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The cancer association of South Africa Scholarship for South Africans at The University of Johanneseburg

Posted by on July 4, 2011 Comments Off

CANSA Scholarship

The cancer association of South Africa (CANSA) in partnership with UJ, have made available three master’s and two doctoral scholarships for students registered at UJ for study in . These scholarships have values of R20,000 for master’s and R30,000 for doctoral studies. Areas of study to which these scholarships were applicable include carcinogens in the environment, health sciences, animal studies and zoology, socio-psychological issues, business management in non-profit organisations, and marketing and communication in non-profit organisations. Of these five scholarships made available, three were awarded to students in the Department of Biochemistry, one was awarded to a student in the Department of Zoology, and one was awarded to a student in the Department of Educational Psychology.
Congratulations to the following students:

Ms NB Skerman – Master’s degree (Biochemistry)
Ms C Orsmond – Master’s degree (Biochemistry)
Mr G Müller – Master’s degree (Zoology)
Mrs E van der Merwe – Doctoral degree (Biochemistry)
Ms E van Zijl – Doctoral degree (Educational Psychology)

An official award ceremony will be hosted at the Cansa National Office once the university re-opens after the winter recess.

for more information;

http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Faculties/science/newsandevents/News/2010/Pages/CANSAScholarship.aspx

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Young Scientists Scholarship for Africans at The University of Johanneseburg

Posted by on July 1, 2011 Comments Off

IIASA Young Scientists
Summer Program
Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located in Schloss Laxenburg near
Vienna, Austria, hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young
Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with an IIASA senior scientist mentor on a project
proposed by the student, related to his or her graduate research.
Fellows selected by IIASA will receive funding to cover travel to IIASA and a modest living allowance.

WHAT IS IIASA AND WHAT ARE ITS PROGRAM AREAS?
IIASA is an international institution, supported by the U.S. and 15 other member nations, engaged in scientific research
aimed at providing policy insight on issues of regional and global importance in the following fields:
PROGRAM AREAS
 Energy
 Transitions to New Technologies
 Advanced Systems Analysis
 Ecosystem Services and Management
 Mitigation of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases
 Evolution and Ecology
 World Population
 Risk Policy and Vulnerability
GLOBAL PROBLEM AREAS
 Energy and Climate Change
 Food and Water
 Poverty and Equity
Detailed information about each program is on the IIASA Website: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/
WHO SHOULD APPLY?

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
- You are an advanced graduate student;
- Your field is compatible with ongoing research at IIASA;
- Your research and career would benefit from working alongside 50 or so contemporary young
scientists from a score or more of other nations, and senior scientists from around the world;
- You would like to explore the policy implications of your work.
HOW DO YOU APPLY?
An on-line application form, along with more information, is at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp/registe

HOW DO YOU APPLY?
An on-line application form, along with more information, is at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp/register/

General Questions: Sheila Poor, YSSP Coordinator poor@iiasa.ac.at
U.S. contact: Margaret Goud Collins, Program Director for the U.S. Committee for IIASA
National Academy of Sciences IIASAyssp@nas.edu

for more information;

http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Research/NewsAnnouncements/Announcements/researchannouncementsarchive/2011/January/Documents/2011-01-17%20-%20IIASA%20Young%20Scientists%20Summer%20Programme%202011%20Flyer.pdf