The Diabetes Australia Research Trust Millennium Award Scholarship for Women

All Scholarship for Women applications are reviewed by five independent assessors. Only one application in an Award category will be considered from each researcher.
Type 1 Millennium Award is made available for research into Type 1 Diabetes including priority areas- Modulation of the immune system;Beta cell replacement / islet transplantation;Genetic engineering / gene therapy;Hypoglycemia; and Complications (Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Nephropathy).
Type 2 Underworks Millennium Award is made available for research into Type 2 Diabetes including the priority areas -Insulin secretion and action; Insulin resistance; and Complications (Retinopathy, Neuropathy, Nephropathy).
Millennium Awards will be awarded for two year periods. Except in cases where other provision is made, each award will be paid in equal half-yearly instalments, and will expire at the end of 24 months from the date specified in the letter announcing the award. All Scholarship for Women funds which are unexpended at the end of the award period, or for which orders have not been placed, will revert to the Diabetes Australia Research Trust.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD Scholarship for Women

A PhD Scholarship for Women in the field of visual Neuroethology is from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand).Scholarship for Women Candidates will participate in a new project on the extraordinary visual sense jumping spiders. This project, set to begin in July 2011, will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. Ximena Nelson, Professor Robert Jackson & Assoc. David O'Carroll (University of Adelaide, Australia).

Scholarship for Women Applicants must have a Master of Science, BA, with distinction first class or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Applicants with experience in dealing with invertebrates in optics, neurophysiology and behavior are especially welcome. The breakdown of the price of $ 25,000 (NZ $) per year. Tenure is 3.0 years full-time, subject to satisfactory progress.

For further information contact Ximena Nelson (ximena.nelson@canterbury.ac.nz).

PhD Scholarships for Women from Renault

Renault offers CIFRE entitled "Study of electrical insulation systems used in motor vehicles Electrical taking into account their specific environment, to ensure the desired life of the electric motor for future generation. A Company sponsored PhD Program in Renault, France is available in the DELTA department. The thesis CIFRE is sponsored by Renault.

The current level of tension and its probable increase in the near future, the use of devices power electronics and the specific constraints they generate (as a voltage, steep edges, high frequencies, etc..), not to mention the operating conditions specific to the application (profiles mission thermal cycles, vibratory stress, etc) make the study of Electrical Insulation System (SIE) motors for electric vehicles (VE) a new field of investigation. Indeed, to ensure the duration Life sought, it is vital to understand the mechanisms of degradation of the dielectric insulation of cables, motor winding and power components.

Among the risks, we must consider include:

• Breakdown between turns (same phase or different phases) and turns-frame;
• Failure of impedance of distribution lines accompanied by a sharp surge in response to reflections of Electromagnetic wave;
• Non-negligible parasitic capacitances and forehead steep causing a power surge at the entrance of the winding and intense use of the electrical insulation;
• Inhomogeneous distribution of tension in the coil.

Problem:
The whole question is at what level of exposure to risk of failure is the application. By this I mean, the voltage level is it - given a few peculiar "Inverter - can trigger mechanisms of insulation breakdown, discharge partial (DP) and corona discharge? The answer to that question the whole strategy of choice and design of electrical systems that will be used. As part of this work, we try to answer this question. She will consider innovative methods of detecting these phenomena, developed in a different context (aerospace, defense, rail) and seem particularly interesting (radio frequency detection). After studies at the Laboratory, will seek to deploy detection methods on an engine test bench consists of a Renault engine and its electronic
power.

Diploma: Engineer and / or bac + 5 Master 2 researchFrancis Fresent
UET Electro-Physics / DELTA
Renault S.A.S. - TCR RUC T62
1 avenue du Golf
78288 Guyancourt
francois.fresnet@renault.com

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