BioHealth Computing Erasmus Mundus Student Scholarships, the BioHealth Computing EM programme

Study Subject: Clinical research, Environmental and animal health, Molecular biotechnology and Computational mathematics
Employer: Erasmus Mundus
Level: Masters

Scholarship Description: BioHealth Computing EM is a multi-track research oriented Master programme within the guidelines of the Bologna process whose scope is designing innovative tools and to work on a joint research program associating 4 areas of knowledge: clinical research, environmental and animal health, molecular biotechnology and computational mathematics.

Selection Criteria
Students are required having already completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 180 ECTS) and the first year of a Master of Science (MSc degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 60 ECTS), with a minimum grade of “B–“ in the ECTS grading scale (at least a score of 70%). If requested, the applicant must prove the international recognition of the mentioned Degree as equivalent to a B.Sc. + first year of Ms, and provide such official recognition translated in English. In any case, applicants should hold a university degree by September 1st 2011. Students will be selected on the basis of their academic merits and language skills (English). Students are required having a fluent level in English, certified by a TOEFL score. The result has to be paper based at least 580, computer based at least 237 or internet based at least 92-93. An alternative is a minimum score of 6.5 from IELTS test. Furthermore, basic computer skills are required. The Consortium Committee can admit excellent students with a somewhat lower TOEFL (550, 213 or 79-80 respectively) or IELTS score (6.0).
BioHealth Computing EM is comitted to promote a balanced gender participation in the course, access to disadvantaged students and to students with disabilities or special needs. As such, in case students of different gender are ranked equally, the tie would be resolved in favour of the less represented gender in the scholarship or admitted list. Also, students with disabilities or special needs are subject to a more favourable evaluation in the setection process and, if selected, might qualify for additional funding from the Erasmus Mundus programme. Applicants are given the possibilty to include information regarding any sort of disability in their
application form.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application
http://www.biohealth-computing.eu/public/doc/EM_BioHealthComputing_11_Scholarships.pdf

1st Summer School in International Development Cooperation – Belgrade Read more: http://scholarshipdb.com/cfa-1st-summer-school-in-international-deve

The Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Italy to Serbia invites you to the 1st Summer School in International Development Cooperation “PERSPECTIVES ON THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR IN SERBIA AND THE WESTERN BALKANS: Developing new approaches and models, with an overview of Italian best-practices”.

The initiative will be held in Belgrade, Palazzo Italia (Kneza Milosa 56), 4-7 October 2010.

The Summer School has the ambitious goal to tackle the challenges the agro-food sector is facing in the Western Balkans. Italian professionals and experts from the region will provide an exhaustive overview of best-practices from Italy that could be transferred to develop new approaches to the future evolution of the sector. The event will be devoted to: 1) The legal and institutional framework of the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans; 2) Priorities, operational programmes and financing opportunities in the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans along the pathway of the EU integration; 3) Certification: Policies and experiences of food geographical indication and certification; 4) Certification, marketing and exports to EU: models and examples from pre-accession Countries; 5) Food safety in the Western Balkans: future challenges, developments and opportunities; 6) New perspectives and opportunities for rural development as a result of expropriation of land and property belonging to criminal groups: presentation of an Italian case study; 7) The agro-food sector in the Western Balkans: policy framework and structural reforms.

Participants of the Summer School will have the opportunity to attend the final Workshop on 7 October organized by Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Italy to Serbia. The event, open to the public, will provide a platform for discussion and networking among all stakeholders (representatives of central and local institutions, academic and research institutions, certification agencies, consultancies, private companies and producers’ associations) on the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans. The discussion will include the description of the financial instruments available to support the agro-food sector as well as a debate on the quality certifying labels of agro-food products. During the event, the results and recommendations of the Summer School will also be presented to the audience.

The final program and the complete list of lecturers will be published in the next weeks. Please feel free to distribute further this announcement.

Location: Palazzo Italia, Kneza Milosa, 56, Belgrade (Serbia)

Dates: 4-7 October 2010

Target group: Students, researchers, scholars, civil servants and representatives of NGOs and SMEs from the region interested in analyzing the agro-food sector and the activities and programmes financed by EU and by the Italian Government in Serbia and the Western Balkans.

Participants: Attendance at the Summer School will be limited to 12 participants.

Working language: English

Fees: The Italian Government is sponsoring the Summer School, covering the cost of training materials, travel expenses and accommodation.

Minimum qualifications: The minimum qualification required for candidates’ admission is a bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Politics, Economics, Law, Social Sciences, Agrarian Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Development Cooperation studies. Specific research and/or professional experience will be considered an important asset.

Certificate: All participants will receive a Summer School certificate of attendance.

Application procedure for all applicants:
• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae, maximum 4 pages, in EU format

Application deadline: Applications must be received by 2 September 2010. Selected participants will be notified by 6 September 2010. The application should be sent by email to: coop.utl.belgrado@ esteri.it

More information mailing coop.utl.belgrado@ esteri.it, pressutl.belgrado@ esteri.it or calling +381.11.3629349

Please quote 10 Academic Resources Daily in your application to this opportunity!

Read more: http://scholarshipdb.com/cfa-1st-summer-school-in-international-development-cooperation-belgrade.html#ixzz0xU8DYABL

Scholarships are opened at University of Technology Wroclaw, Poland. 1st recruitment procedure, summer 2010

Scholarships are opened at University of Technology Wroclaw, Poland.
1st recruitment procedure, summer 2010

The project, to be carried out at the Institute of Physics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland, has the following positions open for applications in its 1st recruitment round with the closure date on Friday, July 2nd, 2010:

- 4 positions for students with BSc or completed three years of studies in natural science or engineering
(scholarship 1000 PLN per month);
- 3 PhD positions for candidates holding MSc (or equivalent) in physics or technical physics
(scholarship 3000 PLN per month + 500 PLN to cover social insurance);
- 1 post-doc position for a young researcher holding a PhD in theoretical physics, granted not earlier than in 2006, with possible additional
2 year allowance for parental leave (scholarship 5000 PLN per month).

The students will be enrolled in the 2nd degree (Master) course in physics at the Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology (taught in Polish or in English).

The PhD students will be enrolled in the 3rd degree (doctoral) studies at the Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology.

The post-doc will be employed at the Institute of Physics (no teaching duties).

The positions can in principle be held over the duration of the project (till May 31st, 2014), limited by the changes in the academic status (student, PhD student) of the team member.

The recruitment procedure will be carried out by a selection committee composed of four professors of the Institute of Physics (including the project leader). A representative of the Foundation for Polish Science (the project funding agency) can take part in the procedure as an observer. The selection proceeds in two stages: evaluation of applications and interviews (in English). The committee may invite only a restricted number of candidates, selected according to the evaluation of their applications, to the interview stage. In the case of a candidate form abroad, the committee may agree to perform the interview in the form of a video-conference. In this case, the candidate is responsible for securing the appropriate technical means on his/her side.

The list of required documents and selection criteria are available as a PDF file here.

List of required documents:

1. The application stating the candidate's motivation and his/her particular interest in one of the proposed research topics (see the Research tasks tab);
2. CV containing the information on:
a) personal data,
b) education, professional and scientific degrees,
c) PhD and post-doctoral candidates: the current and past affiliations,
d) scientific interests,
e) international scholarships and fellowships and other international experience,
f) participation in schools and workshops,
g) post-doctoral candidates: participation in research grants and the candidate's role therein,
h) other academic and research activities (if applicable),
i) academic awards and distinctions,
j) students and PhD candidates: participation in research-related student activities (student conferences, student projects etc.),
k) postdoctoral candidates: summary of main scientific results obtained so far,
l) postdoctoral candidates: information about supervised Master projects (if applicable, depending on the country of origin);
3. List of publications and conference presentations;
4. Students and PhD candidates: preprints (or, preferably, references to open access repositories) of submitted papers and proofs of conference contributions if applicable (preprints of unpublished papers will be treated as confidential and will be deleted, destroyed or returned to the applicant after the conclusion of the recruitment process);
5. The diploma confirming the highest professional title or academic degree obtained so far or a document confirming completion
of 3 years of higher education;
6. A document stating the academic achievements, that is:
students: average grade obtained during the studies so far,
PhD candidates: the final grade obtained at graduation, including the average grade from taught subjects,
final examination grade and the grade obtained for the MSc thesis,
post-doctoral candidates: average grade from subjects taught during PhD studies (if applicable, depending on the country of origin),
the grade obtained in the PhD examination (if specified), distinction “cum laude” if achieved;
7. PhD and post-doctoral candidates:
letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the last professional or academic degree;
post-doctoral candidates can additionally include a letter from the head of the current research group;
students can optionally present a letter of recommendation from a supervisor of their BSc project or other
students' research project.
Important: The letter of recommendation should be sent (by email, fax or mail) directly to the project leader or attached in a sealed envelope (if the application is submitted by mail). The name(s) of the recommending person(s) should be stated in the application. Please arrange for the letter(s) to arrive before the deadline. We advice the applicant to inform the recommending person(s) about the importance and expected content of the recommendation letter, as follows from the selection criteria.

Photocopies or scanned copies of documents 5 and 6 will be accepted as part of the application but originals must be presented before the contract is signed.

The documents must be sent electronically (preferred), by fax or by mail to the project leader (see Contact tab).
Submissions set by mail must arrive before the deadline to be considered.
The response will be directed to the candidates by email.

Electronic submission:
All the documents must be submitted as a single compressed file (zip,bzip2,tar.gz,rar) by one of the following methods:

* By email to the project leader if the file size is lower than 5 MB;
* Using the web form for files up to 20 MB.

Recruitment time line:
Application deadline: July 2nd, 2010.
Pre-selection and invitation to the interview: July 7th, 2010.
Interviews: July 12th - 13th, 2010.
Final decision: July 15th, 2010.

For further information, please go to the scholarships link below:
http://www.if.pwr.wroc.pl/~machnik/TEAM/?Recruitment