PhD Call Hispanic College Scholarships for Applications

The Doctoral Hispanic College Scholarships Program in Political Theory is interdisciplinary, and covers four main areas of study: philosophy (ethics and applied philosophy, political and social philosophy, and issues in contemporary philosophy), political theory (ethics of international relations and human rights theories), law (international law, humanitarian law, and international criminal law), and politics and economics (international political economy, development policies, sustainability theories, international relations, and theories of globalization).

Hispanic College Scholarships Approximately twenty faculty members, including both Italian professors and foreign visiting professors, currently teach on the program, and there are more than thirty doctoral students, half of which are foreign. The program thus has a strongly international character.

Hispanic College Scholarships Applicants are generally expected to have majored in an area of the social sciences, humanities, or philosophy, although those with degrees in other disciplines may also be considered on the basis of their curricula vitae and research proposals. Successful applicants will begin the program in the Fall semester of 2011, by following three semesters of taught courses. Each semester lasts approximately three months, and students will have approximately 6-10 hours of classes per week during these three semesters. All courses are taught in English.

Applications

Hispanic College Scholarships Applications must be presented in the format indicated in the ‘Requirements and applications’ section of the Call for Applications (bando di dottorato). They must be marked ‘Application for the PhD Program in “Political Theory”’, and sent to the following address:

Ufficio Dottorati di Ricerca
Direzione Didattica e Ricerca
Luiss Guido Carli
Viale Romania, 32
00197 Rome
Italy

The Hispanic College Scholarships deadline for applications is May 30, 2011. (Applications postmarked on or before this date will be accepted.) Applications sent by registered mail must include a return receipt – that is, a form to be compiled by the recipient to confirm the receipt of the application. (Since many countries have their own procedures in this regard, please check this carefully with your local post office.) Only applications sent by registered mail before the above deadline will be considered. With regard to this, compliance with the deadline will be indicated by the postmark of the accepting post office.

In order to apply, the applicant must submit the following:

Official transcripts of his/her undergraduate degree and, if appropriate, also his/her Master’s degree
A writing sample of 5-10,000 words
Two reference letters from university professors or recognized experts
A curriculum vitae
A short research proposal of up to three pages.

For enquiries:

Email:infophd@luiss.it
Telephone: +39.06.85.225.560 (568)
Fax: +39.06.85.225.304

The source of PhD Call for Applications

EFINTD Junior Fellowships Hispanic College Scholarships

The Fellowship Hispanic College Scholarships Program provides two scholarships for young researchers who have recently started their doctoral and experienced researchers willing to have completed a broad research programs EFINTD.
provides funding for three fellowships each year to outstanding young postdoctoral scholars from the African sub-Saharan Africa to carry out applied research in African research institutions.
• focuses on translational or operational research questions. Proposals are welcome that address the public health issues related to preventing and treating neglected communicable tropical diseases, including those from social scientists, such as medical anthropologists, as well as from biomedical researchers.
• draws on collaboration between African and European research institutions, with the Fellow determining with which European institution he/she proposes to collaborate and on what research issues and topics.
• provides for additional support to the Fellows beyond salary, travel and research costs through mentorship from leading African and non-African scientists, networking opportunities and training in key career skills such as proposal writing and getting work published.

Last Date To Apply:30 June 2011

Source:http://www.ntd-africa.net/fileadmin/downloads/Third%20Call%20for%20Proposals.pdf

Edward T. Conroy Memorial Hispanic College Scholarships

The Conroy Hispanic College Scholarships is one of the many programs administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Office of Student Financial Assistance.The children and spouses of fallen soldiers and public safety employees attending a Maryland postsecondary institution can apply for the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Hispanic College Scholarships. The total dollar amount of all State scholarship awards may not exceed your cost of attendance, as determined by your school’s financial aid office, or $ 19,000, whichever is less. Awards to the sons, daughters or spouses of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may not exceed $ 19,000 when combined with any other Hispanic College Scholarships received by a student based on the student’s status as a child or spouse of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 July 2011
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The Ronan Daly Jermyn Scholarship for Masters in Law

Ronan Daly Jermyn, Solicitors established this scholarship in 2006 to promote research in the business law field. The scholarship shall be subject to the following conditions of award and tenure:

The award shall be known as ”The Ronan Daly Jermyn Scholarship”.

The Scholarship is valued at €7,500 and tenable at UCC. It shall be awarded to a law graduate to support a Research Masters in Law in the general area of business law.

The holder of the scholarship shall have the opportunity to tutor to undergraduate students and/or pursue limited additional research duties under the direction of the Dean or Head of the Department of Law or nominee.

The general arrangements for the competition and the adjudication of the scholarship shall be made by the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee of the Law Department in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty of Law.

The scholarship shall be tenable for one academic year.

This Scholarship will be paid monthly via payroll over the academic session.

To make an application for this scholarship, please submit a statement (one page maximum) of why you are applying for the scholarship. Applications should be clearly marked “Ronan Daly Jermyn Scholarship” and posted to the Faculty of Law, University College Cork or emailed. **Note: Applicants must also complete the relevant postgraduate programme application.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 June 2011.

Further Scholarship Information and Application