Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, established by The Research Grants Council (RGC) of the HKSAR, aims at recruiting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue PhD study in Hong Kong.

The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (~US$2,600), and conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (~US$1,300) per year for the awardees for a maximum of three years. In addition, Fellowship recipients at CityU will be awarded the “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship”, which covers students' first year tuition and on-campus hostel accommodation fees.

For CityU nominees not selected by RGC for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, they will be eligible to compete for CityU’s “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies PhD Fellowship”, which offers a studentship that is equivalent to the stipend amount offered by the RGC for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HK$20,400; ~2,615).

City University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is a modern, hi-tech institution committed to providing a quality learning environment for its students and the community. It has a vibrant research culture and has gained a good reputation for research and innovation in a wide range of disciplines. It has an outstanding team of academics undertaking applied research dedicated to advancing knowledge to benefit society and the region. According to the latest league tables published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), CityU ranked 110th this year in the QS World University Rankings of the world’s top 500 universities.

The key milestones are as follows:

1 December 2011	Deadline for submitting initial application to the RGC and obtain a reference number by applicants.
10 December 2011	Deadline for submitting full application to CityU through CityU’sOnline Admission System.
Early March 2011	Notification of results by the RGC

Please visit our website (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/hkphd/index.htm).

Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies

City University of Hong Kong

Asia Journalism Fellowship 2012

Eligibility

Applicants should have at least five years of full-time working experience as journalists (not including as student journalists) and possess potential for leadership and management within the profession or organisation.

Applicants should be residing in Asia. Preference is given to those working for Asian media organisations.

Applicants can be working in any medium — print, radio, television or online.

Journalists working in non-English media are welcome to apply, but must show proficiency in English through a telephone interview, as English is the working language of the programme.

Applications from journalists in full-time positions must be accompanied by a letter of support from employers, stating that the applicant would be released for the full period of the fellowship, from 25 February to 20 May 2012. Freelancers are welcome to apply if they are primarily engaged in news or current affairs journalism.

How to Apply

Deadline for application

All the required documents must reach the Wee Kim Wee School no later than 5pm (Singapore Time), Friday 14th October 2011.

Your application is not complete until we receive all the following:

· Completed application form. (Download Application Form)

· Employer’s letter of support (not required for freelancers). (Download Sample Letter)

· 3 letters of recommendation. (Download instructions for referees)

· 3-5 samples of past work. Read the “Guidance” section on the last page of the Application Form for more details.

Sending your application

By e-mail:

Send to applications@ajf.sg

By mail:

Asia Journalism Fellowship

c/o SiRC

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

Nanyang Technological University

31 Nanyang Link

Singapore 637718

Questions?

E-mail: admin@ajf.sg

Selection Process

The application materials will be reviewed by a panel comprising academics from the Wee Kim Wee School and experienced journalists. Potential applicants may be contacted for a phone interview. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-November 2011. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Ph.D General Linguistics, University of Canterbury

Institution/Organization: University of Canterbury

Department: Linguistics

Web Address: http://www.lacl.canterbury.ac.nz/ling/index.shtml

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:

Applications are now being invited for the University of Canterbury Doctoral Scholarships, which are tenable in the University of Canterbury linguistics Program in Christchurch, New Zealand. UC Scholarships provide NZ$20,000/year for three years, and cover the university Fees. There are no restrictions on regional origin of the applicants. The application Deadline isOctober 15, and information about the Scholarships is available here:

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipDetails.aspx?

ScholarshipID=6935.127

The linguistics program at the University of Canterbury houses several large Corpora, including the ONZE corpus (Origins of New Zealand English). The Program is part of the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour,

And as such, presents substantial opportunities for multi-disciplinary research(http://www.nzilbb.Canterbury.ac.nz).

The PhD at the University of Canterbury is by thesis only, and potential Candidates should, in the first instance, make contact with a potential supervisor. From January 2012, the available supervisors in the linguistics program will be

Lynn Clark, Jen Hay, Beth Hume, Heidi Quinn and Kevin Watson. Lynn Clark – language variation & change, sociophonetics, usage-based models Of language

http://sites.google.com/site/lynnclarkling/

Jen Hay – sociophonetics, laboratory phonology, morphology, language variation And change

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/UCResearchProfile/Researcher.aspx?

Researcherid=86213

Beth Hume – phonology, language variation, language change

http://www.ling.ohio-state.edu/~ehume/

Heidi Quinn – syntax

http://www.lacl.canterbury.ac.nz/people/ling_people/quinn.shtml

Kevin Watson – sociophonetics, sociolinguistics, phonetics, phonology

http://www.lacl.canterbury.ac.nz/people/ling_people/watson.shtml

Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2011

Web Address for Applications: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipDetails.aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.127

Contact Information:

Prof Jen Hay

Jen.hay@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone:+64 3 3642242

International Doctoral Program In Informatics Graduate School Of Informatics Kyoto University 2012

The Japanese Government(Monbukagakusho) offers a scholarship in selected fields, called the Special Scholarship for International Doctoral Programs. The Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University will accept eight new Ph.D. course students under this program from the year 2012. This program has several attractive features—for example, the official language will be English(Japanese language skill will not be required); and the fact that all tuition fees will be waived. Interested applicants should carefully read the rules and conditions in the guidelines for admission before submitting their applications. Selections will be by Kyoto University, with successful students recommended to the Monbukagakusho as candidates for the scolarship.

The Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, consists of the
following departments:
• Intelligence Science and Technology
• Social Informatics
• Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems
• Applied Mathematics and Physics
• Systems Science
• Communications and Computer Engineering

Applicants must choose one of the above as their majoring field when applying for this program. Details of the departments in the Graduate School of Informatics are posted
on our website (http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admission/program.html).

Deadline of application January 6, 2012.