Scholarship Military Spouse

Military Spouse Scholarship For Military ID-Carrying Uniformed Services’ Spouses At USA In 2010

Scholarship Description:
National Military Family Association scholarship funds are awarded only to military ID-carrying Uniformed Services’ spouses (active duty, retiree, Reserve, National Guard, and/or survivor); If notified you have been selected for a scholarship, you must provide a copy of current military dependent ID within one week, or your scholarship funds will be awarded to another card-carrying applicant. If at any point you are no longer considered to be a spouse of a service member, you must notify us immediately.

Eligibility:
National Military Family Association scholarship funds are awarded only to military ID-carrying Uniformed Services’ spouses (active duty, retiree, Reserve, National Guard, and/or survivor); If notified you have been selected for a scholarship, you must provide a copy of current military dependent ID within one week, or your scholarship funds will be awarded to another card-carrying applicant. If at any point you are no longer considered to be a spouse of a service member, you must notify us immediately.If selected for a scholarship award, applicants must be able to enroll in a school or vocational program and show proof to us by April 1, 2011. Otherwise, the funding will be given to another military spouse in the process of pursuing her education.

Scholarships are for one year only. Every year, previous awardees must reapply for funding.Any applicant or scholarship awardee who is no longer a military ID carrying spouse must notify the Association immediately. Awardees who attempt to use scholarship funds after turning in their military ID cards without notifying the National Military Family Association of their change in status may be required to reimburse the Association for any funds used. Funding is intended only for military spouses with current military ID cards.
National Military Family Association Members of the Board of Governors, Board of Advisors, Representatives, volunteers, employees, and their immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and their spouses or children) or those living in the same household, whether related or not, are not eligible to participate.

Notification:
Scholarship award letters will be e-mailed to scholarship recipients no later than March 15, 2011, and winners will be announced online in June 2011.
* If selected as a scholarship recipient, you must e-mail or fax copies (no originals accepted) of the following: Copy of current military ID Card/DEERS card (front)
AND
* The name and address of the accredited university, college, or trade school at which you are registered.
* Home mailing address where a check can be mailed on June 1, 2011.
* Additional verification information is required from those applying for the scholarship for the wounded or fallen. Please see the application for complete list.

Last Date To Apply: 31 January 2011

Source:http://www.militaryfamily.org/our-programs/military-spouse-scholarships/scholarship-instructions.html

Toronto, Hamilton, Cornwall, Kitchener, Kingston, Windsor, Sarnia, London,
Mississauga, Markham, Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Sainte Marie, Niagara Falls, Ogoki,

Scholarship : Postdoctoral Researcher Transnational Work and the Evolution of Sovereignty, University of Groningen

Location: Groningen
Function types: Postdoc positions, Research, Development, Innovation
Education: University Graduate
Hours: 38.0 hours per week
Salary: maximum 4374
End procedure: 20 October 2010
Job number: 210314

Job description
This project is part of an ERC* (European Research Council) project funded by the European Union, The project is based at the University of Groningen, but involves field work in Finland, Germany, the UK and The Netherlands. It will involve interviews to record the experiences of posted migrants and ‘native’ workers who work with them, and as well as interviews of managers, union officials, and policy makers. There will also be a series of policy interviews aimed at understanding the political/legal changes taking place in the European Union, associated with changes in the sovereignty norm.

The postdoctoral researcher will travel extensively and conduct semi- and unstructured interviews of workers, trade unionists, managers and policy makers. He or she will be expected to make an intellectual contribution to the development of the research project, to publish research articles as part of the research team, and to help train and direct the teams junior members (graduate and undergraduate) in their research.

* (European Research Council)

Starting date: preferably January 1st, 2011.

Requirements
- PhD degree (or near completion) PhD dissertation research in an area such as migration, migrant work, trade union strategy, transnational subcontracting and agency work, EU politics or something similar
- at least published in peer reviewed venue(s)
- Fluency in English, ability to converse in the language of one or more of the field work countries, and/or in Eastern European language(s), is highly desirable
- organizational qualities and good communication skills
- willingness to work as part of a research team.

Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary, according to university standards in the Netherlands, depending on research experience and qualifications and ranges between 3,195 and 4,374 gross per month for a full-time position. In addition, there are a 8% holiday allowance and a 8,3% end of year bonus. The position is initially offered for a two year period.

Applications
Interested applicants should:
1. Submit a motivation letter
2. Send a complete curriculum vitae
3. Arrange for two letters of recommendation
4. Provide one sample of relevant work.

Organisation -Faculty of Economics and Business
The Department of International Business and Management of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, is recruiting an ambitious postdoctoral researcher.

Department
Following a period of growth and continuing success, the department wishes to further strengthen its position in IB&M research. Members of the department have published in a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals, including ‘JIBS’, ‘Organization Studies’, ‘Work, Employment and Society’, ‘Economy and Society’, and ‘International Studies Quarterly’, amongst others. The successful candidate is also expected to contribute high-quality research.

Additional information Nathan Lillie
+31 50 3635142,
n.a.lillie [at] rug.nl
ERC
Department of International Business and Management
SOM

To apply for this position, visit AcademicTransfer for the original posting, and many other scientific vacancies.

Application Deadline 20-Oct-10

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) invites expressions of interest from graduates with evidence of academic excellence, research ability, and good communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities for full-time PhD study within a newly launched Fellowship scheme. The scheme aims to recruit outstanding graduates, irrespective of country of origin and ethnic background, to Hong Kong, and will provide a 3-year tuition scholarship, a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600) and Conference and Research related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for awardees for a maximum period of three years.

Call for applications has already started in early September 2010 at:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/

Applicants who are interested in conducting research in the broad umbrella of “Knowledge Management” shall contact Dr. Patrick Fong, bspafong[ at ]polyu.edu.hk

Details of Patrick’s research can be found here.

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme phd computer science

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme phd computer science

Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong's institutions.

Eligibility

Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in Hong Kong institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC), irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

The Fellowship

The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600) and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for the awardees for a period of three years. About 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded each academic year1. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions. For details, please contact the institutions concerned directly.

1Academic year in Hong Kong normally starts in September.

Selection Panels

Shortlisted applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by one of the two HKPF Selection Panels with experts in the relevant broad areas -- one for science, medicine, engineering and technology and another one for humanities, social science and business studies.


Selection Criteria

While the academic excellence is of prime consideration, the Selection Panels will take into account, but is not limited to, the four yardsticks below for the selection of candidates:

Academic excellence;
Research ability and potential;
Communication, and interpersonal skills; and
Leadership abilities.
Application Process

Applicants may choose up to two programmes in one or two institutions for PhD study in their HKPFS applications. They are also required to submit application(s) for PhD admission to the relevant institution(s) directly for their selected programme(s). Applicants are therefore required to fully comply with the admission requirements of their selected institutions and programmes. The HKPFS 2011/12 will call for applications in September 2010. Detailed arrangements for the application process will be announced later.

Admission requirements of individual institutions are as follows:


City University of Hong Kong
(http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/hkphd/index.htm)


Hong Kong Baptist University
(http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~gs/hkpfs/ent_req.html)


Lingnan University
(http://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/phd/require.php)


The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/entry.php)


The Hong Kong Institute of Education
(http://www.ied.edu.hk/acadprog/rpg/prog_info.htm)


The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/)


The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs/how.html)


The University of Hong Kong
(http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/web/apply)
Individual institutions may conduct interviews with applicants as part of the assessment for selection. Candidates not selected for the HKPFS may also be accepted by the concerned institution for admission and offered with postgraduate studentship of the institutions.

Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong

For more information on postgraduate studies in Hong Kong, please visit the Joint Institutions homepage at http://www.grad.edu.hk/grad/ and the website of Immigration Department at http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/faq_ipoe.htm for details concerning the immigration policy on study in Hong Kong.


Enquiries

For enquiries about the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, please address your questions to HKPF@ugc.edu.hk.

For enquiries about the PhD programmes and admission requirements, please contact the respective institutions directly. Contact details of each institution are as follows:


City University of Hong Kong
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies,
Flat 7B, Block 1, To Yuen Building,
City University of Hong Kong,
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 3442 9076
Fax number: (852) 3442 0332
Email: sgfellow@cityu.edu.hk

Hong Kong Baptist University
Office of Graduate School,
Level 7, Fong Shu Chuen Library,
Ho Sin Hang Campus,
Hong Kong Baptist University,
Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 3411 5127
Fax number: (852) 3411 5133
Email: hkpfs@hkbu.edu.hk

Lingnan University
Registry,
Lingnan University,
Tuen Mun,
Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 2616 8750
Fax number: (852) 2572 5178 or (852) 2463 9104
Email: rpgadm@LN.edu.hk

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Graduate School,
Room G01, G/F, Academic Building No.1,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 2609 8976
Fax number: (852) 2603 5779
Email: gradschool@cuhk.edu.hk

The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Graduate School,
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po,
New Territories, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 2948 8939 or (852) 2948 6611
Fax number: (852) 2948 6619
Email: rpg@ied.edu.hk

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Research Office,
Room M501, Li Ka Shing Tower,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 3400 3635
Fax number: (852) 2355 7651
Email: roro@polyu.edu.hk

The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Postgraduate Admissions Team
Admissions, Registration and Records Office
Room 1381, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 2623 1120
Fax number: (852) 2358 2463
Email: hkpfs@ust.hk

The University of Hong Kong
Graduate School,
Room P403, Graduate House,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Telephone number: (852) 2857 3470
Fax number: (852) 2857 3543
Email: gradsch@hku.hk