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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) offers Minorities Fellowship Programme in Arabic language, Switzerland 2012

Study Subject(s): Arabic language
Course Level: Fellowship
Scholarship Provider: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland

Eligibility:
- The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group.
- The candidates must have a good working knowledge of the language in which the programme is imparted (i.e. English or Arabic).
- The overall goal of the Minorities Fellowship Programme is to offer persons belonging to minorities the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in the field of international human rights in order to assist their organizations and communities in protecting and promoting human and minority rights. Therefore, it is important that the candidate proposed and nominated by a minority organization or community be someone who will return to his or her NGO to work in this field.

The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) was launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2005. The MFP is held annually and currently has two linguistic versions: The English language programme has been running since 2005 and the Arabic language programme started in 2007. The Arabic language component began as a two-week pilot and gradually expanded to five weeks in 2011. The duration of the programmes varied until 2011, (more…)

University of Manchester offers Research Training Fellowship in Oncology at their University, UK 2012

Study Subject(s): Oncology
Course Level: Research Training Fellowship
Scholarship Provider: Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-Relevant clinical/medical oncology experience Creative thought regarding key scientific issues · Good experimental / technical skills.
-Ability to design and plan ones own experiments and interpret results within the framework provided by the supervisors .
- Accurate comprehensive record-keeping, attention to detail .
- Effective organisational skills and good multitasking ability.
- Ability to adhere carefully to written laboratory protocols.

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) is a partnership founded by The University of Manchester, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Cancer Research UK. It brings together the expertise, ambition and resources of its partner organisations in the fields of cancer treatment and clinical research (more…)

Masters and PhD Scholarships Award for Maltese citizen funded by Malta Government, Malta 2012

Study Subject(s): Aerospace, Education, Environment, Crops and Food Biotechnology,Health Biotechnology, ICT, Digital Games Production,High Value Added Manufacturing, Social science & Humanities
Course Level: Masters, PhD
Scholarship Provider: Malta Government
Scholarship can be taken at: Malta

Eligibility:
(a) Be a Maltese citizen who has been residing in Malta for the past five (5) years. Provided that for the purposes of calculating this 5 year requirement, consideration shall not be given to such period of time during which such Maltese citizen has been residing outside Malta for study, health or work purposes or any other purpose which the Board may consider, or
(b) Be a Maltese Citizen who is a worker or self-employed person in Malta, or
(c) Be a national of an EU/EEA state or a family member of such EU/EEA national (as defined in LN 191 of 2007 and in LN 205 of 2004 respectively for EU and EEA nationals), provided that such person has obtained permanent residence in Malta in accordance with LN 191 of 2007 and in LN 205 of 2004 respectively for EU and EEA nationals, or
(d) Be a national of an EU/EEA state who is in Malta exercising his/her Treaty rights as a worker, selfemployed person or person retaining such status in accordance with LN 191 of 2007; or
(e) Be a third country national who has been granted long-term residence status under LN 278 of 200

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Research Position in Learning Disabilities at the Department of Mental Health Sciences Unit / Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, UK 2012

Study Subject(s): Learning Disabilities
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Bailey Thomas Charitable Research Fund
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
A BSc degree in neurosciences, genetics, psychology or related subject area is essential. The position requires strong organisational and interpersonal skills and would suit anyone interested in psychiatry, psychology and human genetics research. Full training in the use of the interview schedules and in phlebotomy will be given. Experience of working with people with mental health problems or learning difficulties or in genetic counselling is essential. The position will involve working with vulnerable people and therefore we will need to carry out a CRB check and obtain an NHS research passport for the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for arranging and carrying out research interviews with adults with learning difficulties and mental disorders. The research project aims to investigate the role of DNA variation in this group of people. This post is envisaged to involve travelling to meet volunteers at their home or in clinical settings away from the department. (more…)

Full or Part time Research Position in Neurology at Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, UK 2012

Study Subject(s): Neurology
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Wellcome Trust Grant
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
Applicants should have experience of working with stroke patients and liaising with hospital staff. Experience of administering research projects is essential, as are good communication skills, both written and oral. A BSc or MSc in speech therapy, psychology or related discipline is desirable.

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant with the language group, led by Professor Cathy Price at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. The overall aim of the work id to predict recovery of speech and language after stroke. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting stroke patients from local hospitals and stroke clubs, (more…)

Swinburne University of Technology offers Chancellor’s Research Scholarship for both International  and Local doctorate students to do research at Australia, 2012

Study Subject(s): Courses offered by the University
Course Level: Doctorate
Scholarship Provider: Swinburne
Scholarship can be taken at: Swinburne University of Technology

To become and remain eligible for a CRS a student:
-May be a local or an international student
-Must meet the University’s enrolment eligibility criteria including language proficiency
-Must have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or be regarded by the University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with these Guidelines
-Must be undertaking a research doctorate
-Must be enrolled as a full-time student, unless the University has approved a part-time CRS for the student under these Guidelines
-Must not previously have held a postgraduate research scholarship (some exceptions may apply, contact Swinburne Research for more information)
-Must not be receiving an equivalent award, scholarship or salary providing a benefit greater than 75% of the CRS stipend rate, to undertake the HDR
-Must study in an identified area of research strength for Swinburne University
-Must undertake a 6 month overseas research placement at an institution identified and approved by Swinburne University

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Master’s Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries at University of Bradford, UK 2012

Study Subject(s):Courses offered by the University (except MBA)
Course Level:Master’s
Scholarship Provider: University of Bradford
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
Students from the following list of countries are invited to apply for these scholarships. However in extreme circumstances applications from students from other countries will be considered by the panel. Students must be on a full-time Master’s programme (not MBA) and be self-funded. Students must be studying based at the University of Bradford i.e. distance learning students are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Afghanistan, Angola,Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of, Lebanon,Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, (more…)