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YOUNG SCHOLARS BULLETIN # 62
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Information for young scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences: doctoral fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, grants, conferences
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DOCTORAL AND MASTERS FELLOWSHIPS / АСПИРАНТУРА И МАГИСТРАТУРА
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CFA DOC & POSTDOC POSITIONS FOR ERC PROJECT
Five new positions opening at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège (ULg), Belgium:
2 Ph.D. fellowships in anthropology (4 years, full time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships in social sciences (3 years, full time) to participate in a collective research project on the micropolitics of work in the mining companies of the Zambian and Congolese copperbelts (WORKINMINING).
This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator programme.
Deadline for application: 13 March 2016
Starting date: 1 September 2016
Read more: http://www.ulg.ac.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-12/hbo_phd_erc.pdf
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DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE MAX PLANCK-SCIENCES
Deadline: 15 March 2016
Open to: international students with Master’s degree in sociology or political science, with additional training in related field such as economics, history, management, or philosophy
Fellowship: EUR 2,188 EUR / month gross salary, about EUR 1,600 net
Description
Max Planck Sciences Po Center on Coping with Instability in Market Societies invites applications for doctoral fellowships. The recipients of the PhD fellowship will have to apply for formal enrollment in the doctoral program in sociology or political science of Sciences Po in Paris. The thesis project should be linked to MaxPo’s research program focused on coping with instability in market societies and the interests of the two research group leaders. The research themes should be located in economic sociology, political economy, economic or political history and can include:
Political, social and economic futures, forms of calculation, narration and futurity in the making of the economy, concepts of sustainability and (in) stability, austerity politics;
Sociology of financial markets, labor markets and inequality, the political and social consequences of economic crises.
Eligibility
The candidate has to hold a master’s degree (or equivalent);
Have received training in the following disciplines: sociology or political science, with additional training in related field such as economics, history, management, or philosophy;
Should have experience with qualitative and quantitative methods;
There is no nationality requirement;
A firm command of English and working knowledge of French or German are required.
Fellowship
Fellowship amount and duration:
EUR 2,188 per month gross salary, about EUR 1,600 net;
Three-year contract starting on October 2016;
12-week period of administrative service to MaxPo, preferably in the first year of the fellowship (to be negotiated with the PhD advisor);
A one-semester research stay at the MPIfG in Cologne, preferably during the third year.
How to apply?
The mode of application is online. Required documents (to be compiled into one PDF):
A CV;
A transcript of records;
A cover letter briefly describing your intellectual trajectory so far and discussing the themes that interest you (2 pages maximum);
A thesis project (5,000 words maximum);
An abstract summarizing the thesis project;
A writing sample (such as an article, a thesis, or a term paper);
If possible, we strongly encourage you to obtain one or more letters of recommendation (a letter from your MA advisor would be especially useful).
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/01/18/doctoral-fellowship-max-planck-sciences/#ixzz3zbqj2MiA
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Hector Fellow Academy PhD Positions in Germany
Deadline: 30 April 2016
Open to: master’s degree holders from all over the world
Scholarship: salary and EUR 15,000 grant for research materials
Description
The Hector Fellow Academy (HFA) offers fully-funded PhD positions in Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/ Psychology. The Hector Fellow Academy is a young academy of sciences which offers a platform for networking, interdisciplinary exchange and mutual inspiration to the laureates of the Hector Science Award.
In addition the Academy supports promising young researchers. PhD students of the HFA are employed PhD students of the HFA are employed as full-time research assistants at the university of the Corresponding Hector Fellow for a period of three years.
Eligibility
Submission of a self-developed innovative research proposal relating to the research field of one of the Hector Fellows;
Candidates from all over the world;
A very good master’s degree;
Very good English language proficiency;
Willingness to move to the location of the university of the Supervising Hector Fellow;
Furthermore, candidates may not have worked as student assistants with the Hector Fellow and their master’s thesis must have been supervised by a person other than the selected Hector Fellow.
Scholarship
The salary is determined by the institute’s guidelines and is comparable to the general pay scale of German universities (TV-L E13). In addition, Hector Fellow PhD students receive grants for material expenses for their research project (EUR 15,000) and are given the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise by participating in selected management modules (e.g. international project management).
How to apply?
The application documents should include:
Proposal of their PhD project (3,000 – 6,000 characters incl. spaces) and an abstract (max. 1,500 characters incl. spaces);
Short project schedule/timetable;
Name of the Hector Fellow to supervise the PhD thesis;
Curriculum vitae;
Summary of Master’s thesis (max. 2,000 characters incl. spaces);
Copy of degree certificates;
Copy of transcripts of records;
Ranking of graduates (for students of Non-German universities), i.e., study performance in relation to fellow students;
Two letters of recommendation by university staff;
Application photo;
Optionally, English language proficiency test certificate.
The application period will be open at the end of January.
Deadline for applying is 30 April 2016.
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/01/19/hector-fellow-academy-phd-positions-germany/#ixzz3zbqt0Ipv
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS / ПОСТДОК
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CFA DOC & POSTDOC POSITIONS FOR ERC PROJECT
Five new positions opening at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège (ULg), Belgium:
2 Ph.D. fellowships in anthropology (4 years, full time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships in social sciences (3 years, full time) to participate in a collective research project on the micropolitics of work in the mining companies of the Zambian and Congolese copperbelts (WORKINMINING).
This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator programme.
Deadline for application: 13 March 2016
Starting date: 1 September 2016
Read more: http://www.ulg.ac.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-12/hbo_phd_erc.pdf
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POSTDOC RESEARCH POSITION
Postdoc research position on frugal and inclusive business
models at the inter-university Centre for Frugal Innovation in
Africa
The Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa (CFIA), a research centre of Leiden
University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam,
based at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, The Netherlands,
seeks to fill a postdoc-position for research on Frugal Innovations and Responsible
Entrepreneurship: Case Studies in the Water and Health Sectors in East Africa. This project
is funded by the Netherlands Scientific Research Organization (NWO) and by three
private partners: Philips N.V., OASEN and Hatenboer-Water BV.
In addition to a team of senior researchers, the research team consists of a PhD
candidate and two postdoctoral researchers. The current vacancy is for a postdoc
position on frugal and inclusive business models.
Description research project
The research project aims to build a framework of frugal innovations integrating
ethical and social elements in both the product development cycle (PDC) and in the
frugal business models. The framework should provide a scientific underpinning of
how and when frugal innovations, through integrating value sensitive designs and
inclusive business models, are more likely to contribute to sustainable development
and business success, of among others Dutch companies in the sectors “Life Sciences
and Health” and “Water” in Kenya and Uganda.
Frugal innovations are relatively simple (re-)designed products, services or systems
supplied at very low prices to potentially very large numbers of low-income
consumers in developing countries. Given high price sensitivity among these lowincome
consumers, price change is not a useful strategy to boost the sales of the frugal
products, services or systems. A commercially successful performance can be
achieved by improving the match between the characteristics of the frugal innovation
and the low-income consumers by including “their” ethical and social values in design
and implementation. This requires the investigation and design of new inclusive
business models – possibly through integrating local entrepreneurship in the
international value chain – and connecting profitable business models with local
economic and social development strategies.
Task description
Together with another postdoc (on Ethics), the selected candidate will support a PhD
candidate on building the integrative model of the product development cycle
incorporating inclusive business models for African markets. The integrative model
includes perspectives from engineering, ethics, development studies and business
model thinking. The main contribution of the postdoc will be to analyse the inclusive
business and management dimensions of the integrative model.
Together with the other postdoc, the selected candidate is expected to support the PhD
candidate in work on the case studies and will be in contact with the staff from the
private parties and the other members of the research team. Furthermore, the
candidate will author working reports for the private partners as well as co-author
high-quality academic journal articles.
Requirements Postdoc
PhD in management, economics or another relevant social science.
Affinity with technology and innovation processes in developing countries
Familiarity with value chain analysis and business model thinking
Experience with doing research in developing countries
Excellent command of English
Strong communication skills
Willingness to work and travel in Africa
As indicated by our sponsor, NWO, a strong preference will be given to
candidates from Low and Middle Income Countries, according to the
ODA/OECD definition to be found here.
ISS is committed to building and sustaining a community based on inclusiveness, equity, and diversity.
Applicants from the Global South as well as candidates with a demonstrated commitment to
multicultural teaching, research, and service are encouraged to apply. ISS is an equal opportunity
employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.
Employment conditions
Salary and secondary employment conditions will be in scale in accordance with the
Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for Dutch universities. The selected candidate
will be employed for 0.8 fte (scale 10) with a fixed term of 22 months.
The candidate will be employed by and formally based at the International Institute
of Social Studies in The Hague, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Application
Candidates interested in the position should submit no later than March 4 2016 a cover
letter, curriculum vitae and a text of no more than 500 words in which the candidate
provides some ideas on how to deal with the central theme of the research from the
business model perspective. A description of the project can be downloaded from the
CFIA website.
Read more: http://www.cfia.nl/uploads/cffiia/attachments/Profile%20NWO%20postdoc%20frugal%20and%20inclusive%20business%20models%20CFIA.pdf
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MAX HAYWARD VISITING FELLOWSHIP,
University of Oxford
Applications are invited for the Max Hayward
Visiting Fellowship at the Russian and Eurasian
Studies Centre (RESC), St Antony’s College,
University of Oxford, for the academic year
2016/17. The holder is expected to engage in
research, criticism, editing, translation,
preparation of a thesis for publication, or
other forms of literary scholarship, broadly
defined, which will embrace themes on literature,
culture, and society in Russia and/or Eurasia.
Applicants should have completed a doctorate at
the time of application, have an advanced
knowledge of literature, culture or society in
Russia/Eurasia, and have demonstrated
research excellence in a discipline relevant to
the study of literature, culture or society.
The Fellow will pursue and present her/his own
interest in the context of the academic life of
RESC and the College. A good working knowledge
of English is essential.
The Fellow is expected to reside in Oxford, to take
an active part in the academic life of RESC and the
College, and to convene one of the termly series of
seminars organized by RESC on some aspect of
culture or society, to be agreed with the Director
of the Centre.
Closing date for applications is 19th February 2016
Read more: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMQ837/max-hayward-visiting-fellowship/
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PACIFIC PSYCH ANTH POSTDOC
The Stanford Department of Anthropology seeks postdoctoral fellows to participate in a Templeton-funded project on spiritual curiosity, comparative phenomenology and local theory of mind that uses both ethnographic and experimental methods, combining anthropology and psychology. Five postdoctoral fellows will work together over a two-year period of time, with the first year devoted to training and field research and the second to writing at Stanford. This is a team project. Postdoctoral fellows will share fieldnotes, collect specific kinds of data and interviews, and publish both a single-authored book and single and multi-authored articles. Ideal candidates will have prior fieldwork experience and language competence in one of the following: rural Vanuatu or other Pacific setting; Brazilian Amazonia; Ghana; Tamil Nadu; Thailand; and, the United States. Candidates with field experience elsewhere may also be considered. Candidate qualifications include a conferred Ph.D. in Anthropology, or related field, and an interest in mixed methods. The salary is $60,000 per year plus travel support including per diem while in the field. The start date is September 1 2016. Please contact Tanya Luhrmann () for a copy of the grant proposal. We will ask for a letter of interest, your vita, your references and a sample of writing. Review of applications will begin March 1.
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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS / ГРАНТЫ И СТИПЕНДИИ
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JOHAN HUIZINGA POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN NETHERLANDS, 2016
The Johan Huizinga Fonds / Rijksmuseum Fonds are pleased to offer Johan Huizinga Postgraduate Fellowship for historical research. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
The aim of the programme is to train a new generation of museum professionals: inquisitive object-based specialists who will further develop understanding of art and history for the future.
As a national institute, the Rijksmuseum offers a representative overview of Dutch art and history from the middle ages onwards, and of major aspects of European and Asian art. The Rijksmuseum keeps, manages, conserves, restores, researches, prepares, collects, publishes and presents artistic and historical objects, both on its own premises and elsewhere.
It is essential that applicants speak, read and write English well. They must have passed an English language test. IELTS and TOEFL are commonly accepted, but institutions may accept other tests as well, like like Cambridge English. The required scores are at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for TOEFL. For IELTS a score of at least 6 is required.
Course Level: Fellowship is available for pursuing postgraduate programme.
Study Subject: Fellowship is awarded in the field of historical research.
Scholarship Award: Fellowship stipends are awarded to help support a Fellow’s study and research efforts during the tenure of their appointment. Funding is available for one Johan Huizinga Fellowship a year. The stipend of €16,500 (less applicable taxes and deductions) is for a period of six months commencing 1 September 2016, the start of the academic year.
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:-
-The Johan Huizinga Fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master’s level), as well as doctoral and post-doctoral candidates.
-Fellowships are open to candidates of all nationalities and with varied specialisms.
-Candidates should have proven research capabilities, academic credentials and excellent written and spoken knowledge of two languages (English and preferably Dutch or German).
Nationality: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: The Johan Huizinga Fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master’s level), as well as doctoral and post-doctoral candidates.
English language/Test Requirements: It is essential that applicants speak, read and write English well. They must have passed an English language test. IELTS and TOEFL are commonly accepted, but institutions may accept other tests as well, like like Cambridge English. The required scores are at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for TOEFL. For IELTS a score of at least 6 is required.
Supporting Material: In addition to the application for the scholarship, the applicant must submit the following documents:-
Upload the following documents as PDF:
– Cover letter outlining their interest in the fellowship position.
– A research proposal, not exceeding one thousand words, specifying the relationship of their research to the Rijksmuseum’s collections and activities.
– Full curriculum vitae including education, professional experience, honors, awards, and publications.
– Copy of a published paper or recent sample of writing.
NOTE: Upload PDF files smaller than 10 MB in size.
How to Apply: The mode of application is online.
Application Deadline: The closing date for all applications is 13th March 2016.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/johan-huizinga-postgraduate-fellowship-historical-research-netherlands/2016/02/06/
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XIAMEN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA, 2016
Xiamen University offers up to 24 scholarships for doctoral, masters and undergraduate candidates which can help pay their tuition fees and also support them throughout their studies. International (non-Chinese) students can apply for these scholarships.
The main objective of the university is to provide high quality, comprehensive educational and training opportunities that are compatible to changing needs of the students.
Xiamen University has become a first-class comprehensive university in China. It has co-established 15 confucius institutes with universities in North America, Europe and Africa. Xiamen University has 27 schools containing 76 departments and 10 research institutes.
In order to enhance its internationalization, XMU has launched a lot of English-medium programmes for international students. These programmes are taught in English and aim to produce high-level international specialists with a solid professional foundation plus a good understanding of the Chinese society and culture.
Course Level: XMU offers scholarships to doctoral, master’s and undergraduate candidates.
Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in all subjects offered by the Xiamen University.
Scholarship Award: Up to 24 scholarships are awarded (including 8 for doctoral candidates, 11 for master’s candidates and 5 for undergraduate candidates). The University offers scholarships to doctoral, master’s and undergraduate candidates.
-The first-class scholarships for doctoral and master’s candidates will have their tuitions covered (a maximum of 4 years for doctoral programmes, 2-3 years for master’s programmes) and offer monthly living allowance (RMB 3,500 for each doctoral student; RMB 3,000 for each master’s student). Undergraduate candidates will not be provided with the first-class scholarship.
-The second-class scholarships will have the awardees’ tuitions covered (a maximum of 4 years for doctoral programmes, 2-3 years for master’s programmes, 4-5 years for undergraduate programmes).
Scholarship can be taken at: Xiamen University, China
Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:
-Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
-Educational background and age limits:
-Applicants for bachelor’s degree studies must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25.
-Applicants for master’s degree studies must have a bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 40.
-Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 45.
Nationality: International (non-Chinese) students can apply for these scholarships.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: In order to be eligible for doctoral, Masters and undergraduate programme applicants mjust posses the following qualifications:
-Applicants for bachelor’s degree studies must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25.
-Applicants for master’s degree studies must have a bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 40.
-Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 45.
Language Requirements: (a) Chinese proficiency requirements: Applicants for programs in the humanities, economics, management, law, arts and traditional Chinese medicine need to have a Chinese proficiency certificate of new HSK band 5 with 210 scores or above; applicants for programs in sciences, engineering and medicine should have a certificate of new HSK band 4 with 210 scores or above. Students who have taken courses mainly in Chinese during their previous studies are exempt from the HSK certificate requirement, provided that they can produce proof of language of instruction used in their previous l studies.
(b) English proficiency requirements: Applicants should present a TOEFL certificate with 80 points or above, or an IELTS certificate with grade 6.0 or above, or another certificate of English proficiency from an accredited test. Native English speakers and applicants who have taken courses in English during their previous studies are exempt from this requirement, but a medium-of-instruction certificate should be furnished.
Supporting Material: In addition to the application for the scholarship, the applicant must submit the following documents:-
Documents required for Undergraduate programme:
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
-High school diploma (a notarized copy in English or Chinese). Applicants who are currently studying at high school should provide a study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their high school diploma to the XMU’s Admissions Office before the specified registration date (Mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts for high school study. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
– A self-introduction video clip.
-The video clip should be five to ten minutes long and include your self–introduction and a description of your hobby, extra-curricular activities, your view of China and Xiamen University, their study plan in China. The introduction should be delivered in Chinese. Applicants for MBBS?program are expected to deliver it in English.
– How to submit: Compress and save the video clip in the rar. format, and then submit it in online application. Alternatively, save it in a disk (or USB Flash Disk) and post it with other required application documents to the Admissions Office of Xiamen University. Mark the applicant’s name and nationality on the disk.
– A letter of recommendation in Chinese or English from applicants’ high school.
– Personal statement (minimum 800 words) in Chinese, which should include a self-introduction, a description of educational experience, their motivations for studying in China and their study plan. Applicants for MBBS program are expected to deliver it in English.
– A photocopy of their valid passport.
Note: Applicants to whom the note to the first item of the Eligibility section applies, should submit a photocopy of their valid passports which they have held for at least four years or certificate of naturalization, as well as a photocopy of the entry and exit stamps in their passports showing that they have resided in a foreign country for at least two years in the last four years.
– A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (click to download) completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant).
– A Statement of Financial Support (click to download) certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
– Other supporting documents including merit certificates and internships certificates may be submitted as well. Applicants with such certificates will be given preference.
Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
Documents required for Master’s programme:
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
-Bachelor’s degree certificate (notarized copy in English or Chinese).
-Applicants who are currently studying at university should provide a study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their bachelor’s degree to the XMU Admissions Office before the specified registration date (mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts relating to bachelor’s degrees studies. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Study or research plan (minimum 1,000 words) in Chinese or English.
-Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by professors or associate professors.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
-A photocopy of their valid passport.
-A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant.)
-A Statement of Financial Support certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
-If applicants have published papers, the abstracts should be enclosed during submission of their application documents.
-Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
Documents required for Doctoral programme :
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
– Master’s and Bachelor’s degree certificate (notarized copy in English or Chinese). Applicants who are currently studying at university should provide a master’s study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their master’s degree to the XMU Admissions Office before the specified registration date (Mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts relating to master’s and Bachelor’s study. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Study or research plan (minimum 1,000 words) in Chinese or English.
-Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by professors or associate professors.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
-A photocopy of valid passport.
-A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant.)
-A Statement of Financial Support (click to download), certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
-If applicants have published papers, the abstracts should be enclosed during submission of their application documents.
Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of hard-copy application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
How to Apply: Applicants are eligible for scholarship assessment only after they are admitted to the undergraduate, masters or doctoral programme of Xiamen University. Applicants are required to make online application and then download and print out the Application Form for International Students generated upon successful online application.
-Applicants can fill in and print out the Application Form for XMU Scholarship and Send by post to XMU Admissions Office by 30 April 2016 the two forms and other required documents.
Application Deadline: Scholarship application deadline is April 30, 2016.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/xiamen-university-scholarships-international-students-china/2016/02/06/
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NCTU TAIWAN ELITE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN TAIWAN, 2016
National Chiao Tung University is offering Taiwan elite internship program for current masters or PhD students from partner universities or other renowned universities. This is a paid internship program which is tenable for 2 months. NCTU would offer a free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU for admitted students. The application deadlines for the second and the third round are 7th March, 2016 and 7th June, 2016 respectively.
Field of Internship: Science and humanities.
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: National Chiao Tung University
Internship can be taken at: Taiwan
Eligibility: This program is proposed for Master or PhD students from partner universities and other renowned foreign universities to participate in short-term research at NCTU (Partner school students would be considered first). Faculty members with various specialties (in the areas of engineering, social science, computer science, biological science, electrical and computer engineering or management, etc.) from different colleges of NCTU will participate in the program and invite prospective students to do research with professors. Students will be conducting research on either a small independent project or assisting an ongoing project in the host laboratories. At the end of the research, students will be asked to submit a report regarding their research work at NCTU.
-Qualified students would be offered free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU.
Internship Open for International Students: International students can apply for this internship program.
Is this paid internship? NCTU would offer a
– free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and
– additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU for admitted students. The grant will be distributed in cash. Students will have to pay for their round-trip airfare prior to their arrival in Taiwan. Students should keep the original electronic tickets, ticket receipt, and boarding passes for the reimbursement of their airfare. During the research period, expenses such as accommodation fees, insurance, food, travel or other living expenses shall be at individual student’s own cost. Neither host professor in NCTU nor Office of International Affairs bears the right to pay extra scholarship for students.
Internship Description: National Chiao Tung University, a top research university in Taiwan located adjacent to the Hsinchu Science Park (the Silicon Valley of Asia), emphasizes the integration of science and humanities by offering innovative trainings and interdisciplinary studies in a full spectrum of disciplines. NCTU’s engineering ranks 51st world-wide, while Computer Science ranks 35th world-wide (based on Shanghai Jiaotong University’s Academic Ranking of the World Universities in 2013). National Chiao Tung University has been the cradle for the nation’s high-tech industry leaders as well as for innovation and research. Currently more than 65% of the chairpersons, CEOs and general managers at Hsinchu Science Park companies are NCTU’s alumni.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Internship Duration: Internship runs for a period of at least 2 months.
Notification: The result would be announced in 1) Jan., 2) April and 3) July 2016 to each candidate via email, please check the mail regularly for the admission notice.
How to Apply: Please send the “complete application package” in order in one time via both 1) email and 2) hard copies by registered express mail before the above “Application Deadline”. All applicants are to firstly contact and identify a professor at NCTU to be their research supervisor. B. Required documents for application
-Application form (typewritten)
-Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English 3. Research Proposal of your internship in NCTU (no more than 1 A4 page)
-The Invitation Letter from NCTU supervisor (The letter is compulsory for visa process. It should be formal and with professor’s signature, department, email address on it.)
– Latest “Enrollment Letter” with official stamp from the home university (or valid student ID card with expiry date on it, please make sure the enrollment letter should cover your duration of internship in NCTU)
– A copy of valid passport (valid for at least 6 months)
-A stamped proof issued by home university that internship is one of the graduation criteria or part of course requirement (5-year Integrated program 4th year Undergraduate students only, it’s compulsory for visa process)
Internship Application Deadline: There are 3 rounds of applications; students may choose either one according to the following deadline.
2nd Round: 7th March, 2016 to start from 9th May, 2016 onwards
3rd Round: 7th June, 2016 to start from 1st Aug, 2016 onwards.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/internships/nctu-taiwan-elite-internship-program-taiwan/
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Information for young scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences: doctoral fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, grants, conferences
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DOCTORAL AND MASTERS FELLOWSHIPS / АСПИРАНТУРА И МАГИСТРАТУРА
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CFA DOC & POSTDOC POSITIONS FOR ERC PROJECT
Five new positions opening at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège (ULg), Belgium:
2 Ph.D. fellowships in anthropology (4 years, full time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships in social sciences (3 years, full time) to participate in a collective research project on the micropolitics of work in the mining companies of the Zambian and Congolese copperbelts (WORKINMINING).
This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator programme.
Deadline for application: 13 March 2016
Starting date: 1 September 2016
Read more: http://www.ulg.ac.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-12/hbo_phd_erc.pdf
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DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE MAX PLANCK-SCIENCES
Deadline: 15 March 2016
Open to: international students with Master’s degree in sociology or political science, with additional training in related field such as economics, history, management, or philosophy
Fellowship: EUR 2,188 EUR / month gross salary, about EUR 1,600 net
Description
Max Planck Sciences Po Center on Coping with Instability in Market Societies invites applications for doctoral fellowships. The recipients of the PhD fellowship will have to apply for formal enrollment in the doctoral program in sociology or political science of Sciences Po in Paris. The thesis project should be linked to MaxPo’s research program focused on coping with instability in market societies and the interests of the two research group leaders. The research themes should be located in economic sociology, political economy, economic or political history and can include:
Political, social and economic futures, forms of calculation, narration and futurity in the making of the economy, concepts of sustainability and (in) stability, austerity politics;
Sociology of financial markets, labor markets and inequality, the political and social consequences of economic crises.
Eligibility
The candidate has to hold a master’s degree (or equivalent);
Have received training in the following disciplines: sociology or political science, with additional training in related field such as economics, history, management, or philosophy;
Should have experience with qualitative and quantitative methods;
There is no nationality requirement;
A firm command of English and working knowledge of French or German are required.
Fellowship
Fellowship amount and duration:
EUR 2,188 per month gross salary, about EUR 1,600 net;
Three-year contract starting on October 2016;
12-week period of administrative service to MaxPo, preferably in the first year of the fellowship (to be negotiated with the PhD advisor);
A one-semester research stay at the MPIfG in Cologne, preferably during the third year.
How to apply?
The mode of application is online. Required documents (to be compiled into one PDF):
A CV;
A transcript of records;
A cover letter briefly describing your intellectual trajectory so far and discussing the themes that interest you (2 pages maximum);
A thesis project (5,000 words maximum);
An abstract summarizing the thesis project;
A writing sample (such as an article, a thesis, or a term paper);
If possible, we strongly encourage you to obtain one or more letters of recommendation (a letter from your MA advisor would be especially useful).
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/01/18/doctoral-fellowship-max-planck-sciences/#ixzz3zbqj2MiA
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Hector Fellow Academy PhD Positions in Germany
Deadline: 30 April 2016
Open to: master’s degree holders from all over the world
Scholarship: salary and EUR 15,000 grant for research materials
Description
The Hector Fellow Academy (HFA) offers fully-funded PhD positions in Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/ Psychology. The Hector Fellow Academy is a young academy of sciences which offers a platform for networking, interdisciplinary exchange and mutual inspiration to the laureates of the Hector Science Award.
In addition the Academy supports promising young researchers. PhD students of the HFA are employed PhD students of the HFA are employed as full-time research assistants at the university of the Corresponding Hector Fellow for a period of three years.
Eligibility
Submission of a self-developed innovative research proposal relating to the research field of one of the Hector Fellows;
Candidates from all over the world;
A very good master’s degree;
Very good English language proficiency;
Willingness to move to the location of the university of the Supervising Hector Fellow;
Furthermore, candidates may not have worked as student assistants with the Hector Fellow and their master’s thesis must have been supervised by a person other than the selected Hector Fellow.
Scholarship
The salary is determined by the institute’s guidelines and is comparable to the general pay scale of German universities (TV-L E13). In addition, Hector Fellow PhD students receive grants for material expenses for their research project (EUR 15,000) and are given the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise by participating in selected management modules (e.g. international project management).
How to apply?
The application documents should include:
Proposal of their PhD project (3,000 – 6,000 characters incl. spaces) and an abstract (max. 1,500 characters incl. spaces);
Short project schedule/timetable;
Name of the Hector Fellow to supervise the PhD thesis;
Curriculum vitae;
Summary of Master’s thesis (max. 2,000 characters incl. spaces);
Copy of degree certificates;
Copy of transcripts of records;
Ranking of graduates (for students of Non-German universities), i.e., study performance in relation to fellow students;
Two letters of recommendation by university staff;
Application photo;
Optionally, English language proficiency test certificate.
The application period will be open at the end of January.
Deadline for applying is 30 April 2016.
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/01/19/hector-fellow-academy-phd-positions-germany/#ixzz3zbqt0Ipv
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS / ПОСТДОК
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CFA DOC & POSTDOC POSITIONS FOR ERC PROJECT
Five new positions opening at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège (ULg), Belgium:
2 Ph.D. fellowships in anthropology (4 years, full time) and 3 postdoctoral fellowships in social sciences (3 years, full time) to participate in a collective research project on the micropolitics of work in the mining companies of the Zambian and Congolese copperbelts (WORKINMINING).
This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator programme.
Deadline for application: 13 March 2016
Starting date: 1 September 2016
Read more: http://www.ulg.ac.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-12/hbo_phd_erc.pdf
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POSTDOC RESEARCH POSITION
Postdoc research position on frugal and inclusive business
models at the inter-university Centre for Frugal Innovation in
Africa
The Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa (CFIA), a research centre of Leiden
University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam,
based at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, The Netherlands,
seeks to fill a postdoc-position for research on Frugal Innovations and Responsible
Entrepreneurship: Case Studies in the Water and Health Sectors in East Africa. This project
is funded by the Netherlands Scientific Research Organization (NWO) and by three
private partners: Philips N.V., OASEN and Hatenboer-Water BV.
In addition to a team of senior researchers, the research team consists of a PhD
candidate and two postdoctoral researchers. The current vacancy is for a postdoc
position on frugal and inclusive business models.
Description research project
The research project aims to build a framework of frugal innovations integrating
ethical and social elements in both the product development cycle (PDC) and in the
frugal business models. The framework should provide a scientific underpinning of
how and when frugal innovations, through integrating value sensitive designs and
inclusive business models, are more likely to contribute to sustainable development
and business success, of among others Dutch companies in the sectors “Life Sciences
and Health” and “Water” in Kenya and Uganda.
Frugal innovations are relatively simple (re-)designed products, services or systems
supplied at very low prices to potentially very large numbers of low-income
consumers in developing countries. Given high price sensitivity among these lowincome
consumers, price change is not a useful strategy to boost the sales of the frugal
products, services or systems. A commercially successful performance can be
achieved by improving the match between the characteristics of the frugal innovation
and the low-income consumers by including “their” ethical and social values in design
and implementation. This requires the investigation and design of new inclusive
business models – possibly through integrating local entrepreneurship in the
international value chain – and connecting profitable business models with local
economic and social development strategies.
Task description
Together with another postdoc (on Ethics), the selected candidate will support a PhD
candidate on building the integrative model of the product development cycle
incorporating inclusive business models for African markets. The integrative model
includes perspectives from engineering, ethics, development studies and business
model thinking. The main contribution of the postdoc will be to analyse the inclusive
business and management dimensions of the integrative model.
Together with the other postdoc, the selected candidate is expected to support the PhD
candidate in work on the case studies and will be in contact with the staff from the
private parties and the other members of the research team. Furthermore, the
candidate will author working reports for the private partners as well as co-author
high-quality academic journal articles.
Requirements Postdoc
PhD in management, economics or another relevant social science.
Affinity with technology and innovation processes in developing countries
Familiarity with value chain analysis and business model thinking
Experience with doing research in developing countries
Excellent command of English
Strong communication skills
Willingness to work and travel in Africa
As indicated by our sponsor, NWO, a strong preference will be given to
candidates from Low and Middle Income Countries, according to the
ODA/OECD definition to be found here.
ISS is committed to building and sustaining a community based on inclusiveness, equity, and diversity.
Applicants from the Global South as well as candidates with a demonstrated commitment to
multicultural teaching, research, and service are encouraged to apply. ISS is an equal opportunity
employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.
Employment conditions
Salary and secondary employment conditions will be in scale in accordance with the
Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for Dutch universities. The selected candidate
will be employed for 0.8 fte (scale 10) with a fixed term of 22 months.
The candidate will be employed by and formally based at the International Institute
of Social Studies in The Hague, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Application
Candidates interested in the position should submit no later than March 4 2016 a cover
letter, curriculum vitae and a text of no more than 500 words in which the candidate
provides some ideas on how to deal with the central theme of the research from the
business model perspective. A description of the project can be downloaded from the
CFIA website.
Read more: http://www.cfia.nl/uploads/cffiia/attachments/Profile%20NWO%20postdoc%20frugal%20and%20inclusive%20business%20models%20CFIA.pdf
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MAX HAYWARD VISITING FELLOWSHIP,
University of Oxford
Applications are invited for the Max Hayward
Visiting Fellowship at the Russian and Eurasian
Studies Centre (RESC), St Antony’s College,
University of Oxford, for the academic year
2016/17. The holder is expected to engage in
research, criticism, editing, translation,
preparation of a thesis for publication, or
other forms of literary scholarship, broadly
defined, which will embrace themes on literature,
culture, and society in Russia and/or Eurasia.
Applicants should have completed a doctorate at
the time of application, have an advanced
knowledge of literature, culture or society in
Russia/Eurasia, and have demonstrated
research excellence in a discipline relevant to
the study of literature, culture or society.
The Fellow will pursue and present her/his own
interest in the context of the academic life of
RESC and the College. A good working knowledge
of English is essential.
The Fellow is expected to reside in Oxford, to take
an active part in the academic life of RESC and the
College, and to convene one of the termly series of
seminars organized by RESC on some aspect of
culture or society, to be agreed with the Director
of the Centre.
Closing date for applications is 19th February 2016
Read more: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMQ837/max-hayward-visiting-fellowship/
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PACIFIC PSYCH ANTH POSTDOC
The Stanford Department of Anthropology seeks postdoctoral fellows to participate in a Templeton-funded project on spiritual curiosity, comparative phenomenology and local theory of mind that uses both ethnographic and experimental methods, combining anthropology and psychology. Five postdoctoral fellows will work together over a two-year period of time, with the first year devoted to training and field research and the second to writing at Stanford. This is a team project. Postdoctoral fellows will share fieldnotes, collect specific kinds of data and interviews, and publish both a single-authored book and single and multi-authored articles. Ideal candidates will have prior fieldwork experience and language competence in one of the following: rural Vanuatu or other Pacific setting; Brazilian Amazonia; Ghana; Tamil Nadu; Thailand; and, the United States. Candidates with field experience elsewhere may also be considered. Candidate qualifications include a conferred Ph.D. in Anthropology, or related field, and an interest in mixed methods. The salary is $60,000 per year plus travel support including per diem while in the field. The start date is September 1 2016. Please contact Tanya Luhrmann () for a copy of the grant proposal. We will ask for a letter of interest, your vita, your references and a sample of writing. Review of applications will begin March 1.
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JOHAN HUIZINGA POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN NETHERLANDS, 2016
The Johan Huizinga Fonds / Rijksmuseum Fonds are pleased to offer Johan Huizinga Postgraduate Fellowship for historical research. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
The aim of the programme is to train a new generation of museum professionals: inquisitive object-based specialists who will further develop understanding of art and history for the future.
As a national institute, the Rijksmuseum offers a representative overview of Dutch art and history from the middle ages onwards, and of major aspects of European and Asian art. The Rijksmuseum keeps, manages, conserves, restores, researches, prepares, collects, publishes and presents artistic and historical objects, both on its own premises and elsewhere.
It is essential that applicants speak, read and write English well. They must have passed an English language test. IELTS and TOEFL are commonly accepted, but institutions may accept other tests as well, like like Cambridge English. The required scores are at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for TOEFL. For IELTS a score of at least 6 is required.
Course Level: Fellowship is available for pursuing postgraduate programme.
Study Subject: Fellowship is awarded in the field of historical research.
Scholarship Award: Fellowship stipends are awarded to help support a Fellow’s study and research efforts during the tenure of their appointment. Funding is available for one Johan Huizinga Fellowship a year. The stipend of €16,500 (less applicable taxes and deductions) is for a period of six months commencing 1 September 2016, the start of the academic year.
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:-
-The Johan Huizinga Fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master’s level), as well as doctoral and post-doctoral candidates.
-Fellowships are open to candidates of all nationalities and with varied specialisms.
-Candidates should have proven research capabilities, academic credentials and excellent written and spoken knowledge of two languages (English and preferably Dutch or German).
Nationality: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: The Johan Huizinga Fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master’s level), as well as doctoral and post-doctoral candidates.
English language/Test Requirements: It is essential that applicants speak, read and write English well. They must have passed an English language test. IELTS and TOEFL are commonly accepted, but institutions may accept other tests as well, like like Cambridge English. The required scores are at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for TOEFL. For IELTS a score of at least 6 is required.
Supporting Material: In addition to the application for the scholarship, the applicant must submit the following documents:-
Upload the following documents as PDF:
– Cover letter outlining their interest in the fellowship position.
– A research proposal, not exceeding one thousand words, specifying the relationship of their research to the Rijksmuseum’s collections and activities.
– Full curriculum vitae including education, professional experience, honors, awards, and publications.
– Copy of a published paper or recent sample of writing.
NOTE: Upload PDF files smaller than 10 MB in size.
How to Apply: The mode of application is online.
Application Deadline: The closing date for all applications is 13th March 2016.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/johan-huizinga-postgraduate-fellowship-historical-research-netherlands/2016/02/06/
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XIAMEN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA, 2016
Xiamen University offers up to 24 scholarships for doctoral, masters and undergraduate candidates which can help pay their tuition fees and also support them throughout their studies. International (non-Chinese) students can apply for these scholarships.
The main objective of the university is to provide high quality, comprehensive educational and training opportunities that are compatible to changing needs of the students.
Xiamen University has become a first-class comprehensive university in China. It has co-established 15 confucius institutes with universities in North America, Europe and Africa. Xiamen University has 27 schools containing 76 departments and 10 research institutes.
In order to enhance its internationalization, XMU has launched a lot of English-medium programmes for international students. These programmes are taught in English and aim to produce high-level international specialists with a solid professional foundation plus a good understanding of the Chinese society and culture.
Course Level: XMU offers scholarships to doctoral, master’s and undergraduate candidates.
Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in all subjects offered by the Xiamen University.
Scholarship Award: Up to 24 scholarships are awarded (including 8 for doctoral candidates, 11 for master’s candidates and 5 for undergraduate candidates). The University offers scholarships to doctoral, master’s and undergraduate candidates.
-The first-class scholarships for doctoral and master’s candidates will have their tuitions covered (a maximum of 4 years for doctoral programmes, 2-3 years for master’s programmes) and offer monthly living allowance (RMB 3,500 for each doctoral student; RMB 3,000 for each master’s student). Undergraduate candidates will not be provided with the first-class scholarship.
-The second-class scholarships will have the awardees’ tuitions covered (a maximum of 4 years for doctoral programmes, 2-3 years for master’s programmes, 4-5 years for undergraduate programmes).
Scholarship can be taken at: Xiamen University, China
Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:
-Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
-Educational background and age limits:
-Applicants for bachelor’s degree studies must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25.
-Applicants for master’s degree studies must have a bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 40.
-Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 45.
Nationality: International (non-Chinese) students can apply for these scholarships.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: In order to be eligible for doctoral, Masters and undergraduate programme applicants mjust posses the following qualifications:
-Applicants for bachelor’s degree studies must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25.
-Applicants for master’s degree studies must have a bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 40.
-Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 45.
Language Requirements: (a) Chinese proficiency requirements: Applicants for programs in the humanities, economics, management, law, arts and traditional Chinese medicine need to have a Chinese proficiency certificate of new HSK band 5 with 210 scores or above; applicants for programs in sciences, engineering and medicine should have a certificate of new HSK band 4 with 210 scores or above. Students who have taken courses mainly in Chinese during their previous studies are exempt from the HSK certificate requirement, provided that they can produce proof of language of instruction used in their previous l studies.
(b) English proficiency requirements: Applicants should present a TOEFL certificate with 80 points or above, or an IELTS certificate with grade 6.0 or above, or another certificate of English proficiency from an accredited test. Native English speakers and applicants who have taken courses in English during their previous studies are exempt from this requirement, but a medium-of-instruction certificate should be furnished.
Supporting Material: In addition to the application for the scholarship, the applicant must submit the following documents:-
Documents required for Undergraduate programme:
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
-High school diploma (a notarized copy in English or Chinese). Applicants who are currently studying at high school should provide a study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their high school diploma to the XMU’s Admissions Office before the specified registration date (Mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts for high school study. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
– A self-introduction video clip.
-The video clip should be five to ten minutes long and include your self–introduction and a description of your hobby, extra-curricular activities, your view of China and Xiamen University, their study plan in China. The introduction should be delivered in Chinese. Applicants for MBBS?program are expected to deliver it in English.
– How to submit: Compress and save the video clip in the rar. format, and then submit it in online application. Alternatively, save it in a disk (or USB Flash Disk) and post it with other required application documents to the Admissions Office of Xiamen University. Mark the applicant’s name and nationality on the disk.
– A letter of recommendation in Chinese or English from applicants’ high school.
– Personal statement (minimum 800 words) in Chinese, which should include a self-introduction, a description of educational experience, their motivations for studying in China and their study plan. Applicants for MBBS program are expected to deliver it in English.
– A photocopy of their valid passport.
Note: Applicants to whom the note to the first item of the Eligibility section applies, should submit a photocopy of their valid passports which they have held for at least four years or certificate of naturalization, as well as a photocopy of the entry and exit stamps in their passports showing that they have resided in a foreign country for at least two years in the last four years.
– A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (click to download) completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant).
– A Statement of Financial Support (click to download) certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
– Other supporting documents including merit certificates and internships certificates may be submitted as well. Applicants with such certificates will be given preference.
Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
Documents required for Master’s programme:
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
-Bachelor’s degree certificate (notarized copy in English or Chinese).
-Applicants who are currently studying at university should provide a study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their bachelor’s degree to the XMU Admissions Office before the specified registration date (mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts relating to bachelor’s degrees studies. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Study or research plan (minimum 1,000 words) in Chinese or English.
-Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by professors or associate professors.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
-A photocopy of their valid passport.
-A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant.)
-A Statement of Financial Support certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
-If applicants have published papers, the abstracts should be enclosed during submission of their application documents.
-Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
Documents required for Doctoral programme :
-Application Form for International Students, which should be completed in Chinese or English and then printed out after successful online application.
– Master’s and Bachelor’s degree certificate (notarized copy in English or Chinese). Applicants who are currently studying at university should provide a master’s study certificate. Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
Note: Applicants who have provided a study certificate should submit a notarized copy of their master’s degree to the XMU Admissions Office before the specified registration date (Mid-September 2016); failure to do so will result in disqualification of enrollment.
-Academic transcripts relating to master’s and Bachelor’s study. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
-Study or research plan (minimum 1,000 words) in Chinese or English.
-Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by professors or associate professors.
-A photocopy of Chinese (HSK) or English Proficiency Certificate or medium-of-instruction certificate.
-A photocopy of valid passport.
-A photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, completed in Chinese or English. (The original is to be retained by the applicant.)
-A Statement of Financial Support (click to download), certifying that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation and living expenses. It should be accompanied by an employment certificate or income certificate and a photocopy of the valid passport of the financial sponsor.
-If applicants have published papers, the abstracts should be enclosed during submission of their application documents.
Note: Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of hard-copy application materials. Incomplete application materials will be rejected. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
How to Apply: Applicants are eligible for scholarship assessment only after they are admitted to the undergraduate, masters or doctoral programme of Xiamen University. Applicants are required to make online application and then download and print out the Application Form for International Students generated upon successful online application.
-Applicants can fill in and print out the Application Form for XMU Scholarship and Send by post to XMU Admissions Office by 30 April 2016 the two forms and other required documents.
Application Deadline: Scholarship application deadline is April 30, 2016.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/xiamen-university-scholarships-international-students-china/2016/02/06/
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NCTU TAIWAN ELITE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN TAIWAN, 2016
National Chiao Tung University is offering Taiwan elite internship program for current masters or PhD students from partner universities or other renowned universities. This is a paid internship program which is tenable for 2 months. NCTU would offer a free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU for admitted students. The application deadlines for the second and the third round are 7th March, 2016 and 7th June, 2016 respectively.
Field of Internship: Science and humanities.
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: National Chiao Tung University
Internship can be taken at: Taiwan
Eligibility: This program is proposed for Master or PhD students from partner universities and other renowned foreign universities to participate in short-term research at NCTU (Partner school students would be considered first). Faculty members with various specialties (in the areas of engineering, social science, computer science, biological science, electrical and computer engineering or management, etc.) from different colleges of NCTU will participate in the program and invite prospective students to do research with professors. Students will be conducting research on either a small independent project or assisting an ongoing project in the host laboratories. At the end of the research, students will be asked to submit a report regarding their research work at NCTU.
-Qualified students would be offered free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU.
Internship Open for International Students: International students can apply for this internship program.
Is this paid internship? NCTU would offer a
– free round-trip economy class flight ticket from their home country to Taiwan and
– additional NTD 5,000 scholarship (including 6% tax) for the first month in NCTU for admitted students. The grant will be distributed in cash. Students will have to pay for their round-trip airfare prior to their arrival in Taiwan. Students should keep the original electronic tickets, ticket receipt, and boarding passes for the reimbursement of their airfare. During the research period, expenses such as accommodation fees, insurance, food, travel or other living expenses shall be at individual student’s own cost. Neither host professor in NCTU nor Office of International Affairs bears the right to pay extra scholarship for students.
Internship Description: National Chiao Tung University, a top research university in Taiwan located adjacent to the Hsinchu Science Park (the Silicon Valley of Asia), emphasizes the integration of science and humanities by offering innovative trainings and interdisciplinary studies in a full spectrum of disciplines. NCTU’s engineering ranks 51st world-wide, while Computer Science ranks 35th world-wide (based on Shanghai Jiaotong University’s Academic Ranking of the World Universities in 2013). National Chiao Tung University has been the cradle for the nation’s high-tech industry leaders as well as for innovation and research. Currently more than 65% of the chairpersons, CEOs and general managers at Hsinchu Science Park companies are NCTU’s alumni.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Internship Duration: Internship runs for a period of at least 2 months.
Notification: The result would be announced in 1) Jan., 2) April and 3) July 2016 to each candidate via email, please check the mail regularly for the admission notice.
How to Apply: Please send the “complete application package” in order in one time via both 1) email and 2) hard copies by registered express mail before the above “Application Deadline”. All applicants are to firstly contact and identify a professor at NCTU to be their research supervisor. B. Required documents for application
-Application form (typewritten)
-Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English 3. Research Proposal of your internship in NCTU (no more than 1 A4 page)
-The Invitation Letter from NCTU supervisor (The letter is compulsory for visa process. It should be formal and with professor’s signature, department, email address on it.)
– Latest “Enrollment Letter” with official stamp from the home university (or valid student ID card with expiry date on it, please make sure the enrollment letter should cover your duration of internship in NCTU)
– A copy of valid passport (valid for at least 6 months)
-A stamped proof issued by home university that internship is one of the graduation criteria or part of course requirement (5-year Integrated program 4th year Undergraduate students only, it’s compulsory for visa process)
Internship Application Deadline: There are 3 rounds of applications; students may choose either one according to the following deadline.
2nd Round: 7th March, 2016 to start from 9th May, 2016 onwards
3rd Round: 7th June, 2016 to start from 1st Aug, 2016 onwards.
Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/internships/nctu-taiwan-elite-internship-program-taiwan/
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