The Luisa Mallari Fellowships for M.A./Ph.D. Research in Southeast Asian Studies

The Luisa Mallari* Fellowships for M.A./Ph.D. Research in Southeast Asian Studies

http://www.seasrepfoundation.org/grant2.html

The fellowship aims to encourage the study of a Southeast Asian country other than one's own or a comparative study across the region by master's and doctoral students. The program supports course work and/or thesis research (documentary research and field work) and thesis
writing. In highly meritorious cases, the fellowship may also support
full Ph.D. study.Eligible to apply:
* Southeast Asian nationals, including East Timorese, under the age of 40 and enrolled in social science or humanities graduate programs in
a Southeast Asian university.
* Applicants may apply for grants to carry out research for an M.A. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation. In the case of the doctoral program, the research proposal must have been accepted by the applicant's faculty/department prior to the application for the grant, and proof of that acceptance must be attached to the application.

* In highly meritorious cases, a grant may be made available to support full Ph.D. study of a Southeast Asian student in a Southeast Asian university (outside one's country). The grant may be renewed annually depending on the student's performance up to a maximum of three years. The applicant should have a master's degree in the humanities and social sciences.

* In addition, doctoral students who are developing a dissertation research proposal may request funds to carry out preliminary field or library research leading to a formal research proposal (pre-dissertation grants). In this case, the applicant must have fulfilled all the requirements of his/her faculty/department/university prior to entering
the dissertation stage.

* Research projects must be related to the theme of the program and must include library research or fieldwork in the country or countries
being studied. The research findings must be used in the preparation of an M.A. thesis or a Ph.D. dissertation.

* Ongoing projects fall within the scope of the program, but projects which have been completed will not be considered.

Deadline of applications: 2 Octobert 2006.

For application forms and guidelines, please download here.
http://www.seasrepfoundation.org/gntform.html

* Luisa Mallari, Filipino, was a dynamic supporter of Southeast Asian
studies in the region. Specializing in Malay literature, she obtained
her Ph.D. at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and taught at the
University of the Philippines. She was a member of SEASREP's Selection
Committee from 1998 until her demise in a plane crash on 19 April 2000.
She was 37.

Trust Jourdain Scholarship- for Masters and Doctoral Studies

The Tropical Forest Trust’s goal is to increase the area of sustainably managed forest in the tropics. We pursue this goal principally through ‘Forest Management Unit’ based projects, and by assisting major retailers to secure ‘good wood’. TFT also established the Jourdain Scholarship Fund in 2000 in order to increase the number of local foresters and policy makers in the tropics who understand the practice of sustainable forest management and who are committed to promoting it in their countries.

The Jourdain Scholarship Fund allows tropical foresters to study at leading international forestry departments, and on other specialist courses. They learn the principles and practicalities of sustainable forest management and study its links with international timber markets and forest politics. Previous ‘Jourdain Scholars’ who studied at Oxford or Yale have also benefited by making valuable contacts with other forestry and forest policy specialists during their courses.

Michael Jourdain, after whom the fund is named, was a highly experienced forester with over 40 years forestry employment worldwide, including many years in tropical Africa, Asia and Latin America. Through much of that time Michael developed and implemented forest management plans that were focused on achieving timber production targets, at a time when this approach was widely seen as the most beneficial for the people and economies of timber rich developing countries. At the same time, Michael was a strong advocate of ensuring that the forestry operations under his control contributed to local community development. He was responsible for the building of many schools, hospitals and community centres in the tropical countries in which he worked. He grew deeply concerned both about the rapid disappearance of natural forests, and about the minimal return for local communities and national economies being achieved from this forest clearance.

Michael became a strong advocate of the FSC process and, though frustrated by FSC’s limited success in the tropics, he carried out crucial planning work on a number of TFT projects in Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia including the FSC certified PITC project in Perak State. He believed that sustainable forest management and FSC certification could only achieve their potential in the tropics with the active support of many more well-informed local forest managers and policy makers.

Sadly, Michael died in a motorcycle accident in September 2000 before seeing PITC finally certified. The Scholarship fund is named in his memory - a recognition of his practical contribution to promoting good forest management, and of his public championing of more and better trained young foresters in the tropics.

A successful candidate must:

1. Be a graduate with a Bachelors or Masters degree in forestry (Practitioners with field level experience are favored).
2. Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam
   Congo Basin Region: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo.
3. Have already been accepted on to an appropriate Masters program or other course (subject to funding).
4. Be seeking funding to enroll on: - A Masters level forestry course or short-term training course/workshop, Bachelor or Doctorate level study/research will not be funded.
   - A course offered by a department or training centre with recognized expertise.
   - A course that focuses on practical questions of forest management and administration in tropical countries.

Application documents:

• Application form (downloadable word document - below)
• Certificate of employment issued by current employer (if applicable)
• Latest graduation certificate for relevant studies
• Up-to-date letter of recommendation
• Written statement (maximum 3 pages) by the candidate that explains, in specific terms, how the proposed course will enhance his/her ability to implement sustainable forest management in their home country.
• Official description of the Masters program or other course.
• Official confirmation that the candidate has been accepted for the respective course, or accepted subject to funding
• Budget, including information about funding sources and proposed TFT contribution.

NOTE: Master programs candidates with additional funding by a second scholarship program will be favored. It is strongly recommended to search for additional funds. For information about other scholarship programs it may be useful to contact the university department or training centre directly.

Funds will usually not be paid to the student, but directly to the university or other organization providing the course to disburse to the student. Therefore, to qualify for support, the student must first be accepted onto the course by the course convenor, and will not be able to transfer the funding to any other purpose.

Application Deadlines: The next deadline for applications is the 30th June 2006

Download application form here

For more information contact: b.roberts@tropicalforesttrust.com

Source of info: http://www.tropicalforesttrust.com/home/jourdain.htm

PhD Fellowships in Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-Universität Bochum-Germany

The Faculty of Chemistry at RUB offers 8 fully-funded PhD fellowships, starting April 2006. These are financed by the European Commission unter Framework Programme 6, Marie Curie Actions for Early Stage Research Training (EST).

We are seeking applications from students who will be able to commence their research studies from April or October 2006 onwards. Applicants will preferably hold an M. Sc. degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physics, Material Science or any related subject.

Application and Selection Process

Requirements
Fellowships will be granted as employment contracts and include an annual travel allowance as well as a one-off carreer exploratory award. Net salary after tax and social contributions will be approx. 16'000 Euros per annum.

Students are expected to arrive as early as April 2006 with the remainder joining during the following 6 months, but no later than October 2006.

The selection of candidates will be made on the basis of aptitude to carry research projects, potential for excellence and scientific quality. Applicants who wish to be considered for INTCHEM projects must submit their application to the Graduate School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This includes:

• the fully completed GSCB application form for international students [doc, pdf]
• two reference letters [doc, pdf]
• transcripts of records
• proof of English language proficiency

Applicants are advised to indicate the names of two potential supervisors (1st and 2nd choice) on the application form. Details regarding the general application procedure for international students are provided at GSCB admissions.

Deadline for application 31 May 2006

Selection Process
Incomming applications will be assessed on a contiunous basis. Preselected canditates will be invited for interview to Bochum.

Applications are welcome from non-German citizens with less than 4 years research experience (full time equivalent) who are:
Citizens of an EU member state (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom)

Citizens of an Associated Country (Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey)

Nationals of other countries (N.B: max 2 out of 8 fellowhips can be allocated for students from other countries)

You should have a thorough scientific background at M. Sc. level in:

• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Materials Science
• Any related subject

You will be eligible provided that you have not lived, worked or studied in Germany for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. German citizens are eligible only if they have been resident outside the EU Member or Associated States for more than 4 years out of the last 5 years.

More info: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/gscb/intchem/application.htm

PhD Studentship in Economics/Business -Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherland

This will be a PhD position within the VICI project on ‘License Auctions’. In the last decade, governments around the world have started to employ auctions to assign licences for scarce market positions. License auctions differ fundamentally from auctions for normal goods (art, flowers, houses, etc.) in that they can have a profound effect on the organization of the market for which the licenses are sold. The project is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The PhD student will be based at the UvA (Prof. Theo Offerman and Dr Sander Onderstal) and will have the opportunity to visit Caltech (Prof. Jacob Goeree).

Tasks
The PhD student will use game theoretic tools to investigate various aspects of license auctions, that is, their revenue and efficiency properties as well as how they affect industry structure. He or she will also compare, by means of laboratory experiments, the performance of different license auctions.

Requirements
• MSc (or equivalent) in Economics or a related field • strong background in game theory • background in auction theory • experience with experimental economics and statistical packages • proficiency in both written and spoken English.

More information
For further information, contact Prof. T.J.S.Offerman, e-mail t.j.s.offerman@uva.nl or Dr S. Onderstal, e-mail: s.onderstal@uva.nl. For more information about the Amsterdam School of Economics, visit www.ase.uva.nl.

Appointment
The PhD student will be appointed in the Department of Economics. The position will initially be for twelve months, to be extended to a maximum of four years (in total). The gross monthly salary will be € 1,933 in the first year, increasing to € 2,472 in the fourth year. There will also be an 8% holiday allowance.

Benefits include a good research environment, a lively research-oriented collegial atmosphere and good facilities (computing equipment, software, conference funding, etc.). The UvA is located in the centre of Amsterdam.

Job application
Candidates are requested to submit an application letter explaining their interest in and suitability for the position, a CV, two letters of recommendation from academic referees, and copies of university exam certificates and other relevant documents. Applications should emailed to: applications-feb@uva.nl. Please include the job reference code (06-5020).

Starting date: 1 September 2006 or a mutually agreeable later date. Deadline for applications: 28 June 2006.

Source of info: http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/object.cfm/objectid=E8FDDD18-7BDE-4CD8-B5A4D4710963E12B

Research Fellowship in Management University of Stavanger-Norway

The University of Stavanger invites applications for a four-year doctorate scholarship in management at the Faculty of Social Science in the Department of Business Administration, beginning 1 August 2006.

The department is currently involved in research and research on how governing boards function. The doctoral project takes this as a point of departure and develops theoretical and empirical knowledge on board and corporate governance issues in the context of tourism and travel destinations.

The position is funded by the University of Stavanger.
Applicants must have earned a masters degree in a relevant social science subject. It is necessary to have obtained an average grade of B or better in order to qualify. The appointee must be able to work independently and as a member of a team, be creative and innovative. Skill in quantitative social science methodology and research experience beyond masters level are considered advantageous. The research fellow must have a good command of both oral and written English.

The research fellow will be admitted to the doctoral program at the University of Stavanger on an agreement to complete the doctorate within the duration of the scholarship.

The program will be carried out at the University of Stavanger. We encourage a period of study at recognized and relevant centers of research outside the institution.

The research fellow is salaried according to the State Salary Code, l.pl 17.515, code 1017, LR 20, ltr 39, of NOK 292 200 per annum.

The position provides for automatic membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which guarantees favorable retirement benefits. Members may also apply for home investment loans at favorable interest rates.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Dag Jenssen, telephone +47 51 83 37 28, e-mail dag.jenssen@uis.no.

The application must contain the following documents and material and be submitted in three copies:
-CV
-the form "Utvidet søkerskjema" (Information to be made available to the applicants)
-certificates/diplomas
-references
-list of publications
-up to 15 publications
-an outline of how the applicant would want to approach the field of study (maximum of four pages)
-any other documentation that the applicant considers relevant

and be addressed to:
University of Stavanger
Faculty of Social Science
4036 Stavanger

Closing date for applications is June 13, 2006