Swedish Council for Higher Education Scholarships at University of Skövde in Sweden, 2017

The University of Skövde is pleased to offer UHR scholarships for domestic and international students. Scholarships are available for pursuing masters degree programme.

The University of Skövde offers a number of scholarships to students who are attending an international master’s programme at the University and who are liable for tuition fees.

The University of Skövde is relatively young, but still comparable to the old prestigious universities in terms of quality. In the national quality assessments for 2011 to 2014 it came in seventh place.

Scholarships to students attending a master’s programme at the University who are liable for tuition fees. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing masters degree programme at University of Skövde.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded to learn any of the courses offered by the University of Skövde.

Scholarship Awards:

The scholarships are partial tuition fee waivers (50% of the tuition fee). The amount will be automatically deducted from the tuition fee when you receive your invoice. The scholarships are granted for one academic semester.

Number of Awards: A number of scholarships to students.

Scholarship can be taken in Sweden

Eligibility: Scholarships are available to students who are attending a Master’s programme at University and are liable for tuition fees. If they are an existing student, unfortunately, they are not currently eligible to apply for a scholarship. These scholarships are awarded before the commencement of the master’s programme.

Nationality: Domestic and international students can apply for these masters scholarships.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Scholarships to students attending a master’s programme at the University who are liable for tuition fees.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Masters Scholarships

How to Apply:

First apply for one of the studies at the University via University Admissions. You must apply for one of their master’s programmes at the Swedish official online application service University Admissions.

Then apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde by filling in the online scholarship application form. Please note that you will need to provide us with the application number you received from the University Admissions website.

Online Application

Application Deadline: The application deadline is October 1, 2017.

Scholarship Link

70 Government of Canada Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2017-2018

The Government of Canada offers Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship program for Canadian and foreign citizens. Up to 70 fellowships are awarded annually (a total of up to 140 awards are active at any time).

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth.

The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, develop their leadership potential and position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow.

Applicants must have PhD-equivalent or health professional degree from a foreign university.

Course Level: Fellowships program provides support to the very best postdoctoral applicants.

Study Subject(s): Fellowships are awarded in following research areas: Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering and Social sciences and/or humanities.

Number of Awards: 70 fellowships are awarded annually, a total of up to 140 awards are active at any time.

Scholarship Award: Fellowships worth of $70,000 per year (taxable) will be awarded.

Scholarship can be taken in Canada or foreign countries

Eligibility: Confirm that you and your proposed host institution meet the criteria below before you apply for a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Applications that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria will not be accepted.

Applicant eligibility

Citizenship and location of host institution

Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens are eligible to apply with the following stipulations:

Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada may only hold their Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at a Canadian institution,

Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who obtained their PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree from a foreign university may only hold their Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at a Canadian institution, and

Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who obtained their PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree from a Canadian university may hold their Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at either a Canadian institution or an institution outside of Canada.

For a list of eligible health professions, please see CIHR’s webpage.

The Banting PDF program previously had a limit of 25% on the number of awards granted to postdoctoral trainees for tenure abroad. This limit has been removed, effective as of the 2017-2018 competition.

Eligibility window for degree completion

Applicants to the 2017-18 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program must fulfill or have fulfilled all degree requirements for a PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree:

between September 20, 2014 and September 30, 2018 (inclusively), and

before the start date of their award.

Applicants who have not fulfilled all requirements for their degree at the time of application must submit proof no later than October 15, 2018.

Allowable extensions to eligibility window

The window of eligibility can be extended by a cumulative maximum of two years if the applicant had their career interrupted for the following reasons:

Parental leave

Illness

Health-related family responsibilities

Mandatory military service

Additionally, for health professionals who have engaged in post-degree non-research related clinical training (e.g. residency) – the eligibility window can be extended by the duration of this training.

No other exceptions will be allowed.

Interruptions used to extend the eligibility window for degree completion must have occurred after the fulfillment of your degree requirements and before the application submission deadline.

Justification must be provided in Special circumstances.

“Fulfilled all requirements of the degree” refers to the date that the applicant completed all the steps required for obtaining their degree. Although these requirements may vary by institution and degree type, they normally include thesis defence corrections and thesis deposition. It is not the convocation date.

Host institution eligibility

Institutions eligible to host a Banting Fellow include Canadian and foreign universities, affiliated research hospitals, colleges and not-for-profit organizations with a strong research mandate and capacity.Canadian governments (federal, provincial and municipal) and all for-profit organizations are not eligible to participate as host institutions.Please contact the Vanier-Banting Secretariat with any questions regarding institutional eligibility well in advance of the submission deadline. Other eligibility restrictions

Applicants who currently hold or have held agency-specific (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) awards at the postdoctoral level are eligible to apply to the 2017-18 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program only if the term of that funding officially ends on or before September 30, 2018 and prior to the start of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Early termination of the agency-specific postdoctoral award for the purpose of application to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program is not permitted.

Applicants can apply for both the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program and other agency-specific postdoctoral fellowships programs (whether to the same or a different federal granting agency) at the same time, provided that the research proposed in each application falls within the mandate of the federal granting agency to which the application is submitted. For more information, please refer to Identify area of research.
*Applicants who are successful in both competitions will have to choose which award to accept.

Applicants must not hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position, nor can they be on leave from such a position.

Only in exceptionally rare circumstances will a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship be awarded to an applicant who is staying at the same institution or within the same research environment where they completed their PhD, PhD– equivalent or health professional degree. If an applicant chooses to apply in collaboration with the same institution (or its affiliated hospitals, research centres and other laboratories or within the same research environment) at which they obtained their PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree, a solid justification must be provided in Special circumstances.

Applicants can submit only one application per competition year to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program.

Without exception, Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships:

are tenable only at the institution which supported the original application for the program

must be taken up no earlier than April 1st and no later than October 1st following the year of application

are for two years

can only be held once in a lifetime

Nationality: Canadian and foreign citizens can apply for these Banting Postdoctoral fellowships.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have PhD-equivalent or health professional degree from a foreign university.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

International Fellowships

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Application

Application Deadline: September 20, 2017 is the deadline for complete application submission. Applicants seek endorsement from host institution to apply, prepare and submit an application (institutions may have internal deadlines) April – September.

Scholarship Link

PR traineeships x6

Applications are now open for the Summer 2017 Taylor Bennett Foundation traineeship programme.

These programmes are designed to directly address the need for greater ethnic diversity in the communications & PR industry and are open to all BAME graduates. 

http://www.taylorbennettfoundation.org

The 10-week programme is supported by Brunswick, a leading financial and corporate communications agency, and their global internship programme, Brunswick Reach.

On the programme six recent graduates will receive professional training in all services offered by the agency including financial PR, corporate campaigning and public policy, as well as the exciting challenges of dealing with a crisis and how to communicate effective messages to an audience. Trainees will also learn how companies reach and engage their stakeholders including the media, deploy content through traditional and digital channels, as well as other PR skills. Trainees will also participate in visits to PR teams at many high profile companies and receive expert careers coaching to help them plan their future in the communications industry. They will receive a training allowance of £245 per week (tax free) and travel expenses during the course. You must live within a commutable distance from London during your time on the programme.

Although there is no guarantee of a job at the end of the programme, you’ll be equipped to enter the communications industry. A typical entry-level Executive will support teams and clients by providing analysis on media and digital media coverage, stakeholder opinions, and political and regulatory developments, as well as relevant trends and events. A good understanding of the client’s business, strategy and communication needs is critical. Execs use an appropriate style and tone for all communications with clients. They contribute to and sometimes lead the production of high calibre materials, showing high attention to detail. Execs also ensure the smooth running of projects and the delivery of premium client service by ensuring all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly. Execs nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside their firm.

83% of our alumni have gone on to secure work in the communications industry.

During the assessment process, we are looking for all of the following:

Raw talent, ambition and drive

Excellent research and analytical skills

Lively curiosity and a hunger to learn

Passion for current affairs, the commercial world and the media

Communications skills; people who can listen, are articulate and persuasive

  You will:

Want to pursue a successful career in PR and communications

Be a graduate. We will accept applications from graduates who have studied any subject

Be a British national or have immigration status that allows you to be employed in the UK at the end of the ten week programme

Be able to commit to the full 10-week programme.

Eligible graduates need to submit an application form by Midday Tuesday 13thJune. An assessment day will take place on Friday 30th June with the programme running from Monday 3rd July – Friday 8th September.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND A CV TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, AS IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  YOU MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM ON OUR WEBSITE

Paid Internship (8-12 Weeks) Relations Group (Radio, TV and Digital PR Agency) Graduate Placement

The Relations Group team are so busy right now we are drowning in radio, TV and online campaigns; we are looking to recruit a few enthusiastic and creative interns to join our team for the summer! Our paid internships adopt a hands-on approach allowing you to tip your toes in a variety of tasks - the responsibilities range from liaising with the media, generating ideas and research for large UK brands and researching opportunities for future campaigns. You will also be writing blog posts and using social media. Those paid interns that get results, are driven and demonstrate a positive work ethic will be offered full-time employment within the company as either a Junior Account Executive or a Media Executive!

The candidate should embody the following attributes:

Personality: You will need to stand out of the crowd and put your personality in everything you do whether it is talking to clients, the media or holding brainstorms with other colleagues.

A Natural Communicator: You will be spending a lot of time talking to PR managers or potential clients and marketing teams so the ability to be articulate and eloquent is very important.

Phone Friendly: This is no place for anyone with a fear of the phones, it is a busy environment and may require patching in on conference calls, networking and building rapport to influence broadcast journalists and radio presenters.

Enthusiasm: Since your role is to build relationships and communicate new ideas you will need to be enthusiastic - especially about your own ideas. We want someone who has a fresh perspective and is creative and eager to learn and develop new skills.

Tenacious: In the early days you may spend lots of time researching, generating leads or booking coverage and not all ideas and content will generate interest, therefore you need to be adaptable and tenacious – maintaining focus and drive.

Creativity: You will need to identify what makes a story interesting for different radio presenters, brands, TV newsrooms or websites. Identify the hook and make it relevant for their audience and your ideas will turn into stories that will be broadcast to millions of people throughout the UK - week in week out!

Calm Under-Pressure: This is a role where you need to influence people every day! You will have targets and deadlines so if you are easily stressed then please don't apply.

Research: You will be researching many brands and relevant content ideas for campaigns; this involves a logical approach with an inquisitive mindset.

Writing: There will be opportunities to write content for the company websites, blog and media property platforms. You must have a keen eye to detail and a fresh outlook.

As a growing agency we like to nurture exceptional talent. Some of our best staff became full time employees after an initial internship. As an intern you can expect to spend time in both our media department and our client teams. You will see first-hand a radio day from start to finish, write engaging blogs for our sites and social media, brainstorm ideas for upcoming campaigns, the filming of a video podcast, be sent on a mission to record B-Roll using a broadcast quality camera, need to research celebrity spokespeople, brainstorm ideas for new clients as well as spend some time trialling the role of a junior account executive and media liaison executive.

It will be a steep learning curve in the world of broadcast PR with a genuine opportunity to impress  to be offered a full-time position. Please only apply if you have a good degree (2:1 or higher) and have an interest in developing a career in PR or Marketing.

A bit about us...

We are the UK’s leading Radio PR specialists and one of the UK’s fastest growing PR agencies. Through our sister company IMN we provide content for radio, TV and online media outlets.

The Location: We are based in Elstree, Zone 6 London *(20 minutes from King’s Cross). Elstree & Borehamwood is known as the British Hollywood and is home to the BBC and Elstree studios. We're located inbetween both these studios. 

Salary: Paid Internship (Unpaid internships are illegal, please report any company offering unpaid internships to the HMRC)

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 8:30am - 5:30 pm Monday to Thursday with a 5pm finish on Friday's

For further details on The Relations Group, Radio Relations and what we do visit our website to see the type of content we produce.

Please send a C.V and creative cover letter (no cover letter applications or cut and paste cover letters will be deleted without being read) via the button below.

More information: https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6532310/paid-internship-8-12-weeks-relations-group-radio-tv-and-digital-pr-agency-graduate-placement/?TrackID=1227198&BatchID=988&utm_source=eml&utm_medium=sygntd&utm_campaign=jobalert&utm_content=text_link&CMP_TU=jbsr&CMP_BUNIT=jobs&CMP=ema_jobalert 

Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship

Deadline: 30 June 2017
Open to: applicants with a university degree from all disciplines from Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, France, Israel, the USA or the Arab World
Benefits: monthly allowance of 500 EUR, free accommodation and a health, accident and liability insurance

Description

The German Bundestag awards around 120 scholarships for young university graduates from 41 nations with the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Technische Universität Berlin. The program runs every year from 1 March to 31 July. If you come from Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, France, Israel, the USA or the Arab world, you can follow the procedures in the German Bundestag for five months by means of the International Parliamentary Scholarship Fellowship of the Bundestag (IPS), three of them working in a deputy office. The program is under the patronage of the Bundestag President.

The objectives are:

To promote relations between Germany and the participating countries;

Consolidate democratic values ​​and tolerance;

Deepen understanding of cultural diversity;

To ensure peaceful coexistence in the world.

Eligibility

The IPS is open to highly qualified, committed, open-minded and politically interested young women and men who have the will to actively shape the democratic future of their country. The scholarship holders are selected by an independent selection committee of the German Bundestag, with the participation of the Berlin universities, on the basis of professional, social, linguistic and intercultural skills.

Requirements:

Citizenship of the participating country (dual citizenship possible);

Completed university study;

Very good German language skills (at least level B 2 of the Common European Framework of Languages);

Less than 30 years at the beginning of the scholarship.

Benefits

Successful applicants will receive a scholarship. The scholarship includes a monthly allowance of 500 EUR, free accommodation and a health, accident and liability insurance. In addition, the costs of the arrival and departure to and from Berlin are taken over. The International Parliamentary Scholarship is financed by the German Bundestag.

How to apply?

Further information for participants from each eligible country can be found here.

For more information please visit the official website.

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2017/05/19/bundestag-international-parliamentary-scholarship/#ixzz4jEZ3bUaf

UNU-INWEH Internship Programme 2017 in Canada

Are you a recent graduate or enrolled in a graduate program? Are you interested in making a difference in environmental research and policy? Do you have a commitment towards addressing issues of international importance related to water, environment and health? If so, then the UNU-INWEH Internship Programme could be for you!

UNU-INWEH interns have come from Canada, France, India, Mali, Mexico, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the USA, and elsewhere. UNU-INWEH provides interns a chance to work in an international environment and experience first-hand the operations of the United Nations. In this volunteer program, interns interact with staff members and contribute towards UN water research and training projects conducted in developing countries.

Location:

 Canada

 Benefits

can apply your scientific knowledge and research on potential tools for water security agenda.

can learn how ecosystem services, policy and socio-economy are related and how they depend on each other.

can experience the application of first-hand classroom theories in the real world.

engagement with the broader international community on a variety of water-focused policy, management, and conservation issues.

 can work directly with high-level specialists on specific cases, touching on issues of water management in connection with the problems of desertification, population health, and climate change, among others, make the UNU-INWEH internship program in Hamilton, a perfect place for any student.

 Eligibilities

All applicants have to meet the following required qualifications and criteria:

Academic qualifications and fields of interest: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in an area relevant to UNU-INWEH’s field of work.

Languages: excellent spoken and written knowledge of English (certification is required, see below). Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.

Computer Skills: ability to use office-related software (Microsoft Office) and hardware (PC environment).

Attitude: an awareness of the many facets of the multicultural world and a commitment to international public service are essential. Applicants are expected to adapt to an international and multicultural environment. They should demonstrate good communication skills and show initiative and flexibility.

Availability: the duration of an internship must be a minimum of three months (full-time).

Insurance: all applications must provide proof of insurance coverage for the entire period of their internship.

Applicants should apply to the UNU-INWEH Internship Programme only if they fulfill the minimum criteria and qualifications.

Eligible Regions: Open for All.

 APPLICATION PROCESS

Interns are recruited through a competitive application process through (1) specific vacancy announcements (listed on our vacancies page) or (2) unsolicited applications (open). Both require a 3-month (minimum) to 6-month (maximum)full-time commitment.

To apply to the UNU-INWEH Internship Programme, complete the following steps:

Ensure you satisfy the Eligibility Criteria.

Fill out all five of the required application documents.

Email or fax your application to the UNU-INWEH Internship Coordinator.

Only complete applications (i.e., containing all five required documents) will be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Your internship application will be considered valid for 12 months from the submission date.

If applicants do not receive a response within 12 months of submission, the application has not been retained.

APPLY NOWOFFICIAL LINK

CEPMLP PhD Research Scholarship at University of Dundee in UK, 2017

The University of Dundee is inviting applications for CEPMLP PhD Research Scholarship programme to study in UK for the year 2017. Applicants from UK are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.

The aim of scholarship is to support candidates reading for the degree of PhD.

The University of Dundee (abbreviated as Dund. for post-nominals) is a public research university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on the east coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland. The main campus of the university is located in Dundee’s West End which contains many of the university’s teaching and research facilities; the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee Law School and the Dundee Dental Hospital and School.

Course Level: Scholarship is available to pursue PhD research programme.

Study Subject: Scholarship will be awarded in the field of Energy Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy.

Scholarship Award: Scholarship will be awarded £12,950 per year for 3 years.

Number of Scholarships: Not Known

Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

Successful candidates will have access to all the resources of the PhD programme, including limited support for travel. Applications will be welcome in any area of current research interest to the Centre and applicants should complete an application form for admission as a research student to the University of Dundee indicating on the form that you are applying to CEPMLP as your academic department and indicating on the finance section of the form that you are applying for a CEPMLP scholarship. As part of the application process you will also need to include a 5-10 page summary of your research proposal, covering the research question, relevance, methodology to be applied and originality.

Nationality: Applicants from the UK are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have a good first degree and Masters Degree in a relevant academic discipline.

English language Requirements: students need to demonstrate that they have a good level of written and spoken English the candidate should have a very good command over English language.

PhD Research Scholarship

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Application Form

Application Deadline: The Application Deadline is June 30, 2017.

Scholarship Link