Scholarship at University Sport Birmingham (USB), UK

Each year University Sport Birmingham awards 20 scholarships (worth up to £5,000) to athletes who are or about to study at Birmingham and are competing at or near National and International standard and 10 Bursaries (worth up to £1,000) are awarded to athletes who have been identified as athletes with potential to compete at national level. Both are awarded on an annual basis and available to all sports recognised by the AU.

Criteria for Sports Scholarships:
1. Student at the University of Birmingham and compete for the university in BUSA events.
2. Athletes competing at national/ International standard.

Criteria for Sports Bursaries:
1. Student at the University of Birmingham and compete for the university in BUSA events.
2. Athletes who have shown the potential to compete at national standard & making a significant contribution to the AU 1st team performance.

To apply for any of our scholarships, please download the application form here

For more information please contact Elizabeth Egan on 0121 414 4519 or email: e.egan@bham.ac.uk

Dateline for 2007-2008 Applications is Friday 27th July 2007

Master Scholarships in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics: The Eni Corporate University , Italy

The Eni Corporate University announces a competition for an academic course that leads to a Master`s Degree in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics - MEDEA. The course is organized and managed by the Scuola Enrico Mattei.

The Master is offered to Italian and foreign university graduates that are interested in career paths within firms, authorities and other institutions operating in the energy and environmental sectors. For the Academic Year 2007-2008, the Scuola Enrico Mattei will assign a maximum of 50 scholarships.

Three programs of the MEDEA are offered:

• Energy Industry Economics
• Business Administration in Energy Industry
• Managing Technical Assets in Energy Industry

The program is articulated on three phases, with an increasing degree of specialisation. All profiles consist of preliminary courses, followed by fundamental courses and by specialisation classes.

The Academic Year runs for ten months, from September 5, 2007 through to June 27, 2008. Full-time attendance is required. Since courses are conducted in Italian and in English, an intensive Italian language course will be held during the summer of 2007. Those who have successfully completed the programme of study will be awarded a Master`s Degree in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics - MEDEA.

REQUIREMENTS

Admission is subject to the following requirements:

• university degree in Italy, or an equivalent academic qualification abroad, in departments of: Business Administration, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geology, Industrial Chemistry, International Law, Physics and Statistics;
  
  
• Italian candidates must be under the age of 28 years and non-Italian candidates must be under the age of 32 at the beginning of the Master course;
  
  
• good knowledge of the English language.

The course, moreover, can be attended also by people autonomously chosen by the Eni Companies.

APPLICATION AND SELECTIONS

The deadline for application is March 31, 2007 for foreign citizens and April 30, 2007 for Italian citizens. Italian candidates will attend the final selection in San Donato Milanese (MI); non-Italian candidates in Algeri, Almaty, Ankara, Beijing, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Lagos, London, Luanda, Madrid, Monaco, Moscow, New York, Sao Paulo, Tripoli, or in other offices of Eni, depending on their nationality.

FEES

Euros 25,000

GRANTS

For successful candidates, the admission to and the enrolment in the School carry no fees. The School offers students a financial contribution for the accommodation and living expenses. Moreover, students are given free training materials and the opportunity to avail themselves of Eni canteen facilities. Finally, scholarships are provided on the basis of examination results.

San Donato Milanese, December 15, 2006 The Chief Executive Officer Sergio Primus

Applications must be sent online at:
http://www.enicorporateuniversity.it/scuolamattei

For further information and leaflet please contact the School Secretary at:

Scuola Enrico Mattei - Eni Corporate University

Via S. Salvo, 1
20097 - San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy.
Tel. (0039) 02.520.57922
(0039) 02.520.57907
Fax (0039) 02.520.37067
e-mail: info.scuolamattei@eni.it

Master and Doctoral Studenships in Cancer Models at Technical University Munich, Germany

We currently have positions available for Master`s students in our group to work on projects in two areas of research:

1. The production of large animal models of human cancers - to facilitate the development of diagnosis and therapy.
2. RNA interference techniques for the specific inhibition of gene expression in transgenic pigs.

We also have a position available for a Ph.D student as part of a project funded by the German Cancer Research Foundation (Deutsche Krebshilfe) to establish physiological animal models of human cancer. Applicants should hold a master`s degree, or equivalent in biology, molecular biotechnology or a related field. Previous laboratory experience in molecular biology, gene targeting, transgenic livestock and/or the derivation, cultivation and genetic manipulation of primary cells cultures is desirable. The salary will be according to BAT IIa/2. The position is funded for an initial period of three years.

Application Deadline: April 02, 2007

For general enquiries, please contact our group secretary,

Barbara Bauer
email: bbauer@wzw.tum.de

Postal address:
Lehrstuhl fuer Biotechnologie der Nutztiere
TU Muenchen
WZW Weihenstephan
Hochfeldweg, 1
85354 Freising
Germany
Tel: 08161-712005
Fax: 08161-712108

For further informations open website below:
http://www.wzw.tum.de/btn/

Master and PhD Scholarships in Bonn Graduate School of Economics, Germany

Students who join the BGSE as students of the Master program are offered grants of about EUR 800 per month; doctoral students are offered grants of about EUR 1.100 per month, to cover living expenses during the first year. Thereafter, grants are provided to students in good standing.

Students of the BGSE who have a paper accepted at a conference are provided with travel funds if the attendance of the conference is endorsed by the supervisor. Similar funds are available to attend summer schools.

The BGSE does not raise tuition. Yet most students register with the University of Bonn as a doctoral student. Registration costs are approximately € 150 per term, including a seasonal ticket for public transportation.

Admission

deadline:15 May

Outstanding (top 10%) students with a university degree in economics or related fields, such as mathematics, statistics, business administration, accounting, and finance, are encouraged to apply for admission to the BGSE. Successful applicants who already hold a Master degree (or equivalent) are admitted as doctoral students of the Economics Department of Bonn University; applicants who only hold a Bachelor join the BGSE as students of the Master in Economics offered by the Department and transfer to doctoral status upon successful completion of the course work required for the Master degree.

The application requires a form that must be filled in online (>> LINK <<) as well as a short curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and two confidential letters (formless) of recommendation from academic teachers that must be sent by ordinary mail to the following address:

Prof. Urs Schweizer
BGSE
University of Bonn
Adenauerallee 24
D-53113 Bonn, Germany

Applicants who have taken the GRE or the TOEFL should include a copy of their test scores with their application. Applications must arrive by May 15 for entry into the program starting the following October.

The material submitted cannot be returned to the applicant. Applicants will learn the decision of the admission committee by June 15.

For more details open:
http://www.bgse.uni-bonn.de/index.php?id=418

PhD Scholarships in Chemistry Faculty of Science: University of Hull, UK

The University offers the following Scholarships to suitably qualified
applicants wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the
supervision of leading researchers in the fields indicated below. The
research programmes will be integrated with training in accordance
with Research Council specifications and accredited to the level of
additional qualifications (Postgraduate Masters, Certificate and
Diploma in Research Training).

• Using colloidal particles at interfaces to encapsulate fluids, to be
carried out within the Surfactant & Colloid Group
• Development of a micro fluidic device for the study of chaperone
drugs within a tissue environment as a route to personalised
pharmaceutical therapies
• Synthesis of highly light active self-assembling materials

Each full-time PhD Scholarship will include fees at the 'home/EU'
student rate and maintenance (£12,300 in 2006/07), for three years.
Overseas students will need to apply for additional funding to cover
the overseas fees, such as the Overseas Research Student Award Scheme.
Applicants must be able to register before 31st July 2007.

For further details and an application form, see
http://www.hull.ac.uk/graduateschool/Funding/index.html or e-mail
l.thomas@hull.ac.uk, supplying your name, postal address and the
department you are interested in. Please include 'PhD Scholarships' in
the subject box header.

The closing date for applications is 30th March 2007.