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University of Twente

Masters (MS) Degree

Deadline: 15 Mar/15 Dec (annual)

Study in:  Netherlands

Course starts Sept 2012

Brief description:

University Twente Scholarships (UTS) are scholarships for excellent students from non-EEA countries, applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente.

Host Institution(s):

Univesity of Twente, The Netherlands

Field of study:

Any field of study offered at University of Twente:

Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Management, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Construction Management and Engineering, Educational Science and Technology, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, European Studies, Health Sciences, Human Media Interaction, Industrial Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Master Environmental and Energy Management, Master of Teaching in Social Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Nanotechnology, Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Management, Science Education and Communication, Social Systems Evaluation and Survey Research, Sustainable Energy Technology, Systems and Control,Technical Medicine and Telematics.

Number of Scholarships:

Please be aware that only a limited number of scholarships are available. Only the most excellent students will be nominated.

Target group:

Prospective students from Non-EU/EEA countries

Scholarship value/inclusions:

There are two possible UTS amounts for one year study programmes and two for two year study programmes. The student can only chose and apply for one of these. The amounts stated are given per year of study.

The scholarship amounts from which the student will chose by application are:

a.	22.500 € two year master programme

b.	20.000 € one year master programme

c.	12.500 € two year master programme

d.	10.000 € one year master programme

Exception on these amounts are made for the two year study programme Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, a non-technical study, for which the following scholarship amounts to be chosen from: large scholarship = 20.000 € small = 10.000 €

Eligibility/Application Requirements:

To qualify for a UTS, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

- Have been admitted to one of the above mentioned graduate programmes at University of Twente before December 15 for round 1 or March 15 for round 2

- Have graduated with excellent results in their (under-)graduate programme, where excellency is based on overall CGPA

- Comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa. See  http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/how-to-prepare/visas-and-permits/long-stay-visa

-   Comply with the overall English language test norm Academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL iBT of 90) and an additional 6.0 (TOEFL iBT 20) on the subscore of speaking skills

-  Have the nationality from a non-EU/EEA country and not being eligible for a Dutch study grant

-   Have finished a possible pre-master at the University of Twente

-  Students who are not directly admitted to a master, but will start a ‘pre-master’ programme can already apply for a UTS. If they do not finish the pre-master with a CGPA of 7,5 out of 10, they cannot be granted UTS. They must also comply with above mentioned requirements for UTS, including English language test scores.

Application instructions:

Please note that you can only be nominated for the UT Scholarship after you have been (provisionally) accepted by the educational programme of your choice.  Read the application instructions for admissions (link to application form is found here).

You cannot apply for the UT Scholarship yourself. You can only be nominated by the faculty of the university for a UT Scholarship between October 2010 and May 2011. After being admitted to the University, the faculty may decide to nominate you for the scholarship. In that case, the faculty will contact you to confirm your interest in the scholarship. The deadline for admissions is 15 March 2012 for study in September 2012.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.utwente.nl/internationalstudents/scholarshipsandgrants/multiplecontinents/uts/

Government of Taiwan

BS/MS/PhD Degree

Deadline: 31 Mar 2012 (annual)

Study in:  Taiwan

Course starts September 2012

Brief description:

The Taiwan Government through the Ministry of Education (MOE) offers Bachelors, Masters, and PhD  scholarships for international students who wants to study in Taiwan Colleges and Universities through the Taiwan Scholarship Program.

The program aims to encourage outstanding international students (excluding students from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) to undertake degree studies in Taiwan so as to familiarize themselves with the academic environment in Taiwan and promote communication, understanding and friendship between Taiwan and countries around the world.

Host Institution(s):

See this link for a list of Colleges and Universities in Taiwan (Note: You must confirm with the University/College of your choice if they are participating in the scholarship program).

Field of study:

The scholarships cover a wide range of disciplines offered by Taiwan Universities and Colleges.

Target Group:

The scholarships are targeted to international students from Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, USA and the rest of the world.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

(i) Tuition and payment of academic fees, including credit fee.

Upon validation of tuition and above fees, the MOE awards each recipient per semester up to NTD40,000. If the total amount of these fees should exceed NTD40,000, the remainder of all costs shall be covered by either the recipient, or the recipient’s college, whereas over NTD40,000 are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Tuition and academic fees do not include any of the following: administration fees, thesis advising fees, insurance premiums, accommodation, Internet access, all of which are payable by the recipients.

(ii) Subsistence allowance

The MOE offers each recipient undertaking undergraduate studies a monthly stipend of NTD15,000; it offers each recipient undertaking

Brief description:
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-driven fellowship programmes designed to promote capacity building within organizations in 61 developing countries by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the development cooperation budget.
The scholarships allow candidates to receive a postgraduate education and to earn a Dutch Master of Arts degree, a Master of Science degree, or a Professional Master’s degree.
Host Institution(s):
Dutch Universities and academic institutions.
Field(s) of study:
The scholarship covers many fields of study including: Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries; Architecture and Town Planning,  Arts and Humanities; Business Administration and Management; Education; Engineering; Environmental Science; Fine and Applied Arts; Law; Mass Communication and Information Science; Mathematics and Computer Science; Medical and Health Science; Natural Science; Tourism and Leisure; Social and Behavioral Science; and Transport and Communications. Download the NFP brochure including the course list (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Target group:
Students from 61 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.  Half of the available fellowships should be awarded to female candidates and the other half should be spent on candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from this, priority is given to candidates from priority groups and/or from marginalized regions to be defined by the embassies.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellowship holder should continue to receive (at least partially) during the study period. The allowance is considered to be a contribution towards the cost of living for one person, whether in the Netherlands or in another country. The fellowship can also cover the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel costs, insurance and thesis research.
Eligibility:
A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship for a master’s degree programme must:
•  be a mid-career professional with at least three years’ relevant work experience;
• be a national of, and working and living in one of the developing countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application (see annex 4);
• be nominated by his or her employer, who pledges to continue paying the candidate’s salary and guarantees the candidate will be able to return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of the fellowship period;
• have been unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the master’s degree programmes on the course list 2012-2013. This means that the candidate must have met all the requirements set by the Dutch institution (see 2.2);
• not already have received an NFP master’s degree fellowship;
• not be employed by:
•  a multinational corporation (for instance Shell, Unilever etc.) or
•  a large national and/-or commercial organisation or
•  a bilateral donor organisation (for instance USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid etc.) or
•  multilateral donor organisation, (for instance a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development
Bank, African Development Bank, IADB, etc.) or
•  international NGO’s (for instance  Oxfam, Plan, Care, etc.)
•  have completed and submitted an NFP master’s degree programme fellowship application including all the required documentation before the applicable NFP fellowship application deadline;
•  be employed in an area to which the study will make a relevant contribution;
•   have a clear-cut, functional relationship with a relevant organisation and be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge into that organisation;
•  be available for the entire period of the programme and be physically and mentally able to take part in the entire programme;
•   endorse the objective and the aim of the NFP. The aim of the NFP cannot be reached if the fellowship holder does not return to his or her own country. Nuffic would like to urge fellowship holders to return to their home country upon finishing the course or programme to meet the NFP aim in the most effective way.
Application instructions:
As stated above, to be eligible for an NFP fellowship, candidates need to be admitted to the master’s degree programme for which they would like an NFP fellowship.  Thus, candidates must first apply for admission directly to the Dutch institution that offers the master’s degree programme of their choice.
For 2012-2013, the deadline for fellowship applications is 7 Februrary or 1 May 2012 depending on the course (see the NFP course list for 2012-2013 to know the specific deadline for your chosen course).  The deadline for academic applications is earlier, about 1-2 months earlier than the fellowship applications deadline. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to start the application procedure for admission as early as possible.
Applications have to be submitted through Scholarships Online (SOL). Through SOL candidates can apply for fellowships online
and they can check the status of an application. Other parties such as the Dutch institutions, the embassies and consulates will use SOL to assess NFP fellowship applications. SOL can be accessed through the official website starting 1 November 2011.
It is important read the NFP  brochure 2012-2013 and visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Contact information:
For more information, please contact the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate in your home country.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/netherlands-fellowships-programmes-nfp

We are looking for
Looking for a microbial community ?
A microbial community is looking for you !
Research at the Laboratory of Microbiology at Wageningen University and Research centre (WUR), is executed at Ecological, Cellular and Molecular level. In general the goal of ongoing research projects is the unravelling of molecular details of interactions, biotransformations and control mechanisms of selected microorganisms (both bacteria and archaea) and their macromolecules. Typical research objectives include (i) the discovery of fundamental details of selected microbial model systems, (ii) the understanding of the molecular basis of key processes, and (iii) the application of the obtained knowledge to develop and optimize processes related to the areas of Food & Health, Bioproducts & Energy, and Environment.
At present several vacancies exist in the Laboratory of Microbiology:
7 PhD Students
2 Postdocs
In general, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and qualified people that have a great work ethic and strong record-keeping abilities. They should be fluent in English (both written and spoken), proactive, and team players. Below you will find some more information on the research projects and on specific requirements. More details are available on the laboratory’s website (http://www.mib.wur.nl/UK/), or will be provided on request.

Requirements
Background in Microbial physiology or Microbial molecular ecology, and preferably experience with research of anaerobic microorganisms.
Candidate’s profile
Background in molecular genetics and biochemistry, and preferably experience with research of bacteria.
Candidate’s profile
Background in molecular genetics and biochemistry, and preferably experience with research of bacteria.
Contact: Professor John van der Oost, tel.  +31 317 483108.

PhD project-4
Enrichment and engineering of biomass-converting thermophilic bacterium
The holy grail of biotechnology is the microbial conversion of cheap substrates to a range of valuable products. This project aims at isolating lignocellulose degrading thermophilic bacteria, that are able (if necessary after genetic engineering) to generate desired green chemicals, including organic acids.

Candidate’s profile
Background in molecular genetics and microbiology, and preferably experience with biochemistry.
Contact: Professor John van der Oost, tel. +31 317 483108.
PhD project-5
Enhanced of methanogenesis from complex organic waste
Hydrolysis of biopolymers is a limiting factor in biogas production from organic waste. This joint project of Microbiology and Environmental Technology aims to enhance hydrolysis of biopolymers and methanogenesis from complex organics in anaerobic bioreactors.

Candidate’s profile
Background in Microbial physiology and Process technology and preferably experience with anaerobic processes.

Candidate’s profile
Background in molecular microbial ecology and microbiology, and preferably experience with bioinformatics.
Contact: Professor Hauke Smidt, tel. +31 317 483102.
Postdoc project-8

Candidate’s profile
Background in molecular genetics and microbial physiology, and preferably experience with research of anaerobic bacteria.
Contact: Dr. Servé Kengen +31 317 483737.

We offer

The organization
The Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group is part of Wageningen UR where fundamental and applied sciences complement each other. As an important European player, we carry out top-level research and work alongside authoritative partners within the international business world as well as the government on “Healthy food in a biobased society”. We have a crucial role in innovations within the market. Entrepreneurship and professionalism are what define us. In short, we are an interesting, international employer of stature.

Wageningen University and Research centre
Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That’s our focus – each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale.
Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.
For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look atwww.jobsat.wur.nl.

The research involves the design and analysis of methods for trajectories of objects moving in 2- or 3-dimensional space. A proper definition of a “median trajectory” based on a collection of trajectories is sought, as well as efficient algorithms for computing such a median. The definition and algorithms should be robust when noise or outliers are present. The research continues by investigating how median trajectories can be used in various applications. These include trajectory collection visualization, trajectory clustering, classification, and related problems, for which efficient algorithms and implementations should be developed. This will be done in collaboration with researchers in these application areas, whose data will be used.
The department of Information and Computing Sciences actively takes part in this dynamic and fast evolving world. We are on the edge of research and educate enthusiastic students to become thorough professionals in these fields. The department of Information and Computing Sciences is one of the leading institutions in the Netherlands for research and teaching in the information and computing sciences. Our mission is to discover new principles for information and computing systems, to create new techniques for the design and use of intelligent systems in science and business, to educate first-rate students, and to enjoy the great things in our field.
Scholarship Application Deadline:30 April 2011

€ 20.000: A nearly full scholarship covering tuition fee, accommodation, visa costs and part of the living expenses for Non-EER students

€ 10.000: A scholarship covering a major part of the tuition fees for non-EER students, or a nearly full scholarship for EER students

€ 5.000: A scholarship covering accommodation expenses for one year

The Faculty board will select students for the scholarships depending on their grades, motivation and financial situation. The scholarships will be awarded early May. You can apply by sending us this application form and a scholarship motivation letter. The scholarship motivation letter should include, an explanation why you wish and need to receive the amount you specified above, an indication of what financial resources you can contribute yourself to your studies, if you are still planning to participate in the programme if you do not receive this scholarship.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Vacancy number AFSG-FCH-0003

We are looking for
A PhD student for a STW project aiming at the characterization of polysaccharides involved in the process of composting and growth of the white buttom mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Enzymatic conversion processes will be monitored and enzyme resistant carbohydrates will be identified.

The white button mushroom Agaricus bisporus is produced and consumed at large scale. It is produced on compost of straw and horse manure. The process of composting and growth of the white button mushroom is nearly a black box. It is not known which carbohydrate components are converted (and which are not) and when this takes place in the process. The need for this kind of information is exemplified by the fact that up to 25% of the compost is not converted into fungal biomass.

The aim of this project is to understand and improve the degradation of the carbohydrates in the substrate during composting and growth of the white button mushroom. This will be done by the characterization of the glycosidic substrates in the various states of the growing process. Enzymes involved in substrate degradation will be biochemically characterized and tested for their action towards isolated Agaricus enzyme-resistant carbohydrate structures in order to find solutions to improve substrate conversion.

The PhD candidate will make use of advanced (bio)chemical methods to isolate and characterize polysaccharides and enzymes. Resistant oligo-and polysaccharides will be analyzed/identified using various forms of analytical and preparative chromatography and Maldi Tof/Tof MS, GC-, LC- and CE-MS and NMR-techniques. The PhD candidate will closely cooperate Fungal Biodiversity Center (CBS) and Utrecht University and with industrial partners participating in the project.

Requirements
The candidate should have a MSc in Food Technology / Biotechnology / Molecular Life Sciences.Experience with analytical and preparative chromatography, mass spectrometry and enzymology adds to the suitability of a candidate for this post. The suitable candidate likes to work on the interface of chemistry and biochemistry and technology. The candidate should be able to work in a multi-disciplinary group and have excellent communicative and analytical skillsand is required to be fluent in English, both speaking and reading/writing.

We offer
We offer you a temporary position for a period of 1.5 years with extension of 2.5 years after successful evaluation. Gross salary per month € 2.042,- in the first year rising up to € 2.612,- per month in the fourth year.

We not only offer a competitive salary but also good (study) leave and a pension of the ABP Pension Fund.
Wageningen UR uses a so-called cafeteria model (Optare) that makes it possible to vary the conditions of employment.

We think it is important to have a good balance between work and private life. Depending on the specific job and working place, this balance can be made possible in various ways, for example, flexible working hours, working part time or the possibility of taking sabbatical leave.

Information
For more information about the project please contact Dr. Henk Schols, phone +31(0)317-48 22 39 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +31(0)317-48 22 39      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
For information about the contractual aspects please contact Mr. Rob van Meegen, HRM-advisor, phone +31(0)317-48 54 66 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +31(0)317-48 54 66      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Interested?
You can apply online until December 5th 2010 at www.werkenbij.wur.nl/UK or contact by email: AFSG-vacatures[ at ]wur.nl

The organization
Wageningen University and Research centre (Wageningen UR) is a leading international organization. Within the field of healthy nutrition and living environment we are working on the quality of life. We are always looking for talented colleagues. Professionals with passion who want to work with us for the world of tomorrow.
The Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group is part of Wageningen UR where fundamental and applied sciences complement each other. As an important European player, we carry out top-level research and work alongside authoritative partners within the international business world as well as the government on “Healthy food in a biobased society”. We have a crucial role in innovations within the market. Entrepreneurship and professionalism are what define us. In short, we are an interesting, international employer of stature.
The Laboratory of Food Chemistry (generates and disseminates knowledge of the molecular properties and interactions of carbohydrates, proteins and phytonutrients within the food matrix during processing. Research is on one hand focused on identifying key components that determine the quality of food raw materials and their processing to ingredients or food products and on chemical changes occurring within these components during storage and processing. On the other hand, research is focused on controlling enzymatic processes that are used during processing of raw materials to ingredients or food products.
By a solid knowledge in this area, the quality aspects of food products can be explained and moreover predicted. Besides this, with knowledge on chemical and biochemical conversions, processes can be controlled to have a more sustainable use of agricultural raw material (less by-products, less use of energy, chemicals and water) than currently in place, and new, high-grade or health-beneficial final products or ingredients can be manufactured.

The Laboratory comprises about 45 people of which 10 permanent staff (professors + technicians) and about 35 PhD students, post-docs and temporarily employed technicians. For its research, the Laboratory is very well equipped with state-of-the-art analytical equipment (MS, CE, HPLC) to study changes in food during processing at a molecular level. This approach is also reflected in its teaching methodology.
For more information: www.foodchemistry.wur.nl.
Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.