Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier doctoral students, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to our economic, social and research-based growth for a prosperous future. To promote this world-class excellence, the Government of Canada has created the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program. Once in full operation, this program will support 500 international and Canadian doctoral students with highly prestigious scholarships.

The Vanier CGS program reaffirms Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and education. The program supports Canada`s science and technology policy direction, which capitalizes on people, strengthens knowledge and encourages entrepreneurial advantages in order to build a competitive Canada.

Master Scholarships in Food Processing, Centre for Water, Earth and Environment, Canada

The fruit processing industry is experiencing a surge in its growth with Quebec ranked tenth in North America. The growth has generated huge quantities of “fruit pomace” as solid waste (25–30% of the total processed fruits) obtained after the extraction of fruit juice. The objective is to carry out value-addition of pomace to produce ligninolytic enzymes; extract polyphenols; and use the fermented mass as animal feed by using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

The fruit pomace residues are generally rich in carbohydrates, especially cell wall polysaccharides and other functionally important bioactive molecules, such as proteins, minerals and natural antioxidants. Owing to the high carbohydrate content, fruit pomace can be used as a substrate for the microbial production of enzymes and extraction of other high-value added products, such as anti-oxidants. Further, the high protein enriched residue can serve as animal feed.

McGill University Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities in Law

The Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law invite applications for postgraduate scholarship opportunities

FQRSC Scholarship in Transsystemic Legal Studies

With significant financial support from the Fonds québécois de la recherché sur la société et la culture, the QRCPCL has launched a wide-ranging research program on transsystemic legal education and how it affects our understanding of the discipline of law. Funds are available for one graduate student, either at the doctoral or the master’s level (up to $15,000), to participate in this program. The selected student will be one whose proposed research relates to aspects of transsystemic legal education or legal epistemology. This could include (but is not limited to): comparative law as applied in legal education; methodology or philosophy of comparative law methodology or philosophy of legal education; interdisciplinary perspectives on comparative law or legal education. The student will participate in the activities of the research program, including the organization of conferences on transsystemic legal education, the publication of conference proceedings, and the publication of scholarship on transsystemic legal thought.

PEO Peace Scholarship Fund for International Women Students

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund was established to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada.

Eligibility:

• An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the United States or Canada.
• A student must not hold citizenship or permanent residency of the United States or Canada.
• Scholarships are not given for research, internships, practical training, or travel.
• In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining and be enrolled on campus for the entire school year.
• Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants.

CFUW International Fellowships and Awards 2011 for Women

Each year, CFUW provides a range of post-graduate awards and fellowships to women through its Charitable Trust Fund. The CFUW Fellowships and Awards Program is an affirmative action program as provided for in the Constitution of Canada and eligibility is restricted to women.

CFUW’s Fellowship and Award winners have produced work in a variety of academic areas, including international humanitarian efforts, feminist and gender analysis, advanced science, medicine, social justice and human rights for women and girls.

The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship 2010 for Postgraduate Study in Agriculture, Forestry and Biology

This Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country.

In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, Fellowships and Awards is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia.

Projects should evaluate and/or promote the use of fertility enhancing plants, such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes in small farms. The intent is to seek ways to increase the yield of food crops, improve farmers’ livelihoods, and improve soil fertility.

Minamas-Sime Darby Scholarship Programme 2010 for Indonesia

Sime Darby, a diversified multinational with operations in over 20 countries, believes in developing sustainable futures. With more than 250,000 ha of estates and a workforce of over 30,000 employees, our wholly owned subsidiary, Minamas Plantation, is offering scholarships to nurture young, outstanding individuals like you. It is our aim to help you reach for the stars.

Scholarships are available for undergraduates (Srata Satu – S1) and postgraduates (Strata Dua – S2) in local and overseas universities.

Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program 2010

Deadline of applications is April 30, 2010
The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program is celebrating 50 years! Since the plan’s inception in 1959, the Government of Canada has provided scholarships of excellence to all member countries of the Commonwealth. The CCSP goal is to promote Canadian values and identity around the world and to help meet the human capital needs of developing countries.

Canada also played a leadership role in the establishment of the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and is the largest contributor to this program after the United Kingdom.

MSc and PhD Position on Coal and Oil Resources Environmental Sustainability at The Geological Survey of Canada

The Geological Survey of Canada (Delta-Lab) in Quebec City, Canada, seeks MSc or Ph.D. candidates under our CORES project (Coal & Oil Resources Environmental Sustainability) , whose goal is to identify disturbances and risks to ecosystems related to oil sands & coal development in NE Alberta. Using a variety of geochemical and isotopic techniques to characterize lake sediment cores, the work will focus on distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic sources of organic contaminants.

[Canada] e8 Masters & Post-Doctoral Scholarships 2010 in Sustainable Energy Development

e8 Masters and Post-Doctoral Program Scholarship
Established in 2001 to support outstanding students in advanced studies of sustainable energy development , the e8 Scholarship Programme offers two-year scholarships to Masters and Post-Doctoral students.

What is the purpose of the e8 scholarship?

The purpose of the e8 scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.