EPSRC vacation bursary scheme-2009

The School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering runs a vacation bursary scheme (alongside a similar EPSRC scheme) to provide funding for undergraduate students to gain first-hand positive and practical experience of research in a UK university under the close supervision of an experienced member of academic staff.

If you are interested in pursuing a research degree after your undergraduate studies have finished, or you simply wish to enhance your research potential then this scheme will certainly be of interest to you.

Each project will last for around 10 weeks and will take place in the summer of 2009 and all students will have completed their projects by the 30th September 2009, at the end of the project you will give a short seminar presentation about your research project to other students within the School.

At this stage you need to be thinking of an area of interest/project that is of interest to you, and you can speak to academic staff members about your ideas and seek their support as your potential supervisor. Once you have established your idea you need to complete an application form and submit it to the Graduate School Office, room 1.08a (within Civil Engineering).

Eligibility

To be eligible you should be registered for your first degree and also be in the middle years of your undegraduate degree, that is, in the second year of a BEng or the third year of an MEng degree. If successful in your application you will also receive a stipend of £220 per week.

Application deadline

The deadline for submission of your application is Friday 20th March 2009 and we hope to notify successful candidates by the end of April 2009.

Further information If you have any questions regarding this scheme please speak to either Lisa McMeekin in the Graduate School Office or Professor Mi Wang.

furher information:http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/pg/PostgraduateResearchScholarships.shtml

Read More “EPSRC vacation bursary scheme-2009”  »»

The French Government

The French Government, through the Embassy of France in Jakarta, has
been providing excellence scholarships to Indonesian citizens for
more than 28 years. In order to pursue its objective to improve
Indonesian human resources, the Embassy of France will offer
scholarships for the year 2009.

Those scholarships are given to government officials, lecturers,
students, with a priority to those involved in a cooperation program
between France and Indonesia, to undertake two kinds of training:

* Master degree
(maximum duration of 2 years)
* Doctoral degree
(maximum duration of 3 years, only on a shared cost basis)
REQUIREMENTS
* Minimum diploma: bachelor degree / S1

* Fluent in English (or French)

* Less than 35 years old

* Minimum GPA score of 3 (except for fundamental sciences - 3,5)

* Submit all the documents specified in the application form

The selection committee will give priority to applicants who have
already identified a master/PhD program and have had a positive
answer from a French professor (or an acceptance letter).
FIELD OF STUDIES
Priority will be given to the following fields of studies:

* Engineering (water management, agronomy, civil engineering,
information technology.. .)

* Sciences (biotechnologies, information and communication
technologies, environment, risk and disaster management, energy, etc.)

* Public administration, economy

* Law and political sciences

Applications from students in other fields are nevertheless welcome,
as acceptance will be primarily based on excellence.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
* First step: selection based on application form and required
documents submitted

* Second step: motivation interview (French or English languages
only) in Jakarta

Download the application form on this website: www.ambafrance- id.org
Follow the link "Etudier en France" or "Belajar di
Perancis"
If you need more information, please send an email at: infobgf@yahoo. fr
THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERAGE
* intensive French language course: length according to the
applicant's needs and level (from survival course to extensive 11 months
program)

* monthly living allowance

* 1 return ticket

* tuition fees (in public institutions for programs taught in French
only)

* insurance
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applications must be sent before the 15th of April 2009 at the
following address:

Ambassade de France en Indonésie
Service de coopération et d'action culturelle
Jl Panarukan n°35
Menteng - Jakarta 10310
Please note that applications sent via e-mail and after the deadline
will not be taken into consideration.
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://indonesia. campusfrance. org/IMG/pdf/ Flyer.pdf
<http://indonesia. campusfrance. org/IMG/pdf/ Flyer.pdf>

Read More “The French Government”  »»

Doctoral research opportunities ESRC PhD Studentships

Four ESRC studentships are available from September 2009 tenable for either 1+3 or +3 scheme. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who have a first class or upper second class degree and a Masters in a related discipline to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School.

Candidates who have not completed an ESRC-recognised research training masters course will be considered for 1+3 award. Successful 1+3 candidates are required to undertake one of the School's recognised masters courses, followed by three years doctoral research.

ESRC 1+3 and +3 Quota Studentships are available to candidates who are classed as Home student for tuition fee purposes. EU nationals who have not been resident in the UK for 3 years immediately preceding the date of an award are eligible for tuition fee only awards. Please refer to ESRC Guidance for full details.

The studentships cover tuition fees, a starting stipend of £13,290 per year (not subject to income tax or National Insurance deductions) and research training support grant.

Further details regarding eligibility for ESRC funding can be found at: www.esrc.ac.uk
information: mbs

Read More “Doctoral research opportunities ESRC PhD Studentships”  »»

Fully funded DPhil Studentship in Information Systems

The Information Systems Research Group is offering a fully funded D.Phil position in Oxford University's Computing Laboratory. This position is associated with the EPSRC project "Enforcement of Constraints on XML Streams", under the supervision of Professor Michael Benedikt, which will deal with issues in XML integrity-constraints and stream processing.

The studentship is fully funded (at EU fees level - overseas candidates will need supplementary funding) for 3 ½ years from 1^st January, 2009. Students applying for admittance with a start date of 1^st October, 2009 will receive a guarantee of 3 years funding. It includes a stipend of at least £12,940 per year as well as provision for travel to conferences.

Candidates must satisfy the usual requirements http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/prospective/dphil/dphil-criteria.pdf for studying for a doctorate at Oxford. In addition, the student should be skilled in theoretical computer science; applicants looking to work in database systems should have a strong background in databases in addition to solid systems-building skills.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 20th February, 2009 and you should see below for further information and how to apply. Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Further Information and how to apply can be found here:
http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/prospective/dphil/isfurtherinfo.pdf

Read More “Fully funded DPhil Studentship in Information Systems”  »»

Scholarship for Masters degree-Chevening/University of St Andrews

The Open Society Foundation, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of St Andrews invite applications for scholarships at the University of St Andrews.
The following taught postgraduate programs are available:
Masters in International Strategy & Economics, Masters in Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies and M.Litt in Peace and Conflict Studies.

Applicants must be nationals of and resident in Indonesia.

Applicants should have outstanding academic qualifications and good English. Each scholarship provides one year’s tuition fees at the University of St Andrews, a stipend to cover living costs (for one person only), and return air travel from the scholar’s home country. On completion of the scholarship scholars are expected to return to their home country to resume their studies or work there.

Visit the University of St Andrews' website for information about applying to the university.

Please download these documents for further information about the scholarship:

• Guidance notes
• Postgraduate Application form
• Referee form

Completed applications should be returned to the address below by 6 February 2009.

Read More “Scholarship for Masters degree-Chevening/University of St Andrews”  »»