The University of Rhode Island Graduate Awards 2011-2012

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Call for Nominations from Departments for Graduate Awards 2011-2012

The Graduate School invites departments to nominate students for Graduate School Tuition Scholarships, Fellowships, and Diversity Awards for the 2011-2012 academic year

The deadline for nominations is 1 March 2011

Please fill out the nomination form for the appropriate award.

Once you’ve completed the form save it and attach it in an email to uri.gradawards@gmail.com

In the subject line please include the type of award (Tuition Scholarship, Fellowship or Diversity Awards) the student’s last name, first name and ID number.

For example, “Fellowship – Smith, John – 1002XX349″ or “Diversity Awards- Smith, John – 1002XX349″

Please be sure to include in the email all necessary attachments and all back-up documentation that is requested within the nomination form in a zip file and rename it to include the type of award (Tuition Scholarship, Fellowship or Diversity Awards) the student’s last name, first name and ID number.

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University of Uppsala Scholarships in Medical Science – Clinical Pharmacology

Inside solid tumors the individual cells often grow in close vicinity to each other and areas with mild to severe oxygen deficit, hypoxia, is formed within the tumor. The hypoxic tumor cells are likely to be less sensitive against traditional treatment options, e.g. several studies have demonstrated hypoxia-related resistance against radiotherapy. Most probably this is also true for several chemotherapeutic treatments.

Aim: To investigate the activity of different anticancer drugs on:

1.        tumor cells cultivated in spheroids, i.e. small micro-tumors (0.1-1 mm) with a hypoxic core

2.        tumor cells cultivated under hypoxic conditions in comparison to normoxic conditions,

with special attention to drugs with potentially increased hypoxic activity and their mechanisms.

Work plan: To generate hypoxic growth environment to the cells the complete experiments, from addition of drug until end of incubation, will be performed in a hypoxic chamber. The cell`s sensitivity towards a panel of standard chemotherapeutic agents will be analyzed with the fluorometric microculture cytotoxicity assay (FMCA), which measures cell viability on the basis of fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis in cells with intact plasma membranes. The mechanistic investigation will be performed using gene expression analysis and specific kits for molecular events. Isolated mRNA from hypoxic vs normoxic cancer cells, with or without drug exposure, will be analyzed with Affymetrix technique using the Uppsala Array
 Platform. Cancer cells in spheroids will be cultivated using commercially available tools, e.g. microtiter plates from Scivax.

Importance: Investigations indicate that the different micro-environment in tumors, including hypoxia, can be related to resistance against both radiation and chemotherapy, and that the conditions provide cellular development against more malignant phenotypes. Each of these factors provide a common clinical problem. This project aims to a mechanistic approach to the problem, find connections and to optimize the combination of drugs especially selected to exert effects in a hypoxic environment.

Competence of the applicant: The applicant should have an academic degree e.g. MSc Pharm, or MSc molecular Biology, or similar. Experience from cell cultivation and working under aseptic condition are considered an additional qualification.

Previous experience in experimental research is a merit. Skills in oral and written english is necessary.

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Scholarships 2011 in Mining Engineering and Geology at Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, UK

The generous support of industrial sponsors, The Camborne School of Mines Trust, and past students and staff, we are able to offer 10+ scholarships each year to new students registered full-time on Camborne School of Mines (CSM) degree programmes at the Cornwall Campus. The scholarships are awarded primarily on the basis of academic merit and are worth £2000 per year for the duration of your degree programme (subject to satisfactory academic performance). Payment is in two instalments per year.

All applicants to CSM undergraduate degree programmes are eligible to apply for CSM Undergraduate Scholarships.

Eligible programmes

·         BSc Applied Geology

·         BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics

·         BEng Mining Engineering

·         BSc/MEng Renewable Energy

Application procedure

You should NOT apply until you have received a conditional or unconditional offer from UCAS, but before the stated deadline. To apply, complete a CSM Undergraduate Scholarships 2011 Application Form

The Camborne School of Mines Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded by a committee who meet twice a year; once at the end of March and once during October.

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Scholarships in Psychology at University of Uppsala, Sweden

Position as PhD student in developmental psychology. The project that is the financial basis for the position concerns the relation between aggression and cognitive control functions (so called executive functions) in children, and how these factors longitudinally are related to peer relations.

Qualifications: The applicant must have a basic university degree with psychology as a major subject.

Specific Qualifications: Experience of performing testing and working with children, as well as shown administrative independence are considered as additional qualifications. Good knowledge in Swedish and English is required.

Selection: The selection will be based on an assessment of the applicant’s aptitude for successful completion of graduate studies, made by the professors at the department. The bases for this judgment are the previously written research thesis, interviews (if deemed necessary), and finally, the plan for a research project.

Financing: These positions are financed through a combination of grants and department resources. The successful applicant will be supported the first year with a doctoral grant and the remaining three years by a doctoral studentship.

·         Application form

·         CV including certified copies of merits

·         The undergraduate thesis

Research plan: The research plan should concern research that the applicant may wish to pursue as his or her dissertation project. However, at this stage, having written about a particular project does not imply a necessary commitment for the future. The university is striving for a more even gender balance in its research and teaching
staff and men are especially invited to apply for this position.

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PhD Scholarship in Astronomy or Space and Plasma Physics, Uppsala University, Sweden

Uppsala University hereby declares the following position to be open for application: PhD student position in Astronomy or Space and Plasma Physics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy

Are you interested in studying dynamical processes in young and evolved stars, the early evolution of galaxies, the origin of the chemical elements, the enrichment of interstellar matter with gas and dust from evolved stars, the formation of the solar system and other planetary systems, asteroids and comets, how the solar wind can penetrate the Earths protective magnetic field and how it affects other bodies in the solar system, energy transport and particle acceleration in space, and other space plasma phenomena?

Are you interested in using satellite clusters, analysing data from Saturn and its moons Titan and Enceladus, studying space with large radars, observing with the worlds largest telescope VLT in Chile, analysing data from space telescopes, or modelling phenomena and objects in space with supercomputers?

We are now announcing the availability of one PhD student position within any of our four PhD programmes (se below).

To be eligible for a PhD student position you should have a basic university degree (at least BSc) and fulfil the entry requirements for the PhD programme (see details below). Important considerations in filling a PhD student position are the scientific capability of the student, as well as the ability of the department to offer adequate supervision for the elected research project.

The department offers four PhD programmes in Astronomy and Space and Plasma Physics:                           Astronomy

·    Astronomy with specialization in Astrophysics

·    Physics with specialization in Astrophysics, and

·    Physics with specialization in Space and Plasma Physics

Apart from having differing research emphasis these differ also concerning the required undergraduate curriculum.

General information regarding PhD studies at the Faculty of Science and Technology can be found starting at http://www.teknat.uu.se/cms/en//node221

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The Colombo Plan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Postgraduate Scholarships 2011/2012

Jointly Sponsored by: the Colombo Plan Secretariat and Technical Cooperation Directorate of Singapore

The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific is a unique inter-governmental organization providing development assistance under the “Planning for Prosperity” motto and the concept of self-help where member countries provide assistance to one another in socio-economic development.

The Colombo Plan was conceived at the Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in January 1950 and was established on 1 July 1951 as a cooperative venture for economic and social advancement of the people of South and Southeast Asia. It has grown from the founding group of seven Commonwealth nations – Australia, Britain, Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zealand and Pakistan – to twenty five including non- Commonwealth and countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Current Colombo Plan member countries are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States of America and Vietnam.

In December 1977 the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia was changed to The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific, to reflect the expanded geographical composition of its enhanced membership and the scope of its activities. The primary focus of all Colombo Plan activities is human resources development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Over the years, the programme content of the Colombo Plan has been adjusted to respond to the needs of member countries in a fast changing economic environment. In the early years, the training programmes were more of a long-term nature whilst the current programmes are established to provide advance skills and experience sharing, aimed at arriving at the best practices in different fields of economic and social activities for effective policy making and governance.

Funding

A significant characteristic of the Colombo Plan is that the administrative costs of the Council and the Secretariat are borne equally by all member countries and all member countries have an equal status in Colombo Plan’s functions and activities. However, programme activities are funded by voluntary contributions by member countries as development partners. In addition, non-member countries, other international and regional organisations and other donor agencies are also sourced for funding.

Current Programmes

In 1995, Colombo Plan revitalized its programmes to emphasize on short-term training courses in priority areas and promoting South-South cooperation. The current programmes of the Colombo Plan are in the areas of Public Administration and Environment including post-graduate long-term scholarships, Private Sector Development and Drug Demand Prevention in member countries. In this regard, Colombo Plan has established three programmes for capacity building, namely, Drug Advisory Programme, Programme for Public Administration and Programme for Private Sector Development.

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Chinese Government Scholarship 2011 at International College Zhejiang University

Chinese Government Scholarship-University Postgraduate Study Program (CGS-UPSP) is established by the Ministry of Education of China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) aiming to offer support in developing international high level universities and promote Chinese higher education brand. Entrusted by MOE, Zhejiang University recruits CGS-UPSP-supported international graduate students supported by CGS-UPSP across the world.

I. Basic Information and Duration of the Scholarshipshttp://www.csc.edu.cn
3. Categories of Applicants and Duration of the Scholarship
      Categories of Applicants Duration of the Scholarship   
       Master's Degree Students: 2-3 academic years   
       Doctor's Degree Students: 3-4 academic years 
Note: In principle, courses will be taught in Chinese. Scholarship students without sufficient Chinese language proficiency are required to take one-year remedial Chinese language courses and pass the relevant test prior to the studies in their specialties. For those who take the one-year remedial Chinese language courses, the duration of the scholarship will be extended correspondingly.

II. When and how to apply  
 

III. Eligibility Requirements
Application deadline: April 10, 2011.
Applicants can submit the application materials (refer section V below ) to Admission Office of the International College, Zhejiang University, by post mail or in personally.The application materials submit by email will not be accepted. Please make sure mailed materials arrive before the deadline.

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals and in good health.

2. Applicants are not currently studying in Chinese universities.
3. Education background and age limit:
   -  Applicants for master's degree studies must have bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35;
   -  Applicants for Doctoral studies must have master's degree and be under the age of 40.

4. Applicants should have a competitive academic record.
5. Applicants should have strong scientific research ability.

1. Number of scholarship students to be admitted: 30
2. Coverage of the scholarship:
    - Tuition and fees for registration, laboratory experiments, internship, basic learning materials, and intramural accommodation;
    - Living allowance:  CNY 2,000 per month for doctoral students; CNY 1,700 per month for master's degree students;
   - Fees for outpatient medical services and Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;
  - A one-off settlement subsidy for new students after registration: CNY 1,500 per person.
  Note: For more detailed information, please visit the website of China Scholarship Council:



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