NTU Singapore PhD Scholarships - Interdisciplinary Graduate School

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is ranked 47th in the QS World University Rankings 2012.

NTU’s newly launched Interdisciplinary Graduate School offers prestigious scholarships for outstanding graduate students interested in projects offered in any of the following areas:

• Sustainable earth
• New media
• Future healthcare

Widen your exposure through an overseas research attachment with one of NTU’s numerous global partners, comprising the world’s leading universities, research centres and industry players.

Benefit from interdisciplinary research as well as mentoring by top professors. Successful candidates will receive:

• A 4-year PhD scholarship worth about S$200,000, inclusive of 4-year tuition fees and monthly stipends.
• Opportunity to be involved in tutoring

Please email your resume, with your academic qualifications clearly stated, and indicate your area of interest to igs@ntu.edu.sg via the Apply button below. Please do not attach your certificates or transcripts and limit the size of each email to no more than 500KB.
For more information, visit igs.ntu.edu.sg.

Open to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and International Students. Applications are for the August 2013 intake and close on 31 March 2013. Applications received after 31 March 2013 will be considered for the
January 2014 intake.

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PhD Fellowships in Psychology

University of Warwick -Psychology Department

We are delighted to announce that six Departmental PhD Fellowships will be available for students wishing to start a PhD commencing in October 2013. The awards will be spread across our three main research groups: Behavioural Science, Language and Learning, and Lifespan Health and Wellbeing. For details of areas of expertise and suggested projects please see: warwick.ac.uk/psychphdfund

Awards available: 6 awards available

Funding Details:  

The fellowships pay academic fees at the Home/EU rate plus a maintenance grant in line with the UK Research Council standard stipend. Fellowships at the full overseas rate may also be available for exceptional non-EU students. Fellowship holders teach up to a maximum of 110 hours per year within the Department with full training and support provided.

Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)

Eligibility:  Available to Home (UK & EU) and Overseas students

Application Details: 

Applications should be made through the Graduate School online form:  warwick.ac.uk/pgapply

Please specify in the finance and funding section on the form that you wish to be considered for a Departmental PhD Fellowship.

Further details about the Department and how to apply can be found at: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/psy-pgadmissions or email the postgraduate admissions tutor (psychpg-admissions@warwick.ac.uk).

Deadline: Closing date 31^st March 2013.

Applicants should available for interview in the second or third week of April 2013.

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Enhanced 5-year Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentships at the University of Kent

University of Kent -Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce

The Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce within the School of History at the University of Kent will offer two enhanced PhD studentships to work as part of a Leverhulme Grant team over five years. The team will be lead by Dr Will Pettigrew. This team will examine the seventeenth century histories of England’s overseas trade companies in their domestic and global settings. For more information about the proposed project see:

www.kent.ac.uk/history/projects/global-determinants

The studentships are available to UK, EU, and non-EU students and will cover tuition fees plus a maintenance bursary of £13,590 per year as well as a substantial research budget and participation in a series of international conferences from 2013 to 2018. Subject to satisfactory progress these studentships will convert into two-year post-doctoral research fellowships at an appreciably higher salary.

Applications should consist of:

• An up-to-date CV
• A covering letter explaining your interest in the project and the contribution you would make to the research team (including a statement about your proposed research project). This letter must include the applicant's full name, address, telephone number and email address
• A response  (of up to 500 words) to the following question: What can the history of England’s overseas trading corporations teach us about world history in the seventeenth century?
• A response (of up to 500 words) to the following question: How might the team format for this grant (to include 1 lecturer, 2 post-doctoral fellows, 2 Phd students, and a part-time administrator) best secure a lasting return on the Leverhulme Trust’s large (£820,000) investment in this project?
• Applicants should ensure that two academic referees reach the School of History at Kent by the deadline
• Applicants must also make separate application to the PhD programme at Kent for entry in September 2013. Please visit Kent's postgraduate pages for further details.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications (including application to the PhD programme) is 28 March 2013. Interviews will be held in Canterbury on 10 April. Informal enquiries about the studentships and the project may be made to Dr Will Pettigrew: w.pettigrew@kent.ac.uk. Completed application forms should be sent by email to Juliette Dack: J.C.Dack@kent.ac.uk via the Apply button below.

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Postgraduate Study in the History of Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal College of Art (with Scholarships)

Victoria and Albert Museum

The V&A/RCA postgraduate programme (including MA, MPhil and PhD) in the History of Design invites applications for 2013/14.  Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Programme is internationally recognized as the leading centre for postgraduate study in design history and material culture. Combining ambitious, rigorous and cutting-edge scholarly approaches with a first-hand understanding of objects, the History of Design programme is ideally suited to prepare students for the increasingly diverse and flexible professional portfolio that is demanded today.

MA Programme: Run in partnership by the V&A and the RCA, the MA is a two year full-time programme and offers a unique platform for study in three specialist areas:

- Renaissance and Early Modern

- Modern and Contemporary

- Asian, Early Modern to Contemporary

Taught by a dedicated team of academics, the programme has an established reputation for pioneering new forms of design historical enquiry in global contexts, from the fifteenth century to the present day. The seminar-based classes provide a unique environment for the study of the aesthetic, social, cultural, technological, economic and political contexts for design.

The programme specialises in object-focused scholarship ranging across the histories of architecture and interior design, fashion and textiles, furniture and product design, ceramics, metalwork, glass, prints, drawings and digital media.

Uniquely, students have direct access to the unrivalled collections and expertise of the V&A and to the highly specialised art and design practices of the RCA. Open to all students are opportunities to work with curators, and contribute to V&A gallery and exhibition projects. Graduates go on to work internationally in universities, museums and galleries, as well as in a host of other related professions such as curating, journalism, media research and design policy. The MA programme provides also an excellent preparation towards PhD research.

Scholarships available for 2013-14:
The V&A Global Fashion History Scholarship: Offered to an Overseas student who intends to undertake research in any cross-cultural aspect of fashion history. It covers Overseas fees (£26,900) for the two years of the MA.

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2 PhD Positions in Computational Materials Science

The Atomistic Materials Modeling group of Prof. Erik Bitzek is inviting applications for doctoral students in the area of Computational
Materials Science to join the Institute for General Materials Properties within the Department of Materials Science of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg in Erlangen, Germany.

Research topics include:

• Mechanical properties of nanoscale structures (nano-wires, -particles, thin films) and small scale plasticity
• Atomistic studies of topological anisotropy and mechanical properties of silicate glasses within the Priority Program "Topological
  Engineering of Ultra-strong Glasses" (SPP 1594) of the German Research foundation DFG

The successful candidate will hold a Masters degree, preferably in Physics or Materials Science, and have a solid knowledge of the structure
and mechanical properties of materials. Experience in scientific programming is required. In addition, experience with Molecular Dynamics simulations is highly
desirable. Excellent oral and written communication skills (English and German) and the ability to work well in a dynamic and collaborative international research
environment are essential. The PhD candidates will be enrolled in the graduate school of the cluster of excellence "Engineering of Advanced Materials" which provides
doctoral researchers with special training through short courses on experimental and simulation methods as well as on leadership skills development.

Applicants are asked to submit their curriculum vitae with names and contact information of two references to: comp-mat-sci-jobs@ww.uni-erlangen.de

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Three PhD Scholarships: IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project

Mary-Anne Williams | Friday March 01, 2013 | Research | All

At the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), you can challenge yourself by undertaking PhD studies in artificial intelligence. In this role, you will explore some of the deepest problems of intelligence yet see your work make a real difference in practical systems.

The IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project is offering three scholarships to Australian or international candidates. The scholarship is paid as a tax-exempt $24,653 annual stipend to help cover your living expenses for a maximum of 3.5 years. Tuition fees for successful Australian candidates will be covered by the Research Training Scheme. International candidates may be eligible for an International Research Scholarship that covers tuition fees.

These scholarships will support PhD research projects that address real world problems using software, intelligent robots, and connected environments. The objective of the IBM-UTS Smarter Planet Project is to develop novel approaches to constructing intelligent systems that engage seamlessly with users and enable new forms of social interaction. Projects may involve artificial intelligence, formal logic, computational law, cognitive science, data analytics, social computing, robotics and the internet of things.

A PhD is rewarding like no ordinary job. You will help create the future at the same time as developing your research skills and preparing you for the next phase of your career. You will work in the vibrant Innovation and Enterprise Research Laboratory (the "Magic Lab") with access to state-of-the-art technologies, including Australia's only PR2 robot. The research environment is stimulating but relaxed and your colleagues will be highly motivated and skilled researchers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with senior research leaders in IBM.

We are looking for motivated, resourceful and imaginative people to join us. Normally a Masters or high Honours degree in a relevant field of science, IT or engineering is required but in rare circumstances exceptional candidates without such qualifications are admitted. You do not need to have any specialized knowledge or experience but a high level of skill in software engineering is expected.

The position is located at the UTS's Broadway campus, just minutes walk from Central Station and Chinatown.

To apply:
Send an email with your resume, cover letter and academic transcript to phd@themagiclab.org.
Applications Close: April 2, 2013

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Master of Public Policy Scholarship at The School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP) in Jakarta

The new established School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP) will open in August 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It will offer a one-year Master of Public Policy designed for professionals in their late twenties or early thirties. In 2014, we will add a two-year Master of Public Affairs.

The mission of SGPP Indonesia is to address the growing need for a new brand of policy-makers and public leaders for Indonesia and the neighboring regions of Asia Pacific. To reach our mission, we will have caliber professors from prominent universities abroad (affiliated with Harvard University, Columbia University, Oxford University, University of British Columbia, Science Po- Paris, etc) to teach in our school. To support the international atmosphere, the learning process will be conducted in English.

You can find more detailed information and registration from our website www.sgpp.ac.id. 

We have a lot of scholarship opportunities!! For 2013/2014 batch, up to 80 percent of our students will be granted scholarship. Deadline of application is

Attached in this email the brochure of SGPP and application form.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school!

Ps. You are most welcome to forward this information.

Best,

Olivia D. Purba  LinkedIn

Equity Tower 39 floor, Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD)

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.52-53, Lot 9, Jakarta Selatan (12190).

Phone:  021-5151277 | Fax: 021-5151294

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SGPPJakarta

Twitter   : www.twitter.com/sgppindonesia

Website  : www.sgpp.ac.id

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The Georg Forster Research Award

The Georg Forster Research Award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing transition and developing countries.

Nominees must be nationals of a developing or transition country (excluding People's Republic of China and India; cf. detailed list of countries). Furthermore, at the time of nomination, they must have had their main residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female researchers.

The award amount totals EUR 60,000. In Germany, research awards are generally exempt from income tax under German tax law.

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Selengkapnya silakan akses di website berikut:

http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/georg-forster-award.html

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