The Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) is the most popular business qualification in the world, and is fast becomming a prerequisite for management positions.
The MBA is by its nature a general management qualification. An MBA program usually consists of a core curriculum covering the functional areas of management, including information systems, finance and accounting, and human resources, to name a few. The second stage of the MBA course is usually made up of a choice of electives (optional courses), to allow the student to either continue with general studies or to specialise in a particular subject or area. All this is taught through a variety of means, for example, lectures, study groups and case studies.
This site aims to help you choose the right MBA program for you, whether by full time study or via an online MBA. The articles in the left hand navigation bar offer general advice by geographic region whilst our mba programs article index contains a range articles on more specific MBA courses and advice in general. Best of all we also offer a Free Application & Information Service.
The MBA qualification began in the US about 90 years ago. Today, well over 1000 business schools, universities and other institutions across the world offer MBA programs, and these can differ vastly according to tradition and background. There are also innumerable methods of study, for example, full-time, part-time, modular and distance learning. With this bewildering choice on offer, how can a potential student decide which is the best programme for them?
Cost Considerations
Undertaking an MBA course is a large commitment both in terms of time (full-time programmes run for one or two years) and money (good quality courses cost in the region of £15,000 to £20,000). Therefore, before selecting an MBA program, it is important to ask yourself why you are pursuing the qualification in the first place.
The main reasons quoted by students for choosing to embark upon this route of study are for an increase in salary; to open new career opportunities; to further a career and to extend personal networks. A good quality course will allow for all of these by developing participants' personal skills at the same time as extending their knowledge base in the general management disciplines in the context of global business. MBA programs are an educational course, and as such should challenge students' assumptions and attitudes. Furthermore, knowledge accrued on the course should be highly transferable to the world of work. The courses which achieve this most effectively bring together top quality faculty with students from a variety of backgrounds who possess a wealth of experience and ambition (at Cranfield, for example, students on the full-time programme have an average of nine years' business experience). This combination produces the best possible educational experience which broadens horizons and equips the individual to embrace challenge and change in the future.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Worldwide MBA Programs
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Researchers looking at true world
Researchers looking at true world.....
The new Institute for Business Research being launched in Tauranga
The new Institute for Business Research at the University of Waikato is being launched in Tauranga on Friday December 3.
A lot of good business research information is not finding its way to the business community that can best make use of it, says institute director Stuart Locke.
The Waikato University Institute for Business Research is being created partly to encourage the Waikato and Bay of Plenty business communities to ask questions that dig into that intellectual property, says institute director Stuart Locke.
The average academic spends 40 percent of the time on research, 40 per cent teaching and 20 per cent on administration.
With the top management school in the country, Waikato University has some really good research sitting around not being used by the business community, says Stuart.
The IBR is also envisaged as an employment agency for PhD students looking for suitable research projects.
The intention is to attract the interest of businesses that have significant issues, and team them up with up to date research information. If existing research doesn’t apply, then new research can be undertaken.
“I think we are the first cab off the rank in terms of this sort of thing in New Zealand,” says Stuart, who works with the IBR’s Agribusiness Research Group.
The new Institute for Business Research is being launched at the University of Waikato on Thursday December 2 in Hamilton, and on Friday December 3 in Tauranga.
Keynote speaker at the openings is Professor David Hensher, the Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) and Professor of Management at the University of Sydney.
An authority on urban transport issue, David is the recipient of the 2009 IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his long-standing and exceptional contribution to the wider travel behaviour community. He’s a member of the Singapore Land Transport Authority International Advisory Panel, and is the author of 12 books.
David is a frequent commentator in Australian media, on the broader issues of private participation in infrastructure, especially toll roads, congestion charging and the role in urban areas of rail vs bus transport.
New scholarship opportunities..announces
Up to $12,000 in scholarships are available from the Golden LEAF Foundation to attend four-year colleges and universities in North Carolina,,,,,,,,,,,
The Golden LEAF Foundation has recently revised its scholarship program to offer up to $12,000 for students from qualifying counties to attend participating four-year colleges and universities.
“The Foundation is committed to growing the economies of tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural communities,” said Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF president. “Helping cultivate the talent, knowledge and skill of our future workforce is part of the recipe of success for rebuilding these areas.”
Under the new program, a rising college freshman from a qualifying county can apply for a $12,000 Golden LEAF Scholarship to attend one of the participating four-year colleges and universities. Golden LEAF’s four-year scholars will be eligible for $3,000 a year for up to four years. Scholarships are primarily need-based.
Students from qualifying counties that transfer from a community college to one of the participating four-year institutions are also eligible for $3,000 a year for up to three years, depending on the number of credits the student transfers.
Applications will be available December 16 at CFNC.org/goldenleaf. You can visit the Golden LEAF Website’s scholarship page at www.goldenleaf.org/scholarships.html for more information on scholarship opportunities.
“The Golden LEAF Board of Directors decided to revise the Golden LEAF Scholarship program from a year-to-year commitment to providing four years of assistance to make a tangible difference in the choice for young people to further their education," said Edgar Roach Jr., chairman of the Golden LEAF Board of Directors. “The Board is ever aware of the needs of our communities, and is making an investment now in youth to develop the workforce and leadership of the future.”
Since its inception, Golden LEAF has also provided scholarships for students from qualifying counties to attend any of North Carolina’s community colleges. Curriculum students can apply for assistance for up to $750 per semester, and non-curriculum students can apply to receive up to $250 a semester.
Community college students must apply for the scholarship each semester. Awards can be applied toward tuition, fees and related expenses. Scholarships are need- and merit-based.
Contact your local community college’s financial aid office for more information on how to apply for a Golden LEAF Scholarship to attend North Carolina’s community colleges.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Schorship Opportunities on Scholarship Experts
Schorship Opportunities on Scholarship Experts .
Finding College Scholarships on Scholarship Experts...........
If you're looking for customized school scholarships results and don't care what you have to fill out to get there, then ScholarshipExperts.com is the scholarship information website for you. The profile information it gathers is extraordinarily detailed. You won't just answer questions about your intended major or career after graduation; you'll also be asked about current affiliations, parental affiliations, club memberships, extracurricular activities, GPA, SAT, ACT, military service, awards, and much more. In many ways, filling out this form is like filling out a college application!
The menus themselves are not terribly user-friendly. There is no easy way to skip down to your desired entry. Instead, you have to scroll down all the way, through a bunch of unrelated options before you can select the one you want. It can also be difficult to know where to look, particularly amongst the majors and career choices: economics is listed as Social Science - Economics, meaning that if you're looking for "economics" in the large alphabetized list, you won't find it unless you know to look for "Social Science - Economics."
You will come across ads in the process of registering for an account. But unlike other websites, the ads don't get in the way of accessing the site. You're not in much danger of accidentally clicking your way to an advertising site. They will use your information for advertising purposes after you have signed up, but you can easily avoid the obvious sales pitches that they'll throw at you during the signup process.
Once you are logged in, the interface is really user-friendly. There is a well-designed access portal, which offers easy browsing. There are four sections: scholarship search, financial aid information, college search, and profile information. The scholarship search is excellent, very detailed and very comprehensive. There are good tools that help organize your results, including a favorites list and a discard pile. The college search section is also a useful tool. It isn't as detailed and easy to use as the school scholarships part of the site, but the information is still helpful. The financial aid information portion of the site redirects you to the government-run student aid site.
•Cost: Free.
•Access: Access to need based and academic scholarships.
•Scholarship Search Login: Required. Login forms are detailed and tedious to fill out. There are a few ads, but they are easy to circumvent.
•Information Security: Poor. They will collect your information, and they will use it to send you advertisements from subsidiaries.
•Custom scholarship search results: Yes, thanks to the exhaustive info entered into your profile.
•Scholarship Information Organization: Great. You can reorganize the scholarship information by any number of categories for easy browsing.
•Direct links to scholarship sites: Yes. Convenient links let you apply to many school scholarships online.
•Quantity of Scholarships: Impressive. When searched with very strict criteria, some 100 results still appeared. The website seems to gather even school scholarships offered by other online resources, which can be a big advantage.
•Tip: Consider the benefits of filling out the whole login form versus leaving parts blank. If you go through the entire form, the process is long. Cutting down on how many questions you answer could make it much easier - just be careful you don't cut down too much, and be sure to provide all the required information.
SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE.........
Finding College Scholarships on Free Scholarship Guide
•Cost: Free.
•Access: Total access to need based and academic scholarships.
•Scholarship Search Login: Required, and takes a lot of personal details. Profile application form contains ads.
•Information Security: Maybe. They claim not to spam too heavily, but they also state that they need the revenue from ads to keep the site running, which means at least a little spam.
•Custom scholarship search results: No. You can do a keyword search, nothing more.
•Scholarship Information Organization: Decent. You can narrow it down by a few categories, plus a general search. But there is no real organization that you can do on the results you get.
•Direct links to scholarship sites: Yes. With most scholarships, you click on the title given in the online listing, and then it immediately links you to the scholarship's own page.
•Quantity of Scholarships: Impressive. There were over a thousand scholarships for college students offered.
•Tip: Look before you click! Be sure that you haven't left any boxes checked that might indicate you want any spam email. The application process can be tricky; review it before you finalize.
Scholarship
College Scholarship Website Snapshot:
•Cost: Free.
•Scholarship Search Login: Required.
•Information Security: Information is secure, but you must opt out of the marketing list
•Tip: Unless you want to receive correspondence, be sure that you go through the steps that will take you off of their mailing list. Unless you opt out, you will get spam. But if you remove yourself from that list, you'll get all the benefits of the site access with none of the spam.
•Custom scholarship search results: Yes.
•Scholarship Information Organization: Good.
•Direct links to scholarship sites: Yes.
•Quantity of Scholarships: Good.
Science guru's other first prize
Science guru's other first prize
Sir Paul Callaghan considers himself a lucky man. Not because he's the leader of the team that has won this year's Prime Minister's Science Prize of $500,000.
He's won prizes before, plenty of them - the Ampere Prize, the Rutherford Medal and the Gunther Laukien Prize among them.
Nor does he link his luck to the fact that his team's work in the rarefied world of nuclear magnetic resonance is so widely published - 250 scientific papers between the five of them with a citation "h-index" of 46, putting them up with Nobel Prize winners.
"I've been hugely well recognised and I sometimes wonder why - I've been lucky that way," he says with typical modesty.
The reason Sir Paul regards himself as lucky is that he's still here. Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2008, he had surgery and chemotherapy, but the outlook wasn't great.
"The tumour had got through the wall and spread cells into my abdominal cavity. I had multiple tumours throughout my peritoneum."
It was a fatal condition with no cure.
Friday, June 25, 2010
NCAA proposes end to early scholarship offers
An NCAA committee announced Thursday that it will back a proposal to prohibit making scholarships offers to recruits before July 1 in the summer between their junior and senior years in high school. If passed, it would apply to all sports.
Coaches also would have to receive high school transcripts documenting at least five semesters or seven quarters worth of academic work for a young recruit before they can offer a scholarship.
It is the first recommendation to come out of the Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet, which is reviewing recruiting conduct. Committee chair Petrina Long acknowledged it would be a difficult rule for school compliance officers to monitor.
But Long, senior associate athletic director at UCLA, said the committee was compelled to propose a change after recruits and their families said they had felt pressured to make decisions before knowing enough about the school's academic programs. Coaches also told the cabinet they were under increased pressure to "keep up" by making offers to younger and younger players or lose out on top recruits.
The issue has drawn headlines when some men's basketball coaches started making offers to middle school players.
The recruiting cabinet also wants to give coaches more flexibility in calling recruits, their parents or legal guardians. If approved, coaches could contact recruits and their families once a month from June 15 of their sophomore year through July 31 of their junior year in high school.
Starting on Aug. 1 of the senior year, coaches could call a recruit twice a week. Coaches would also be allowed to make one call per week to junior college transfers or transfers from other four-year schools.
The rule is already being used in men's basketball and would be expanded to include all sports except football.
The Legislative Council will not vote on any of the proposals before January and it could delay a vote until April 2011.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Scholarship Guidelines need?
Guiding principle your Scholarship ,,,
Basic Scholarship Guidelines
These days it seems you can find just about anything on the internet, including college scholarship money. Since the advent of the World Wide Web, free information has become steadily more accessible and plentiful and we have made it a point to provide as much accurate scholarship information as possible, including basic scholarship guidelines we hope will keep you on the road to free money for college, working daily to make our database the most accurate, complete scholarship database on the internet. We do this with the help of scholarship providers and visitors to Scholarships.com. So many people have been willing to take a few minutes to let us know what they like best about our site and, sometimes more importantly, what could be improved and this has made all the difference in the information we are able to offer and the free scholarship search we provide. Below are a few basic steps you can follow if you use our site and would like to help us to continue to improve it.
If you are someone who is using Scholarships.com to find money for college, be sure to review your results thoroughly before contacting us with suggestions and then, if you have questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
1.Read Summaries.
Be sure to read the award summaries for each scholarship in your search results before you contact the provider. Also, you might want to sort the results by due date, as you might like to know which ones are due right away so you can go after those first. This is a particularly effective strategy if you are getting a later start searching for money, as there are fewer opportunities as the year wears on.
2.Relevance
At times, you might be wondering why you are seeing a particular scholarship listed among your search results. If this is the case, just glance at the upper left side of the award page. You will see your profile and, just below that, a list of criteria by which you were matched with this particular scholarship award. If you see a criterion you feel is inaccurate or ambiguous, please let us know and we will look into it.
3.A Little Help?
Scholarships.com’s free college scholarship search and financial aid information is the product of many years of refinement and effort, aided by participation on the part of scholarship providers and searchers alike. If you have a problem, let us know. If you love our site, don’t be shy, either. We love all forms of feedback and take great pride in the fact that we are constantly improving with the help of those who benefit most from our service. Knowing what we are doing right and on what we might improve are the keys to our continued growth and success.
4.Be Specific.
Please be sure to give us particulars when emailing us with any and all comments or suggestions. If your comment or question concerns a particular award, give us the Scholarship ID Number and articulate what the problem is. We will investigate and, if appropriate, make the appropriate changes. If you get an error message, let us know what page you were on when you got the error (taken straight from the URL bar at the top of your browser window- i.e. http://www.scholarships.com/main.aspx). Copy and paste the text from the error you have received into the body of your email. It is very rare that this sort of thing happens, but if it does, this will help us correct the problem much more quickly.
5.Suggest Away. We’re Listening.
Nobody can work and continue to improve in a vacuum. We have, over the years, received a lot of email that has helped us shape the site you see today at Scholarships.com. We take this type of correspondence very seriously and make every effort to implement any and all reasonable suggestions. It may take weeks or even months, depending upon the suggestion or request, but if we see the merit in it and/or get enough requests for it, it will get done.
These are just a few ways I think we can continue to improve the service we provide. It is perfectly natural and more than understandable to become frustrated with the process of paying for your (or finding a way to pay for your child’s) post-secondary education. However, you have to find a way to count to ten and convince yourself that it is not insurmountable- that you can and will do it. And if we are able to help you accomplish this goal don’t hesitate to let us know how we have and/or can best help you to help yourself.
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http://www.scholarships.com
Sunday, May 30, 2010
International scholarships
International scholarships ...The scholarship provides students the opportunity to study for masters degree from one of the UK’s top-ranked research universities. Up to 200 scholarships are offered to Indian, Chinese, Canadian and US students.
Selected students will get £2000 as a one-off award towards the cost of tuition fees for a full-time masters level course (excluding PhD studies) in a wide range of subject areas. Applicants can choose to study at any of Scotland’s 17 universities and higher education institutions.
Priority subject areas for the scholarships are science, technology, the arts and creative industries, financial services, and clean and renewable energy. This includes a wide range of subjects across all of Scotland’s universities and higher education institutions.
Qualification and selection criteria: The candidate should: (i) not have completed an undergraduate degree in Scotland (four-plus years duration); (ii) have either a conditional or unconditional offer of a place at a Scottish university on an eligible course; (iii) be a citizen of India; and (iv) ensure that he/she can meet the costs of living and the remainder of tuition fees.
To complete the application, candidates must either email their application directly to their chosen university attaching the required supporting documentation or print and post the application along with supporting documentation directly to the chosen university.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
4th PHD-GPI bridge tournament in Delhi..
4th PHD-GPI bridge tournament in Delhi.
.he three-day PHD-GPI Bridge Tournament was inaugurated today by Ashok Kajaria, President, PHD Chamber.
More than 100 pairs of bridge players representing 46 teams are participating including professional bridge players, bureaucrats, noted industrialists, NRIs and foreign diplomats. On the 3rd and final day, 24th January 2010, the winners shall be presented awards that include the Rai Bahadur G M Modi Trophy.
The tournament is organized in memory of Late Rai Bahadur Gurjar Mal Modi, the doyen of industry, particularly northern India in the post independence era.
Coinciding with the 34th death anniversary of Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi, this tournament is being organized after a gap of three years
Friday, November 6, 2009
Online Degrees:If you have been contemplating on taking one of the online degrees no matter if it is a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, an MBA
If you have been contemplating on taking one of the online degrees no matter if it is a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, an MBA, a PHD or just a certificate course in a certain field of your interest, you can get money to fund it. Almost all online colleges provide you with financial help. There are many an online college that can provide you with an online degree in just about every field whether it is engineering, computer science, biology, teaching, law, accounting, interior design, nursing, education, business, marketing and whatever else you can think of.
A lot of people try to make use of government money to get online degrees whether they are affiliated to a regular college or university or whether it is an online college that they are attending. Degrees online are becoming extremely popular nowadays as more and more people are finding out that they can attend online colleges in order to get an online degree at their own pace without any pressure especially when they are working at the same time. They can complete the online course in as much time as is convenient to them depending on the time that they can spare.
Government financial aid is pretty easy to obtain. Aid can come in the form of grants as well as loans which could be education loans as well. If you apply for a government loan you might be lucky to get a grant or you might get a loan. The best way to find out whether you can get financial help for you online degree is to get in touch with the online college and find out whether they are accredited and if so whether they have tie-ups with financial help programs via the government or otherwise. A lot of people who have completed their online degrees have done so by using financial aid only. A lot of online colleges also have their own plans for payment without getting financial aid from the government. Only make sure they are accredited to the Department of Education in that region.
You can also get scholarship from charitable institutions. Online courses and programs are very much accepted by employers today and some of them will even pay their employees to get some of these online degrees. If you are already having a job, speak to your boss and see if he will bear part or all of the cost of your tuition, classes or courses. If the courses online that you will be taking are related to your job, then chances are he will sponsor your online degree.
If in any case you need money to take the courses online and get yourself an online degree, you can make an attempt and get yourself a scholarship or grant or at least a loan. Often it means going the extra mile but then it is well worth it. So don’t say that you don’t have enough money for the online degrees and stay put; make an attempt to find a financial aid.
Start by checking all the online degrees: http://www.courses.com available here! You are sure to find at least one online degree: http://www.courses.com to suit your requirement.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Top students awarded PhD scholarships to Cambridge
Three New Zealand university students have been awarded scholarships from the Rutherford Foundation to undertake their PhDs at the University of Cambridge in England.
Two of the scholarships are funded jointly by the Rutherford Foundation and the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, with the third also supported by the Cavendish Laboratory. This laboratory is where Lord Ernest Rutherford conducted his ground-breaking physics research
The successful scholarship recipients are Julian Peat and Naomi White, both from the University of Otago, and Yvette Perrott from the University of Auckland.
The scholarships cover all course and college fees at the University of Cambridge, annual return airfares to New Zealand and a yearly allowance.
The Rutherford Foundation, which awards the scholarships, is a trust set up by the Royal Society of New Zealand to provide support to emerging New Zealand scientists.
The Foundation’s chairperson Margaret Brimble says it aspires to retain New Zealand’s outstanding young scientists in New Zealand.
“It is hoped that these bright young scientists will eventually return to New Zealand to continue their quest for knowledge, thus contributing to New Zealand’s economic growth.”
Whilst at Cambridge University Julian Peat will be studying ribonucleic acid (RNA) which is the building block of genetic material. He is particularly interested in working out how RNA acts and interacts with cell components, with a view to using this information to drive therapeutic advances.
Naomi White aims to study the improvement of social and communication skills in children with autism using musical intervention programmes. She has a background in psychology and psychopathology with strong musical interests.
Yvette Perrott has an interest in astronomy and astrophysics and will be hosted by the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge. She has experience in gravitational microlensing, a technique used to discover planets around distant stars, their sizes and relative distances. In addition to astrophysics, she is interested in relativity and quantum physics and has a strong track record in languages.
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For further details about the Rutherford Foundation see:
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/rutherford/default.aspx
Background information
The Royal Society of New Zealand established the Rutherford Foundation to provide funding for PhD education, postdoctoral research and early career development in science.
The Foundation is named after Ernest Rutherford who, in 1894, was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship that allowed him to travel overseas to carry out research in physics. He chose to attend the University of Cambridge which had just begun to accept research students from overseas.
The Rutherford Foundation provides support to those demonstrating a passion for science and technology and the potential to excel in a research environment. It offers two PhD scholarships funded jointly with the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and a third supported by the Cavendish Laboratory (in physics).
Permission to name the Foundation after Lord Rutherford was generously given by his great granddaughter Mary Fowler, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of London.
His Excellency The Hon Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, lends his mana to the
Friday, October 16, 2009
PhD in Engineering, Science and Medicine
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Microsoft PHD
The PhD Scholarship Programme recognises and supports exceptional students who show the potential to make an outstanding contribution to science and computing. This programme supports PhD students in computing and those working at the intersection of computing and the sciences.
Only PhD supervisors should apply. If their project is selected, the supervisor has up to a year to find the best possible student for the project. Joint applications by two supervisors from different disciplines are especially encouraged.
The 2009 application deadline has passed. No additional proposals will be accepted for this year.
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Eligibility Criteria
Application Process
Selection Process
Awards
The 2009 application deadline has passed. No additional proposals will be accepted for this year.
Notification of results: December 2009
Eligibility Criteria
We usually consider only one application per university department or per laboratory of a national research institution.
Only applications from countries in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East will be considered. Some additional criteria apply in some of these countries (see Country-Specific Application Guidelines below).
Only applications in research areas relatively close to the ones researchers at Microsoft Research in Cambridge focus on will be considered. These areas are:
Computational Science
Computer-Mediated Living
Constraint Reasoning
Machine Learning and Perception
Online Services and Advertising
Programming, Principles, and Tools
Systems and Networking
Application Process
The 2009 application deadline has passed. No additional proposals will be accepted for this year.
Applications are accepted only through a student’s institution, such as from the PhD supervisor or a departmental secretary. We do not accept applications from students directly.
Applications should contain the following:
An online Web form that includes contact details of supervisor(s) and possible reviewers. Ideally, one of the suggested reviewers should be from Microsoft Research. If no suitable Microsoft researcher can be identified, it may mean that the proposed research project is too far from our areas of interest.
A project proposal of maximum four (4) A4 pages in 10-point font, including references.Accepted formats: plain text or Microsoft Office Word only.
The research project proposal should address the following points:
Evidence that the research supervisor would be suitable to supervise of a PhD student for the proposed research project.This may include a short list of recent and relevant publications of the supervisor.
Evidence that the department or laboratory offers a suitable environment for research in the proposed area.
Basis for the research (motivations and brief state-of-the-art, including key references).
Hypothesis under investigation and main aims.
Research strategy with significant milestones if identified.
Methods of research (for example, main techniques, experiments, and trials).
Details of any collaboration with other departments/research bodies.
Expected outcomes (for example, software tools).
Applications must be complete and received by the announced deadline to be considered. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.
Country-Specific Application Guidelines
GermanyIn Germany, some PhD scholarships are offered to some students of the International Max Planck Research School for Computer Science and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. For other institutions, please follow the instructions on this page.
United KingdomIn the United Kingdom, we are able to offer co-funding with the UK Research Councils through the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA). Interested applicants simply need to tick the appropriate box on the application form. The DHPA FAQ explains the benefits of this programme.
Selection Process
Applications are on a competitive basis and we anticipate a high level of demand for scholarships (the average selection rate has been around 20 percent over the last 5 years). Following receipt of such applications, each is carefully reviewed by researchers from universities and from Microsoft Research and the best proposals are selected. For reference, you may consult the evaluation form sent to reviewers.
After a ranking based on the ‘marks’ of the reviewers (when the number of reviews permit it), a short list of applications is drawn and are then ranked manually per research area by Microsoft Researchers using all the information provided to us by the expert reviewers as well as additional information such as the relevance of the research to our particular interests, the interest of one of our researchers to get involved in the project, and so on. The rankings from each research areas are then combined, trying to keep a good balance between each area.
Decisions are made solely at the discretion of Microsoft Research and all decisions are final.
Supervisors have up to one year (from the date of notification) to propose the best and most suitable student possible to carry out the proposed research project.
The student, who can be of any nationality, should not have started his or her PhD before September 2009.
After a student is identified, we request a CV and two strong letters of recommendation (in English and preferably not from the supervisor) from professors familiar with the student’s work and we may decide to interview the student by telephone.
The terms of the agreement between the institution of the successful applicant and Microsoft Research have been developed over the course of the last few years with input from numerous research organisations around Europe to ensure that they are appropriate and equitable.See: Terms and conditions of the sponsorship ........
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Prepare for a scholarship interview?but how?.........
Recommendation #4: Follow the guidelines of the interview and make sure to give the interviewer time to ask his or her questions. Interview committees usually explain the schedule or plan for the interview at the start of the process. Give the committee members time to describe the schedule even if you think you know what it is. Usually the process is that interviewees are asked a few standard questions followed by more thought-provoking ones and then are provided with an opportunity to ask a question at the end. In short, you will have a chance to talk. Nonetheless, since there are time limits on interviews, it means that you should not memorize a speech. In fact it is best to avoid memorized speeches and presenting them without pause. Skilled interviewers will recognize these quickly and many will not be impressed. Stick to sharing general thoughts and utilizing discourse skills that you have practiced in your preparation sessions.
Recommendation #5: Answer the questions with full, thoughtful answers. Donors who fund scholarship programs want diversity. They want people who represent many different opinions and backgrounds, and who can explain how they fit those concepts of diversity. Answering either “yes or no” or with brief, one-sentence response doesn’t give the interview panel or committee much information to work with. It doesn’t help you draw an interesting personal profile of yourself or achieve a successful interview.
Recommendation #6: Finally, be yourself and don’t worry about the results. Try to see the interview as a learning experience and an opportunity to meet new people. Being able to think about varying questions posed by different people will help you in your future. Think positively about your experience. If you don’t succeed this time, there may be other opportunities in the future. Try and prepare again. Farouk Al Salihi, a U.S. Department of State PLUS scholarship grantee and now a master’s degree candidate at the London School of Economics writes, “Be confident, do not lie, relax, and go to the interview keeping in mind that if you ‘blow’ it, it will not be the end of the world—nor the end of you either.”
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
IITs strategise for more PhD scholars
Efforts include joint MTech and PhD degrees and streamlining policies so that thesis papers are cleared within two months
With research becoming a clear focus area at all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and with the 20-30 per cent growth in sponsored research, the premier technology institutes are now targeting a 10-30 per cent increase in PhD scholars.
Globally, China produces the maximum number of research scholars per year. It is widely recognised that there will be substantially more PhD engineers and scientists in China in 2010 than in the United States, as China produces three times the number of engineers per year. Smalley, a nobel prize-winning scientist from Rice University, recently concluded that by 2010, 90 per cent of all PhD physical scientists and engineers in the world will be Asians living in Asia, and among Asian PhD engineers and scientists, most will be produced by China.
India, therefore, is in a hurry to catch up. IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), for instance, awarded 212 PhDs this year, of which nearly 70 per cent had studied engineering. Last year, the institute had awarded 167 PhDs.
“We want at least 30 per cent of our students to be research scholars, double of what it is right now. We are making several enticements for that, like joint MTech and PhD degrees and streamlining policies so that thesis papers are cleared within two months instead of one year which is usually the norm,” said Damodar Acharya, director of IIT-KGP.
The institute has also introduced joint degree programmes with other reputed universities in India and abroad. A student admitted to such joint degree programmes has to spend upto two years in the partnering university and would have a joint guide. Through this programme, the institute aims at producing high quality faculty who will have exposure to at least two different environments.
The institute from its own fund supports written airfare up to two visits of the students to the partnering university. The local expenses of the student are taken care of by the partnering university.
At IIT-Bombay, 140 PhDs graduated in 2007, 200 in 2008 and around 175 in 2009. "We are incubating our PhD students using their intellectual properties. This should encourage students and make them feel more secure about their research findings," said Rangan Banerjee, dean of research and development at IIT Bombay.
At IIT Madras, from 2006 to 2009 there has been a 50 per cent increase in PhD intake. Currently the institute has around 1100 PhD scholars, informed Job Kurian, dean of sponsored research at IIT Madras. IIT Madras aims to have a 1:1 ratio between research scholars and undergraduates, from 1:5 ratio currently, said Kurian.
IIT-Delhi has seen a 23 per cent increase in the number of PhD degrees given out this year. A total number of 181 PhD degrees was awarded as compared to 147 last year. "This is a phenomenal achievement and is contrary to belief that we are very poor on research output," said M Balakrishnan, dean of post-graduate studies at IIT-Delhi.
IIT Bhubaneswar, one of the newest IITs in India, is encouraging faculty to join the institute with their own research scholars. M Chakraborty, director of IIT Bhubaneswar, said that the institute is also making provision for upto Rs 5 lakh research grant to a faculty. This would help them to invest in necessary infrastructure they require to carry out their research, like softwares, hardwares, books and journals, etc.
Student researchers get a grant of Rs 15,000 per month. International exposure for faculty and student researchers and presenting their research papers at international conferences is another priority area for IIT Bhubaneswar.
IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-G), another new IIT, has also started focusing on establishing the institute as a preferred destination for research students by initiating quality research activities on the campus.
The institute, which was established in 2008, has just received its second batch of undergraduate students, but is already working on lines of creating a centre for research.
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal had recently said the country's premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) must focus on quality research and act as a catalyst to boost technical education in India.
"This is not only necessary for the economic growth of the country but also for the IITs to make the transition as creator of knowledge. Without a large base of well educated undergraduates in the country it is difficult to imagine any significant growth in research output from these institutions," Sibal said.
Monday, August 3, 2009
PhD Scholarship in the School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Applications are invited for a number of PhD studentship in the School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University. The studentships consist of a tax-free stipend (currently £ 13,290 per annum for the 2009-2010 academic year) and tuition fees.
We are seeking candidates with strong background and interest in the following areas, in which the School has well established research groups and advanced research facilities:
VLSI devices (Microelectronics Research Group): The research will be related to quality assessment of nanometre transistors and Flash memory cells, and the evaluation of new materials for future VLSI industry. The research work will be carried out in collaboration with world-leading microelectronic research institutes, such as IMEC. The applicants should have a background in electrical and electronic engineering or physics.Power electronics (Electric Machines and Drives Research Group): The research will be in the area of voltage source inverter topologies and PWM techniques for variable-speed multiphase (more than three phases) motor drives. The applicants should have a background in electrical and electronic engineering, especially in the areas of power electronics, electric machines and variable speed drives, DSPs, and on-line control implementation.Detailed information regarding the research groups is available at http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/ENG/91782.htm.
RequirementsApplicants should hold (or expect to get) a good (first class or upper second class) Honours degree or Masters degree (or an overseas equivalent from a recognized University). The expected starting date for the PhD studies is 01 October 2009.
ApplicationApplication procedure: Please submit:
* Full CV;* Completed “Postgraduate Application Form” (downloadable from http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/RGSO/59300.htm); the form must include full home address and all contact details;* Two references (from independent and verifiable e-mail addresses, if sent by e-mail);Certified translations of relevant transcripts and diplomas (for overseas applicants) or copies of transcripts and diplomas (UK/EU applicants);* Proof of English language knowledge (overseas applicants only; minimum acceptable IELTS score is 6.00)by e-mail to Prof. Emil Levi (e.levi@ljmu.ac.uk) or by mail to E.Levi, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom St, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.
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PhD Studentships School of Technology
Up to five funded 3-year PhD Studentships are available in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Electronics and Communications.Stipend:£14,000 tax-free per annum UK/EU students (plus fees paid)£12,000 tax-free per annum International students (plus fees paid)The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise placed the School of Technology at Oxford Brookes University in an excellent position, showing that we undertake research of world class standard in a number of areas.For more details about our research please see http://tech.brookes.ac.uk/research.Five fully funded PhD studentships are available in the School for an October 2009 start.Students must work on a research project of strategic importance to the School. Projects are available in the following areas:• Computer Science: Computer vision, digital identity, digital forensics, formal algorithm development, formal methods in software design, web technologies.• Electronics and communications: Wireless sensor networks, biomedical electronics, crypto-hardware design.• Mathematics: Applied inverse problems, computational algebra and algorithm development.• Engineering: Joining technology, fatigue testing, risk and reliability, scaffold structures, design of electric vehicles, sustainable techniques and materials for transport manufacture.More detailed descriptions of projects available are given at http://tech.brookes.ac.uk/research/phdIf you wish to discuss a project informally prior to making an application, please contact the potential supervisor at the email address given within each project description.Eligibility: These studentships are open to all suitable qualified applicants. Full fees (at home/EU or International level, as appropriate) and an annual bursary of £12,000 (international), £14,000 (home/EU) will be paid subject to satisfactory progress.Applications: Applicants should have a 1st or 2i at undergraduate level, or at least a merit at Masters level in a engineering, mathematical, computer science or analytical subject.
For general application queries please contact tech-research@brookes.ac.ukFurther Detailshttp://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/RQ364/PhD_Studentships
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Opportunity for a PhD Studentship in Characterisation of parameters to identify Partial Discharge in voids in power cables – vented and unvented.
Applications are invited for a full-time PhD research Studentship within the School of Engineering and Computing.
Applications are invited for a full-time PhD research Studentship within the School of Engineering and Computing. The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend of £13,900 [please note that students from outside the EU are required to pay the difference between International and EU fees, this would amount to £6,100 per annum]. The successful candidate is expected to undertake up to 6 hours of academic support activity per week.
Project Description
The High Voltage and Insulation Diagnostics Group at Glasgow Caledonian University is involved in both basic research programmes and industrially sponsored projects. The main focus of the research work of the HVIDG is identifying the precursors of failure mechanisms in insulation materials. The reason for this focus is to allow asset managers to prevent loss of power to customers; the ability to do this is still not fully successfully developed. One important precursor is Partial Discharge (PD) activity, which results when high levels of electrical stress exist upon poor insulation. Signals which are propagated from the PD can, in some cases, be related to the conditions at and around the fault.
PD results from faults in power insulation systems and exacerbates failure. This project aims to measure and identify the difference in characteristics of PD to quantify the physical conditions in the insulating material. This has been identified as being of vital importance to the power industry at a number of major international seminars and conferences and also by industry itself. The ability to identify specific signal characteristics, such as frequency of discharge and magnitude of discharge, and relate that to the known physical constraints at the fault site would aid asset managers with assessment of the physical degradation of the insulation.
The main objective of the project is to identify and interpret insulation condition through correlation of electrical signals generated in the fault. The initial stages of the programme will be directed towards construction of two forms of fault which are known to occur in solid insulation materials. The differences in response of these fault types when subjected to electrical stressing will be the main focus of the work. This project is applicable to current and future power plant.
The work in this programme, whilst fundamental in content, is complementary to that of an EPSRC funded project currently ongoing at Glasgow Caledonian University. The outcomes of this course of study will be used to inform and enhance the funded work programme and the student would be supported in their endeavours by others working in this area.
The project objectives are as follows:
To construct specific fault geometries in a range of polymeric or resinous materials;
To stress the faulted solid insulation samples under typical stresses found in electrical power plant;
To identify electrical and chemical markers in stressed samples;
To correlate the signals and chemical changes which occur in the stressed regimes to the constraints present in the fault and to use these to provide signifiers to asset engineers.
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a good honours degree (minimum 2.1) or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline who will have good analytical and investigative skills and a positive attitude toward cross-disciplinary research and teamwork. The student would be expected, as part of their professional development, to present research findings at conferences and to industrial forums. For informal enquiries and further details of this project please contact Dr. Donald Hepburn by email at: dmhe@gcal.ac.uk.
School of Engineering and Computing
The School offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional Short Course Training and Research opportunities in the three broad areas of Computing & Creative Technologies, Communication, Network and Electronic Engineering and Energy Systems Engineering.
The School of Engineering & Computing offers you a dynamic and vibrant environment for research. The School has more than 100 academics spanning all levels from research students to research lecturers, readers and professors. We aim to carry out a high level of recognised research across a wide range of areas in computing and engineering. For the 3 areas submitted to the RAE2008 from SEC, Computer Science and Informatics and General Engineering have 70% in the internationally recognised/excellence category (2*/3*) and in Applied Mathematics 5% in the World Class category (4*).
We have spent over £1.5m on research and knowledge transfer infrastructure over the last 2-3 years and have state-of-the-art facilities. We have an established record of supervising high quality research degrees (PhD and MPhil). We currently have 70 research students registered for MPhil and PhDs, studying full or part-time.
Each student receives a core induction programme, regular 1-1 tuition, personal development planning, and research methods, employability and other training courses relevant to their needs. Many also work directly with companies on leading edge applied research, they publish papers and present at international conferences and are members of the Caledonian Graduate Centre and have access to all its services.
How to Apply:
Application forms are available from Ms Diane Dickie (Tel: +44 (0)141 331 8096; E: D.Dickie@gcal.ac.uk)
Please state the Project Title on the completed application form and return – along with your current curriculum vitae, copies of academic qualifications and references – to:
Ms Diane Dickie, The Graduate Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
The closing date for applications is Friday 31st July 2009; short-listed candidates will be contacted to attend for interview in mid August 2009 with a commencement date of September/October 2009 desirable.