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PhD Scholarship in Stochastic and Fuzzy Modelling Software - Auckland University of Technology

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Auckland University of Technology
PhD Scholarship
Software Engineering Research Laboratory
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

A fully funded PhD position is available in the Software Engineering Research Lab at Auckland University of Technology and applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates.

The scholarship is tenable for up to four years to support work in the area of stochastic and fuzzy modelling in the management of software development projects.


Successful candidates will have an Honours (or more likely a Masters) degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline. They will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the software development lifecycle and have an interest in software project management. Strong development skills, preferably in Java or C++, will be required.

Applications are invited from potential international students as well as New Zealand citizens, Permanent Residents and Australian citizens. Applicants with interests in the areas of Software Product and Process Improvement, Optimisation Algorithms, Requirements Engineering or Visualisation are also invited to apply. Closing date for applications is 26 January 2008.

Interested applicants should in the first instance send a CV and covering letter to:

Dr Andy Connor (D-75)
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

Email: serl@aut.ac.nz


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PhD Studentship at the School of Build Environment - University of Salford

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EPSRC Research Studentship
Community Resilience To Extreme Weather Events Through Improved Local Decision Making
Research Centre for the Built and Human Environment / School of the Built Environment

Applications are invited for a PhD research studentship at the Research Institute of the Built and Human Environment, School of the Built Environment University of Salford.

This project offers an exciting opportunity to work in the 6* RAE rated research institute of the Built and Human Environment. The 3 year doctoral studentship (funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - EPRSC) will provide a maintenance grant and cover all approved tuition fees.


The research will focus on the coping strategies of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in responding to extreme weather events. This will involve literature reviews, surveys, case studies and contributing to action research studies with SMEs to understand the characteristics of SME coping strategies, their adaptive capacities, resilience, barriers in implementing various coping measures etc., The PhD research student will be working in close collaboration with research fellows, research assistants and other PhD students from various universities. The 3-year research project has several interim and final deliverables, with critical milestone activities to be achieved in the interim. The three-year project will commence in February 2008.

Eligibility & How to Apply:

We invite applications from potential UK, EU and International students who have a 2.1 or above Bachelors Degree in any Built Environment discipline. The prospective student should have the ability to work independently as well as a member of a team and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Further, the research will involve frequent travel between Manchester and London (case study site) and the candidate should be willing to undertake frequent extensive travel to attend project meetings and for data collection (all travel costs will be reimbursed). It is desirable that the candidate have:

(i) Relevant industrial experience;
(ii) Previous experience / research in any of the areas of disaster management, extreme weather events, SME development.

Applications should be made in the form of a detailed CV (with a minimum of 2 references) and covering letter and sent to Dr. Bingu Ingirige, Lecturer, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, Maxwell Building, Salford M5 4WT or preferably submitted via e-mail to M.J.B.Ingirige@salford.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 25 January 2008.

The successful candidates will be expected to take up the studentship in February 2008 (or possibly earlier if mutually convenient).

Further information:

For further information on the School of the Built Environment see Http://www.sobe.salford.ac.uk
For informal inquiries please contact Dr. Bingu Ingirige (M.J.B.Ingirige@salford.ac.uk) at Tel +44 (0)161 2952858.

Click here for Employer profile (Http://www.salford.ac.uk ).


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PhD Studentships in Physics - Scottish Universities

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8 Fully Funded Prize PhD Studentships

The alliance brings together internationally leading physics research across Scotland to form the largest physics grouping in the UK. Major research themes being pursued are astronomy, condensed matter and materials physics, nuclear and plasma physics, elementary particles, photonics and physics and life sciences.

The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) is offering up to 8 fully funded PhD studentships for outstanding students from anywhere in the world. These prestigious and competitive awards are intended to attract outstanding students to study for a PhD in Scotland. Applicants will be registered for a PhD in physics at one of the participating Universities namely Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Glasgow, Paisley, St Andrews and Strathclyde. An excellent training environment will be provided by the SUPA Graduate School, giving candidates access to a wide range of courses across Scotland.


The online SUPA Prize Studentship is looking to recruit the best early stage researchers from a world-wide market to come to Scotland and help drive the research agenda in physics. The competition has run three times very successfully. In the first year of operation, the Prize Studentship Competition had 127 applications from 34 countries. 10 studentships were awarded. The second year of operation, the Prize Studentship Competition saw an increase in applications and countries represented with 186 applications from 50 countries. 9 students were awarded the prize studentships. In our third year we had 230 applications again from around 50 countries and we awarded 15 studentships.

The SUPA Graduate School has 7 state of the art video-enable teaching rooms in each of the 6 SUPA partner physics departments and in the University of Dundee. All SUPA students have access to a comprehensive selection of advanced courses being delivered across the country by SUPA partners pooling expertise in the main theme areas of SUPA viz nuclear and plasma physics, photonics, condensed matter and material physics, astro and space, particle physics and physics and life sciences. In 2006-07, the first year of operation, we offered a total of 611 lecture hours across a choice of 48 graduate courses and 4 distance learning courses. Three Learning Technologists support video-enabled teaching and develop e-learning materials for the Graduate School. Students and staff within SUPA have access to My.SUPA - a customised learning portal to enhance and support teaching, learning, communication and collaboration within the alliance.

For more information on SUPA goto www.supa.ac.uk .

The prize studentships will be open for applications from Oct 2007, with a deadline for submission of 31 January 2008.

For more information on the studentships go to: www.supa.ac.uk/SUPA_F/Graduate_School/Prize_Studentships.htm

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PhD Studenthips in Life Sciences - University of Manchester

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The University of Manchester
PhD Studentship
Zebrafish As A Model Organism To Study Lowe Syndrome
Faculty of Life Sciences

Dr Martin Lowe

Project to start September 2008

Lowe syndrome (LS) is an X-linked disorder affecting the brain, kidneys and eyes. It is caused by mutation of OCRL1, an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase localised to the Golgi apparatus, endosomes and lamellipodia. OCRL1 appears to regulate actin dynamics and membrane traffic, but the mechanisms involved are poorly defined, and consequently we do not understand how loss of OCRL1 brings about the symptoms associated with LS. Progress in this area has been hampered by the lack of a model organism that recapitulates the syndrome pathology.


This project aims to utilise zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to investigate the role of OCRL1 in development, and to gain insight into how loss of the protein brings about the defects associated with LS. During the first part of the project ablation of OCRL1 by morpholino injection and over-expression of exogenous OCRL constructs will be performed, and the phenotypic consequences of these manipulations during early embryogenesis studied, focussing on the developing brain and kidney.

A variety of modern microscopy and molecular techniques will be used for this purpose.

The analysis will be then be expanded by obtaining zebrafish containing mutant OCRL1 alleles. This will permit a detailed investigation of the role of OCRL1 during both early and later stages of development, and hopefully serve as a valuable model for future screening of potential therapeutics.

For more details about this project please contact Dr Martin Lowe (martin.p.lowe@manchester.ac.uk ) or the Faculty of Life Sciences Graduate Office (Email: pg.lifesciences@manchester.ac.uk , Tel: 0161 275 5608)

This studentship is available to applicants from all nationalities.

Applicants will need a UK upper second class or first class honours degree (or overseas equivalent).

Full details of how to apply can be found at:
www.manchester.ac.uk/lifesciences/postgraduate/apply/

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Several positions in University of Bremen (UB)

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The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS)
invites
applications to its Ph.D. and Post-doc program. The program is funded by the
German Excellence Initiative and will commence in September 2008. BIGSSS is
an inter-university institute of the University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs
University. BIGSSS builds on the experience and institutional structure of
both UB's Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) and Jacobs'
interdisciplinary social-science graduate programs at the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong
Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL). The program provides close
supervision of dissertation work within a demand-tailored education and
research framework. BIGSSS is part of an international network of strong
graduate programs. It supports its Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellows in achieving
early scientific independence, providing funds for conducting, presenting
and publishing their research. The language of instruction is English.


Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc Fellowships
will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields:
- Global Integration
- Integration and Diversity in the New Europe
- Social Integration and the Welfare State
- Attitude Formation, Value Change, and Intercultural Communication
- Life-Course and Lifespan Dynamics.

*21 Ph.D . Stipends/Fellowships
*BIGSSS seeks candidates with strong academic abilities and a Master's
degree
(or equivalent) in political science, sociology, psychology, law, economics,
mass communication or other social science disciplines. We offer Ph.D.
stipends of 1250/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion
of each year.

*6 - 8 Post-doc Stipends/Fellowships
*We seek candidates pursuing English-language publication projects either
from their dissertation (by making findings available to an international
audience through a book or journal article) or from a new project. Post-doc
stipends of 1500/month may run from 3 to 12 months. The competition is open
to candidates who have received a doctorate in political science, sociology,
psychology, law, economics, mass communication or other social science
disciplines within the last 5 years, or who can be expected to finish prior
to commencing their post-doc stay.

More information as well as lists of required application materials can be
found at www.bigsss-bremen .de.

Non-German students are strongly encouraged to apply. BIGSSS strives to
increase the share of women in the
university and hence also strongly encourages women to apply. Applicants
with disabilities who are equally qualified will be favored. Applications
may be sent until 1 March 2008 to the following address:

Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences,
Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, Founding Dean
Universität Bremen
PF/PO Box 330440
28334 Bremen
Germany


The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) has
been awarded funding by the German Excellence Initiative and is being
founded in cooperation between University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs
University Bremen. BIGSSS builds on the experience and institutional
structure of both UB's Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) and Jacobs'
interdisciplinary social-science graduate programs at the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong
Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL). BIGSSS draws on established
regional, national and international cooperation with renowned partner
institutions.

BIGSSS invites applications for the following academic positions:

*Junior Professorship in Sociology*
(W1, tenure track)
Reference No. JP 65/07 (Universität Bremen)
We are looking for candidates with a strong background in the study of
education and labour markets, both theoretically and in research. Candidates
with expertise in comparative research in one of the fields are particularly
encouraged to apply. The holder of the position will be member of the
Faculty of Social Sciences (Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften) at the
University of Bremen. He/she would have responsibilities in teaching and in
coordinating one of the thematic fields of BIGSSS. Additionally, he/she
should be prepared to engage in teaching in the university's BA and MA
programs of Sociology and in the MA European Labour Studies. The initial
contract runs for three years with the possibility of renewal for another
three years. The university offers a competitive tenure track.

*Assistant Professorship in Social Science Research Methods
*Reference No. 700 (Jacobs University)
For the Methods Center of BIGSSS we are seeking candidates with a strong
record in the methods of social research and a focus on large-n and small-n
comparative research designs, especially case-study designs and methodology.
The successful candidate should be willing to assume coordinator functions
in the Methods Center. Scholars with a substantive research focus on topics
in political science or sociology, in particular on topics which align with
one of BIGSSS' research themes, are particularly encouraged to apply. The
salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The initial
contract runs for five years.

*Post-doc Position in European Studies
*(TV-L 13 until October 31, 2012)
Reference No. A138/07 (Universität Bremen)
Applicants preferably have a background in political science with an
interdisciplinary bent toward law. The holder of the position would have
responsibilities in teaching and in coordinating one of the schools'
thematic fields.

*University Lecturer (Post-Doc) in "Socio-Cultural Change and the
Individual"
*Reference No. 710 (Jacobs University)
Applicants preferably have a disciplinary background in social or
developmental psychology, communication, sociology or political science, and
experience in the management of graduate programs. The holder of the
position will have responsibilities in teaching and in coordinating BIGSSS'
thematic field "Attitude Formation, Value Change and Intercultural
Communication" The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The initial contract runs for 3 years.

Applicants for all academic positions should demonstrate accomplishment in
both teaching and research, and the ability to obtain research funding. They
are expected to have a strong record of scholarly productivity (including an
outstanding dissertation), and a commitment to institutional excellence and
inter-institutional cooperation. Any experience in interdisciplinary
settings will be considered a strong point. BIGSSS' language of instruction
is English. Preferably, work at the Graduate School should begin in July
2008.

The following administrative positions are central to the organisation and
management of the School. These positions will be filled as soon as
possible.

*Executive Assistant to the Dean
*Reference No. 720 (Jacobs University)
This post is designed to support the Dean and the executive team of BIGSSS,
which includes the Vice Deans, the Executive Secretary and the Directors of
Study. Fields of activity include public relations, internal communication,
organizational (re)structuring, project management, conference organization
and reporting. The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience.

*Admission Officer (part-time)
*Reference No. 730 (Jacobs University)
This post is designed to run the administrative affairs of approximately 120
doctoral fellows at BIGSSS. Fields of responsibility include matriculation,
student visas, residence permits, and health insurance, as well as
maintaining files on the doctoral fellows in the admissions process, course
registration and progress assessment. The salary will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Both universities are equal opportunity employers and aim particularly at
increasing the percentage of women in research. Applicants with disabilities
who are equally qualified will be favored.

For all positions, please send your applications (in English) by 31 January
2008 to the following address:

Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, Founding Dean
Universität Bremen
PF / PO Box 330440
28334 Bremen, Germany

Applicants for the academic positions are expected to send a CV including
teaching experience and a list of publications.

More information on the Graduate School can be found at
www.bigsss-bremen.de .

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PhD SCHOLARSHIP CO-SPONSORED BY SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY

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Faculty Scholarships PhD SCHOLARSHIP CO-SPONSORED BY SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD.: PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY


TITLE: Wave Modelling within Extreme Tropical Cyclones
BACKGROUND:
Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) and Woodside Energy Ltd (WEL) are seeking a suitably qualified student to undertake post-graduate study to develop a wave forecast model suitable for extreme tropical cyclone conditions.
About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology is a large multi-sectoral and multi-campus institution with a stated mission to be a pre-eminent entrepreneurial university from the Asia-Pacific, thriving on new ideas and knowledge and exploiting its intersectoral heritage to create value for its stakeholders.
The Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences is host to most of the engineering activities at Swinburne as well as key programs in aviation and photonics. The Coastal Engineering and Physical Oceanography group of the Faculty specialises in research of deep-water and finite-depth wave dynamics, spectral modelling of wind-generated waves, wave breaking and dissipation, air-sea interaction, wave-bottom interaction and turbulence.
About Woodside Energy Ltd
Woodside Energy Ltd. (WEL) is Australia’s largest offshore oil and gas producer and operator of the North West Shelf project. Over a period of 20 years, WEL has been conducting and sponsoring applied and fundamental oceanographic research. The issue of enhancing understanding of extreme tropical cyclones, and in particular improving the wave forecast under such conditions, is among the current priorities of the research sponsored by the company.
PROJECT ABSTRACT:
Accurate wind wave models are essential for all elements of extreme air-sea interaction, including loads on structures, upper-ocean mixing and bottom boundary layer formation. At present, physics of such models is mostly based on theory and experiments applicable to moderate wind/wave situations, which physics is then extrapolated to extreme conditions. Since air-sea interaction at such tropical cyclones is known to be different, the models manifest inconsistent results. This is a major concern for engineering design applications. The project is intended to produce, parameterise, implement and test new energy source/.sink functions for the wave forecast models, based on direct measurements in the extreme tropical cyclones and on recent theoretical advances in this field.
SELECTION CRITERIA 1) Honours degree in Physical or Mathematical Sciences (essential)
2) Strong analytical and mathematical skills (essential)
3) A good working knowledge of programming (desirable)
Commencement Date
March 2008
Scholarship
AU$24815 per annum, tax exempt
Duration – three years
Application
deadline: 31st of January, 2008
Contact
Alexander Babanin
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218 Hawthorn VIC 3122
Victoria
Telephone: +61-3-9214 8033
Fax: +61-3-9214 8264
Email: ababanin@swin.edu.au

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Fully-funded PhD Studentship in Human and Physical

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Some research topics, such as Environmental Management and Policy (see
link under that topic), relate to conservation social science...

Fully-funded PhD Studentships
EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship

School of Geography, University of Nottingham

Three Fully-funded PhD Studentships in Geography

The School studentships are available to UK and EU citizens, and to
international students who have applied for an ORS award (September
2008 start) for study at Nottingham University. All studentships will
commence in September 2008.


The School of Geography at the University of Nottingham invites
applications for up to 3 fully-funded PhD studentships in any area of
human or physical geography. Candidates should possess, or expect to
obtain, a good undergraduate degree and / or a relevant Masters degree.
The studentships include payment of fees at the Home / EU rate and a
maintenance grant (at the level recommended by research councils) for
three years. To be eligible for the awards, candidates will be required
to apply for research council studentships where appropriate.

Information on the School's research themes can be found on the
relevant web pages.

Cultural and Historical Geography
New Economic Geography
Environmental and Geomorphological Sciences
Geographical Information Science
Environmental Management and Policy
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/geography/research/research%20groups/env-themes.
phtml?menu=gs

Applicants with interests in any of the School's research themes are
invited to apply.

Further details and application forms are available at:
https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk or from Jenny Ashmore, Postgraduate
Research Administrator, School of Geography, The University of
Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. Tel: 0115 951 5575.
Email: Jenny.Ashmore@Nottingham.ac.uk.
Closing date: 7 February 2008.

EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship
The application of Positioning and Geospatial Intelligence Technology
for real-time in-situ reporting and monitoring for environmental
management

Centre for Geospatial Science & Centre for Environmental Management
with SciSys

An EPSRC Industrial PhD CASE studentship with SciSys is available to
conduct research into the application of positioning technologies (e.g.
GPS), and geospatial intelligence technology for real-time in-situ
reporting and monitoring for environmental management. The research
builds on existing programmes within the three partner organisations
and their knowledge of the scientific and commercial state of the art.
The research will investigate the potential for combining mobile
phone-based accurate positioning and timing, high-quality digital
photography and broad-band mobile communications with improved spatial
search and image analysis technology, so that both experts and lay
people can record and report environmental management information about
infrastructure, biodiversity or ambient environmental conditions.

The work will be funded for 3 years with a provisional start date of
1st March 2008, although this is negotiable. The successful candidate
will be expected to spend 3 months placement within the SyiSys. This
Studentship will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and provide a
tax-free stipend of £14,600 p.a.

More details (PDF format)

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/geography/general/PhDOpportuninities/Scisys%20CA
SE%20PhD%20Further%20Details.pdf

The successful candidate will have at least a 2:1 Honours degree or MSc
in Computer Science, GIS, Geography or a science-related discipline,
and have an interest in the environment. For informal enquiries and
further details please contact Professor Mike Jackson or Professor Roy
Haines-Young by e-mail.

Further details and application forms are available at:
https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk or from Jenny Ashmore, Postgraduate
Research Administrator, School of Geography, The University of
Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
(jenny.ashmore@nottingham.ac.uk)

The deadline for applications is 7th February 2008

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PhD & Postdoc in Computer Vision Group, University of Bonn

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website link:
http://www-cvpr.iai.uni-bonn.de/index.php?nav=jobs

Postdoctoral Researcher
We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher, starting 2008.
Requirements are a strong background in mathematics and a track record
in Computer Vision or related areas. For more information contact
Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers.

Please send applications (pdf via email, including CV, publication
list and transcripts) to Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers.



Doctoral Students
We are currently looking for students who want to pursue a PhD in
Computer Vision, starting in 2008.
Requirements are a strong background in mathematics and experience in
C++ or Matlab programming.

Please send applications (via email as pdf, including CV, publication
list and transcripts) to Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers.
Student Researchers

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PhD & Postdoc position in machine learning group, Saarland University

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website link:
http://www.ml.uni-saarland.de/positions.html

Positions
We invite applications for two open positions in the new machine
learning group at Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany.

* Postdoc Position
The research area is the analysis of data (supervised and unsupervised
learning) from several sources in particular video and audio data. The
succesful candidate should have a PhD in computer science or a related
field and a strong publication record in machine learning. Programming
experience in C++ or MATLAB is required. The postdoc position is
initially for one year but can be extended.


* Ph.D. Position
The topic of the PhD will be the development and theoretical analysis
of machine learning methods for structured input and output data. The
applicant should have a degree (diploma or master) in computer
science, mathematics or physics. The position requires a solid
background in mathmatics in particular linear algebra, probability and
statistics and strong analytical skills. A background in machine
learning is appreciated but not necessarily required. Programming
experience in C++ or MATLAB is required.

Send your application including CV and the list of publications as a
single PDF file to: hein@cs.uni-sb.de

General Information about Saarbruecken:
Saarbrücken is one of Germany's premier computer science sites.
Worldwide appreciated research institutes are located on campus: the
Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, the Max Planck Institute
for Software Systems und the German Research Institute for Artificial
Intelligence (DFKI), which is the largest research institute in
artificial intelligence. Recently, the Excellence Initiative Grants
Committee has awarded funding to the proposed "Saarbrücken Graduate
School of Computer Science" and the Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal
Computing and Interaction".


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Ambassadorial Scholarship of Rotary Foundation

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Ambassadorial ScholarshipsA**mbassadorial Scholarships, The Rotary
Foundation's oldest and best-known program, was founded in 1947. Since then,
nearly 38,000 men and women from about 100 nations have studied abroad under
its auspices. Today it is the world's largest privately funded international
scholarships program. Nearly 800 scholarships were awarded for study in
2005-06. Through grants totaling approximately US$500 million, recipients
from about 70 countries studied in more than 70 nations.

The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further
international understanding and friendly relations among people of different
countries and geographical areas. The program sponsors several types of
scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for
qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars
serve as goodwill ambassadors to the host country and give presentations
about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home,
scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to a
greater understanding of their host country.


Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide represent a continued faith
that today's Ambassadorial Scholars will be tomorrow's community and world
leaders.

------------------------------
How to apply


*I*nterested applicants must apply for Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholarships through their local Rotary club. Because timelines vary, only
your local club can provide specific information about application
deadlines. For 2009-10 awards, club deadlines may be as early as 1 March
2008 or as late as 15 August 2008. Remember that availability varies by
Rotary district. If your local district is not offering scholarships at this
time, try inquiring next year.

Use the Club Locator
to
find contact information for Rotary clubs. If your hometown does not have a
Rotary club, try entering the names of nearby cities. You can also consult a
local telephone directory.
Application process Program year 2009-10

*November/December 2007*

- Application materials for 2009-10 Ambassadorial Scholarships and
Rotary Grants for University Teachers become available from the Rotary club
in the applicant's area of permanent residence or full-time study.
- Applicants must contact the nearest Rotary club to
- Determine whether scholarship funding is available
- Ask about local application deadlines
- Obtain application materials

*January-15 July 2008*

Applicants should complete the 2009-10 application, carefully researching
possible institutions of study. There is no need to apply for or take
language tests at this time.

*September-15 December 2008*

All 2008-09 scholarship applicants will receive notification of their study
institution assignments (as long as their applications were submitted by the
1 October district deadline).

*February 2009*

All 2008-09 scholarship recipients will receive a packet of information from
the Foundation. This material outlines the steps they're required to
complete in preparation for their term.

Download the Ambassadorial Scholarships application
form(PDF).


Terms of scholarships

- Scholars are required to attend at least one orientation seminar if
offered in their district or region. Orientation seminars include training
on developing and delivering speeches and presentations.
- Study or training must be undertaken in another country or territory
where there are Rotary clubs. It cannot take place in the country of the
sponsor Rotary district.
- Although applicants are asked to list their preferred study
locations, the Foundation Trustees reserve the right to make assignments to
any suitable institution to ensure the widest possible geographical
distribution of scholars. Candidates must be flexible in their study
institution assignments.
- Scholars will not be assigned to a city, state, or province where
they have lived or studied for more than six months. As a result, these
scholarships are not appropriate for students seeking to continue their
studies at a given university.
- Each scholar is responsible for applying directly to the assigned
institution, gaining admission, obtaining required visas, and making travel
arrangements. The scholarship may not be used in conjunction with a
study-abroad program affiliated with a home-country institution.
- Scholars must locate funds to cover all expenses that are not
specifically financed by their scholarships or for which their scholarships
are not sufficient. Scholarships will not be increased to cover spouses,
dependents, or anyone other than the scholar.
- Scholars may receive additional funding from other sources during
the scholarship period, but the Foundation will not duplicate funds provided
by these sources.
- Depending on tax laws in the home and host countries, the
scholarships may be partially or fully taxable. It is the scholar's
responsibility to investigate tax regulations for scholarship funding.

- Academic-Year and Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships may be used
for almost any field of study but cannot be applied to unsupervised
research, medical internships or residencies, or employment. Scholars
planning to pursue medical studies are not permitted to engage in hands-on
procedures or direct-care patient services during the scholarship period.

- Any applicant for Academic-Year or Multi-Year Ambassadorial
Scholarships whose native language is not that of the proposed country of
study must submit evidence of the ability to read, write, and speak the
language of that country. Academic-year scholarship candidates must also
pass a language proficiency exam determined by the Foundation.

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