Call for applications to the Graduate School in Chemical Engineering, Finland

Application Deadline: 10/08/2010

The Graduate School in Chemical Engineering, GSCE, is an opportunity for you to continue your studies in Chemical Engineering and receive a Ph.D. within four years. The GSCE is a post graduate program supported by the Academy of Finland and the Ministry of Education and jointly organised by:

• Åbo Akademi University
• Aalto University School of Science and Technology
• Lappeenranta University of Technology
• University of Oulu

The Graduate School Program Offers
• unique course programThe laboratories involved at the participating universities offer tailor-made courses in a number of special topics within the area of chemical engineering.
• annual progress reviewsThe activities within the Graduate School include annual seminars where the stu-dents present the progress of their research work.

These annual reports are pub-lished in the Graduate School Yearbook.Today, the program involves about 45 doctoral students from several different countries, and all the courses are held in English.

HOW TO APPLY?
Applicants should have at least a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or receive their degree before August 1, 2010.

In this particular application round you can apply for a position at the GSCE with salary paid by the GSCE. Positions for students with other funding are not available in this round. The applicant must be qualified to pursue doctoral studies at one of the participating laboratories at the four universities.

The new positions at the GSCE start on August 1, 2010. The maximum funding period is four years (48 months). We are at the moment able to guarantee your funding until the end of the present period of the Graduate School in Chemical Engineering (until December 31, 2011). In case you have already started your doctoral studies and want to join the GSCE, you should indicate in your application and research plan how far your work has progressed, and how many months you and your supervisor expect will be needed until your studies are finished.

The application deadline is June 18, 2010. The application must contain the following items in English:
• completed application form (available at : http://www.abo.fi/gsce)
• curriculum vitae
• copies of relevant diplomas (both BSc and MSc, if available)
• a report of previous PhD studies, if relevant
• a letter of commitment by a participating GSCE supervisor
• a summary of the research plan, with the approval of a supervising professor

The GSCE also wants to promote PhD study experience abroad. The GSCE is able to give some additional financial support to students planning to absolve part of their studies abroad. If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity, the stay abroad should be included in your research/study plan and be approved by your supervising professor. Please indicate in which country (and at what university) you will be studying and for what length of time (between 2-12 months). Applications should be submitted to the Board of the Graduate School in Chemical Engineering, c/o Maria Ljung (see address below). The Board of the Graduate School will make the final selection of the students on June 29, 2010.

Additional information can be obtained from:

Program DirectorProf. Mikko Hupa, Åbo Akademi University, Biskopsgatan 8, FI-20500 ÅboTel. +358 2 215 4454 +358 2 215 4454, e-mail: Mikko.Hupa@abo.fi
Program Co-ordinationMaria Ljung, Åbo Akademi University, Biskopsgatan 8, FI-20500 ÅboTel. +358 2 215 4831 +358 2 215 4831, e-mail: Maria.Ljung@abo.fi
Local Co-ordinators and GSCE Board Members:Aalto University School of Science and Technology: Prof. Ville Alopaeus, P.O. Box 6100, FI-02015 TKKPhone: +358 9 470 22630 +358 9 470 22630, e-mail: Ville.Alopaeus@tkk.fi
Lappeenranta University of Technology: Prof. Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen, P.O. Box 20, FI-53851 LAPPEENRANTA Phone: +358 5 621 2187 +358 5 621 2187, e-mail: Marjatta.Louhi@lut.fi
University of Oulu: Prof. Juha Tanskanen, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014 UNIVERSITY OF OULUPhone: +358 8 553 2340 +358 8 553 2340, e-mail: Juha.Tanskanen@oulu.fi

80 Scholarship for Master studies at Tallin University of Technology, Estonia

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TUT INTERNATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Tallinn University of Technology provides opportunities to the international students to study without paying the tuition fees. All PhD students can study free of tuition fees at TUT and receive additional support from the University and Estonian Ministry of Education. Additionally, each year a limited number of tuition scholarships providing exemption from tuition fee will be available to international students for the following Master degree programmes:

• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Environmental Management and Cleaner Production
• Technology Governance
• Materials and Processes of Sustainable Energetics
• Health Care Technology
• Cyber Security

More info from study@ttu.ee
Scholarships for TUT Students

Once you are enrolled at TUT student and your academic excellence is demonstrated in your transcripts you also have a possibility to compete for a scholarships to cover your living expenses. Each year there are around 80 scholarships awarded to TUT students in the amount of around 110 000 EUR. Most scholarships are offered by the University donors - successful enterprises. Frequently these same enterprises offer additional opportunities such as thesis writing within the company, internships and even employment.

ANNUAL BACHELOR´S SCHOLARSHIPS (amount approximately 1000 EUR)

Elion Ettevõtted AS Bachelor Scholarship
EMT Bachelor Scholarship
Hansapank's Bachelor Scholarship
Harju Elekter Bachelor Scholarship
Saku Brewery Bachelor Scholarship

ANNUAL MASTER´S SCHOLARSHIPS (amount approximately 1600-2000 EUR)

Eesti Energia Master Scholarship
Eesti Raudtee Master Scholarship
Elion Ettevõtted AS Master Scholarship
AS Ensto Ensek Master Scholarship
Ericsson's Master Scholarship
Harju Elekter Master Scholarship
Merko Ehitus AS Master Scholarship
Nordecon Master Scholarship
Silberauto AS Master Scholarship
Skype Technologies OÜ Master Scholarship
Tallinna Sadam AS Master Scholarship
Teede REV 2 AS Master Scholarship
Toomas Luman's Master Scholarship


NB! These scholarships are meant only for those students who already are studying at TUT. More detailed information about scholarships and applying for a scholarship is available from Kerly Orulaid (kerly.orulaid@ttu.ee, 620 3498 620 3498, room IV 101). In Estonian, you can find the information from here.

Source: http://www.ip.ttu.ee/index.php?main_id=6&lang=est

Several PhD Scholarships in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UPC, Spain

Ph. D. Scholarships currently available for Research Projects.

For information on regular Ph.D. scholarships, please contact the appropriate department at

http://www.upc.edu/eng/research/research-structures/departments-1/

This list shows the current research projects which have Ph.D. founding positions available.

• Advanced optical metrology techniques using adaptive optical strategies
• Development of the theory and practice of algorithms for soft constraint processing in the context of combinatorial optimization
• Dynamical systems at UPC
• Early Warning System based on meteorogical radar precipitation estimates
• Expanding the Horizons of Manufacturing: Solving the Integration Paradox (EHMAN)
• Management of Internet Next Generation Services
• Millimetre-wave and Radio-frequency integration in Nanoelectronics for Modern Wireless Communications
• New multifunctional textile materials
  
• PhD in Processor Microarchitecture and Compilers (several positions available)
• Predictive models and simulations in nano- and biomolecular mechanics: a multiscale approach
• Three-dimensional cracking in soils due to oscillations of environmental variables

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PhD studentships in Materials Engineering at The Open University UK

Application Deadline: 28/02/2010

Source: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=4926&ref=ext

PhD studentships in Materials Engineering, Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology

Three-year PhD studentships, Based in Milton Keynes



The Materials Engineering group has vacancies for PhD studentships in the general fields of mechanics of materials, joining technologies, residual stress characterisation, structural integrity and high temperature behaviour. Some studentships are available with full stipend and fees, for UK, EU and international applicants.

Precise research topics will depend on the expertise on the student recruited and the source of funding for the particular project. Likely areas include the validation and accuracy of residual stress measurement techniques applied to welds, including neutron diffraction and the newly-developed contour method; high-temperature microstructural evolution in materials for aerospace applications; and creep of materials for power plant applications.

You should have or expect to gain a good Materials Science, Engineering or Physics degree.

Closing date: 28 February 2010 although the studentships will remain open until filled.

Equal Opportunity is University Policy.