An education is an asset that lasts a lifetime, which is why most of us lay a lot of emphasis on getting a good one. Not all of us can afford to go to the best schools, but there’s where scholarships lend a very welcome helping hand. Again, not many of us are blessed with the skills and dedication that it takes to land the most prestigious or well-endowed scholarships that are on offer.

We are currently looking for a candidate for a PhD position at Utrecht University concerning the project: Testing the robustness of the sulphur stable isotope biomarker and palaeoredox indicator for planetary exploration.

The Graduate school, URBAN-Grad, at the Technical University Darmstadt offers ten fully funded PhD-scholarships on "International and Comparative Urban Research". The successful applicants should hold a diploma or master degree in the fields of social sciences, economics, or humanities, science, or applied sciences, architecture or urban planning.

Building on 15 years of strong cross-disciplinary research in electrical machines and power electronics at UTS, the Centre for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (CIMS) integrates the disciplines of mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering and computer systems.

Several Chevening Scholarships are available from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Tehran for Iranian students to study in the UK at postgraduate level for between six and twelve months, starting in Autumn 2009.

Candidates should fulfil the following criteria:

• Very good first degree
• Overall excellent academic record

The Institute of European Urban Studies (IfEU) at the Bauhaus University Weimar, together with the Bauhaus Research School, in collaboration with the Universit Roma Tre, Rome, Italy, is seeking suitable candidates (max 10 Ph.D. students) for the DAAD funded bi-national Urban Heritage PhD programme to commence on October 1st 2008.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Esther Yewpick Lee Millennium Scholarships 2009

General Information
These Scholarships, tenable at the University of Oxford, are established with funds from the estate of the late Dr. Esther Yewpick Lee, whose family have had strong connections with and affection for both The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Oxford.

EM-CaP is a five year NHMRC funded program bringing together a team of experts within the fields of medicine, epidemiology, health services research and economics.

Formed in March 1982, the Bay Area Black Journalist Association (BABJA) is an organization of African American media professionals and students in radio, television, print, multimedia and public relations. BABJA, a chapter of the National Association of Black journalists (NABJ), exists to serve as an advocate and beneficial network of journalists, students and media-related professionals.

Two PhD scholarships and one Postdoc position in Ultra-high-speed optical communications Non-linear optical switching for extremely high data rate communications (NOSFERATU)

Two PhD scholarships and one Postdoc position are available at DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark from October 1, 2008. All assignments are for three years.

Complete real-time PCR projects paid for by PrimerDesign. If you wish to apply for this opportunity please request an application pack by email to jim@primerdesign.co.uk

The application process is open until 19th September 2008
PrimerDesign will be awarding sponsorship to successful applicants from 30th September 2008

Introduction:

The University of Leicester School of Management is delighted to offer this scholarship in support of its doctoral programme. The successful applicant will receive the sum of £8000 per year over a period of three years in support of their PhD education.

Graduate assistantship in Suburban Ecology
Location: Bedford, NY
Source: Suburban areas have been rapidly expanding around the world for decades, yet only recently has the scientific community come to recognize the value of protecting the often unique biodiversity resources of suburban nature preserves and the specific conservation issues presented by these ecosystems.

2009 Malmberg Scholarship for Study in Sweden Guidelines The Malmberg Scholarship will be awarded to financially assist up to one year of proposed academic study in Sweden.

The University of Dundee works with a variety of educational organisations and Trusts who kindly offer scholarships, both for undergraduates and postgraduates.

Overseas Student Scholarships Undergraduate Taught Entrants 2008 - 2009