[UK] Centre for Doctoral Training Scholarships in Healthcare and Innovation

Study Subject: Engineering or a Physical Sciences

Employer: University of Oxford, Center for Doctoral Training

Level: PhD (DPhil)

Scholarship Description: We are looking for bright, talented students with excellent grades in their first degree in engineering or a physical sciences subject to join a new and exciting concept in postgraduate training at the University of Oxford, UK, within the Department of Engineering Science.

On graduating from our 4-year postgraduate training programme you will have an Oxford PhD (DPhil) in engineering, have gained first-hand experience of working on clinical problems and alongside engineers working in the healthcare industry, and will be able to make an informed decision as to whether you want to pursue a career in academic or industrial biomedical research based on first-hand experiences.

There are 10 RCUK Digital Economy Programme funded post-graduate awards available from October 2010, for GB and EU students. GB candidates who are awarded a RCUK funded studentship will receive full funding (University and College fees and a stipend); EU candidates will receive University and College fees only. There is one Clarendon Scholarship available per year for international students (this will be awarded during March 2011).

Scholarship Application Deadline:
deadline 1: Friday, 19 November 2010
deadline 2: Friday, 21 January 2011
deadline 3: Friday, 11 March 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application:
http://www.ibme.ox.ac.uk/cdt

Clarendon Scholarships, University of Oxford, UK

The Clarendon Fund offers 100 full scholarships every year to academically excellent international graduate students at the University of Oxford.

Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford. Clarendon Scholarships cover tuition and college fees as well as a generous grant for living expenses. Scholars are chosen by experts in their field and places are highly competitive, with less than 10% of eligible candidates selected for the scholarship.

The first Clarendon scholars took up their places at Oxford in 2001 and since then, over 900 students from more than 60 nationalities have been supported by a Clarendon Scholarship.

Applications for entry in 2011-12 opened on 1 September 2010.
http://www.clarendon.ox.ac.uk

Ph.D. student Position in Physics directed towards experimental activity

Ph.D. student Position in Physics directed towards experimental activity , Stockholm University
by scholar on Friday, September 10th 2010 1 Comment
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Ph.D. student Position in Physics directed towards experimental activity at the Department of Physics. Reference number SU 402-0115-10. Deadline for applications: September 30, 2010.

Subject description


The department of Physics is located in the Albanova University center and has approximately 170 employees, 250 students at undergraduate level and 80 graduate students. There are four research subjects within the postgraduate program: Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemical Physics and Medical Radiation Physics. These subjects span over several research groups with different research activities. Application can be done within four time periods during the year, depending on the availability of study grants. For information about the Department of Physics, see www.physto.se/english/.

Project description
This position is within one of the research subjects Physics, Chemical Physics or Medical Radiation Physics and is directed towards experimental activity (for information about research and Ph.D. studies at the Department of Physics, Stockholm University, seewww.physto.se/english/research/.

Requirements
To be accepted as a Ph.D. student in Physics one should have studied at least four years at a University and have a B.Sc. in Physics. These studies must include advanced courses in physics during one year and an advanced degree project (a detailed description of one in progress may do). For a position in Chemical physics the requirement on physics courses may partly or fully be fulfilled with courses in chemistry. We seek a candidate with analytical capacity and good skills in English.

Terms of employment
A Ph.D. education is four years (48 months). The 4-year Ph.D. program includes at least 3 years of research and at most one year of course work. The position may be extended up to 1 year if up to 20 % teaching assistance or administration is included in the contract. During the beginning of the Ph.D. education, the student receives a study grant (“utbildningsbidrag”) and towards the end of the education, the student acquires a Ph.D. position (“doktorandanställning”).

Applications
Applications should include a letter of intent describing your motivation for applying including which research group or supervisor you prefer, a CV including information on previous education, a copy of the masters thesis (or “examensarbete”), other documents supporting the applicants competence and suitability for the position, and address, phone number and e-mail of two reference persons. The application can be written in English or Swedish. Evaluations will be based on results on University courses, quality of master’s thesis (or “examensarbete”), references, interviews and the letter of intent.

For further information, please contact Kjell Fransson, kjell.fransson@fysik.su.se .

Union representatives are Bo Ekengren (SACO), Lisbeth Häggberg (Fackförbundet ST), telephone +46-(0)8-16 2000 (switch board), and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), telephone +46-(0)70-316 43 41, and Ph.D. student representative, do@sus.su.se.

The application should be labeled with the reference number SU 402-0115-10, and should be received by e-mail no later than September 30, 2010, to:


Elisabet Oppenheimer, oppen@fysik.su.se,
(subject: SU 402-0115-10).

Scholarships at The University of Western Australia 2010

Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Master by Research or Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Western Australia.

The purpose of the IPRS and the UWA SIRF scheme is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas in which the University has specialised research strengths and to support Australia's research effort. Successful applicants can expect to become members of a research team working under the direction of senior researchers and in an area which has attracted external resources.

Applications for international postgraduate research scholarships at UWA are rated according to the following criteria: (a) Academic achievement; (b) English language achievement; (c) Research training achievement; and (d) Proposed research environment. Allocation of scholarships is the outcome of a competitive ranking and selection process in which applications are scored and ranked by Schools, Faculties and the University Scholarships Committee, according to these common criteria and on the basis of evidence provided.

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) and Scholarships for International Research Fees (SIRF)

The International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) are funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) and the Scholarships for International Research Fees (SIRF) are funded by The University of Western Australia.

Both of these scholarships cover tuition fees and health insurance premiums only. The University provides a University Postgraduate Award International Students (UPAIS) or a University International Stipend (UIS) living allowance scholarship of $A22,500 per annum (in 2010, to be confirmed by DEEWR) for successful IPRS and SIRF applicants and an allowance for thesis production costs. Travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant.

UWA Safety Net Top-Up Scholarships for IPRS awardees

UWA Safety Net Top-Up Scholarships valued at $3,500pa for 2010 were awarded to successful IPRS applicants without other Top-Ups of $10,000pa or more. The UWA Top-Ups were introduced as a temporary measure to raise the minimum postgraduate scholarship to at least $25,000 pa due to the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) rate not being raised for 2009. The UPA(IS) and the UIS International living allowance stipends are set at the same stipend as the APA rate. The combined value of the UPA(IS) and Top-Up stipend is $26,000pa in 2010. The final Safety Net Top-Up annual stipend rate will be determined when the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations confirms the 2010 APA rate in December 2009.

Please note that the award and value of the UWA Safety Net Top-Up stipend for each year is wholly within the discretion of the Scholarships Committee. The Committee will take various factors into consideration, especially the value of the APA stipend set by the Australian Federal Government. It will be reviewed annually and the annual value may be varied up or down in subsequent years from the amount initially quoted in the year of commencement.

In the recent Federal Budget it was announced that the APA stipend will be increased to $22,500pa for 2010, and the Scholarships Committee will reduce the Top-Up for 2010 to $3500pa in the light of the APA increase. The UPA(IS) will be increased to $22,500pa for 2010 in line with the APA increase. The combined total UPA(IS) plus UWA Top-Up living allowance stipend will be $26,000pa for 2010. The UWA Top-Up stipend for 2011 and later years will be subject to change and may be further reduced if there are future increases to the APA and UPA(IS) stipends.

SIRF Safety Net Top-Up Scholarships for SIRF awardees

SIRF Top-Up Scholarships valued at the same rate as the UWA Safety Net Top-Ups ($3,500pa for 2010) were awarded to successful SIRF applicants. SIRF Top-Ups are funded by the applicants’ School and/or Faculty, and paid in conjunction with the University International Stipend (UIS) living allowance scholarship. The combined value of the UIS and SIRF Safety Net Top-Up stipend is $26,000pa in 2010. SIRF Safety Net Top-Up scholarships are not available to students in receipt of a SIRF scholarship only and who have not been awarded a UIS living allowance scholarship. They are also only automatically available to SIRF scholarship holders whose scholarships commence from 1 January 2010.

SIRF Safety Net Top-Up Scholarships will be reduced to $3500pa for 2010, in line with the reduction of the UWA Safety Net Top-Ups and the increase to the UPA(IS) and UIS stipends to $22,500pa for 2010. The combined total UIS plus SIRF Top-Up living allowance stipend will be $26,000pa for 2010. The SIRF Safety Net Top-Up stipend for 2011 and later years will be subject to change and may be further reduced if there are future increases to the UIS and UPA(IS) stipends.

Eligibility Criteria for IPRS and SIRF Scholarships awarded by UWA

IPRS and SIRF Scholarships will only be available to those applicants who:

• Have completed a four year undergraduate degree at first-class honours level or equivalent. An applicant may be disadvantaged if the Scholarships Committee cannot make a comparison with The University of Western Australia's standards, particularly in relation to the class of Honours achieved, ie first or second class Honours;

• Intend to enrol as a full-time candidate for a Master's degree by research or a PhD degree;

• Will be commencing their course in the semester following the scholarship round in which they have successfully applied;

• Provide evidence of achieving English language proficiency to the following standards:

* IELTS SCORE OF 6.5, with speaking and listening no less than 6.0, and with reading and writing no less than 6.5;

* Paper-based TOEFL score of 580 or above (Computer-based TOEFL test is not acceptable) with a Test of Spoken English score of 45 and a TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5;

* iBT TOEFL internet-based test score of 95 with 22 for reading and listening, 24 for speaking and 23 for writing;

* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C grade;

* Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade;

* UWA CELT Bridging Program – ‘B+’ grade or above

dentification of suitable School or Centre, supervisors and area of research interest

Other information is also available on the following UWA websites:

• A list of Faculties, Schools and Centres may be found by following the links from: http://directory.uwa.edu.au/structure

• A list of Postgraduate Contacts within specific Schools and Discipline Groups may be found at: http://www.postgraduate.uwa.edu.au/page/41554

• You can also search for UWA staff with particular areas of research expertise by looking at: http://directory.uwa.edu.au/specialists/

• The UWA online Postgraduate Handbook is available at http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/postgraduate and contains information for each Faculty and other general information for postgraduate students

Moreinfo: http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/home/postgrad/international/iprs