Fellowship for Postdoctoral Students in Computational Fungal Genomics at Massey University, New Zealand

Scholarship Description: We are looking for a motivated and productive postdoctoral fellow to explore fungal genome evolution, including lateral gene transfer, using comparative genome data and novel computational analysis. The successful candidate will have scope to drive his/her own research program within the bounds of the group’s larger research agenda, but will also engage with ongoing collaborative research projects. This computational position requires solid quantitative skills in next generation sequencing and bioinformatics, preferably including some (basic) background in scripting or programming. Training in fungal biology and genetics can be provided as needed, and candidates from non-standard research backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Study Subject(s):Computational Fungal Genomics

Course Level:Postdoctoral

Scholarship Provider: Massey University

Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand

Eligibility:

Qualifications

A PhD in bioinformatics, or computational biology or otherwise applicable field (interpreted broadly)

Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

-Able to conduct independent cutting-edge research

-Proven research experience, including some evidence of a publication record

-Strong quantitative skills, including some background in (basic) scripting

Preferred Qualifications:

-Candidates with a background in applied mathematics/physics/computer science are especially encouraged to apply

-Candidates will ideally be conversant in at least one programming language

-Additional bioinformatic, computational and/or statistical experience would be an advantage

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

How to Apply: Electronically and by post

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 January 2012

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UC Commerce Ambassador Scholarships at University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2012

Undergraduate Scholarship in Business and Economics at College of Business and Economics in University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2012
Study Subject(s):Business and Economics
Course Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship Provider: University of Canterbury
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility:
For international fee paying students who have attended a New Zealand secondary school and who are to begin the first year of a Bachelor of Commerce programme at the University of Canterbury.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The ambassador programme is designed to recognise the academic and extracurricular achievement of international students studying at New Zealand secondary schools
1. The awards shall be known as the University of Canterbury (UC) Commerce Ambassadorships. Recipients of the award shall be known as UC Commerce Ambassadors.
2. Up to five scholarships shall be awarded annually to international fee paying students who are attending a New Zealand secondary school in the year of application and who will undertake a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Canterbury.
3. Each scholarship shall be tenable for three years and shall be taken up in the year following the completion of secondary school.
How to Apply: Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2012
For more information visiti official website

UC College of Business and Economics Pasifika Awards for Excellence, New Zealand

University of Canterbury funded  Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in the field of Business and Economics in New Zealand
Study Subject(s):Business, Economics
Course Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship Provider: University of Canterbury
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility:For students who are NZ citizens or permanent residents of Pasifika descent, who are about to begin their first year of a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Canterbury
-who attended a secondary school in New Zealand in the year of application.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: These awards were established by the University of Canterbury College of Business and Economics in 2006 to recognise academic and extracurricular achievement of students from secondary schools within New Zealand of Pasifika descent.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 October 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

SKM Civil Engineering Scholarship for Graduate Students at University of Auckland, New Zealand

Graduate Scholarship in the Field of Civil Engineering Provided by SKM in University of Auckland in New Zealand
Study Subject(s):Civil Engineering
Course Level:Graduate
Scholarship Provider: SKM
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility:be  a Part II or Part III student who is undertaking study towards a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering at The University of Auckland.


Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: To assist and encourage students taking the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majoring in Civil Engineering at The University of Auckland. This will enable SKM to support the engineering profession by being involved in the education of future engineers and create personal mutually advantageous links during the term of the scholarship between the scholarship provider and the recipient.


How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2012
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2011-2012 Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Scholarship, New Zealand

Scholarship for new students at Massey University with high achievement in Academic and Arts at Massey University, New Zealand
Study Subject(s): Academic,Arts composition, performance, creative writing, and visual arts
Course Level: Bachelor( 1st year)
Scholarship Provider: Massey University
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility: All applicants must be eligible, and intending, to enrol:
-for either full-time (minimum of 105 credits) or part-time (minimum of 45 credits) study;
-in the first year (i.e. 100 level) of a Bachelor degree programme;
-in the year following the award of the Scholarship;
-at any Massey University campus.
All applicants need to meet the entry criteria for the programme that they intend to enrol in at Massey University.
2. Applicants for the Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Scholarship Academic Category only
School leaver applicants for the Academic category must have achieved a minimum of 20 NCEA Level 2 credits (or the equivalent in unit standards and/or credits) in each of four subjects from the approved list in order to be considered for this award. Credits would normally be expected to reflect a level of excellence across a range of subjects recognized by an endorsement of Excellence, and or excellence within the subject areas of proposed study.
Non school leaver applicants in this category must be able to demonstrate equivalent competence across a minimum of four subject areas.
3. Applicants for the Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Scholarship (Arts) categories:
School leaver applicants in the Arts category must have attained an NCEA Level 2 certificate at Year 12 and in the opinion of the school, must be clearly capable of achieving University Entrance.
Non school leaver applicants in the Arts category must be able to document academic achievements that are comparable with those required of school leaver applicants at University Entrance or similar.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Up to 150 full-time and part-time Scholarships may be awarded annually. The value of the Scholarship shall be $3000 for full-time students, or pro-rated for part-time students, for one year. Applicants who apply for and are successful in more than one category will receive recognition of that but will only receive remuneration (to the maximum of $3,000 or pro-rated for part-time) for one category. The Scholarship will be paid in two instalments upon confirmation of enrolment in semesters one and two following the official withdrawal dates for these semesters.
How to Apply: Online


Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 August 2011


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Claude McCarthy Fellowships at Massey University, New Zealand

Fellowship to graduates for original work or research in literature, science or medicine.
Study Subject: Literature, Science ,Medicine
Employer: Massey University
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The fellowships is announced to enable graduates of “any one or more of the Universities of New Zealand” to undertake “original work or research in literature, science or medicine”.
A fellowship may be granted for any one of the following purposes:
Category A: To enable graduates of a New Zealand university, who are registered and enrolled for a doctoral degree at a New Zealand university, to travel overseas for short periods to:
a) present research work at conferences, and/or
b) conduct research leading towards the New Zealand doctoral degree for which they are enrolled.
Fellows must retain their New Zealand doctoral registration during the tenure of their award.
Category B: To enable graduates of a New Zealand university whose normal occupation does not allow them to follow up original ideas and undertake research, to carry out research in a New Zealand university.
In categories C and D the applicant must be on leave with full pay. Save in exceptional circumstances, awards will not normally be made more than once every ten years to the same Fellow.


Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 August 2011


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Dulcie Bowman Scholarship in University of Auckland, New Zealand

Undergraduate & postgraduate scholarship in University of  Auckland,  New Zealand 2011
Study Subject: Medical
Employer : University of Auckland
Level:Undergraduate & postgraduate
Scholarship Description:The Scholarship was established to commemorate Miss Dulcie Bowman who died in February 1996. In spite of suffering from a significant hearing disability Dulcie Bowman graduated from The University of Auckland and thereafter pursued a career in teaching. The Scholarship was established in 1996 by Dulcie Bowman’s sister, Miss Alva Bowman, who gifted a capital sum to fund the Award.To encourage hearing impaired women students at either undergraduate or postgraduate levels enrolled in an approved program-me of study at Auckland University.
The Scholarship shall be awarded to a woman student at The University of Auckland who is enrolled part-time or full-time and who has paid the fees, or arranged to pay the fees, in the second or subsequent year of an approved course of study and who has a hearing disability (the nature of which and the degree of hearing loss needs to be confirmed in writing by a medical practitioner)
The basis of selection shall be academic merit assessed on the first year of university study.
The Scholarship shall be awarded by the Council upon the recommendation of a selection committee comprising the Vice-Chancellor (or nominee), a Dean of one of the University’s Faculties, and the Disabilities coordinator.


Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 Nov ,2011


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Gama Foundation Legal Ethics Scholarship, New Zealand

Postgraduate scholarship for NewZealanders at the  University of Canterbury in the School of Law.
Study Subject: Law
Employer: Gama Foundation
Level: Postgraduate
Description:The Gama Foundation established this scholarship for the purpose of encouraging postgraduate research in legal ethics and the provision of legal services, in the School of Law at the University of Canterbury
NewZealand citizen or permanent resident; Graduate of Law; Intending to undertake thesis research in the School of Law at University of Canterbury.


Scholarship Application Deadline: 01, Nov, 2011


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Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurs Award, Golden Key International Honour Society

Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurs Award

Description: $1000 (AUD) awarded to one Golden Key member at an Australian, New Zealand or Malaysian chapter.

Eligibility: Student or alumni members who have launched their own business, patented their own invention or started an organization to provide a needed service.

Criteria: Application form, essay, evidence or entrepreneurialism.

Application requirements:
1. Application Form – Download here
2. Attach the following required documentation:

An essay of no more than two pages describing how you have demonstrated entrepreneurialism in your venture. Describe the obstacles that you encountered in developing your business/organization/idea and how you overcame those obstacles. Outline the support that you received from other people or organizations and the lessons that you have learnt from the process.

Evidence of entrepreneurialism: Provide documentation showing your primary role in the business, service or idea that you have developed.

Postmark Deadline: 31 July 2011
Visit: http://www.goldenkey.org/

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Victoria PhD Submission Scholarships, New Zealand

Victoria PhD Submission Scholarship is to support doctoral students in the final three months of their research.

Study Subject: program taught at the university
Employer: Victoria University of Wellington
Level: Phd
Scholarship Description: The full-time or half-time enrolled, Victoria PhD candidates who fully concentration upon their studies, to bring their research to a successful completion can apply for this scholarship.The amount of scholarship will be $5,000 living stipend per three-month period of tenure, and an enrolment fee contribution of $1,000.
All Victoria PhD candidates, full-time or half-time, who are not currently recipients of a Victoria PhD Scholarship, a Jacob Joseph Scholarship, or any other award paying a living stipend are eligible to apply.
Half-time candidates must change their enrolment to full-time and commit themselves exclusively to their research.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 May 2011


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Cranfield MBA Maori Scholarship, New Zealand

Cranfield MBA Maori Scholarship to Undertake the MBA Programme
Study Subject: MBA
Employer: Cranfield School of Management
Level: Master’s
Scholarship Description: The scholarship is open to anyone of New Zealand M?ori origin (New Zealand citizen or permanent resident) who is committed to empowering M?ori economic development and who intends to return to work in New Zealand within a reasonable time after completion of the MBA.
The scholarship may be applied for in two ways. Firstly on an individual basis. Secondly, in partnership with a sponsoring organisation. In the latter case Cranfield will match the sponsor’s contribution up to £14,000, but the sponsor’s contribution has no limit.


Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011


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