PhD Degree Scholarships
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships The Commonwealth shared scholarships is for PhD and Master’s studies for citizens from Commonwealth countries in the UK. The scholarships are funded by the Department for International Development in the UK and […]
Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships: $35,000 per year This scholarship is tenable in Canada and only in specific universities. The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS scholarships is sponsored by the Social Science and Human Resource Council(SSHRC) and […]
2017/2018 PTDF SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME PTDF offers yearly scholarships to qualified Nigerian citizens for Overseas and in-country MSc and PhD Scholarships. About the PTDF Scholarship The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources […]
The Henry Luce Foundation – Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowship Description This scholarship is provided by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The award amount is typically $20000. Applicants should be PhD students. Applicants should […]
The Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award Description This scholarship is provided by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The award amount can be up to $25000. Applicants should be PhD students. Please see below for […]
The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship is a $25,000 fellowship offered by the Archaeological Institute of America to one graduate student, PhD candidate, or recent recipient per year. The goal of this fellowship is to study […]
2016-2017 International Doctoral Scholarship for Jewish studies Important: This scholarships is available to International students too. This scholarship is available every year The Jewish scholarship is a renewable scholarship The International Doctoral Scholarship for Jewish […]
Killam Doctoral Scholarship for International Students The University of British Columbia in association Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies was designed to support advanced education and research at five Canadian universities and the Canada […]
The 2016 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program and Institutional nomination deadline for the 2016-2017 competition: November 2 2016 20:00 ET Please note that Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens are eligible to […]
Canadian Institute of Nordic Studies Graduate Scholarship(Yearly Scholarship) If you are a student studying at a post secondary level in any of the following countries you may be able to apply for any of the […]
PhD scholarship to Investigate Alzheimer Disease(Alzheimer Society Research Program) The Alzheimer Society Research Program was designed to provide financial assistance to PhD students in form of grants and awards to support Canadian studies that promise […]
Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)
PhD Opportunity – Development of translational 3D models for breast cancer research
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD Australia
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
This project aims to develop biologically relevant 3D cell culture models to uncover the cellular interactions in triple-negative breast cancer. A major goal will be the elucidation of the cellular and chemical interactions in triple-negative breast cancer which control its development and metastasis using state of the art cell culture and characterisation techniques. The model will then be assessed by the application of chemotherapeutics to determine clinical relevance.
Interested applicants should send an application package (in a single PDF file) via email with the subject line “PhD Applicant” to Dr. Bray (laura.bray@qut.edu.au).
The application package should contain:
•Cover letter indicating your past experience and interest in the project
•Full CV including the contact details of two references
General Information
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Bray
Positions available: 1
Start Date: Optional
Duration: 3 years
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University of Western Sydney, Graduate Research School
The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) is one of four institutes within Western Sydney University. HIE has rapidly become a research leader in ecosystem function and environmental responses to changing climate, with a strong reputation for delivering research outcomes of the highest quality. HIE houses a team of over 50 scientists with access to a unique suite of world-class research facilities. The ecosystem modelling group at HIE is widely recognised for their work in using experimental data to inform models of plant ecosystem function.
We are now seeking a highly motivated PhD student to contribute to a new Australian Research Council Discovery project that aims to resolve one of the most long-standing questions about the functioning of plants: how much of the carbon that they take up in photosynthesis do they use immediately for growth, and how much do they keep in reserve as insurance for the future? The answer to this question is urgently needed to understand how plants respond to environmental change, and how vulnerable they are to stresses such as drought.
The aim of the PhD project is to use experimental data and optimization approaches to develop models of how plants – and trees in particular – ‘should’ behave in risky or stressful environments. What is the optimal growth schedule for a tree that maximizes its fitness?
In the project, the student will first quantify how much carbon is kept in reserve in trees growing in a wide range of experimental conditions, capitalizing on a wealth of data from climate change experiments conducted at the HIE, including whole-tree warming experiments and EucFACE, the world’s only Free Air CO2 Enrichment experiment in mature native forest (www.westernsydney.edu.au/hie/facilities).
The student will then help develop and apply models of tree survival, and compare estimates of optimal storage from these models to the experimental data.
The student will be based at HIE but will also collaborate with Professor Roderick Dewar at The Australian National University and Professor Mat Williams at Edinburgh University (UK).WHAT DOES THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDE?
» Domestic students will receive a tax free stipend of $30,406 per annum and a funded place in the doctoral degree.
» International students will receive a tax free stipend of $30,406 per annum. Those with a strong track record may receive a fee waiver.
» Funding is available for project costs and conference travel.
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HOW TO APPLY
Closing date: 17 June 2016.
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Biomedical Engineering Scholarship-John F. Davis Award This award was established in 2003/2004 by John F. Davis, B.Eng. 1942. The scholarship is tenable at McGill University in Canada. It will be awarded every two years to […]
University of Western Sydney, Graduate Research School
There are a number of Clinical Classification & Coding and Terminology systems that are developed as international standards and adopted by various countries including Australia.
These include (but not limited to):
These classification and terminology systems are developed independently to each other and expected to work in harmony within clinical software. However due to lack of harmonisation between these clinical terminology and classification systems, there is much human involvement required in translating from one to another. Such human involvement creates inconsistencies and errors in coding.
With wider usage of software for management of health data, there is an urgent need for having computer-assisted harmonisation between these classification and terminology systems. Further these are evolving ontologies. Therefore, there is a greater need for keeping the ontological continuity as the core classification or terminological systems evolve.
This research is focused on involving machine learning techniques for the purpose extracting relevant ICD, ICHI and ICF codes, based on SNOMED-CT terms found in free text data that relates to a particular episode of care. Also other information such as
What does the Scholarship provide?
Selection criteria
Next steps
How to apply
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
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Southern Cross University, Southern Cross Plant Science
Southern Cross Plant Science is a Special Research Centre within Southern Cross University (SCU), and carries out research underpinning the selection, cultivation and utilization of plants. SCPS infrastructure includes facilities for plant growth, analytical chemistry, high-throughput DNA sequencing, genotyping, proteomics and bioinformatics. The candidate will also benefit from expertise and experimental resources available within the wider SCU research environment. SCU has achieved the highest rating of exceptional performance, well above world standard in the past two national assessments of research excellence (2012 and 2015) for crop and pasture production and agricultural science.
We are looking for highly motivated PhD student to work in the project knowledge representation and database integration to facilitate genetic analysis and development of underutilised crop plants. This project will require an initial critical evaluation of state of the art in the approaches, advances and implementations of knowledge representation relevant to the biological and agricultural sciences. Theoretical work will focus on developing and implementing trait and related ontologies related to specific aspects of underutilised crops, using Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) as an example. In particular, the project will include theoretical and practical implementation of cross-species trait ontologies, and address the processes involved in development of formal generic nomenclature standards. There will be scope to explore methods to infer the involvement of key candidate genes that may be suitable for selection in underutilised crops.
The candidate must hold, a Master by Research Degree (or must be finishing a Master degree) or equivalent diploma, and must have an exceptional academic record. Experience in research is essential.
The base stipend will be at the rate of AU$27,000 per annum tax-free for three years.
Please contact Professor Graham King (Graham.King@scu.edu.au) or Dr. Abdul Baten (abdul.baten@scu.edu.au) for further details or informal enquiries.
Applications should include a full CV including contact details of two referees + a covering letter. The covering letter should indicate under the following headings (max 200 words each): A. Motivation for carrying out postgraduate study; B. Why you chose Southern Cross University and Plant Science; C. Why you are interested in the specific Project; D. the background academic and/or technical expertise you bring to the project.
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