New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) for Masters Students from Developing Countries

New Zealand AID (NZAID) offers the New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS)  for international students from selected developing countries to study in New Zealand to gain knowledge and skills through post-graduate study in specific subject areas that will assist in the development of their home country. New Zealand Development Scholarships are available for Postgraduate Certificate (6 months), Postgraduate Diploma (1 year) or Masters Degree (1 – 2 years).

Institute: Any accredited academic institutions in New Zealand
Program: Masters degree , Postgraduate diploma or certificate Studies
Place of Study:  New Zealand
Application Deadline: 31 July  (annual), next course starts 2015

Scholarship Coverage:

The scholarships include a fortnightly living allowance, an establishment allowance, medical and travel insurance, travel to and from your home country at the start and end of your scholarship, home leave or reunion travel for some students, and assistance with research and thesis costs for most postgraduate research students.

Fields of study:

Subject areas that are relevant to the sustainable development needs of your country (i.e. renewable energy, agriculture, fisheries, disaster risk management, natural resource management, health, and education).  Find out the preferred subjects for your country.

Target group:

The scholarships are open to citizens of:

Africa: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia: China, Mongolia, Nepal, Timor-Leste

Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

The Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the following conditions to be eligible for a New Zealand Scholarship:

• Be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing your scholarship.
• Be a citizen of the country from which you are applying for a scholarship and have resided in that country for at least the last two years.
• Agree to return to your home country for a minimum of two years on completion of the scholarship.

Application instructions:

You must first apply for an Offer of Placement (admission) at your preferred New Zealand institution. Once you have a confirmed Offer of Place, you must submit the completed NZDS application form together with your essay and supporting documents by 31 July 2015 to the address indicated at the NZDS page specific to your country.

It is important to visit the country-specific pages and the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship and to access the application forms.

For more information please visit  their Official Scholarship Website.

Related Scholarships: List of New Zealand Scholarships

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Post Doctoral Career Development Fellowships at University of Cambridge, UK

Institution: MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge

Position: Post-doctoral Scientists with a fixed term training position to develop
Salary:£28,695 to £37,394
Contact: Rebecca Stratford
Deadline: 07 June 2015

Working Field:

Career Development Fellowships, Public Health Research

Applications are invited for Career Development Fellowships to work within the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) at the University of Cambridge.

CEDAR aims to understand the population-level determinants of dietary and physical activity behaviour, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and estimate the long-term costs and benefits of behaviour change. It is hosted by the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge and works in partnership with the University of East Anglia and other MRC Units in Cambridge. CEDAR is one of five UKCRC-funded centres of excellence in public health research that are helping to shape public health policy and practice.

CEDAR invites applications for Career Development Fellowships which provide post-doctoral scientists with a fixed term training position to develop their research and transferable skills. In discussion with CEDAR Investigators, successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop and lead their own research plans within the overall scope of the centre. Approaches may be based on one or more of a wide range of disciplines and methods including diet and activity research, epidemiology, biostatistics, health geography, behavioural science, intervention development and evaluation, and public health modelling. These are prestigious appointments and the positions are intended to provide a pathway for successful candidates to obtain independent personal research fellowships in the future.

This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to an inter-disciplinary centre that is successfully delivering primary and secondary research of scientific and policy relevance, developing future public health research leaders and driving the process of translating research evidence into preventive action.

You will have a strong background or interest in public health research and will have completed doctoral studies in a relevant discipline or have skills that could be applied to public health research. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience of presenting research as well as working both collaboratively and as a member of a team. Successful applicants will be ambitious, motivated and independent individuals with the potential to become future leaders in public health research. Post-holders will be able to draw on a wide range of resources within CEDAR and its partner organisations including access to epidemiological data sets and specialist teams who support the scientists in the delivery of their research aims.

Within their cover letter, applicants are asked to provide a description of their expertise, an outline of their research interests and the research question(s) that they would like to pursue within CEDAR.

For topic-specific queries, please contact the most relevant CEDAR Programme Lead (www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/). For general enquiries, please contact Dr Rebecca Stratford (Rebecca.Stratford@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk).

Appointment to a Senior Research Associate level role will be considered depending on the successful candidate’s relevant experience.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 June. Interviews will be held on Thursday 30 July 2015.

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