equivalent.

The scholarship competition is open to all postgraduate research applicants. UK, EU and overseas fee paying students are invited to apply.

How to Apply for the Doctoral Scholarships

To be eligible for these scholarships, candidates must make a formal application for postgraduate research study at the University of Kent.

Applications to the University can be made online.

Applications for these scholarships should be made via the University of Kent academic school or centre you wish to study in.

For more scholarship information and application materials, see: Kent Doctoral Scholarships

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The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Egyptian Ministry for Higher Education have issued a call for applications for German-Egyptian Longterm Scholarship (GERLS).

The target groups for this programme are young researchers who have been awarded their Master’s degree recently (not longer than three years ago) and would like to continue their PhD-related research in Germany.

The GERS program is jointly funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Bonn (DAAD) in order to finance short term scholarships for young Egyptian scientists to travel to Germany.

The target groups of the program are researchers enrolled in MSc, PhD programs and young Post Doctoral candidates. The scholarships may be awarded for a period from three to six months.

There are two calls for application annually:

• Spring Call: 15th of March till 30th of April
• Autumn Call: 1st of September till 15th of October

For more information and application, see; German-Egyptian Scholarships

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