Sunday, April 11, 2010

Scholarship from Faculty of Science of The K.U. Leuven

The Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven and its Alumni Association Science@Leuven are proud to announce their new initiative: The Science@Leuven Scholarship!

Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

Amount of Scholarship
The amount of the scholarship can be up to 8.000 Euro for 1 year. The Board of the Science@Leuven Fund will decide exactly how much a scholarship will be. The scholarship will always cover the tuition fee for 1 year, the insurance and a basic health insurance coverage. The amount awarded for living expenses can vary.

Most master programmes of the Faculty of Science are 2-year programmes. A scholarship for the second master year is only awarded to students having had outstanding results the first master year.

Admission requirements
Applicants must meet and prove the following requirements:

* the applicants have not studied or worked at the University of Leuven before,
* the applicants have a bachelor degree from a foreign university that gives them access to the master programme they are applying for,
* the applicants can prove having had excellent study results during their former training,
* the applicants show strong motivation to follow a master programme at the Faculty of Science of the K.U.Leuven
* the applicants are willing to act as an ambassador for the programme.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

Deadline for admission for the academic year 2010-2011 are the admission deadlines of the International Office. This also links you to the application procedure of the International Office.

Selection Procedure (for 2010-2011)

* The applicants fill out the application form of the International Office to apply for admission to the K.U.Leuven.
* The applicants note in the application form that they want to apply for the Science@Leuven Scholarship.
* Next to the information required by the International Office, the applicants also upload the following information: results of their former studies, a letter of motivation and two references of professors.
* The selected students will be notified by the end of June.

For more information, please visit the official announcement.




The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) at the University of Trento has 70 open PhD positions in the ICT area, almost all of them covered by scholarship.

Details on the DISI Department and on the PhD School as well as a link to the online application are provided at the bottom of this information.

The deadline for applications is April 20, 2010, before 12 noon, local time.

The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science is one of the leading and faster-growing research institutions, characterized by a young and international faculty and by a large, international student population. Indicators for scientific production put the department among the very top in Europe.

The successful candidate will therefore have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment.

Trento is a vibrant city with a beautifully preserved historic center, consistently ranked at the top for quality of life in Italy. It offers a variety of cultural and sports opportunities all year around, as well as excellent food and wine.

Links related to the programme:

1. DISI web site: http://disi.unitn.it
2. Research at DISI: http://disi.unitn.it/research
3. PhD School: http://ict.unitn.it/
4. Online application for PhD Positions: http://disi.unitn.it/edu/appform/login.xml

Contact:
ICT International Doctoral School,
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science,
University of Trento
Phone: +39 0461 883989
Fax: +39 0461 883964
e-mail: infoict[at]disi.unitn.it

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