Advance Africa Newsletter

January 2007 Part III

A free e-zine bringing you inspirational articles, great tips on studying abroad as well as jobs and scholarships alerts.

Serving Africans around the world.

January 16 2007, ISSUE #021.

A. Scholarships & Grants

1. Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation Training Grants - Ghent University

These grants are destined for motivated people from developing countries who wish to apply the acquired skills in development work. The training addresses all aspects which are needed to develop beekeeping into a powerful factor of rural development. Click here for details.

2. Postgraduate Scholarships For Students From Developing Countries

Ghent University provides postgraduate scholarships to candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a master’s degree. Click here for details.

3. Center for the Study of Law and Culture Scholarships - USA

The Center for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia University invites applications for residential fellowships for the 2007-2008 academic year. Fellows will receive a stipend of $30,000, an office, computer, eligibility for university housing, and full access to university libraries, computer systems and recreational facilities. Women, people of color, non-US and independent scholars are particularly invited to apply. Click here for details.

4. Full-Fee Masters Scholarships (all subjects, UK)

This prestigious new scheme for 2007 entry offers up to 18 full-fee one-year scholarships for taught Masters programmes across all subjects in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences. Click here for details.

5. International Training Programme in Dairy Technology Scholarships

A number of International Training Programme in Dairy Technology Scholarships are available at Laboratory of Food Technology and Engineering. Click here for details.

6. MSc and Training Scholarships in Belgium

A number of MSc and Training Scholarships in Belgium are offered to persons from developing countries. Click here for details.

7. MSc in Public Health Scholarships - Maastricht University, Netherlands

Approximately 30 full MSc in Public Health Scholarships are made available by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the M.Sc. programme in Public Health as offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences of Maastricht University in cooperation with the Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health (Amsterdam) for the coming academic year 2007/2008. Click here for details.

8. Postdoc fellowships to non-EU researchers - Belgium

Applications are sent to the Federal Science Policy Office by the Belgian project leaders. The selection takes place once a year. Click here for details.

9. Coastal Management Fellowship for Postgraduate Students

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for the 2007 Coastal Management Fellowship for postgraduate students. Click here for details.

10. Institute of Advanced Telecommunications MSc & MRes Studentships

The Institute of Advanced Telecommunications (IAT), Swansea University, is currently seeking to recruit a number of ambitious students to enter its Taught Masters Programmes. The studentships could cover tuition fees for International students (£11,070 for 2007 entry) and make a contribution towards students’ living expenses. Click here for details.

11. Masters Scholarships in Optics

A total of 24 Masters Scholarships in Optics are offered to international students for study in various European countries. Each grant is worth € 21,000 per year and is given for two years. Click here for details.

12. Keele University Law Studentships - UK

Applications are invited for four full-time three-year doctoral studentships within any of the research priority areas covered by the Research Institute. Click here for details.

13. TBA Postgraduate Scholarships for African Students

The TBA Postgraduate Scholarships are annually offered by the Tropical Biology Association to its African alumni which are funded through a consortium of TBA funders. Click here for details.

14. MSc and PhD Studentships in the Life Sciences at the International University Bremen - Germany

MSc and PhD Studentships are available in the Life Sciences Graduate Program of the International University Bremen, "Biological Recognition" (BioRec). Click here for details.

15. Fully Funded Durham University PhD Scholarships (2007-2008)

Durham University offers a generous package of support to outstanding doctoral research students through the Durham Doctoral Fellowships Scheme. Click here for details.

16. PhD Studentship in Bayesian Methods in Bioinformatics

The project aims to develop a computational framework based on a probabilistic modelling technique (Bayesian state-space models), within the context of real-world scientific problems. Click here for details.

16. PhD scholarships for candidates from developing countries

The Special Research Fund of Ghent University (BOF) allocates yearly a certain budget for students from developing countries in order to obtain a PhD at Ghent University. Click here for details.

1. International Food Policy Research Institute Division Director - Ethiopia

2. Gender Advisers in Humanitarian Emergencies - Norwegian Refugee Council

3. Chief of Party - Kenya, Emerging Markets Group (EMG)

4. Programme Specialist MDG Support - Nigeria

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