Thursday, March 18, 2010

PARAMADINA FELLOWSHIP 2010

UNIVERSITY PARAMADINA with full support from Indika Energy and MEDCO FOUNDATION provides 15 fellowships for JOURNALIST and LSM ACTIVIST to take on Paramadina S2 Graduate School, in the following areas: (1) Strategic Finance, (2) Islamic Business & Finance, (3) Diplomacy, (4) Political Communication, and (5) Corporate Communication.

Fellowship with a value of 40 to 65 million Rupiah per-student will cover the entire cost of college that was conducted over 3 semesters. Lectures, which are conducted in English and Indonesian (bilingual), held on campus Paramadina Postgraduate Schools, in The Energy Tower, Floor 22, SCBD, Jakarta, from Monday-Thursday, hours 19:00 to 21:00, so as not to interfere with career students.

For those interested to register through the REGULAR, tuition fees are as follows: (1) Strategic Finance - Rp 65 jt, (2) Islamic Business & Finance - Rp 40 jt, (3) Diplomacy - Rp 50 jt, (4) Political Communication -- Rp 45 jt, (5) Corporate Communication - Rp 45jt. There are various scholarship schemes for applicants who have high test scores.

Final registration through regular fellowship and is January 16, 2010, the first week of classes starting in February 2010.

TIPS & TRICKS interview to get a scholarship

Tell us a little about yourself ...
What is your motivation to get this scholarship?
field what you want to learn and why?
What is your greatest achievement?
Is there a lesson or project you've ever done that makes you proud?
What are you going to do in the future? Five years from now? Ten years from now?
Of all the books you've read this year, what books your favorite and why?
How would you describe yourself to people you do not know?
what extracurricular activities are important to you?
What is the biggest mistake you ever do in life?
If you are given the opportunity to discuss or lunch with someone special, (who is still alive or ready dead), you will choose who? What's your first question and why you ask?
Who is this person you think is your hero and why?
Why do you think you deserve to be recipients of this scholarship?
What are you going to do for the people around you after you finish the program?

8 PhD Positions

Job Description : The INTRO project (INTeractive RObotics Research Network) is offering 8 PhD student positions in different areas of Interactive Robotics:

• Learning from Demonstration and Imitation
• Emotional interaction
• Learning inspired by cognitive psychology
• Intelligent interface design
• Behaviour and intention recognition for human-robot learning
• Dynamic gesture analysis
• Robot safety and interaction
• Failure detection and recovery

INTRO is funded by the European Commission as part of the FP7 program and involves 6 partners:
– Umeå University, Sweden
– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
– Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
– Space Applications Services, Belgium
– Robosoft, France
– University of the West of England, UK

Each position has to be applied for separately.
Common closing date for all applications: 15th of April 2010.
Anticipated start date: 1st of September 2010 or earlier.
Job Homepage : http://introbotics.eu/
Category :
Contact address : Umeå University
901 87 Umeå
Sweden

DAAD Siemens Scholarship 2010 for Ph.D Studies in Germany

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Service invites applications to do a PhD degree supervised by scientists working at universities in Germany in close cooperation with scientists working for Sie­mens Corporate Technology on one of the topics

1. Flexible Production Systems
2. Linear parameter varying controllers for complex networked systems
3. High-Performance Dexterous Grasping Under Uncertainty
4. Scalable reasoning methods for large-scale processing, retrieval and analysis of distributed, heterogeneous data.
5. Liquid phase epitaxy of cadmium telluride based semiconductor layers with controlled defect population
6. Novel Magnetic Materials for Power Applications
7. Eco-efficiency assessment for strategic decision making support
8. Optimization of flows with non-linear losses
9. Scenario-Based Requirements Development for Mobile and Embedded Systems
10. Investigation of mechanical and electrical properties of fibre reinforced composites with a nano particle filled epoxy matrix

Duration: 3 Years

Scholarship Value

• Stipend of Euro 1000.00 per month

• A lump sum towards air fare from India to Germany and back

• Exemption from payment of university tuition fees

• A study and research subsidy

• Compulsory health insurance covered by DAAD

Requirements and Conditions

  • Highly qualified post graduates from one of the listed institutions.
  • International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
  • International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
  • Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Mohali
  • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Pune
    • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
    • Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai [Bombay]
    • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    • Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    • All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
    • University of Hyderabad
    • Banaras Hindu University
    • Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    • TERI University, New Delhi
    • Anna University, Chennai
  • German language skills are not mandatory
    • In general, candidates should be residing in India at the time of application. Candidates, who have been in Germany for more than one year at the time of application, are not eligible to apply.
    • Candidate must be a resident of India and an Indian national

The application submission process is online. Visit www.daaddelhi.org .

The deadline for submission of applications is 28th Feb. 2010 at DAAD New Delhi Office.

Important: DAAD will not consider incomplete applications.

Applications and relevant documents have to be submitted at the DAAD office in New Delhi German Academic Exchange Service

Mrs. Anuroopa Dixit

IIIrd Floor,

72 Lodi Estate,

Lodi Road

New Delhi – 110 003

Tel.: +91 11 2461 5148 / 5009

Fax: +91 11 2469 0919

E-Mail: dixit@daaddelhi.org

www.daaddelhi.org

Taylor’s Principal’s Award 2010

Dateline : 14 August 2009

Calling all SPM 2009 students who have contributed significantly to your country, community or school.

Minimum requirement

  1. SPM level (based on school mid year exam results)
  • Diploma and foundation programs : 6A’s
  • A level , SAM, International Canadian Pre-University , IB & ADP : 7 As
  • Students whose mid year school’s results are slightly below the requirement but have excellent record of involvement in extra-curricular actions and or community service may also apply.
  1. Applicant must hold positions of responsibility in school or in extra-curricular activities such as sports, uniform bodies or have won competition at various level.

For more information

http://www.taylors.edu.my/prosstudents/popup/principalawards2010.html

Source : Taylor’s University College

DAAD Scholarships 2011/2012

Scholarship for Malaysian nationals for the academic year 2011/2012. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers scholarships for post-graduate studies and research .
  • Research grants for doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists.
  • Research grants for doctoral candidates within the sandwich model.
  • Re-Invitation programme for former scholarship holders.
  • Scholarships for postgraduate courses with relevance to developing countries (Master's). Download list of available courses.
  • Study visits to Germany for groups of foreign students.
  • DAAD-DLR Scholarships (PhD and Postdoc). Click here for details.

Visit Office: Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri, 10:00 to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone :03-21480568

DAAD SIEMENS PhD Scholarships for Indian Students 2010-2011

Objectives To do a PhD degree supervised by scientists working at universities in Germany in close cooperation with scientists working for Siemens Corporate Technology on one of the topics under current offers (see Annex 1 in attached document)

Target Group

Highly qualified post graduates from one of the listed institutions (attached document)

Scholarship Value

Stipend of Euro 1000.00 per month
• A lump sum towards air fare from India to Germany and back
• Exemption from payment of university tuition fees
• A study and research subsidy
• Compulsory health insurance covered by DAAD

Requirements and Conditions

• Please check the individual offer for information on requirements
and host institutions
• German language skills are not mandatory
• In general, candidates should be residing in India at the time
of application. Candidates, who have been in Germany for
more than one year at the time of application, are not eligible
to apply.

Application Documents

To be arranged in the order mentioned below
• 2 application forms with a passport-size photograph attached
to each form. Please ensure that you have signed
both forms before sending them to us.
• 2 typed copies of curriculum-vitae (max. 2 pages)
• Abstract of master/diploma thesis
• 2 typed copies of letter if Intend
• 2 references from senior academics from the applicant’s
field of study/research on the proforma available on our
website. The referee’s title and academic status should be
clearly indicated in this (with official rubber-stamp). These
should be Confidential (in sealed envelopes) and should be
recent-dated
• Proof of English language skills (TOEFL 550/213/80; IELTS:
5.5
• 2 copies of all chronologically arranged academic certificates
and mark-sheets (all copies must be attested; attested
English translation, if the originals are in Hindi; Attestation
can be done by a gazetted Government officer).

Application Procedure

The application submission process is online. The link is available on our website.
The deadline for submission of applications is 28th Feb. 2010 at
DAAD New Delhi Office.
Important: DAAD will not consider incomplete applications.

Time Line

• Announcement Dec 2009
• Application deadline 28th Feb 2010
• Selections April 2010 at Head Office
• Beginning of PhD studies 1st Oct 2010

Important Information

Kindly Note:
• Please use A4 size paper only and DO NOT staple the documents
• The first and last name filled in the application form has to be identical to the name in the Passport
• Candidate must be a resident of India and an Indian national Contact Person and Address

Applications and relevant documents have to be submitted at

the DAAD office in New Delhi
German Academic Exchange Service
Mrs. Anuroopa Dixit
IIIrd Floor, 72 Lodi Estate, Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110 003
Tel.: +91 11 2461 5148 / 5009
Fax: +91 11 2469 0919
E-Mail: dixit@daaddelhi.org
WWW: www.daaddelhi.org
Further Scholarship Information and Application