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In this week's edition we feature the ARISE Scholarships for
master'sanddoctoralstudents,researchgrantsforacademicstaff
anddoctoralstudentsfundedbytheDSTandGermanMinistryof
EducationandResearch,aswellastheErasmusMundusAESOP
project. For short term exchanges be sure to see our "Study
AbroadinJanuary2017"winterprogrammes,wherewehighlight
the list of institutions available for application. As always, any
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opportunitieslistedhereandmore.
DeadlinesToNote:Herearealistofupcomingdeadlinesforthe
monthofJune,remembertobeginyourapplicationsearly!
ARISEScholarshipcallforapplications:25August
JointProjects:Bio-economyandResourceManagement:30July
HubertH.HumphreyFellowshipProgram:31July
Announcements:
Allapplicationsforpostgraduatefundingfor2017willopenAugust
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SCHOLARSHIPSANDDEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITIES
ARISEScholarshipcallforapplications
The ARISE Programme invites Applications from African nationals registered for Masters or Doctoral
studiesinthefieldsofAgriculture,MedicalSciences,EngineeringandEnergy.Alistofsubjectsofferedby
this programme in these fields are available at http://www.intra-acp-arise.org/study-and-research-
opportunities/Toqualify,StudentsmustberegisteredforafulldegreeMastersorDoctoralprogrammeata
home African university to spend time (minimum 10 months) at one of the ARISE partner institutions.
Studentsmustreturntotheirhomeinstitutionaftertheexchangeperiodtocompletetheirdegree.These
short-term mobilities should be spent at one of the following ARISE partner institutions: Addis Ababa
University,UniversityofRwanda,UniversityofCapeTown,UniversityofGhana,MakerereUniversityand
UniversityofNairobi.
Target:Master'sandDoctoral
Deadline:25August2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
Callforapplicationsforjointprojects:Bio-economyandResourceManagement
The German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) together with its South African partner, the
DepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST), launchedacall forbilateralresearchprojects.Grantsfor
joint researchprojectswithin thisprogrammeareaimedatpromotingcollaborativeprojectswithclearly
definedgoalsinvolvingatleastonepartnerbasedinGermanyandonebasedinSouthAfrica.Applications
shoulddescribeambitiousappliedresearchandproposeinnovativeapproaches.Projectsarefundedin
theareasofbio-economyandresourcemanagement.Themaximumgrantscopeis100.000Euroovera
timespanof48months.
Target:DoctoralandAcademicStaff
Deadline:30July2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
TheUniversityofTokyo:SchoolofScience(GlobalScienceCourse-GSC)TransferProgram
GSC offers a unique opportunity for international students to pursue studies at the Faculty of Science
whereJapaneselanguageproficiencyisnotarequirementasthewholecoursewillbetaughtinEnglish.
Prospectivestudentsmusthavesuccessfullycompletedorwillbecompletingtheirfirsttwoyearsofstudies
inacomparableundergraduateprogramatanaccreditedhighereducational institution (outsideJapan)
beforeenrollingintoGSC.
Target:Undergraduate(Sciences)
Deadline:January-April(2017)forSeptember(2017)
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
TravelGrants
The PGIO Overseas Conference Grant (OCG) is a supplementary award to attend an international
conferenceoutsideofSouthAfricatopresentapaperorposter.Preferencegiventofull-timeregistered
PhDstudentsintheir3rdyear.
Pleasevisitthefollowinglinkhereformoredetailsabouttheapplicationanddeadlinecycles,aswellas
informationregardingthecriteriaforapplication.
Tubingen-SouthAfricaProgram2017
The Tübingen - South Africa Program is a cultural and language exchange program for South African
studentsaimingtoexposethemtoGermancultureandlanguage.Italsoaimstobringaboutclosertiesand
understandingbetweenthetwocountries.StudentsspendamonthinTübingeninaprogramdesignedto
provide a broad spectrum of knowledge in a wide variety of subjects, from language to history to
economics;aswellasfactoryvisitsandsightseeingexcursionswhichmakesforanexcitingmonthofmulti-
facetedlearning.
Target:Studentsinsecondyearandabove
Deadline:31August2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
WinterResearchInternshipatPolytechniqueMontréal
ThePolytechniqueMontrealoffersWinterResearchInternshipsforpostgraduatestudents,wherestudents
willgettheopportunitytoworkin laboratoriesatthecuttingedgeoftechnologyandwithinaninstitution
which is ranked among the top-3 Canadian Universities in terms of research intensity in the field of
engineering.
Theperiodofstayis4Months,January–May2017.Theydoofferalimitedamountofscholarships,which
entails$1000CADpermonthforamaximumof4months.
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
ErasmusMundusprojectAESOP
TheErasmusMundusfundedprogramAESOPiscurrentlyrecruitingstudentsformobilitiestoEurope.
AcallforselectionswillbeopeneduntilJuly25th2016foravarietyofacademicfield.TheAESOPproject
isstillofferinga fewpositions forTG2students.EligibleTG2students refer tostudents :with theSouth
Africannationality and who areenrolled in auniversity which is not involved in our partnership. As
StellenboschUniversityisconsideredasTG2,therearestillscholarshipsavailableforstudentsinoneof
theEuropeanpartneruniversities:3Master's6months,2Master's10months,3PhD6months.
Informationabout theproject, the listofEuropeanuniversities involved, thescholarshipsandabout the
academicoffersforscholarshipscanbefoundonourproject’swebsite:http://www.aesop-em.eu
ThebestSApostgradsciencewriting
ScienceToday,formerlyScienceVoices,isasciencewritingtrainingprojectrunbyaward-winningscience
journalist,SarahWild.20postgraduatesciencestudentsfromSouthAfricanuniversitiesacrossarangeof
fieldswillbeselected,frommicrobialgenomicstoquantummechanics,andwillworkwithScienceToday
toproducearticlesforpublicationinpopularmedia.IncollaborationwithStuffMagazine,thesestorieswill
becollectedintoasupplementof“SouthAfrica’sbestpostgradsciencewriting”.
Target:Varies
Deadline:Awarddeadlinesvary
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinfo
MargaretMcNamaraMemorialFund2017
Since1981theMargaretMcNamaraMemorialFund(MMMF),a501(c)(3),not-for-profit,publiccharity,has
awardededucationgrantsonacompetitivebasis toexceptionalwomenfromdevelopingcountrieswho
have financial needandare committed toworking to empowerwomenand children. IndividualMMMF
GrantsareUSD$7,000andmustbeusedduringthe2015-2016academicyear.
Target:Femalestudents
Deadline:15September2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
HubertH.HumphreyFellowshipProgram
TheHubertH.HumphreyFellowshipProgram isa10monthsnon-degreegraduate levelstudy formid-
level professionals. The Fellowship provides professional development in the United States for
accomplishedmid-levelprofessionalfromdesignatedcountries.
TargetAcademicandprofessionals
Deadline:31July2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
ScholarshipsforSummer/WinterprogramsinBrazil
AnopportunitytoparticipateinascholarshipprogramofferedbyIBSAmericasinpartnershipwithUNIP-
UniversidadePaulista, inSãoPaulo,Brazil.UNIP isaprivateuniversity interested inreceivingstudents
fromallovertheworld,convenientlylocatednearPaulistaAvenue,oneofthesafestareasofthecity.The
programme welcomes students interested in developing managerial skills through the programmes;
“Strategy&MarketingforEmergingCountries,”“AgribusinessinBrazil”and“SurvivalPortuguese”.
Target:undergraduateandpostgraduate
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
Master’sandPhDbursariesfor2017(inanysubjectdisciplinethroughmediumofAfrikaans)
TheSAAkademiewillmakealimitednumberofbursariesavailablefor2017tobegrantedforMaster’s
andPhD study in any subject discipline (humanities or natural sciences). The outcomeof the relevant
study(thesisordissertation)mustbeinAfrikaans.Preferencewillbegiventocandidateswhoarefull-time
students.However,part-timestudentsarenotexcluded.
Target:Master'sandPhDcandidates
Deadline:31August2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
KoreanGovernmentScholarships
The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for
internationalstudentswith theaimofpromoting internationalexchange ineducation,aswellasmutual
friendshipamongsttheparticipatingcountries.
TargetBachelor's/Master's
Deadline:Deadlinesvary
Moreinfo:Clickhereandhereformoreinformation.
Master'sofBusinessAdministrationinInternationalBusiness(iMBA)
The Panyapiwat Institute of Management (PIM) is offering a partially funded scholarship to study an
International Master’s of Business Administration in International Business (iMBA). PIM is the largest
Corporate University in Thailand with 9 different faculties. Kindly note that this is a partially funded
scholarshipinthatitonlycoverstuitionfees.
TargetMaster'siMBA
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
Full-scholarshipopeningsforPhDstudentsatKingAbdullahUniversityofScienceandTechnology,
SaudiArabia(KAUST)
TheAdvancedSemiconductorLaboratoryatKAUSTisseekingcuriousandmotivatedPhDandMS/PhD
students in Fall 2016 to join their exciting and cutting-edge research team. They are also looking
for experienced postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. Summer research internship positions
are available for outstanding undergraduate students. Females and underrepresented groups are
encouragedtoapply.
TargetPhDcandidates
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
SwissGovernmentExcellenceScholarshipsforForeignScholarsandArtistsfortheAcademicYear
2016-2017
The Swiss government, through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS),
awards various postgraduate scholarships to foreign scholars and researchers. These scholarships
provide graduates from all fields with the opportunity to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research in
Switzerlandatoneofthepublicfundeduniversityorrecognisedinstitution.
Target:MA(FineArts),PhDandPostdocs
Deadline:EarlyAugust2016
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
PhDproject:diagnosticimmunologyofbovinetuberculosis
Applicationsare invited foraPhDposition in theDivisionofMolecularBiologyandHumanGeneticsat
StellenboschUniversity.ThepositionishostedbytheNRF-fundedSouthAfricanResearchChairinAnimal
TB.
Target:Doctoralstudent
Deadline:Notspecified
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation.
PostdoctoralResearchFellowship inBioprocessEngineering-DepartmentofProcessEngineering
StellenboschUniversity
CommencementofdutiesJan2017
ScopeofResearch: Thepreferred candidate is a postdoctoral researcherwho is competent to takea
senior role in a research team working on the bacterial production of antimicrobial agents as a novel
disinfectant active against causative agents of tuberculosis. This research is empirically based and
comprises upstream biokinetics in laboratory scale bioreactors and downstream separation of the
bioproducts. It will be of interest to persons committed to the promotion of health through sustainable
diseasecontrolviaabiologicalapproach.
Thepostdoctoralresearcherwillhavetheopportunitytoworkondedicatedresearchandtoparticipatein
postgraduate supervision. It is expected that the successful applicant will take a leading role in
coordinatingandcompilingmanuscriptsforjournalpublication.
Requirements: This research follows an integrated approach, incorporating expertise from both
engineeringandlifesciencedisciplines:Bioprocess,Biochemical,ChemicalandBiosystemsEngineering,
Biochemistry,MicrobiologyandBiotechnology.Theapplicantisrequiredtohaveadoctoraldegreeinone
of these disciplines (obtained within the last five years) and be proficient in English, both written and
verbal.Preferencewillbegiventoapplicantswhohave,inaddition,
qualifications and/or expertise in one or more of the following: submerged microbial bioreactor
culture,microbialphysiologyandkinetics,bioproductconcentrationandpurification
agoodpublicationrecord
experienceinco-supervisionandmentoringofpostgraduates
KindlyapplytoProfKimClarkeviaemail:[email protected]
Please include electronic copies of your CV, ID or passport, academic transcripts and certificates,
publicationrecordandthenamesandcontactdetailsofthreereferees.
EmploymentOpportunity-PostdoctoralResearchScholarinGlobalWaterResourcesModelling
AspartoftheWaterFuturesandSolutions(WFaS)andtheIntegratedSolutionsforWater,Energy,
andLand(ISWEL)initiatives,IIASA'sWaterProgram(WAT)isofferingapositionasapost-docin
globalwaterresourcesmodelling.
Target:Postdoc
Deadline:Notspecified
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation.
GlobalEngagementoftheInternationalYoungLeadersAssembly(IYLA)USA2016
AUG8-17,2016
EngagewithyoungleadersfromallovertheworldattheUnitedNations,CapitolHill,WorldBank,State
Department,Embassies,andmoreinternationalorganizations!TheInternationalYoungLeadersAssembly
USA 2016 will take place in August in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. IYLA is a
premierpartnership-driven leadershipdevelopment initiative thatempowerspromisingyoung leaders to
positivelyimpactcommunities,nationsandtheworld.
Visitwww.iyla.infoformoreinformation.
SwedishInstituteScholarshipsforSouthAfricanStudents
TheSwedish Institute is offering opportunities to highly qualifiedSouthAfricans to apply for amaster's
degree programme at any Swedish university. Please note that scholarship applicants must apply
separately for admittance to a Swedish university via the websitewww.universityadmissions.se . For
generalguidelinesonthescholarshipapplicationprocess,visittheSwedishInstitutewebsite.
Target:SouthAfricanstudents
Deadline:Applicationdeadlinesmayvarybutareusuallysetinmid-Januaryforfirstsemesterandinmid-
Augustforthesecondsemester.
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
TravelabroadinJanuary2017
Interested in travelling abroad during your holiday period in January 2017? The Postgraduate &
InternationalOffice (PGIO)hasamazingWinterSchool opportunitiesavailable for you.Apply for anyof
theseprogrammes.
Tübingen-SouthAfricaProgramme
ThisisaculturalandlanguageexchangeprogrammeforSouthAfricanstudentsaimedatexposingthemto
Germancultureandlanguage.StellenboschUniversity(SU)studentsgettojoinstudentsfromfourother
SouthAfricanUniversitiesona fourweek long trip toTübingen inGermany.Theywillnotonlyexplore
Germanlanguageandculturefirst-hand,butalsostaywithhostfamilies,andgooninformativeexcursions.
Theprogrammeisopenforstudentsfromanystudyfield.Anumberofbenefitsareprovidedtothestudent
freeofcharge,includingaccommodation,allmealsduringweekdays,transportcosts,excursions,etc.For
moreinformationonthisprogramme,pleaseclickhere.
UniversityofAdelaide(Australia)
EverwantedtovisitAustralia?ThePGIOinpartnershipwiththeUniversityofAdelaidecanhelpmakethis
happen.TheUniversityofAdelaideWinterSchooloffersarangeofcoursesinvariousstudyfields,ranging
fromAccounting,Chemistry,History,BusinessandEconomics,Engineering,Law,Psychologyandmany
others. StellenboschUniversity students receive the benefit of reduced participation fees, aswell as a
travelbursaryfromthePGIO.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.
HUWISU(HumboldtUniversityofBerlin,Germany)
ThisschooloffersanumberofamazingcoursesrangingfromHistoryandCulture,UrbanDevelopment,
Religion,EthicsandLawaswellasLanguageandWriting.Benefitsincludeatravelbursary,tuitionwaiver
aswellasahousingscholarship.Theyoffercoursesforbothundergraduateandpostgraduatestudents.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.
UniversityofStuttgart
KeenonlearningaboutGermanlanguage,Art,History,Music,FilmandCross-CulturalCommunication?
This schooloffersanumberofamazingcourses that youcan take, inaddition toaGermanLanguage
Course.YouwillalsogettointeractwiththestudentsfromtheUniversity,astheystillattendclassesuntil
February. In addition to a travel bursary from the PGIO, students receive the benefit of only paying a
reducedparticipationfee.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.
TechnicalUniversityofMunich
KeenonspendingthreeweeksinMunichwhilstparticipatinginaprogramthatintroducesyoutothelatest
breakthroughs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology? Then, this
school is for you. This course is open for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. If you apply
through the PGIO, you do not only receive a Travel Bursary, but you also get the benefit of paying a
reducedprogrammefee,thatincludesaccommodation.Interested?Getmoreinformationhere.
Ifyouwanttohaveachatabouttheseopportunities,feelfreetopopintotheexchangeofficeatthePGIO
andtalktoDonavanLouw.Alternatively,[email protected].
Hurryup,becausetheapplicationdeadlinesformostcoursesisonthe26thofAugust2016.
Disclaimer:Pleasenotethattheopportunitieslistedaboveareforinformationpurposesonlyanddo
notimplyorguaranteeanyfinancialsupportfromthePostgraduateandInternationalOffice.
FormoreInformationonscholarshipanddevelopmentopportunitiessuchasthoselistedaboveandbelowpleasevisitthePGIOwebsite.
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