* Scholastic Distinction (Entrance Citations) for International Students
* Scholastic Distinction (Transfer Citations) for International Students
* International Entrance Leadership Award

Scholastic Distinction (Entrance Citations) for International Students
Field of Study: Open
Value: Variable from $15,000 to $20,000 – Payable over four years
Quantity available: Variable (Entrance or Transfer)

Conditions:
Awarded annually to students on study permit who are entering an undergraduate degree program at the University of Alberta from high school on the basis of superior academic achievement (minimum award average of ~95% or equivalent) in Grades 10, 11, and 12. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load at the University of Alberta each year.

Scholastic Distinction (Transfer Citations) for International Students
Field of Study: Open
Value: Variable from $15,000 to $20,000 – Payable over four years
Quantity available: Variable (Entrance or Transfer)

Conditions:
Awarded annually to postsecondary students transferring into an undergraduate degree program at the University of Alberta based on superior academic achievement (minimum award average of 95% or equivalent) in Grades 10, 11, and 12 and on coursework completed at the postsecondary level. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load at the University of Alberta each year.

Application procedure:
The competition will open in January 2011 and the deadline to apply is March 4, 2011. Postsecondary students do not need to be nominated for this award.

International Entrance Leadership Award
Field of Study: Open
Value: $5,000
Quantity available: Variable
Conditions:
Awarded to student(s) with superior academic achievement entering their first year of an undergraduate degree program and who are studying on a Study Permit. Selection based on leadership qualities as demonstrated by involvement in extracurricular and community activities and academic standing.

* Media and Cultural Studies
* Film and TV Studies
* Film, Digital and Media Production
* Music, Music Theatre and Musical Composition

The scholarships will be worth the equivalent amount of the Home/EU fee in the relevant year for full-time students (at present £3,466), or pro-rata for part-time students, and will be awarded for three years for full-time students, or for an equivalent or relevant period of time for part-time and current students. Applications will be judged on academic merit and personal need.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

* have been offered a place on a research degree programme in the School of Media, Film and Music in one of the areas listed above
* submit their research proposal and a statement of personal circumstances with their application
* commence the degree in October 2011 (awards cannot be deferred to subsequent years)

Timetable

By 14 March 2011: Deadline for all applications to be received
Week beginning 11 April 2011: Applicants notified of the outcome of their application by email

Further information

For further information on the scholarships please contact Ms Sarah Maddox
Tel: +44 1273 873525
Email: s.maddox.ac.uk

The purpose of the International Scholar Exchange Fellowship is to enhance international exchange and cooperation in order to promote academic advancement and mutual understanding among various cultural groups. To this end, the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies supports academically qualified scholars who wish to conduct advanced research at leading universities or research institutions in Korea.

Qualifications

* University faculty members and institution researchers from Asian countries
* Those who are 50 years of age or younger, as of submission deadline
* Those who have a doctoral degree

Closing Date
Scholarship Application Deteline: February 25, 2011

Study Subject: Economics, Engineering,Humanities,Law,Medicine,Sciences
Employer: University of Rome Tor Vergata
Level:PhD

Scholarship Description:Pre-selection is in progress for foreign students applying for a position in a PhD Program for the Academic Year 2011/12.The number of positions funded by the University will be established by the Graduate School after 10 June 2011. Foreign students wishing to apply for admission to a PhD Program for the Academic Year 2011/12 must submit an application no later than 25 April 2011.Some doctoral courses have specific conditions of admission. Those will be advertised on the following web page: (These conditions may include the primary language of the program and its educational activities — e.g., English or Italian).

Foreign students will be evaluated by submitting an online application by 25 April 2011. At the conclusion of the online application process, applicants must attach in electronic format a “pdf” file with a maximum size of 15 MB containing:
1. A Curriculum Vitae with details of achieved degree(s), relevant examination results and/or results of degree requirements with assessment and/or grade (i.e., transcript details), and the date of degree achievement.
2. A research proposal (maximum size of one (1) page on A4 paper)
3. A List of Publications
Foreign students are required to provide two recommendation forms & corresponding letters from two university professors either in Italy or abroad.
Eligible candidates whose application has passed preliminary screening will be invited to take part in a Skype interview with the Coordinator (or their delegate) of the applicant’s desired program of study.
The Doctoral School will publish the list of candidates granted a Skype interview and the timetable of those interviews.

Scholarship Application Deadline:25 April 2011

Scholarship Description:The International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) scheme is funded by the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Its purpose is to attract high quality overseas postgraduate students to areas of research strength in higher education institutions to support Australia’s research effort. Approximately 15 scholarships may be available in 2012 for international students from any country undertaking postgraduate research in areas of University research strengths.
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); and
2.Health insurance cover for students.
3.All successful IPRS applicants will also receive an Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI) place which provides an annual living allowance of approximately $22,860 (2011 value) for the normal duration of the program.
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 refereed journals, the presentation of conference papers and relevant industry experience.
Applications for these scholarships are always highly competitive. Generally IPRS recipients have completed a Masters degree including a significant research component and have several publications and relevant work and research experience.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 August,2011

The ability to migrate is an essential feature of most animal cells. During development, motion of cells is required for morphogenesis (e.g. gastrulation, organogenesis). In adult animals, cell motility plays an important role in normal physiology (e.g. to combat infection) and disease (e.g. cancer metastasis). Although cell motility has been intensely studied, the overwhelming majority of the research effort has so far focused on just one mechanism of locomotion, prevalent when cells are cultured on glass substrates: lamellipodial-based migration. However, when migrating in 3D environments, cells can utilise other modes of motility in addition to lamellipodial motility. An increasing number of studies point to the importance of blebbing motility which is based on the formation of blebs at the leading edge. Blebs are quasi-spherical membrane protrusions that grow and disappear in minutes. They are initially devoid of F-actin but after bleb growth stops, an actin-rich cortex regrows under the membrane. Blebbing motility is essential for some embryonic cells during development. White blood cells can migrate using bleb-like protrusions when placed in 3D matrices. Some metastatic cancer cells can use blebbing motility to escape anti-tumour treatments, which block lamellipodial motility by targeting protease activity. Other tumour cells use blebs to cross the endothelium to invade tissues.

For blebbing to be translated into movement, cells need to exert forces on the extracellular environment and translocate their mass. During lamellipodial motility, cell-body translocation is achieved by contraction of the cell rear coupled to adhesion of the lamellipodium to the substrate and forward protrusion.. In contrast, hardly anything is known about the sequence of events leading to motion in blebbing motility. Whether or not blebs actually adhere to the substrate is unknown. However, since blebbing motility is much more efficient when cells are sandwiched between two surfaces, this suggests that pushing forces against the substrate, in addition to pulling on adhesions, could be involved. Little is known about F-actin cortex dynamics and its regulation during blebbing motility.

In summary, our understanding of blebbing motility lags far behind that of lamellipodial motility. This proposal aims to explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying bleb-based migration, an important yet understudied mode of cellular motility. Using a cell line that uses bleb to locomote (Walker carcinosarcoma cells), we will focus on two main objectives:

1) Understanding cell body translocation during blebbing motility in confined environments
2) Investigating the molecular mechanisms of movement in blebbing motility

University College London is situated in the heart of London and is consistently ranked in the top 30 universities worldwide. The London Centre for Nanotechnology has state-of-the-art facilities and has significant expertise in surface micropatterning for live cell culture, scanning probe microscopy, and optical microscopy of living cells. Strong links with the biology departments of University College London make this project truly multi-disciplinary.

Funding notes
Candidates should have a strong academic record: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Molecular Cell Biology with a first or an upper class second. This project involves a significant experimental component and previous experimental research experience is desirable. Research experience in cell culture, molecular biology, and fluorescence microscopy is a plus. The stipend is of the order of £15k per year and tuition fees will be covered. Funding is available to UK and EEA candidates. Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Suitably qualified candidates interested in performing cutting edge research in a multidisciplinary scientific environment in order to understand blebbing motility should send their CV to Dr Guillaume Charras (g.charras[ at ]ucl.ac.uk, http://www.london-nano.com/our-people/academics/guillaume-charras). Interviews will take place on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Apply through the Deanship of Graduate Studies at King Abdulaziz University, at Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, according to the following;

Admission requirements
1. Age does not exceed (30) years for master degree applicant and (35) years for Ph.D applicant.

2. An approved official academic qualification of grade not less than «Very Good», if the degree offered in grades in the applicant home country.

3. One of the following Score in English language exams:

IELTS 5
TOEFL (IBT) 61
TOEFL (CBT) 170
TOEFL (PBT) 500

4. Good conductance and medical Condition.

5. Two letters of recommendations from previous instructors.

6. Applicant should not be dismissed from one of the educational institutions in the Kingdom.

7. Certificates should be certified from the Saudi embassy in applicant’s country.

Scholarship privileges
1. A monthly gratuity of (2900 SR) for master students and (3400 SR) for Ph.D students.

2. An accommodation allowance (1800 SR) when scholarship student arrives to Jeddah.

3. Health care will be provided for the student.

4. Providing housing and suitable scientific, social, cultural and training care.

5. Procurement of discounted meals.

6. One time award of (3000 SR) for master students, and (4000 SR) for Ph.D students as allowance of word processing of thesis.

7. Graduation award for books cargo (2700SR).

8. Two way tickets to the student annually.

Required documents
1. Curriculum vitae for the applicant.

2. Statement of purpose for the specialization to be enrolled.

3. A copy of graduation certificate (certified from Saudi Embassy).

4. A copy of transcript (certified from Saudi Embassy).

5. Two scientific recommendations from previous instructors.

6. A copy of valid passport.

Tasks and duties of scholarship student
In addition to joining graduate study programs, scholarship student should carry out suitable academic and technical work for his specialization, so that this will not affect his academic performance and education quality of KAU.

Apply online at:

http://ags.kau.edu.sa/admplus_out

http://dgsscholarship.kau.edu.sa

IMPORTANT REMARK
Please attach a letter stating that you are applying for the Thermal Engineering & Desalination Technology Dept. or the chemical & Materials Engineering Dept. and to carry out research work at Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology (CEDT).

Requirements:
Degree- University Master degree in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or Materials Sciences with high grades.
Knowledge and experience in materials science (sample preparation, x-ray diffraction, thermal and microstructural characterisation, etc,), Programming skills, Advanced computer knowledge (Microsoft office, Databases, Image Editors).
Fluent in English. Good Spanish knowledge will be an added-value. Team work ability.

Eligibility:
The candidate must have no PhD and less than 4 years’ research experience.
The applicant must not have spent more than 12 months in the country (Spain) of the host/recruiting institution in the 3 years prior to selection.

Closing Date
Scholarship Application Deadline: March 15, 2011

The objective of the USydIS is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to undertake research projects which will enhance the University’s research activities. The USydIS is open to all research disciplines, however participation in the USydIS program each semester is at the discretion of the Dean of each faculty. These scholarships will be awarded to eligible applicants twice a year – in October/November in conjunction with the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) for commencement in Semester 1 (March), and in early April for commencement in Semester 2 (July).

Scholarship Value
The USydIS will cover tuition fees and living allowance for up to three years with a possibility of one semester’s extension for PhD students.

How to Apply
Applicants who wish to be considered for the IPRS and USydIS awards for semester 1, may indicate this by completing the relevant section of the Postgraduate Research Application form. To be considered for an award for semester 1, applications for admission to a research degree MUST be received by the International Student Office by 31 July of the previous year.

To be considered for the USydIS for semester 2, applications for admission to a research degree MUST be received by the International Student Office by 31 December of the previous year.

Application Deadline:
31 July and 31 December (twice a year)

Eligibility
The scholarships will be awarded to students who are nationals of countries outwith the EU who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master’s programme of study at the University of Edinburgh.

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. Preference will be given to candidates who have not already had the opportunity to study in Scotland.

Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.

A Selection Committee will meet in late May 2011 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced in early June 2011.

Application Deadline
Completed application forms must be received by Scholarships and Student Funding Services no later than 1 April 2011.