Two PhD Positions “Democracy Barometer

Scholarship for those students who are PhD student and participate in the doctoral program of the NCCR Democracy

Study Subject: political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, public policy, mathematics or statistics
Employer: National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR)
Level: PhD
Scholarship Description: The NCCR Democracy is an interdisciplinary research program on the challenges to democracy in the 21st century funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the University of Zurich. In the framework of the NCCR project “Democracy Barometer” we are seeking two Ph.D. students. The appointment will begin between January and April 2011.

The Democracy Barometer is a new instrument that aims at measuring and understanding the quality of democracy. Looking at the fundamental principles and functions of democracy, we study the causes and consequences of democratic qualities, paths of successful democratisation, and problems of democracy / democratisation in a comparative perspective.
The project “Democracy Barometer” has developed an instrument to assess the quality of democracy in 75 established democracies and to measure the fine differences that exist between them. It allows for benchmarking between established democracies and, as democracy is seen as an ongoing process, for a critical observation of their democratic
development over time, cf. http://www.nccr-democracy.uzh.ch/research/module5/barometer

Profile:
• We seek candidates with an MA degree in a relevant subject (such as political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, public policy, mathematics or statistics in combination with a minor in social sciences).
• You are motivated to write a PhD thesis, studying the quality of democracy and/or democratisation processes. The Democracy Barometer dataset is at your disposal for your own research.
• You contribute to the extension of the Democracy Barometer dataset, and will have further tasks related to our project (such as dissemination, writing short reports, etc.).
• You have excellent skills in methods of analysis, especially quantitative methods.
• You are fluent in English, and if possible, you have working knowledge in further languages.
• As a PhD student, you participate in the doctoral program of the NCCR Democracy (cf. http://www.nccr democracy.uzh.ch/education).
Scholarship Application Deadline: 12 December 2010
Further Scholarship Information and Application Vercelli, Torcy, Nordborg, Blois, Bergen, S. Lanarkshire, Salloniki, Bolzano,
Parma, Oulu, Hensies, Amsterdam, Lyon, Hannover, Remscheid, Krakow, Wroclav,

Scholarship Information : Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Kidney Foundation of Canada

Study Subject: Allied Healthcare
Employer: The kindney reserach foundation of Canada
Level: Postdoctoral

Scholarship Description: A KRESCENT program Post-Doctoral Fellowship is an “in-training” award intended for applicants with a PhD, MD or equivalent degree. The objective is to attract and foster young investigators to initiate and/or continue training in kidney research.An awardee may not be in receipt of another major personnel award at the same time as holding the Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the KRESCENT program. However, the KRESCENT program will consider approving supplemental funding if a minor stipend has been provided from a local or provincial funding agency.

Eligibility: Awards for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship are tenable under the supervision of investigators holding an academic appointment and in areas of investigation where it is clear that the research has direct relevance to kidney disease. The training program must include involvement in actual research, and not only courses in research methods. Applicants enrolled in programs oriented primarily toward professional specialty training are normally ineligible for the Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Candidates with more than four years of Post-PhD research training by the competition deadline are not eligible to apply for this award. Any interruption in a candidate’s Post-PhD research training will be taken into account in determining eligibility.

Applicants with a MD degree must hold license in Canada or be enrolled in a program leading to certification in Canada at the time of applying for this award. Applicants may propose a program of research leading to a Master’s or PhD degree; however, registration in a graduate program is not a requirement.

Applications for training in clinical research will be considered only if it is clear from the application that at least 80% of the applicant’s time and effort will be devoted to the research project(s) and clinical activities upon which the research project(s) is immediately dependent.

Each application is considered to be a joint submission by the applicant and the proposed supervisor. The research plan should be written in full consultation and agreement between the supervisor and the applicant.

Fellowship Application Deadline: January 15 2011

Below Details Fellowship Information and Application
http://www.krescent.ca/Page.aspx?pid=849

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Top Scholarships-Graduate Scholarships in Health

Health professionals are in high demand in almost all job markets of the world. Excellent job opportunities, respect of the profession and community service are what attract many students to join health related courses. Professional education in health is however expensive and not many people can afford it without some kind of financial aid. There are many organizations and institutes that offer financial aid to health students. In this article I will mention some scholarship programs that you can apply for if you are planning to take health related courses and looking for some financial assistance to fund your studies.
o Mount Sinai Hospital’s BSN Student Scholarship/Work Repayment Program: The program provides excellent opportunities to students enrolled in nursing courses. Talented students can receive aid of $3000 per semester from this program if they commit to work at the Mount Sinai hospital for a limited period of time after completion of their degree.
o Occupational/Physical Therapy Scholarship program: This program provides aid to several students each year. The program is funded by an organization named The Daughters of The American revolution. The program provides aid of $500 to physical therapy students.
o National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: This program is a very prestigious one because it provides for the full four year tuition fee and other expenses and also provides monthly stipend to students. Family nurse practitioner students, physician assistant students and medical students can apply for this scholarship program.
o The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Scholarship of Excellence Award: This scholarships award provides financial assistance to students of health schools that are member of the association.
o National Nursing Education Initiative: This scholarship program is designed to provide aid to already registered diploma or associate degree nurses that want to excel in their career with bachelor degrees.
o NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: This is also a very prestigious scholarship program. Students can receive up to $20,000 aid from this program. Students who win these scholarships have to sign a contract to work for at least 10 weeks with NIH during every year of study and to work for one year with NIH for each year scholarship is received.

More information on all above mentioned programs can be obtained from their websites. You can also make applications online for some of these programs. You can search for many other scholarship programs offered to health students from different health related fields over the internet.