Student Research Scholarship by Australian Building Codes Board

ABCB was established by Australian Federal, State and Territory Governments. It's mission is to address issues relating to health, safety, amenity and sustainability by providing efficiency in the design, construction and performance of building through the BCA and development of effective regulatory systems. 

The Scholarship has been established to encourage undergraduate and postgraduate research in building regulatory reform in Australia. It is available for study into areas relating to the ABCB's work program. Can be used for full-time, part-time or external study. Research must form a component of a program at an Australian educational institution (eg research project, thesis, dissertation). 

Selection based on submission of a research proposal outlining the research objective, hypothesis and research method. Applicants must submit Application Form, resume and academic transcript to date. 

See scheme website for Form and details of the ABCB's work program. There is no closing date for applications.

This scholarship is offered on an ongoing basis to an unspecified number of people. Dates when to submit scholarship application are not specified.

The value of this scholarship is AUD5000 (maximum per award). This award is to be used for research. This scholarship is paid as a one off for the period of 1 year.
Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: ARCHITECTURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY or Policy and administration.

Eligibility: This scholarship is for study in Australia. There are no restrictions on citizenship.

Application Details: To apply for this scholarship you must consult the scholarship web site. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

Main Contact:
Stephanie Wake
Australian Building Codes Board
Phone: (02) 6276 1941
Email: abcb.office@abcb.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.abcb.gov.au

Charles Sturt University Study Centres Scholarships

CSU makes a limited number of merit-based scholarships available to Honours students. This is applicable to any mode of Honours study.

    * Full-time students (75% or greater of a full course load) will receive $3000 in 2 instalments ($1500 in Session 1 and $1500 in Session 2).
    * Part-time students (50% of course load) will receive $1500 in 2 instalments ($750 in Session 1 and $750 in Session 2).

The scholarship is for a 12 -month period and all students can re-apply for a scholarship in the following year. 

For more information: Charles Sturt University Study Centres Scholarships

Funded MSc Studentship, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

The Role of Commodity Futures Markets in Managing Agricultural Price Risk In Ireland.

The policy environment facing the Irish dairy industry continues to undergo considerable change under WTO and CAP reform. Movement away from supply management by the EU and a more liberal global agricultural trading system will involve greater price volatility for dairy commodities. This increase in volatility will translate to an increase in risk for participants in the Irish dairy industry. The adoption of suitable price risk management tools will help to ensure that the Irish dairy industry remain competitive and profitable in an uncertain future.

Commodity futures and options markets are the most transparent tools which have been successfully used to manage price risk in agricultural commodity markets. While there has been some development of these tools for a number of agricultural commodities in the EU (cereals, livestock and energy crops), the dairy sector to date has been largely ignored. This research will provide crucial information on the role and functioning of commodity futures and options markets. In addition the relationships between commodity spot and futures prices will be review and modelled. The results of this exercise will inform industry participants and policy makers on the challenges of developing dairy futures markets and how these markets could potentially be used to manage risk.

It is essential that the applicant holds an honours degree (first class or second class grade 1) in a relevant business related discipline. In addition the applicant must be computer literate with strong quantitative ability. The applicant should be ambitious, self-motivated and possess an ability for problem solving.

The successful applicant will be funded under an Irish Dairy Board Fellowship scheme and will receive a remuneration of €30,000 over an 18 month period. It is envisaged that the successful applicant will commence during March 2010.

The closing date for applications is Friday 19th February 2010. 

For more information or for expression of interest please contact:

Dr. Declan O Connor, 
Department of Mathematics, 
Cork Institute of Technology. 
Telephone: 021-4236394 or 
email: declan.oconnor@cit.ie

Read more: Funded MSc Studentship, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

Food Valley Ambassadors Fellowship

Prestigious fellowship for outstanding students who pursue a career in the food industry. Full fellowships for an MSc Food Technology or MSc Food Safety, but with an extended programme, 2,5 years instead of 2 years, which includes one year traineeship in one of the sponsoring companies. Graduates will be an ambassador for Food Valley.

Applicants need to have at least the following gpa : 75% or higher on a national scale; First Class or Second Class Upper (Honours) or equivalent. Second Class Upper and Second Class Lower are NOT eligible. Students that can show to be in the top 15% of their class are also eligible.

Target countries : Europe, USA, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, but students from other countries may apply.

Contact address : 
Maaike Lugtenaar
Postbus 294
6700 AG Wageningen
The Netherlands

For more information: Food Valley Ambassadors Fellowship

PhD Position in Drug Research at University of Helsinki

Faculty of Pharmacy, Centre for Drug Research, invites applications for a DOCTORAL STUDENT for a period of three years from the begin of the 1st of March 2010 (or as otherwise agreed)

The work includes development of screening technologies based on bioluminescent bacterial strains for studying natural products as a source of antimicrobial compounds.

The work is carried out at the Centre for Drug Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, in Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, and includes collaboration with the Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology. The project is funded by the Research Funds of the University of Helsinki.

The applicant should have a MSc degree and a background in the fields of e.g. pharmaceutics, biochemistry, microbiology or biotechnology. Previous experience in the field of screening technologies is preferred.

The salary for the present post will be based on level 1-4 of the demands level chart for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities, and the job-specific component of the salary will thus be EUR 1 643-2 241 per month. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance.

The application should include a complete CV including your education and degrees obtained and prior work experience.

The applications should be sent to: 

Centre for Drug Research, 
Faculty of Pharmacy, 
Dr. Päivi Tammela, 
P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 5), 
FIN-00014 
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI, 
Finland.

Deadlines:Monday, 15.2.2010, at 3.45 PM o’clock.

For more information please contact Päivi Tammela, +358 9 191 59628,
paivi.tammela@helsinki.fi.

For further information: PhD Position in Drug Research at University of Helsinki