The L3S Research Center, Hannover, Germany, is seeking applications for a fully funded
Ph.D. research position
in the following areas
- Semantic Web Reasoning
- Database technology
- Stream processing
You should possess good knowledge in one or several areas topics relevant for these areas. Good proficiency in English is expected, as well as an outstanding M.Sc. or Diploma in Computer science or related subjects. German language skills are useful, but not mandatory. International experience during your studies, as well as good social and communication skills are helpful. The following criteria are desirable:
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The Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) invites applications for the A.SK Post-doctoral Fellowships 2011
The fellowships support research on public policy with a focus on economic and governmental reforms. Fellowships will be awarded for the duration of one year. In exceptional cases, a fellowship may also be awarded for up to three years. Monthly stipends amount to € 2,400 or in exceptional cases up to € 3,000.
The post-doctoral fellowships are part of the A.SK Academic Prize program which also includes the A.SK Social Science Award awarded bi-annually to outstanding research on social and governmental reform. The prizes are named after their sponsors Angela and Shu Kai Chan.
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The International Space University is proud to announce that Graz University of Technology has been selected to host its 24th Space Studies program to be held in the summer of 2011 in Graz, Austria. The dates of SSP11 will be 11 July – 09 September 2011.
The areas of strength of Graz University of Technology are combined in five interdisciplinary fields of expertise. These key fields make up the scientific fingerprint of the university at the heart of Europe on its journey to the international pinnacle. Excellent contacts with industry and business can be seen in numerous participations in scientific competence centres and research networks. Co-operations with scientific partner institutes act as a further dynamo to success. Scientists carry out research and development at the highest level in the seven faculties and their 100-plus institutes. All these factors relate to ISU’s international, interdisciplinary and intercultural credo.
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The Karen Napier Scholarships are generously funded by the Karen Napier Charity in memory of Karen, a graduate of the MSc in Investment Analysis. Each Scholarship will meet the course fees at the Home/EC rate and will offer £3,500 toward maintenance. In addition, the Accounting and Finance Division will waive the remainder of the course fees in the event that a Scholarship is awarded to an overseas fee paying applicant.
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Awarded annually to students on study permit who are entering an undergraduate degree program at the University of Alberta from high school on the basis of superior academic achievement (minimum award average of ~95% or equivalent) in Grades 10, 11, and 12. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load at the University of Alberta each year.
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Scholarship for developing countries in TAIWAN, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Financial Aid Available to International Graduate Students Enrolled in English-taught Programs at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
This financial aid is made available to international graduate students for the purpose of globalizing the campus by attracting outstanding graduate students from abroad.
Scholarship for developing countries in TAIWAN
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The Norwegian Quota Scheme is a funding scheme offered by the Norwegian Government to students from developing countries, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia for studies at institutions of higher education in Norway.
Nationality
Applicants from countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and developing countries are eligible to apply for Quota funding. Applicants who live in another country than their country of citizenship, either temporarily or permanently, can not apply.
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CONTEXT: The pending global energy crisis is stimulating the quick growth of biodiesel manufacturing. However, biodiesel production cost is increasing due to the accumulation of glycerol as a byproduct. With a ton of biodiesel produced, the process theoretically yields 100 kg of glycerol as a byproduct. The crude glycerol (contaminated glycerol) from biodiesel production is usually contaminated with water, methanol, soap, oil, and biodiesel from the process. These contaminants give complications of converting glycerol by traditional chemistry methods and thus limits its further use in the pharmaceutical and/cosmetic industry. Clearly, the development of processes to convert crude glycerol into higher value products is both an urgent need and a ‘target of opportunity’ for the development of biorefineries. Such technologies could be readily integrated into existing biodiesel facilities, thus establishing true biorefineries and revolutionizing the biodiesel industry by dramatically improving its economics. Hydrogen is the most promising in the succession of fuel evolution, with several technical, socio-economic and environmental benefits to its credit. It has the highest energy content per unit weight of any known fuel (142 kJ/g) and can be transported for domestic/industrial consumption through conventional means. However, today, biological H2 production processes are becoming important mainly due to two reasons: utilization of renewable energy resources, and usually operated at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. In fact, fermentative hydrogen production has the advantages of rapid hydrogen production rate and simple operation. Moreover, it can use various organic wastes as substrate for fermentative hydrogen production, what is of great significance because it can not only treat organic wastes, but also produce very clean energy.
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