Overview This new partnership has been set up in collaboration with Rolls-Royce plc and the Universities of Swansea and Birmingham to develop advanced materials technologies to reduce the environmental impact of gas turbines in aerospace and power generation. • Up to 9 fully funded places to study for a PhD available in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge • Degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or Engineering required for admission (depending on topic) • Four years’ funding • Stipend of £13,290 plus up to £5,000 pa additional funding available • Fully funded for UK residents – Fees for EU residents • Excellent track record of recruitment into Rolls-Royce plc • Integrated training courses taught at all three Universities PhD projects available for Oct 2010 are listed at http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/UTC/wikitest/pmwiki.php?n=PmWiki.Vacancies. Eligibility Applicants for these studentships should as a minimum have (or expect to be awarded) an upper second class UK Master’s level degree (MSci, MPhys, MChem, MEng, MSc etc., or overseas equivalents) in a relevant subject. Informal queries on the projects available should be directed to Mrs Judy Boothroyd via email at jdb51@cam.ac.uk. Requirements Students must meet the EPSRC residency criteria to be eligible for these studentships. How to apply Application forms and the Graduate Studies Prospectus are available from the Board of Graduate Studies web site and copies of these documents are available via http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/applying/. Further information on the application process is available from Dr Rosie Ward (remw2@cam.ac.uk). Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity

Overview If you want to: • Gain extensive practical experience and knowledge of the latest technologies that are driving bioscience research • Develop your business and interpersonal skills to maximise employment potential • Gain a valuable postgraduate qualification then the MSc in Bioscience Technology is the course for you. BBSRC Masters studentships are available for 2010 entry. Four studentships are available for eligible UK applicants and cover full tuition and bench fees and a stipend of at least £13,290. Two studentships are available for eligible EU applicants and cover full tuition and bench fees. This unique, one-year MSc, run by our internationally recognised Technology Facility, is designed to produce the highly skilled and flexible technologists required by both industry and academia. Through a mixture of 2-week technology training modules, a 5-week laboratory experience period and a 20-week placement (which is often undertaken at a bioscience company) you will gain both theoretical understanding and practical experience in a range of cutting-edge technologies. Topics covered in the workshops include: microscopy & cytometry, genomics, proteomics, protein production, biophysical techniques, bioinformatics. Innovative training in transferable and business skills will ensure your personal development and maximise future employability. Target Candidates The programme is suitable for students who have a degree in a biological science (including biochemistry and applied sciences such as medicine, pharmacology, etc.) or in chemical or physical sciences with a strong interest in and a reasonable knowledge of biology. You can find out more about this opportunity by attending our Masters Open Day on Wednesday 17 March 2010: www.york.ac.uk/depts/biol/gsp/prospective/openday/index_masters.html How to apply For further information and details on the application procedure, see: www.york.ac.uk/biology/bt or contact: Graduate Admissions, Department of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York, YO10 5YW, email: biol-pg-admissions@york.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)1904 328 546 +44 (0)1904 328 546. Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity

When choosing a Teenager Study Abroad program for high school students it is important to do your research.  Here are 7 Things to Consider: 1. Level of Supervision – AmeriSpan offers 3 levels of supervision for Teenager programs. The Summer Camp programs are fully supervised. In Junior Immersion programs, Teens have to learn to balance supervised activities, free time, and a curfew. Independent Teen programs offer no supervision and no curfew, making them best for families or extremely mature and well-traveled teens. 2. Program Intensity – Are you looking for a program that focus on classroom hours and language intensity? Would a program filled with activities, excursions, and recreation be more important? Or are you looking for that perfect balance? Knowing just how a Teen will spend a day in the program is important. 3. Type of Lodging – Programs either offer lodging in shared student dorms and residences or accommodations with a local host family. It is important to make sure your teen is comfortable where they are staying so that he/she can get the most out of the program. 4. Participant Mix – Many Teen programs are for teens ages 13-17. That is a wide range and you want to make sure child is going to fit in – are they too young? Are they too old? Another plus to these programs is that many, but not all, locations have a large international student body where your teen can make friends from around world. Contact us to find out more about specific cities. 5. Location – You want your teen to be comfortable when they travel. Sometimes it is good to push them out of their element; but, you can go too far. If your teen does not like big cities, look into more moderate sized cities.  Same goes for the reversal. Don't place them in a small town without much to do. 6. Reputation & Reliability – With the advent of the Internet, there are many organizations who have nice looking web pages which makes them appear more reputable than they actually are. You should try to contact past participants and do some research to make sure you put your trust in a reliable and reputable organization. 7. Price – One common error made by many is judging a program's quality by its price.  A Study Abroad program's price has no correlation between quality and price.  An expensive program may be best or worst in terms of quality.  Further, the individual needs of a participant or participant's parents vary so find the program that meets your needs and is of high quality. Go to Teenager Study Abroad

Perhaps, for the time being, American colleges (see Harvard , Princeton , Yale , etc.) are among the most desirable in the world, but there is some concern that this might not always be so and that perhaps this shouldn’t be taken for granted. Before Toyota started shipping automobiles to the United states in ever-increasing quantities, General Motors ruled. The American car was king in the U.S. and led all other auto companies world-wide for three quarters of a century. That began to change in the 80’s and now it is not uncommon, even right here in the heartland of America, to see more Japanese cars on your morning commute than those manufactured in the United St. Could we have learned a lesson from Japan? Taken a page from their playbook maybe and avoided the enormous failure and subsequent government bailout of what was once the auto sales leader for 77 consecutive years? There are those who believe education is set on a similar trajectory. Here are five things we might want to consider: Building Human Capital While college costs continue to rise in the U.S. and it becomes more and more difficult for  high school grads to attend college, China is making sure its young people have an opportunity to get a post-secondary education. Apparently they, along with other East Asian countries, see a strong connection between the education of its citizens and its burgeoning economy and are working to build human capital to ensure continued growth and success. Policy May Set Pace China is set to outpace the U.S. not just in college grads, but also in world-class universities. This is primarily due to the amount of importance they place on education and the funding they commit to seeing that it succeeds. If we are to have any hope of keeping up with China, India and Japan in the coming decades, we may want to consider a similar approach and learn from the success of these programs and their dedication to higher education. Beware Hubris It’s probably not a good idea to assume that, because there presently are no Asian institutions listed among the top 20 worldwide, there won’t soon be. According to Yale’s president, Richard C. Levin, there is likely to be some change in the coming years, with National University of Singapore one of the schools likely to break into the top twenty. Eyes on Asia It might be a good idea to take a serious look at some of the programs the most successful schools in Asia have implemented and consider building some of our own in select institutions, for a start. Getting students involved in more global, real-life situations and positions earlier, for example, might be something we should be doing more of. If You Can’t Beat ‘Em OK, it may be a bit early to admit defeat and, if we step it up a bit, maybe concession won’t be necessary, but working with Asian universities could be among the key steps we could take to improve the quality of the education we offer in the U.S.

Overview The Population Cluster is a thriving group of 6 academics working on population. The group has diverse and multidisciplinary interests, applying anthropology, biology, demography, economics, mathematics and statistics to population concerns, in both the developed and developing world, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The Cluster is housed within the Social Policy Department, the top ranked Social Policy Department in the 2008 RAE. Target Candidates These awards are only open to UK and EU students. UK students receive full funding (both fees and maintenance costs); EU students receive fees only, but extra funds may be available from the Department for maintenance. Requirements Applicants should normally have, or be expecting, a Class I or good Class II(i) honours degree or equivalent. Applications are invited in the following areas: Qualitative or Anthropological demography Demographic modeling Demography and public health Evolutionary demography How to apply Family demography and genderFor full information on how to apply for these studentships please go to:http://www2.lse.ac.uk/socialPolicy/Researchcentresandgroups/populationAtLSE/Studying_PopulationatLSE/PhD.aspx Deadline for expressions of interest: 1st June 2010 For information on applying for graduate study at the LSE see: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/graduateProspectus2010/Home.aspx Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship

Overview Many areas of research and commerce are becoming increasingly dependent on the use of data and computational resources that are distributed over the internet. This programme aims to provide students with an understanding of the techniques used to provide these distributed computational capabilities and to prepare them for a career applying them in either academia or the commercial IT sector. Edinburgh is one the major centres of research into the application of distributed computing technologies to support science. This domain is often called e-Science, and Edinburgh is the home of the UK National e-Science Centre (NeSC), run in collaboration with the University of Glasgow. The University of Edinburgh has built upon that the expertise to develop a unique MSc programme in Distributed Scientific Computing, which may be taken full-time in one year or part-time in two or three years. The core courses in the MSc are taught by staff from NeSC, the School of Physics and Astronomy and the School of Informatics who are at the forefront of research and training in the field, while students can choose from a wide range of options, to create a syllabus tailored to their individual interests and career goals. The programme comprises lectures, practical exercises, tutorials and individual study, and will be assessed by a combination of exams and coursework, with the coursework including individual and group assignments Careers Prospects The MSc prepares students from a range of backgrounds for a number of different careers: 1.Science graduates will develop expertise which will help them succeed in doctoral research in a field related to their first degree or in the development of e-Science technologies or techniques or, equally, they may embark on a career developing software to support scientific research, in either academia or the commercial sector. 2.Computer science graduates can undertake doctoral research in a range of areas within computer science and e-Science or can move into software development, either in support of scientific research or within those parts of the commercial IT sector that use distributed computing technologies. 3.Those coming from a commercial IT job will develop expertise in distributed computing which may open up new opportunities for them within the commercial IT sector or see them move into scientific software development. Students from the first few MSc classes have followed almost all these paths. Entry Requirements Applications are encouraged from graduates of all areas of science, engineering and computer science, and from those currently working in a relevant field. Entrance requirements are a good honours degree or equivalent work experience, and proven competence in computer programming. Further information Further information about the programme can be found online at www.nesc.ac.uk/msc. Details of the application procedure can be found at http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/applying/. Please contact us at: msc@ph.ed.ac.uk Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity

Overview The Euroculture programme also aims to equip students and working professionals with practical competences and personal skills, such as project design and management skills, familiarity with European culture, decision-making and operational processes, cross-cultural communication skills, teamwork ability and self-evaluation. Currently eight European universities cooperate closely in this programme: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci* (Czech Republic), Université Marc Bloch Strasbourg (France), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen* (Germany), Università degli Studi di Udine (Italy), Uniwersytet Jagiellónski Krakow* (Poland), Universidad de Deusto-Bilbao (Spain), Uppsala Universitet* (Sweden) and the University of Groningen* (the Netherlands). Students will spend terms at two different Erasmus Mundus consortium universities, marked with *, and will receive a double Master’s degree worth 90 ECTS. Graduates from third-world countries can apply to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship programme. Career prospects The Euroculture programme provides its students with knowledge about European institutions and current discussions and their practical implications regarding European culture(s) and the European integration process. The programme is highly relevant for students who wish to pursue a career in teaching, journalism, business and religious or governmental institutions (local, regional, national or international). Admission The Euroculture programme is open to students who hold an internationally recognized Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Humanities or Social Sciences from an accredited university. When not applying for a scholarship programme, final-year students may also apply, submitting an up-to-date transcript of records to the Admissions Office. The English language requirement is a minimum TOEFL score of 92 (internet-based), 580 (paper-based) or 237 (computer-based), or an overall IELTS score of 6.5. The programme has a limited number of places (20). Students will be selected on the basis of an assessment of their educational background, CV, experiences, skills and motivation. Further information M. van der Weij, MA(Course Manager) T+31 (0)50 363 6293 (0)50 363 6293 E mail: euroculture@rug.nl E mail: admissions.office.let@rug.nl Website: www.rug.nl/let/internationaloffice Website: Master Euroculture Website: www.euroculturemaster.org (Euroculture Network) Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this opportunity

Overview The University of Edinburgh will offer 2 full Master’s scholarships for students from less developed countries and 2 partial Master’s scholarships for UK/EU students for eligible Master’s programmes offered by the University. Scholarships will be available for students pursuing one of the following Global Development Academy programmes: – MSc Africa and International Development – MSc Environment and Development – MSc Science, Technology and International Development – MSc Multilevel and Regional Politics Each full scholarship will cover the overseas rate of tuition fee, a maintenance allowance of £10,000 and return flights. Each partial scholarship will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fee only. Eligibility The full scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission onto an eligible Global Development Academy programme at the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must be both nationals of and resident in the the following countries: Afghanistan, Madagascar, Angola, Malawi, Bangladesh, Maldives, Benin, Mali, Bhutan, Mauritania, Burkina, Faso, Mozambique, Burundi, Myanmar, Cambodia, Nepal, Cape Verde Niger Central African Republic Rwanda, Chad, Samoa, Comoros Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Djibouti Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Solomon Islands, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Gambia, Timor-Leste, Guinea Togo, Guinea, Bissau, Tuvalu, Haiti, Uganda, Kribati, United Republic of Tanzania, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Vanuatu, Lesotho, Yemen, Liberia, Zambia and Zimbabwe Criteria The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent. Application Procedure Candidates should have applied for postgraduate admission and received an offer of admission on one of the Global Development Academy programmes before making an application for an Edinburgh Global Development Academy Master’s Scholarship. Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application Completed application forms must be received by the Scholarships and Student Finance Office no later than 31 May 2010. Selection Procedure A Selection Committee will meet in late June 2010 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced by the end of June 2010. Website: http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/developmentacademy.htm Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship

Overview Applications are invited for the post of J.R.F.(Project) for the following time-bound sponsored project as per the details given below Name of the project Molecular dissection of aging and innate immunity using caenorhabditis elegans as a model system (Ramalingaswamy fellowship grant) Job description Candidates should be interested in the area of molecular genetics. Background in molecular biology, bio chemistry & genetics will be an added advantage. Hands on experience in any one or more areas is desirable. Qualifications M Sc. with relevant experience (Please note that the candidates who have appeared for Final year M Sc and are awaiting their results are not eligible. Only those candidates whose results have been declared at the time of submission of application may apply). Emoluments The selected candidates will draw consolidated emoluments as per Institute Rules. J.R.F. (PROJECT) – -Rs 12000 consolidated p.m. plus 30% HRA General Terms and Conditions 1. The posts exist in sponsored projects and are purely temporary. There shall be no claim for regularisation against any core posts of the Institute. 2. For Project Associate, Ph.D and who have qualified National qualifying examination NET/GATE/CSIR/ICMR will be given preference. 3. The candidates selected for the above posts will be on contract for one year or duration of the project whichever is shorter, at a time. The contract wherever applicable can be renewed on year to year basis within the project duration, subject to a maximum period of 7 years accumulation in one/several project. 4. The Project Associate will be paid consolidated emoluments in any of the three slabs indicated above depending on the qualifications, experience, and suitability subject to the recommendations of the Selection Committee. Project Assistant will be paid emoluments indicated above. No allowances, perks are payable over and above the consolidated emoluments. Rules and regulations governing the terms of appointment will be as applicable to the project staff. 5. No hostel/ housing facility will be provided. However allotment of shared dormitory accommodation can be considered depending on availability. No HRA will be payable if such accommodation is availed of. 6. Number of posts may vary and shall be need based. Advertisement is no commitment. 7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification. 8. The Institute reserves the right to alter the designation of the posts any time at its discretion. These posts can also be filled in a lower grade at the discretion of the Institute, in case suitable candidates with requisite qualification and experience are not forthcoming. 9. Applicants may clearly mention the category they belong to i.e SC/ST/OBC /PH and attach documentary proof of the same. 10. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview if called for. How to apply Interested candidates may apply directly, strictly in the prescribed format given below, through e-mail, to the Investigator of the project, clearly indicating the name of the project along with their complete C.V., e-mail id, fax numbers, telephone numbers. Short listed candidates will be required to submit attested copies of all their certificates and a Demand Draft of Rs 50/- drawn on Canara Bank or Indian Bank payable at Delhi / New Delhi in favour of the Director, NII (SC / ST and PH candidates are exempted subject to submission of documentary proof), at the time of interview. Application Deadline: 19.03.2010 Further information, please contact Dr. Arnab Mukhopadhyay arnab@nii.res.in Website: http://202.54.226.233/announcement/AnnounceIndex_64.html Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity

Kuala Lumpur: New Delhi has announced scholarships for the Indian diaspora for undergraduate studies in India during 2010-11. The undergraduate courses include engineering, architecture, technology, humanities, liberal arts, commerce, management (business administration and business management), jou…