UK: 12 Doctoral Scholarships in Computing at Univ of Teesside

The University of Teesside is offering 12 full-time Research Doctoral Scholarships across a broad range of subject areas including: computing, social science, health sciences, engineering and history. The scholarships are aligned to key areas of research strength within the Institute of Digital Innovation, the Institute for Health Sciences and Social Care, the Institute for Innovation & Development in Engineering and Science and the Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research. The awards will be for a period of three years and include fees (home/EU or international rate) and an annual stipend of £12,600. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarships in January 2008 or shortly thereafter.
Research theme: Entertainment computing

1. Security in distributed, multi-user games
2. A new development and deployment paradigm for pervasive multi-user games


Informal enquiries for projects 1 and 2 to Professor Marc Cavazza,
e-mail m.o.cavazza@tees.ac.uk

Research Doctoral Scholarships applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification and ideally a postgraduate qualification. The minimum English language entry level is IELTS 6.5 with no grade below 6.0 or equivalent.

To apply for a scholarship please contact the Graduate Research School for an application form:

University of Teesside Research Doctoral Scholarships
Graduate Research School University of Teesside Middlesbrough
Tees Valley TS1 3BA UK

E-mail: graduateresearchschool@tees.ac.uk
or tel:+44(0)1642 738033

Closing date: 19 October 2007

http://www.jobs. ac.uk/jobs/ FH196/Research_ Doctoral_ Scholarship

READ MORE ...

The Endeavour Vocational Education & Training (VET) Awards

The Endeavour Vocational Education & Training (VET) Awards provide full financial support for up to 2.5 years for international students from participating countries to undertake vocational education at a Diploma or Advanced Diploma level in any field of study in Australia. The courses are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or ‘vocation’.

Duration: 2.0 years
Annual value: $A 18,000.00
Total value: $A 95,000.00
Extra Details: Awards are valued at up to A$95,000, including English language training. Benefits include: A$5,000 travel allowance; A$4,000 establishment allowance; up to A$13,000 tuition fees each year (for up to two years); a monthly stipend of A$1,500 (up to 2.5 years on a pro-rata basis); and English language training valued at up A$15,000 (if required). Funding will be provided to cover the cost of standard Overseas Students Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of the award. Funds are not available to support accompanying dependants or for return visits to the home country. Awards are up to 2.5 years in duration consisting of: up to 6 months English language training (if required); up to 2 years study towards a Diploma or Advanced Diploma.

Name: Department of Education, Science and Training
Website: http://www.dest.gov.au/
Contact Information
Fax: +61 (2) 61237969
Email: endeavour.scholarships@dest.gov.au

READ MORE ...

Technical University of Denmark offers PhD Scholarship

Technical University of Denmark offers PhD Scholarship - Structural Modelling of Wind Turbine Blades, Department of Mechanical Engineering. 1 PhD scholarship is available at the Department of Mechanical Engineering as soon as possible. Do you want to start a global career with a challenging job that makes a real difference? Do you want to develop innovative tools for future design of intelligent wind turbine blades?

The project
This project is motivated by the vision of being able to provide passive control of the dynamic behavior of wind turbine blades by utilizing the anisotropic properties of composite materials in an intelligent manner. To obtain this vision, one of the main building blocks needed is a general, fully coupled and validated beam element. Also needed are effective and exact methods for determination of stiffness and mass coefficients for such a beam element based on 3D geometry and material data for the blade. The purpose of this Ph.D. project is to develop such a fully coupled beam element.
The fully coupled beam element can be used in aeroelastic calculations to design the structure in order to reduce loading on the blade. Modern pitch-regulating wind turbines use control systems to reduce the blade loads. However, these systems are too slow to react to sudden wind changes. There is therefore high interest in building active or passive control systems into the blades to reduce especially fatigue loads. Passive systems are much more robust with respect to operation interruptions and it is desirable to use the anisotropic material properties for composites to optimize the load reduction behavior of the blades.
The Ph.D. project is part of a larger project supported by the Danish Energy Research Programme (EFP). The Ph.D. project is also partly supported by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, one of the worlds leading wind turbine companies.

Qualifications and work experience
The candidate should have a master degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering.

The candidate is expected to have a strong background in:

* Analytical modeling
* Mechanical problems especially involving beams
* The theory behind the finite element method
* Fiber reinforced composite materials

It is an advantage if the candidate has some experience with:

* Wind turbine design
* Aeroelastic codes

What we offer
We offer an exciting and challenging job in an international environment with good possibilities for professional and personal development. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world. Risø National Laboratory has recently been incorporated into DTU, forming a world leading environment in wind energy and disciplines associated with wind turbines. The successful candidate will become member of an environment with activities and expertise in structural mechanics and composite materials in the theoretical field, central to the present project, and the complementary experimental field. The activities are typically characterized by its innovative content and close cooperation with leading wind power companies.

The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.

However, Ph.D. students in Denmark are supported by grants on a competitive level, being equivalent to a standard salary for an engineer with a similar experience in a normal job The Ph.D. stipend has a fixed duration of 3 years.

Additional information
Please mark your application “EFP-PhD” and send it by email or letter to Associate Professor Christian Berggreen (cbe@mek.dtu.dk) no later than October 15, 2007.

Associate Professor Christian Berggreen
Technical University of Denmark
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nils Koppels Allé, Building 403
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
DENMARK

The application must be in English or one of the Nordic languages (Danish, Norwegian and Swedish) and include your CV, documentation of MSc and BSc/BEng-degrees, list of grades of your MSc- and BSc/BEng-education, and any other relevant documents. In case of a non-Danish degree please inform about highest grade and lowest passing grade of the grading system.

If you have further questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact Professor Steen Krenk (+45 4525 1964 / sk@mek.dtu.dk), Associate Professor Christian Berggreen (+45 4525 1373 / cbe@mek.dtu.dk) or Senior Scientist Kim Branner (+45 4677 5470 / kim.branner@risoe.dk).

All interested candidates – irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background – are encouraged to apply.

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU.

Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76 or +45 45 25 11 77.
Source: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/

READ MORE ...

Swinburne University of Technology - International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

Swinburne University of Technology Higher Education Sector offers a number of Scholarships to PhD and Masters by research candidates.

Swinburne University qualifications are highly regarded and research positions are prized by the academic community.

To qualify for candidature for higher degree by research, you must have completed at least four years (or equivalent) of tertiary education studies at a high level of achievement. For example:
• a four year degree (eg: engineering, information technology, education etc.);
• a three year degree and an Honours year;
• a three year degree and one year of a Masters by coursework;
• a three year course and one year of a Masters preliminary or other qualifying program; or
• a three year degree and a postgraduate diploma

Plus students must demonstrate English Language proficiency: IELTS (Academic Module) of 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) with TWE 5.0.

If you are already studying a Masters degree and wish to convert to a PhD, you will only be considered for a scholarship for a PhD program after advice from DEST.

How to Apply
1. Consult our Key Areas of Research website to determine whether Swinburne covers your area of research interest.
2. Complete an Application for Admission to Research Higher Degree Candidature and Scholarship. For information refer to the Office of Research and Graduate studies website.

Submit this form to Swinburne International:
By mail or courier:
Swinburne International
PO Box 218 Hawthorn
Victoria AUSTRALIA 3122
Ph: +61 3 9214 8712

By fax:
Facsimile: +61 3 9818 3648
(Remember to mail the original application and supporting documents to Swinburne International office at the address above.)

In person:
Swinburne International
Level 1, Swinburne Place, West Building
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122

By email: You can scan your application forms in and email them to us.

Deadline: the last Friday of October each year

READ MORE ...

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation 2008 for Postgraduate Scholarship Awards

The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation offers postgraduate scholarship awards to faculty members of the universities in Southeast Asian countries who intend to study at Japanese graduate schools as full-time students for Master’s or Doctoral Course in the field of science and technology under the following conditions.

1. Term of Scholarship
• For Master’s Course: Two and half years including half a year for preparation to enroll at the Master’s Course
• For Doctoral Course: Three and half years including half a year for preparation to enroll at the Doctoral Course

2. Contents of Scholarship (The Foundation will support the following costs and expenses)
• Travel expenses
• Arrival and return allowance: \50,000 each
• Stipend: \180,000 a month
• Housing allowance (at cost but maximum amount per month)
• Tuition and other school expenses listed in
• Field study expenses: At cost but up to \50,000 per year. Application should be
2008 HITACHI SCHOLARSHIP 1 submitted to the Foundation in advance together with the recommendation letter of the host scientist for review and approval.
• Expenses to make presentation at international conferences: At cost. Application in advance as same as 2-6 above is required.
• Expenses to attend the activities of the Foundation

3. Application and Selection
• Eligibility and qualification of applicants: Only the faculty members, who satisfy the following conditions, of the universities invited by the Foundation will be accepted as applicants.
• Application procedure: Application shall be endorsed by the President’s office of the university to which the Foundation has offered the scholarship award and submitted to the following address through the said office by November 30, 2007 using the registered mail.

Neither personal nor direct application to the Foundation is accepted.
The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation
21F Akihabara UDX Building
14-1, Soto-Kanda 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010
Japan
Application shall be submitted with all the documents as required below and the
application missing any of them will be automatically rejected. The Foundation
reserves the right to request any other additional documents.

For more information please click here

READ MORE ...

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - De Monfort University

Subject area: Food Chemicals Pharmaceutical Sectors Agricultural. De Monfort University Leicester UK.
If you have an enquiring mind and are concerned about the health and welfare of others we could offer you an exciting opportunity to realise your potential by following one of the courses offered by our newly formed Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

Health-related programmes from the former Faculties of Applied Sciences and Health and Community Studies have been bought together to create our centre of expertise in Health and Life Sciences. We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in nursing, midwifery, health studies, youth and social work, psychology, forensic science, audiology, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical sciences. Many degree courses are accredited by professional bodies and allow graduates to continue their study on relevant postgraduate programmes and continuing professional development courses. We are also very pleased to offer NHS-funded places on certain degrees such as the BSc in Audiology
Qualifying Details
There are a number of studentships and bursaries available for both Masters degrees and research programmes. Each area of study has its own awarding body and conditions of eligibility. These conditions are set out in the individual bodies’ publications, but candidates must apply through the University and not directly to the awarding body. De Montfort University is allocated a certain number of bursaries and nominates students to receive them.

This award is applicable to the following countries:
all countries

Contact Website http://www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/hls/welcome.jsp?ComponentID=12134&SourcePageID=12693#1

READ MORE ...

UK: Agricultural Engineering Scholarship, Cranfield University

Cranfield is a wholly postgraduate university with an international community and a truly global reputation. We offer a superb academic: student ratio, state-of-the-art facilities and a proven track record of graduate employment. Our recent institutional audit – where the quality and standards of our teaching was assessed – bestowed the highest level of recognition possible.
Qualifying Details
The Douglas Bomford Trust remains willing to support outstanding candidates from within the industry who have ambition and show initiative in their intended career development. Further information is available from Peter Redman, Douglas Bomford Trust 44 Drove Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8HD.

This award is applicable to all countries.

Contact Website http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas

READ MORE ...