ABBEST PhD Research Scholarships , Ireland

Applications are sought from exceptional graduates for the New Abbest PhD Research Scholarships. These scholarships will be include a maintenance grant of €16,000 p.a. for 3.5years, plus €2,000 expenses plus all programme fees. Applications will be dealt with on a rolling basis with a final closing date of 25th September 2006.

Under this scheme applicants formulate their own research proposal, which fits in with the Institute`s research themes. Currently the areas in which the Institute is seeking applications are as follows:


Applied Arts
  • Education, Social Context and Policy
  • Intelligent and Interactive Media Content and Applications
  • Performing Cultures and Public Life
  • Transforming Cultures and Social Justice
Built Environment
  • Applications of ICT in the Construction Industry
  • Architecture and Architectural History
  • Futures Thinking in Areas such as Urban and Sustainable Economic Development
  • Geospatial Sciences Including Land Management
  • Hertiage Studies
  • E-Learning and E-Delivery of Academic Programmes
  • National and Urban Spatial Planning
  • Sustainability in the Built Environment
    Business
    • Consumer Behaviour
    • Marketing / Branding
    • Retail Internationalisatio n
    • Strategic Management / Marketing
    • Supply Chain / Logistics
Engineering
  • CMOS Photoreceivers
  • Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters for Fibre-Optic Networks
  • Civil and Building Services Engineering
  • Control Systems and Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical and Transport Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
Science
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical Research / Devices
  • Cancer Research and Radiobiology
  • Environmental, Nanotoxicology and Pharmaceutical Research
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Materials Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications
  • Nanomaterials
  • Novel Energy Sources and Conversion Techniques
  • Phototonics / Optoelectronics
  • Pure and Applied Mathematics
  • Spectroscopic and Microscopic Techniques
Tourism and Food
  • Culinary Innovation
  • Food Processing and Safety
  • Sustainability in Tourism
If you would like an application for this programme or have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Nicole O`Neill on +353-1-4023374, nicole.oneill@dit.ie.

Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research below for more information.
http://www.dit.ie/DIT/graduate/index.html