Scholarships for International Students, University of Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI)- Scholarships for International Students from Any Country to Study in University of Adelaide

University: University of Adelaide
Available for: International Students from Any Country
Study Level: Postgraduate Research
Important: All eligible applicants for admission in the university will be automatically considered for scholarship.
Brief Description
The University of Adelaide offers a scholarships scheme for international students undertaking postgraduate research study. Its purpose is to attract high quality overseas postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the University of Adelaide to support its research effort. The selection for scholarships is extremely competitive.
A number of ASI scholarships may be available in the mid year round of scholarships for 2013 to outstanding international students from any country undertaking postgraduate research in any academic discipline.

What it Covers:

1. Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only);
2. An annual living allowance of approximately $23,728 (2012 value) for the normal duration of the program; and
3. If the award holder holds a subclass 574 visa the award covers the cost of compulsory standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Worldcare policy for the student and their spouse and dependents (if any) for the period of the scholarship. If the award holder does not hold a subclass 574 visa then he/she is responsible for the cost of health insurance.

The scholarship does NOT cover visa application fees.
Eligibility:
Applicants should hold at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree. This is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year. Other criteria that will be taken into consideration is undergraduate performance, bachelor and honours awards and scholarships, other postgraduate degrees, publications in internationally refereed journals, the presentation of conference papers and relevant industry experience.
Conditions

• ASI Scholarship will be awarded strictly on academic merit. Extra-curricular achievements will not be considered.
• Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia, and citizens of New Zealand are ineligible.
• Those undertaking research via remote candidature are ineligible.
• International applicants are not eligible for an ASI if they have already commenced the degree for which they are seeking an award, unless they can establish that they were unable to apply for an ASI in the last round.
• International applicants who have not provided satisfactory evidence of their meeting the University’s minimum English language proficiency requirements for direct entry by the closing date are not eligible for an ASI.
• International applicants must not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate degree or, if undertaking a Research Masters degree, not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters degree.
• Candidates are required to enrol in the University of Adelaide as ‘international students’ and must maintain ‘international student’ status for the duration of their enrolment in the University.
• Scholarships holders must commence study at The University of Adelaide in 2013. No ASI may be commenced after 31 August 2013.
• Scholarship winners will not be permitted to defer commencement until 2014.
• Applicants who applied in previous international major scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.
• The offer of an ASI scholarship is contingent upon a student not being offered another award by the Commonwealth of Australia, The University of Adelaide, or an overseas sponsor. The University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a scholarship at any time prior to enrolment if it is advised that a awardee has been offered a scholarship equal to or in excess of the financial value of the award offered by the University

Closing Date: 31 August 2012. We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents well before the closing date. Incomplete applications at the scholarship application deadline will not be considered for a scholarship.
Applicants will be notified by the end of November 2012 regarding the outcome of their scholarship application.
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Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research, 2012 USA

Research Fellowships in the field of Basic Biomedical Research at any US or international research institution, 2012 USA
Study Subject(s):Basic Biomedical Research
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility:-Krim Fellowship applicants must have a research or clinical doctorate and no more than four years of postdoctoral training at the time of LOI submission, and are expected to secure an independent research position by no later than six months following the end of the two year fellowship period of performance (i.e., within 2.5 years following the start of fellowship funding).
-Applicant investigators and fellows need not be US citizens, and there are no restrictions as to age, color, creed, gender, medical condition, handicap, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The goal of amfAR’s Mathilde Krim Fellows in Basic Biomedical Research program is to provide funding for exceptional researchers who are new to the HIV/AIDS field. Krim Fellowship funding will support the successful applicant’s ongoing HIV research and facilitate the transition to a productive and independent long-term career in the HIV/AIDS biomedical research field. The Krim Fellowship provides support for two years of postdoctoral research, with the possibility of one additional year of research support during the first year of an independent research position.
How to Apply: Email
Scholarship Application Deadline: August 2, 2012
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Social Sciences at GIGA, Germany 2012

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the field of Social Sciences at GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institute for Global and Regional Studies, Germany 2012
Study Subject(s):Social Sciences
Course Level:Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:Doctorate in Development Economics or Development Studies or Political Science – Strong background in empirical Development Economics / Development Studies / Political Economy / Political Sociology with research experience in developing countries – Advanced knowledge of empirical methods in social sciences (in particular quantitative methods, survey data analysis, poverty and inequality analysis, econometrics)
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The reconciliation of work and family life is of great importance to the institute. The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women. Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those areas in which they are underrepresented.
How to Apply: Electronically
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 August 2012
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PhD Scholarships in Political Studies at Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences,

Study Subject(s):Political Studies
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Milan
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy
Eligibility:
-For Italian students a Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale is required. These Italian titles are M.A. equivalents. B.A. equivalents will not constitute minimum requirements for admission.
-Foreign students must hold an academic qualification that has been declared to be equivalent to an Italian Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale (i.e. an M.A. equivalent; B.A. degrees do not constitute minimum requirements for admission). In case their degree has not yet been declared equivalent to an Italian Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale, candidates may apply to the Faculty committee of the Ph.D. program of interest for a declaration of equivalent value. Applicants who expect to graduate within the date of the first meeting of the Examining Commitees (the meeting is finalized to the evaluation of qualifications) are eligible to apply for admission to the Graduate School. A good command of English is required.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The discrepancy between institutional and policy designs and their outcomes is a major contemporary political issue at national and international level. Moving from design to implementation involves the emergence of unforeseen and occasionally perverse effects, of state and market failures, of value systems uncertainty and of conflicts at the borders of public and private. The training of highly-skilled professionals who acquire appropriate planning and implementation expertise is one way advanced democracies try to address these issues. The aims of the doctoral program are:
- to train professionals who can undertake research within academic institutions and research centers as well as provide consultancy;
- to offer the most up-to-date knowledge and methods in the field of political science and political philosophy required to analyze complex institutions and organizational processes and to understand and address the ethical dilemmas involved
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 July, 2012
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The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) funded Research Fellowship in Forests and Adaptation to Climate Change at CIFOR, Indonesia
Study Subject(s):Forests and Adaptation to Climate Change
Course Level:Research
Scholarship Provider: The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Scholarship can be taken at: Indonesia
Eligibility:
-Masters of Science in a relevant field (e.g. natural resource management, forestry, environmental sciences, agricultural or forest economics, rural development)
-At least two years of relevant work experience, including research in multidisciplinary teams
-Good qualitative and quantitative research skills
-Good knowledge of ecosystem-based adaptation and related publications in international peer-reviewed journals
-Good knowledge of the synergies between adaptation and mitigation
Good knowledge of methods for assessing social returns on investment from integrating adaptation into mitigation projects
-Integration into networks of research collaborators
Excellent written and spoken English. Good skills in one of the following languages: Spanish, French or Indonesian.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The Center for International Forestry Research advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. We are one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, and we have offices in Asia, Africa and South America. CIFOR is seeking a Research Fellow, Forests and Adaptation to Climate Change. The Research Fellow will undertake research on forests, adaptation to climate change, and the synergies between adaptation and mitigation (national- and local-level research, cross-regional comparative studies). The position also involves outreach and dissemination activities, research coordination, and contributions to fundraising activities.
The Research Fellow will work in the context of CGIAR Research Programme 6, Component 4 (forests and climate change), theme 2 (adaptation to climate change) and theme 3 (synergies between adaptation and mitigation). He or she will be supervised by the leader of the research on adaptation to climate change at CIFOR.
How to Apply: Electronically
Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 June 2012
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The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz offers doctorate Studentship in the field of Synthetic Chemistry, Cellular Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biomedicine, and Computational Life Science, 2012 Germany

Study Subject(s):Synthetic Chemistry, Cellular Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biomedicine, and Computational Life Science.
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: KoRS-CB
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:The University of Konstanz is an equal opportunity employer and tries to increase the number of women in research and teaching.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB) is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Computer & Information Science at the University of Konstanz and is supported by the German Excellence Initiative.
How to Apply: Electronically
Scholarship Application Deadline: By 1 August 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application
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Structural Transformation to Achieve Gender Equality in Sciences – STAGES” – European FP7 funded PhD Scholarships in Sociology at Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
Study Subject(s):Sociology
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Structural Transformation to Achieve Gender Equality in Sciences – STAGES” – European FP7
Scholarship can be taken at:Italy
Eligibility:
-For Italian students a Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale is required. These Italian titles are M.A. equivalents. B.A. equivalents will not constitute minimum requirements for admission.
-Foreign students must hold an academic qualification that has been declared to be equivalent to an Italian Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale (i.e. an M.A. equivalent; B.A. degrees do not constitute minimum requirements for admission). In case their degree has not yet been declared equivalent to an Italian Laurea Quadriennale or Laurea Magistrale, candidates may apply to the Faculty committee of the Ph.D. program of interest for a declaration of equivalent value. Applicants who expect to graduate within the date of the first meeting of the Examining Commitees (the meeting is finalized to the evaluation of qualifications) are eligible to apply for admission to the Graduate School. A good command of English is required.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The scholarships and their amount are specifically assigned every year: for specific information about the number of scholarships available and about their amount, please download the file related to the specific Call of the Year. Admission test to Ph.D. Programs is divided in two stages: in the first stage the Examining Committee evaluates the qualifications for compliance with the criteria established by the Ph.D. Faculty Committee; in the second stage the candidates are interviewed by the Ph.D. Faculty Committee, in order to ascertain their preparation, skills and aptitude for scientific research and personal motivation. The interview also aims at verifying the applicant’s knowledge of the educational and academic areas specified for the Ph.D. and includes the applicant’s formal presentation of the research project(s) he/she proposes to conduct. (*For those foreign students who are not able to reach Milan for the interview, special on-line interviews will be set, by request).
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 July, 2012
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PhD Programme in Labour Studies, Political Studies, Sociology at GSSPS, Italy 2012/13

Read more: PhD Programme in Labour Studies, Political Studies, Sociology at GSSPS, Italy 2012/13 : 2012 2013 College Scholarships, PhD Scholarships, Postdoctoral, Graduate International Scholarships Fellowships
Graduate School of the University of Milan offers Doctoral position in the field of Labour Studies, Political Studies, Sociology for the foreign and Italian Students, 2012 Italy
Study Subject(s):Labour Studies, Political Studies, Sociology
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Structural Transformation to Achieve Gender Equality in Sciences – STAGES” – European FP7
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy
Eligibility:
Foreign students must hold a good honours degree and in addition a Masters degree. Italian students must hold a Laurea Magistrale or Quadriennale.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The first year is devoted to intensive course work. In the following years students are expected to start and develop their research activity in Milan and in foreign universities and research institutions. After the completion of the dissertation, students have to defend their thesis in order to be awarded the PhD.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31st July 2012
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21 PhD Fellowships Position at FEM, Italy

The FEM International Research School-Trentino, FIRS>T, of the Fondazione Edumund Mach in San Michele all’Adige offers 21 PhD fellowships in the fields of Environment Agriculture Food Computational and Systems Biology at FEM, Italy

Study Subject(s):Environment, Agriculture, Food, Computational and Systems Biology
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: FEM
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy

Eligibility:
Well-motivated and highly-qualified students who have, or are expecting to obtain a Master or equivalent degree in a field relevant to the research undertaken within the FIRS>T Programme, are invited to submit their application on-line. Strong interest in the field and flexibility in the research project are also prerequisites for application.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: Fellowships include a salary of 20.000 Euro per year (before taxes), which is provided for 3 years with the possibility to extend it for 1 more year. Other financial supports are granted for periods abroad, travelling, University fees and conference and courses attendance. Each project is developed as collaboration between the Fondazione Edmund Mach and a partner institution. The main location will be FEM and at least one year of the PhD fellowship will be spent at the partner institute.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: July 20th, 2012

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PhD Studentship in Information Systems/Business Process Management at Eindhoven University of Technology, 2012 Netherlands

Doctoral Studentship in the field of Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Science or a similar field at Eindhoven University of Technology, 2012 Netherlands
Study Subject(s):Information Systems/Business Process Management
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Eindhoven University of Technology
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility:
You, as a successful applicant, have a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Science or a similar field of study. You have a strong affinity with interdisciplinary research that involves both Computer Science and Business Science, as well as collaboration with industry. You are able to work on a challenging topic that has both basic and applied research aspects. Your communication skills are excellent as is your proficiency in English and your ability to collaborate in an international setting.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: You, as a successful applicant, will perform the research project outlined below and will collaborate with researchers from the international community. You will report research findings at international conferences and workshops and in research journals. The European project that forms the context for this position also involves intensive collaboration with an international group of large companies on the topic of information systems for green logistics planning and control.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 20/07/2012
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