Eligibility:

candidates from any University outside the United Kingdom and the European Community entering the first year of a higher degree in any subject.

Scholarships Value: £2,300

Scholarships Duration: 1 year

Application:

Candidates should ask one referee to write directly to the Senior Tutor, care of the Admissions Office, at Lincoln College in support of their application; this should be a person who is familiar with their academic work, and the reference should be written specially for this scholarship application. Lincoln College Scholarship application forms can be downloaded in here, or can be obtained from the Admissions Officer at dianne.gull@lincoln.ox.ac.uk.

Application Deadline: 1 August 2010

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Cranfield University’s IVHM Centre has an exciting research opportunity for a motivated graduate, to undertake research in design systems for vehicle health management.

IVHM is a pioneering centre of excellence with core partners Boeing, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Meggitt and Thales, MoD, Alstom Transport and EEDA. The Centre aims to enable the incorporation of IVHM technology into UK and global businesses; generating awareness of the benefits in business productivity, environmental impact, and vehicle performance.

This project is seeking a researcher to join the team currently working on the Centre’s Design System project. The successful applicant will work on consolidating the methods and toolsets used by the different industrial partners and develop a set of good practice, which will be tested through real life case studies.

This project is initially for one year. However, this could lead to a project extension or further training opportunities.

Technical Schools Research Students Training Programme

The successful candidate will attend Cranfield University’s ‘Technical Schools Research Students Training Programme’ which is designed to equip students with research skills required during their research studies and in their future careers. This programme consists of a series of one-day events, coupled with smaller interactive group sessions.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have a first or upper second class UK honours degree in an engineering related discipline. A strong engineering background with a good understanding in condition based monitoring is desirable. Knowledge of signal processing, design methods and technical documentation would also be advantageous.

Funding

*Supported by Cranfield’s IVHM Centre this studentship will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only. Non UK/EU students will have to pay the remainder of their tuition fees before commencing their studies. Applicants are also eligible for a bursary of up to £16,000 p.a. for one year dependent upon qualifications and experience.

How to apply

If you are eligible to apply for this research studentship, please complete the Application Formor you can request that we post one to you. Alternatively you may wish toapply online. For further information contact us today:

School of Applied Sciences
T: +44 (0)1234 754086
E: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk

Closing Date: 13 august 2010

Please note that we are unable to consider submissions for specific research studentships that fall outside of the stated eligibility criteria.

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With this scheme UCL supports the aims of AET to help the people of Africa to help themselves.

Under the scheme, two full bursaries are available annually for AET-nominated students who have accepted offers of places at UCL.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be a national of any African country (including Madagascar), currently living in an African country, and have one or both parents living in an African country, or are orphaned;
• Be currently attending school or have completed school in an African country;
• Be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate applicable to Overseas students, as assessed by UCL;
• Lack the financial means necessary to pursue undergraduate degree studies at UCL.

Selection Criteria:

Scholarships are awarded based on the aims of the scholarship.

Benefits and Duration:

Each bursary will consist of full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance for the duration of the student’s programme of study, as well as economy air travel to/from the UK at the beginning and end of the bursary-holder’s degree programme.

In addition, the bursary includes an allowance (on request and up to a specified maximum sum per bursary holder) to permit two members of the bursary holder’s family to attend their graduation ceremony.

Deadline: 15 March each year

For more scholarship information and application, see: University College London – Africa Educational Trust Undergraduate International Outreach Bursaries Website

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