140 Master & Doctoral Research Studentships, Northumbria University, UK

Northumbria University, through its Corporate Strategy, seeks to establish a position among the best of a new type of excellent university – strong in the fundamental activities of teaching and research and in using these activities to make a real difference to people, enterprises and communities.

As part of our continuing commitment to research and scholarship, Northumbria University is offering 140 doctoral and MRes funded research studentships, available for uptake from 1 August 2010.

Studentships are available across the full range of disciplines offered by Northumbria University. The studentships offered include a range of funding and support including fees, an annual stipend, and travel and consumables. For further details of our research areas and latest vacancies, check the links for opportunities in each School below. You can also register your interest for future vacancies.

  • School of Applied Sciences
  • School of Arts & Social Sciences
  • School of the Built Environment
  • School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences
  • School of Design
  • School of Health, Community & Education Studies
  • School of Psychology & Sport Sciences
  • Newcastle Business School

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Master & Doctoral Scholarships by Australian Leadership Awards 2011, Australia

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) aim to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, while addressing priority development issues of the region.

The ALA program comprises ALA Scholarships and ALA Fellowships. These awards are for leaders or those who have potential for leadership roles that can influence social and economic reform, both in their own countries and in the Asia-Pacific region.

ALA Scholarships are for study at Masters or Doctorate level in an Australian university. Study programs must relate to a priority development area: disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development, water and sanitation. ALA scholars also undertake a Leadership Development Program in Australia.

As ALA Scholarships are an investment in the future of the Asia-Pacific region, ALA scholars are required to return to their home country or the region for two years after they have completed their studies in Australia.

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Master / Phd Scholarships in Conflict Studies & Management at Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, Germany

The ‘Conflict Studies and Management Programme’ (CSMP) is a new programme implemented by the ‘Willy Brandt School of Public Policy’ in Erfurt (Brandt School) and the ‘German Academic Exchange Service’ (DAAD). It is addressed to Master`s students, doctoral students and senior researchers with an interest in conflict management in research and practise.

The CSMP aims at preparing students who want to pursue a career in relevant organisations and seeks to produce applicable knowledge in the area of conflict studies. This special programme is intended for highly-qualified foreign Master`s and doctoral students as well as senior scientists.

The CSMP fellowships offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct research with a focus on application at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt, Germany. The fellows will have a teaching commitment at the Brandt School of generally 2 hours per week.

Furthermore, the CSMP scholarships offer excellent students the opportunity to obtain a Master`s degree or a doctorate within a specialised structured research and teaching programme. Scholarship amounts range from 750 EUR to 2000 EUR and include: flat-rate travel allowance, health insurance, family allowances, tuition waiver, and 6 months German course.

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Master Scholarships in International Politics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Merit-based scholarships are available for the NEW Masters programme in International Politics at Trinity College Dublin. Trinity’s M.Sc. in International Politics offers graduate students a combination of rigorous training in the study of international politics with a comprehensive empirical approach to understanding many prominent problems in contemporary world politics, especially topics where domestic and international politics cannot be understood in isolation from each other. These topics include democratisation, international cooperation, development and foreign aid, international conflict as well as the politics of many environmental issues and their implications for the politics of developing countries. Students will also receive training in research methods.

Merit-based scholarships are available for the incoming cohort that enters the programme in September 2010. One full-fees scholarship (EU or non-EU fees as relevant to the beneficiary) will be awarded for each Masters programme on offer in the Department. The Department will also offer a limited number of partial fee awards. For information on how to apply for these merit-based scholarships, please visit the courses website.

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Master Scholarships in Comparative European Politics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Merit-based scholarships are available for the Masters programme in Comparative European Politics at Trinity College Dublin. Trinity’s M.Sc. in Comparative European Politics offers graduate students training in substantive topics relating to governance in the European Union, in addition to developing the research and technical skills needed to undertake political science research. It is ideal for those considering a career that deals with European and global issues. The course offers students the opportunity to study in international department with excellence in teaching and research in the area of European politics and governance.

The course is of twelve months duration, on a full time basis. Teachings starts at the beginning of October and the M.Sc. concludes with the submission of a dissertation the following September.

The course offers a range of modules that will deepen students’ knowledge of politics and policies in European and the European Union and help them gain new insight into the EU’s role in today’s world. The M.Sc. course consists of six modules: Government Institutions, Government and Politics of the EU, Principles of Comparative Research, Electoral Behaviour, European Union Policies and Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods. All modules are taught around a weekly seminar and assessed on the basis of assignments and exams. In addition, students will complete a dissertation of approximately 10,000 words in length. Students who fail to achieve a satisfactory mark for the dissertation element may be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science.

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