The ISID Scientific Exchange Fellowship Program was established in 1992 to promote collaboration among researchers in different countries by enabling infectious disease researchers in the formative stage of their career to extend their research experience in institutions outside of their region. These awards are not restricted to physicians and are intended to support young scientists from developing countries in updating their knowledge of new, relevant laboratory techniques or in learning specific skills and techniques.

Proposals that enhance the transfer of technologies to geographical areas where they are particularly needed will be favored.

Applicants are to be investigators (younger than 40 years) already working in a research area, but who have not had the opportunity to work or to study outside their countries or region.

Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Professional Development Working Group and decisions made in collaboration with the President and the Program Director. Funding will be provided for up to 3 months and up to US$7,500.

Upon completion of the project, a written report of the project must be sent to the Society. The Society encourages recipients of grants to present their results at scientific meetings and to submit them for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Deadline Up to two fellowships will be awarded each year. The annual deadline is March 1, and applicants will be notified after June 1.

Application Application materials are available for download in PDF format or in Microsoft Word.

• Fellowship application in PDF
• Fellowship application in Word

To read the PDF file you must have the Acrobat Reader installed on your system.

Requests for application materials and additional information should be directed to: ISID Professional Development Working Group
9 Babcock Street, Unit 3
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446
USA

Fax: (617) 278-9113
E-mail: info@isid.org

The Foreign Press Association is offering a minimum of three scholarships to foreign graduate students of journalism in the United States, First Prize of $10,000.00, Second Prize of $7,500.00 and Third Prize of $5,000.00.

The awards are meant to encourage the pursuit of a career in journalism focusing on international affairs.

Click here to see Scholarship Fund for Application Form

Deadline for submission is 30th December 2010.

Applications for the 2010-11 African Humanities Program fellowship competitions are now available online!

Fellowship Details

• Applicants must be nationals and residents of a country in sub-Saharan Africa, with a current affiliation at an institution in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda.
• Funding is available for dissertation completion and for postdoctoral research and writing.
• Applicants for Dissertation Completion Fellowships should be in the final year of writing the dissertation at a university in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, or Uganda. Dissertation-Completion Fellowships are not available in South Africa.
• Applicants for Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships must be working in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda and must have completed the Ph.D. no more than five years ago.
• Projects must be in the humanities and must be carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. AHP fellowships may not be used for travel outside the continent.
• Completed applications must be submitted by December 1, 2010. ACLS encourages the submission of applications by email to ahp@acls.org; alternatively, applications may be mailed to the AHP/ACLS offices in New York.
• Applicants will be notified of competition results in the spring of 2011.

For further details on eligibility, submission of applications, and selection criteria, see 2010-11 Competition Announcement (PDF) as well as Instructions and Application materials (at right). 

Deadline is December 1, 2010.

More info at: www.acls.org/programs/ahp

IIE’s Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowship grants for scholars whose lives or careers are threatened in their home countries. The fellowships support temporary academic positions at universities, colleges and other higher learning institutions in safe locations anywhere in the world. Fellowship periods of up to one calendar year are intended to allow the scholars to continue their important work pending improvement in conditions allowing their safe return home. Fellowships may be renewed for a second and final year. Since 2002 we have received more than 2000 requests for assistance from scholars in 100 countries. 359 scholars from 43 countries have been awarded fellowships and placed at institutions in 39 countries around the world.

Eligibility & Criteria
Do you qualify for a fellowship?
Professors, established researchers and other senior academics from any country, field or discipline may qualify. Applications are reviewed for academic qualifications, the quality/potential of the candidate's work, and the urgency of threats faced. Preference is given to scholars:
-who are facing immediate, severe and targeted threats to their lives and/or careers in their home country or country of residence;
-with a Ph.D. or other highest degree in their field who have extensive teaching or research experience at a university, college or other institution of higher learning;
-who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise;
-whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home and/or host country or region.

• Applications from female scholars and scholars who are members of ethnic, racial, cultural or religious minority groups, or those otherwise underrepresented in their field, are encouraged.
• Fellowships are approved by the SRF Selection Committee which convenes at least three (3) times per year.
• Awards are issued for up to US $25,000, plus health insurance. The final fellowship award is dependent upon the location of the host
  institution, the cost of living, and the value of any additional
  contributions from the host institution or other source.
• Host academic institutions agree to accept the fellowship funds and disburse the funds to the scholar. In most cases, host institutions are required
  to match the SRF fellowship award through partial salary/stipend
  support, research materials, and other in-kind assistance.

Deadline
Applications and nominations are accepted at any time throughout the year, on a rolling basis. Applications will be considered by the SRF Selection Committee at least three (3) times per year, generally in January, April, and October. Non-emergency applications must be received at least 4 weeks before a committee meeting in order to be considered. Decisions will be announced approximately two (2) weeks after each Selection Committee meeting.

Instructions and Application
Apply, nominate a candidate and download an application form. Click here »

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery offers one year clinical fellowship training to surgeons who are interested in becoming a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Our program provides experience in a wide range of congenital and acquired orthopaedic conditions including spinal deformity, neuromuscular diseases, bone dysplasias, limb deficiencies, limb length discrepancy, major deformities, orthopaedic oncology, trauma and sports medicine.

Positions are available starting January 2012*

About the Hospital & the Division
The Hospital for Sick Children is a public, teaching hospital specializing in leading-edge paediatric care, education and research. The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery is one of the busiest departments in the hospital caring for chronic and acute conditions to the most complex patients with musculoskeletal disease. We believe that interdisciplinary care, collaborative research and valuable teaching we will give fellows the skills required to undertake the most important questions in children’s musculoskeletal disease.

Training Program
Our fellowship program is structured to meet the individual needs of the fellow. Five fellows are recruited each year (two in January and three in July.) Fellows will undertake rotations with several surgeons. A typical weekly schedule include two operating days, two clinic days and one research day. The training program ensures that fellows gain experience in all of the major areas of paediatric orthopedics. Our goal is for fellows to develop highly competent skills and sound clinical judgment to be an excellent academic paediatric orthopaedic surgeon.

The areas of responsibility include operating time, fracture treatment, outpatient clinics and inpatient wards. The fellow will participate in emergency call with responsibilities close to that of a staff surgeon, but with a staff surgeon and resident also on call. In addition, the fellow may also participate in clinics held in affiliated institutions dedicated to the care of children (e.g. Bloorview Kids Rehab, Erinoak Kids, etc.)

Fellows are required to participate in clinical research projects. In most cases, fellows produce papers for presentation at major meetings and for publication in major peer reviewed journals. The Division has research coordinators and administrative support to assist the fellows in their research projects and obtaining research ethics approval.

The Division strongly encourages fellows to attend conferences and provides a stipend to cover the travel expense.

Paediatric orthopaedic fellowships in Canada are not accredited with the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.

Program Highlights

• SickKids Orthopaedic Surgery’s fellowship is recognized internationally for its clinical, educational and research excellence.
• We have trained more fellows than any other paediatric orthopaedic program.
• Fellows are eligible to participate in various education programs throughout the university such as access to the university’s libraries.
• Academic and social activities are organized throughout the year between the hospital and the University of Toronto.

Eligibility
Applicants should have completed advanced training in orthopaedics and obtained specialization in the subject (i.e. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Orthopaedics or equivalent.)

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery prides itself in training fellows worldwide. Applicants from non-English speaking countries may be required to successfully complete the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Test of Spoken English (TSE). Fellowship applicants whose medical school education was not in English do not need to take TOEFL or TSE until you have been accepted into the program.

Canadian or American medical exams (e.g. MCCEE, USMLE, etc.) are not mandatory to apply to our fellowship program. Prospective clinical fellows must be eligible to obtain a Canadian work visa.

Training period
Fellowship training are normally one year, however, the Division will consider shorter (minimum 6 months) or longer duration. Fellowship starts in January or July of each year.  A later start date is permissible on exceptional circumstances.

Salary
A salary of $68,500 CDN is provided to offset living expenses. Fellows are responsible for moving expenses and accommodation. There are a limited number of unfurnished suites available in the hospital apartment building.

Self-funded candidates are not given special consideration. All candidates are required to undergo the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery’s fellowship review process.

Application Process

Applicants from the following countries must apply directly through the University of Toronto Postgraduate Medical Education Office: Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad & Tobago and the United Arab Emirates.  For more information please visit the University of Toronto Postgraduate Medical Education website. 

1a.  Interested applicants who obtained their residency training from a North American institution must apply through the SF Match.  

b.  All other applicants should send the following documents electronically to the Division Administrator (contact information below):

a. CV
b. photo -- used for memory aid
c. personal statement -- 500 word limit. Discuss how your background and experiences have led to an interest in paediatric orthopaedics. Also include a brief description of your goals 5 years from now.
d. Three (3) letters of reference -- you can email this along with your application or ask your referees to email their letter to the Division Administrator.

The orthopaedic faculty will not review incomplete applications.

2. All applications received are reviewed by an orthopaedic staff. This process takes several months to complete but all applicants are notified of the status of their application within six months of submission of all required documents.

3. Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview which can be arranged by teleconference or face-to-face interview if the candidate prefers to visit the hospital.

4. The orthopaedic faculty meets twice a year to adjudicate on all candidates interviewed.

5. Unsuccessful applicants can request for their application to be forwarded to the next review cycle. However, a significant change in the applicant’s CV should be noted.

Selection Criteria

• Successful candidates will have a strong clinical and academic background that demonstrates proficiency in orthopaedic surgery and related subjects.
• Candidates will have a definite interest and a clear career path in pursuing a career in paediatric orthopaedics or paediatric spine, if applicable.
• International Medical Graduates (IMG), who obtained their medical education and training from non-Canadian, American, British or Australian systems, are encouraged to obtain several years experience as a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon before applying to the program.

Deadline

There is no deadline for submission as positions are filled as suitable applicants are selected.

Other Related Links

University of Toronto Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Fellowship Website 

University of Toronto Postgraduate Medical Education Office

Research Fellowship
Applicants interested in a research fellowship should contact the individual surgeon directly.

In 2011, the Faculty of Law will be offering five scholarships for commencing Doctor of Philosophy students. The Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarships will also be offered in 2012 (five scholarships) and in 2013 (five scholarships).

The scholarships are open to domestic and international students. It is expected that scholarship holders will be full-time students, but the scholarship may be awarded to part-time students in the circumstances specified in the Conditions of Award.

Benefits Benefits offered under the scholarships include:

• A stipend of $25,000 per annum for 3 years.
• A research support fund of $1,500 per annum.
• Paid holiday, sick, maternity, and parenting leave.

Further information about the benefits and conditions of award.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria
• For information on the eligibility criteria, please see clause 1 of the Conditions of Award.
• Scholarships will be awarded according to the following selection criteria:
        o academic merit of the applicant;
        o research and other relevant experience of the applicant;
        o publication record of the applicant; and,
        o relevance of the proposed research to the Faculty’s research strengths.

Doctoral Teaching Fellowship Successful scholarship applicants may also be offered a Doctoral Teaching Fellowship which will provide an opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience in the Faculty of Law.

Salary: $25,000 per annum (payable in addition to the scholarship stipend)

Doctoral Teaching Fellows will be expected to teach 4 hours per week in both Autumn and Spring semesters.

Fellows will be appointed for a period of 12 months with an expectation that the Fellowship will be re-offered for two further 12 month periods, up to a maximum of 3 years. Entitlement to continue as a Doctoral Teaching Fellow will be dependent upon the Fellow:
• continuing to hold the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarship;
• meeting the ongoing eligibility requirements of the scholarship’s Conditions of Award (see Clause 2 of the Conditions of Award); and,
• performing satisfactorily the duties of the Doctoral Teaching Fellowship.

The salary paid to a doctoral teaching fellow will be taxable.

Application process Applicants interested in applying for the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarships must have submitted an application for admission to UTS to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the Faculty of Law.

• Domestic students should have submitted an application to the University Graduate School.
• International students should have submitted an application to UTS: International.

To apply for a Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Scholarship, applications must be made using the following online form. The same form can also be used for applicants interested in being considered for a Doctoral Teaching Fellowship position.

Applications must be submitted by 29th October 2010. Please refer to the application form for details about how to submit your application for the scholarship.

Applicants will be advised by email of the outcome of their application for a scholarship as soon as possible after the selection committee has met. The selection committee’s decision is final.

For further information: Please contact the Faculty Research Officer, Amrita Mukhopadhyay.

The School of Business and Management currently has three studentships available for entry onto the PhD Programme in January 2011.

Research within the School clusters around six broad themes (i) innovation, networks and knowledge; (ii) communications, discourse and narratives; (iii) equality and diversity; (iv) education; (v) globalisation and (vi) business history. Faculty conduct research across one or more of these themes. We also host the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity, the Globalisation Research Centre, the Business History Research Centre and co-host the Centre for Global Security and Development with the School of Geography and the School of Politics. 

More about PhD research.

We are looking to attract applications from candidates with an interest in one of three broad areas – innovation, ethics and communications. However we welcome applications which may be inter-disciplinary and cross-cut any of our research themes, for example the ethics, fairness and diversity of contemporary policy and employment practices, the globalisation of innovation, pedagogical issues associated with the use of digital communication, transparency and accountability in the context of globalisation, fairtrade governance structures and impacts on local development etc. 

More about the PhD programme. 

One of the Studentships will entail working as a paid editorial assistant one day a week with the journal ephemera: theory and politics in organization, the other two will be scholarships without any specific tasks attached. All will be subject to the terms of conditions of Queen Mary funded College studentships in the Humanities and Social Sciences see www.qmul.ac.uk/hss/funding/bursaries/index.html

The Studentships are open to home and overseas students and include payment of tuition fees and an annual stipend of £15,590.

The school strongly advises prospective PhD students to contact a member of the School before they apply to the programme. This will ensure that your research proposal is complementary to the expertise and strengths of the School. Details about the School’s academic staff and their research interests can be found below:

Academic Staff Details  

For further information please contact:-
Miss Monira Begum
PhD Programme Administrator
Tel: 020 7882 8581
Email: m.begum@qmul.ac.uk

Information about the Doctoral Programme and the application procedure can be found here: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html#procedure

The deadline for return of completed applications is 5.00pm (GMT) on 31st October 2010.

12 RUB-Grants 2010 awarded within the framework of the Grant-Programme of the Ruhr University Research School

Scope of the programme
Promotion of early stage researchers by awarding grants to highly qualified doctoral candidates realising an ambitious and innovative research project in one of the research areas of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. We also encourage all doctoral candidates to apply for a grant with an interdisciplinary research project. The call is open for candidates from every scientific discipline and nationality intending to realise their research project at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (you have to submit your doctoral thesis at Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

The application must be completed by the confirmation of a first supervisor at RUB – please build up contacts to one of the scientists at RUB and ask for supervision. You know best about your scientific main focus and in which special research field you want to obtain your doctorate. So please act independently: identify and contact a potential supervisor for your research project at an early stage of your application on your own.

Information about the research areas at Ruhr-Universität Bochum you will find on the following websites:
www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/forschung

www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/universitaet/fakultaeten

Guidelines Start of Funding
The earliest start of funding will be March 1st, 2011 .

Target Group
Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies.

Requirements

• we expect your research project to make an important contribution to the corresponding research field (please outline this in a research exposé of 5 pages)
• clearly above average university degree
• uninterrupted studies (in case your total study period took more than 13 semester/ 6,5 years please explain in the application form)
• the start of your doctoral research project should not extend a period of time of 12 months with reference to the application deadline; we concede reasonable exceptions – please explain in the application form
• the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be submitted at the latest until November 10, 2010 before the applications will be given to the faculties for further survey and expertise (Bachelor degree in case of fast track procedure plus information about grades already obtained in the master studies)
• candidates who have to fulfil additional requirements are also allowed to apply for a grant (first supervisor is responsible for compatibility between fulfilment of requirements and successful doctorate)
• candidates with a Bachelor degree involved in the fast track procedure are also allowed to apply for a grant; the official admission to doctoral studies from the  faculty has to be submitted before the funding will start
• if you are already accepted as doctoral candidate by one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum please enclose the official letter of acceptance from the faculty to your application
• if you are not accepted as doctoral candidate in one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum we need a confirmation of the faculty that you will be accepted for doctoral studies in case of funding (from the faculty you will realise your research project) when you are invited to the second stage of the admission process

Application
The application form “Grant-Programme” of the Research School has to be used for application. The application form and the corresponding notes for guidance will help you through the application process. The notes for guidance also list all documents you have to submit together with the application form.

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)

• a signed hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2010
• on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will suggest a preliminary ranking of the candidates
• on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (January 2011) for a research colloquium
• research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 7, 2011
• the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on February 9, 2011

Type of funding and amount
The grant amounts to 1.000,- Euro per month, children`s allowance amounts to 100,- Euro per month in addition.

Period of funding and of approval
Max. 36 months of funding are provided, whereas the period of first approval comprises 12 months. We offer 2 times for prolongation – each comprising 12 months - after having reviewed the progress reports.

Interruption
In case of illness the grant will be paid for further 6 weeks. In case of pregnancy the grant payment will be intermitted for a time period of 14 weeks (6 weeks before and 8 weeks after childbirth). The approval may be extended for this period of time respectively.

Secondary employment
During the funding period a short-time work of max. 6 hours per week is allowed

Duties of the grantee

• participation in the structured doctoral training programme of the Research School, follow the Individual Training and Supervision Plan of the Research School, take actively part in the Research School
• communicate immediately all important  changes of the personal conditions as well as interruptions, changes or abandonment of the research project
• adequate use of the grant

For organisational reasons we kindly ask you to send your application documents without any cover or folder. Thank you!

Erasmus Mundus MACLANDS MACLANDS is a Master Degree in territories’ sustained development and management for and through heritage and cultural landscape.

Duration of the course: 2 years

Click here to see program

Application Schedule

• 31st January 2011: deadline for Category A & Category B applications.
• 30th April 2011: deadline for students who do not ask for a scholarship.

Admission criteria for students Students must at least have a first higher education degree (Licentiatura, Bachelor’s degree, Diploma di laurea di primo livello) in either Humanities (social and human sciences), law, economics, psychics, chemistry, or an equivalent diploma in architecture, art and design, heritage and landscape, or engineering.  Applicants who are currently undertaking their Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to French Licence) and who have already reached 150 ECTS are allowed to apply, but will be accepted only if they successfully pass their exam before the end of July 2011. Moreover, personal motivation, prior work experience in the field, obvious linguistic skills, as well as the relevance, originality and quality of the proposed study/research project will be crucial elements in the selection process.

Application procedure The following documents have to be provided with your application form :

• a certified copy, with certified French translation of the required diploma requested to enter an Erasmus Mundus Master
• the diploma of your language level (DALF C1 in French, CELI 3 in Italian and ZD in German) or all documents that proves that the candidate has started a language training before arriving in Europe.
• a detailed CV in French or English with 3 photos
• a motivation letter
• 2 letters of recommandation in one of the Consortium language.
• the student research/study project in accordance with the motivation letter. This project should be presented in a scientific way (references, bibliography,etc..) and should help the jury on the quality of the student and on the quality of his application.
• the completed and signed application form.

You can download the application form here.

The following documents must also be sent per email to the following address contact@maclands.fr before 31/01/2011

• Application form
• CV
• Motivation letter
• Student project

Selection MACLANDS secretariat will check applications, qualifications etc., and the eligibility of each applicant according to the Erasmus Mundus criteria. The proprer selection then starts and applications are ranked by per order of merit.

The list of students and scholars pre-selected on the main and reserve lists is sent to the Executive Agency of the European Commission by 28th February 2011 at the latest. At this stage, students and scholars are notified by email of their pre-selection on either the main or the reserve list.  After checking applications, the Executive Agency officially approves the selection lists sent by the consortium, usually late March, early April.  Students will be immediately notified in order to start the administrative procedure to obtain their visa.