SEARCA Scholarships 2011-2012 for Master and PhD in Agriculture

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) invites applications for its graduate scholarship (MS and PhD) in agriculture and related fields (including biological sciences, social sciences, economics and statistics, forestry and fisheries, environmental sciences, agro-industrial technology and engineering, biochemistry, and development management) for School Year 2011-2012. The scholarship is open to nationals of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam who are regular employees of academic or research institutions or government agencies and not older than 35 years old.

Applicants may submit their applications to their countries’ respective Ministries of Education, Higher Education, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Environment and Natural Resources, or Rural Development. The Ministries will then screen and endorse their applications and submit the list of qualified applicants accompanied by the complete set of requirements to SEARCA not later than 30 July 2010. Applicants should inquire with their respective Ministries regarding the Ministries’ deadline for receiving SEARCA applications.

Ajinomoto Master Scholarship for ASEAN International Students 2011, Malayasia

This program enables students from five ASEAN countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) wishing to enroll in a master’s course (majors in Agricultural and Life Science field) at the University of Tokyo, to secure scholarship before their arrival in Japan. It aims to cultivate individuals capable of leading Asia in the twenty-first century and to contribute to the development of Asia and the world as well as to mutual understanding between these countries and Japan.

L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Fellowship for Female Researchers 2010

Target group: Master’s degree, PhD degree
Purpose: Study, Research
Field of study: Agriculture, forestry and fishery , Engineering, Environmental Science, Medical and health sciences, Natural sciences
Countries: All
Eligible candidates: high-quality female researcher. Note that application has to be done by the National Commission for UNESCO of applicants country of origin.
Value and purpose of grant: $40.000
Grant award period: two years

CIMB Niaga Scholarship Program Overseas 2010

PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (“CIMB Niaga”) and CIMB Group, majority shareholder in Malaysia give opportunity for bright Indonesian students from all over Indonesia to get CIMB Niaga Scholarship for studying in undergraduate level in Malaysian University with the courses of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Computer System, Information Technology, Civil Engineering and Science (Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial & Computational Mathematics).

Ph.D. Position on Mechanical Behavior of Elastomers Under Cyclic Loading and Aggressive Environments, University of Malaya

Principal Supervisor and Project Leader: Dr. Andri Andriyana
Co-Supervisors:

• Prof. Dr. A.S.M.A. Haseeb
• Dr. Mohd Rafie Johan

A three years Ph.D. position is available at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The research fund is immediately available for the first year and extendable for the next years based on performance. We are looking for a candidate who is capable of and interested in performing high quality research on the Mechanics of Elastomers.

SEARCA Scholarships 2010 for Master and PhD in Agriculture

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) invites applications for its graduate scholarship (MS and PhD) in agriculture and related fields (including biological sciences, social sciences, economics and statistics, forestry and fisheries, environmental sciences, agro-industrial technology and engineering, biochemistry, and development management) for School Year 2011-2012.

[Malaysia] PhD and Postdoc Positions on Wet Weather Transportation Studies at the Department of Geotechnics and Transportation, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3 PhD Research Studentships and 2 Postdoctoral Positions in Wet Weather Highway Traffic Studies
Centre for Highways and Transportation – CHITRA
Department of Geotechnics and Transportation

Applications are invited for PhD studentships and postdoctoral positions in wet weather transportation studies. The studentships and postdoctoral positions are funded by the University and are part of a wider project involving development of predictive tools.

[Malaysia] Postdoc Fellowship in Food Science and Technology at Universiti Putra Malaysia

Post-doctoral fellow in food biotechnology & functional food: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

2 post-doctoral positions are available immediately within the food biotechnology and functional food research group at the Faculty of Food Science & Technology, UPM, Malaysia. The position is for 1-3 years, depending on the candidate’s performance. We are seeking for motivated candidates with excellent scientific background in one or more of the following areas:

• Food Enzymology
• Plant-derived biopeptides
• Enhancement of fermented food quality through biotechnology approach e.g.: enhancement of vitamins, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and etc, contents in fermented food.
• Enzymatic modification of food

[Japan] Toshiba Fellowship Programme 2010

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme offers outstanding scientists an opportunity to join Toshiba’s research and development laboratories in Japan for up to two years, on a Research Fellowship Contract.

The Toshiba Fellowship Programme has opened applications for the 2010 post-graduate scheme. The programme offers one or two PhD-level researchers studying or working in a UK academic or Governmental institution the opportunity to kick-start their career by gaining up to two year’s experience in a Toshiba R&D laboratory in Japan.

[Malaysia] Full Scholarships for Master in Islamic Finance at INCEIF

I have the pleasure in announcing that Bank Negara Malaysia (central bank of Malaysia) has awarded full scholarships for 2009 for about 35 non- Malaysian and 35 Malaysian scholars to complete their cifp program at INCEIF, Malaysia. The program will start in June 2009.

CIFP is a Masters level professional qualification in Islamic Finance. The Malaysian Qualification Agency has recognized it as equivalent to a Masters degree. the requirements of a US Masters degree (42credit hours) is required for the cifp.