Master Scholarships in Human Rights and Democratisation

Scholarship for Asia pacific countries students

Study Subject: Human Rights and Democratization
Employer: University of Sydney
Level: Masters
Scholarship Description: The MHRD is a unique Master degree program in which students undertake a foundational semester of study at the University of Sydney, and then a second semester at one of the four partner universities:

* Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)
* Mahidol University (Thailand)
* Katmandu School of Law (Nepal)
* University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Graduates of the course will gain an interdisciplinary understanding of human rights and democratisation in the Asia Pacific, and will have opportunities to research and examine the application of human rights and democratisation in the field with the partner institutions.

In the first semester at the University of Sydney, students will undertake a foundational course in social science, legal and political approaches to human rights and democratisation. During the second semester students will follow two core units of study complemented by either supervised research, an internship at an in-country organisation specialising in human rights/democratisation or undertake further specialised electives. Students must select one of the four partners universities listed above to undertake their second semester study.
Scholarship Application Deadline:
Applications for the MHRD close on 30 April 2011 and are considered upon receipt.
Applications for the Human Rights and Democratisation Scholarship close on 10 December 2010.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD Scholarship : Empathy Development and Bullying Behaviour

Overview
A PhD position is available at the Behavioural Science Institute for the project ’The association between empathy development and bullying behaviour in children and early adolescents’. This project is funded by a NWO grant within the Youth and Family programme. As a PhD student in this project you will develop computer-aided measurement instruments and organize and conduct field data collection at primary schools, analyse the resulting data, and report on them at national and international scientific fora. This project has both scientific and societal aims.

Requirements
You are an enthusiastic and ambitious person. You have a recent Master’s degree in psychology or a comparable qualification. You are clearly interested in social cognitive development. You enjoy participating in international scientific communities and have the ambition to pursue an academic career. You are well organized and conscientious, and have ample experience with the planning and execution of complex logistics operations, such as data collection at schools. You speak Dutch well enough to organize and conduct such a data collection. You are able to communicate competently in English and have good writing skills in English (an English academic writing test will be part of the selection procedure). You have good methodological abilities and ample experience, for example, in network data analyses or structural equation modelling.

Organization
With its six Bachelor’s and seven Master’s programmes, three Research Master’s programmes, three educational institutes with a total of 4,500 students, three research institutes and the Academic Centre for Social Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the largest faculties at Radboud University Nijmegen. The faculty currently employs about 650 employees. The faculty’s ambition is to become one of the top social science institutes in Europe, providing high-quality research programmes and study programmes that rank among the best in the Netherlands.

The project will be part of the Social Development research programme of the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI) of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen. The BSI is a research institute where highly qualified researchers conduct quantitative studies on the fundamental principles and processes that govern human behaviour. The six BSI research programmes integrate approaches from both psychology and education, and focus on technology-enhanced analysis of behaviour.
Website: http://www.ru.nl/fsw

Conditions of employment
Employment: 1,0 fte
Maximum salary per month, based on a fulltime employment: € 2,612 gross/month
Starting salary is €2,042 per month; the salary will increase to € 2,612 per month in the fourth year.
Duration of the contract: 4 years.

Additional conditions of employment
You will be appointed as a PhD student for a period of four years. Your performance will be evaluated after 18 months. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years.

Additional Information
Dr. G.J.T. Haselager
Telephone: +31 24 3615550
E-mail: g.haselager@psych.ru.nl

Application
You can apply for the job (mention the vacancy number 24.22.10) before 22 October 2010 by sending your application -preferably by email- to:
Faculty of Social Sciences/P&O
Postbus 9104
6500 HE NIJMEGEN, NL
E-mail: vacancies@socsci.ru.nl

Scholarship PhD and Postdoc Positions in Membrane Synthesis, K.U.Leuven

At the Membrane Research Group of the Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK) of the K.U.Leuven, Belgium, positions are available for PhDs and postdocs in following areas:

- membrane filtrations of fermentation broths
- membranes based on ionic liquids for applications in gas separations and pervaporation
- preparation of mixed matrix membranes for applications in gas separations, solvent resistant nanofiltration and pervaporation
- fouling in membrane bioreactors
- PEM fuel cells

All subjects involve polymer based membrane synthesis. Good knowledge of organic chemistry, polymer science and/or material science is thus required.

Applications can be sent to: ivo.vankelecom[ at ]biw.kuleuven.be

Health Sciences scholarship for women

Health Sciences Scholarship

Scholarship Description

For students studying Health Sciences other than Medicine (eg Optometry, Pysiotherapy, Dentistry) who apply successfully for a residential place at Trinity College. The scholarship provides half-fee relief from residential fees. Benefits include full board, access to professional mentoring, paid teaching opportunities and purpose-built accommodation. Some awards are based on financial need or rural background.
Reference Number: 5030
Study Subject: Health Sciences
Web Address: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Provided By: The University of Melbourne, Trinity College
To be undertaken at: The University of Melbourne.
Level: Post Graduate
Availability

This scholarship is offered annually to 2 people. Open for applications from July 1, 2010.
Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD11000 (maximum per award). This award is to be used for accommodation. This scholarship is paid annually for the period of 1 year.
Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES. It is required that your study starts no later than March 31, 2011.
Eligibility

This scholarship is for study in Australia.
Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must apply directly to the scholarship provider. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.
Main Contact
Peter Campbell
Trinity College
Phone: +61 3 9348 7100
Fax: +61 3 9348 7610
Email: pcampbell@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Web Site: http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Address:
Royal Parade
Parkville
Vic, Australia
3052

College Scholarship Opportunities That Are Overlooked

College Scholarship Opportunities That Are Overlooked

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