Spain:CEMFI Master in Economics and Finance 2011-2013

he Master in Economics and Finance AT CEMFI is a 2-year full-time program intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in the public and the private sectors. It also serves as the first two years of the PhD in Economics at CEMFI. This flexibility is very attractive to many students that initially are not sure whether they would like to follow a professional or an academic track. The program is taught in English.

Spain:CEMFI Master Scholarship Economics Finance 2011-2012

Positions in Economics and Finance

CEMFI may grant students exemptions of the tutoring fee and/or scholarships for living expenses amounting up to EUR 10,000 per year

Master in economics and Finance at CEMFI is a 2-year full-time program intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in the public and the private sectors. It also serves as the first two years of the PhD in Economics at CEMFI. This flexibility is very attractive to many students that initially are not sure whether they would like to follow a professional or an academic track. The program is taught in English.

The distinctive feature of the program is the combination of an orientation towards applied and policy issues with a strong emphasis on analytical and quantitative approaches to these issues. This requires a solid understanding of the relevant economic, econometric, and computational techniques. The faculty teaching the courses are all active researchers at the frontier of their area of expertise. About 25 students are enrolled each year, which allows for close interaction with CEMFI’s faculty.

The Master in Economics and Finance at CEMFI is an official degree granted by Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) according to the regulations of the Spanish Ministerio de Educación.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 4 February 2011

Details Scholarship Information and Application :http://www.cemfi.es/studies/master/program.asp?lang=en

Europe:Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in Color in Informatics & Media Technology

The CIMET online application platform for academic programme 2011-13 is now open.

M.Sc. CIMET is a first class and unique European Master’s programme providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the field of imaging science, photonics, computer vision, optics and multimedia technology. The study programme is geared towards both scientific research and applicative research for all major industries.

Offered by four top-level academic partners in France, Spain, Finland and Norway, it is accredited and partly funded by the European Commission. Major companies such as Technicolor, Nokia, HP, Tecnalia, Multiscan, Indra, Innovae vision, GLS, VGA, IVR, Infaimon or Unitronics Vision.

CIMET is one of the Master Courses selected by the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme of the European Commission through which students from non-European Union countries and European Union countries are eligible for two-year grants of up to €24,000 per year.

The CIMET consortium is composed of University of Saint-Etienne (France), University of Eastern Finland (Finland), University of Granada (Spain) and University College Gjovik (Norway) and delivers the two-year Master programme entitled “Color in Informatics and Media Technology” (CIMET) under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme.

CIMET is a two-year Master course (120 ECTS) with an interdisciplinary approach on the field of color science and technology, it encompasses photonics, computer vision and imaging science, computer science and multimedia technology as a mix of relevant theoretical and practical knowledge.

CIMET is part of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme (http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm), and has launched its campaign to recruit students and visiting scholars (PhD minimum) for the 2011-2013 programme.

The programme requests high mobility, but it is possible to mainly study in one host university and attend only one semester in another university. All courses are given in English throughout the consortium. To qualify for admission, applicants must have a Bachelor degree (180 ECTS) in computer science, physics, mathematics or similar field.

The CIMET consortium is also able to host academics specialized in the fields of optics, colour, image and media technology. Scholars (PhD minimum) will be expected to contribute to the teaching of one compulsory course or one optional specialization course, under the direction of a permanent teacher at the host institution. Those Non-EU visiting scholars, if selected, can benefit from an attractive fellowship.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and Fellowship:

• Student category A, for International Students (Non-EU): 48,000€ for the two-year course.
• Student category B, for EU Students or Non-EU students who have stayed more than 12 months in the EU: 20,000€ for the two-year course.
• Scholar fellowship: from 2400€ for a two-week stay to a maximum of 14,800 for a 3 months stay.
• CIMET tuition fees: EU students: 4,000€ per academic year/ Non-EU students: 8,000€ per academic year

CIMET Consortium scholarship (only available for non Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders): Certain selected students (EU/non-EU) can obtain a 50% discount on the CIMET tuition fees.

For further queries or questions you may contact us directly at: master.cimet-at-univ-st-etienne.fr

Scholarship Application Deadline:

28 January 2011

• Non-EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus scholarship. 48,000€ for the two-year course.
• EU students applying for EU Erasmus Mundus scholarship. 20,000€ for the two-year course.
• Non-EU students who have been EU resident for a minimum of 12 months, applying for Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. 20,000€ for the two-year course.

15th of May 2011:

• Non-EU students applying for the consortium scholarship (i.e.: reducing the tuition fee by half)
• Non-EU self-sponsored students.
• EU self-sponsored students.

Further Scholarship Information and Application
http://www.master-erasmusmundus-color.eu/

Spain:CNIO Doctoral Degree Scholarship in 2011

In 2008 “la Caixa” Foundation launched a scholarship programme to offer interdisciplinary training and research opportunities to outstanding young graduate students of any nationality to pursue a PhD project at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).

The “la Caixa”/CNIO international PhD programme offers cross-disciplinary training in state-of-the-art basic and applied cancer research within an international scientific environment. Ten fully funded four year fellowships will be available in 2011. Candidates should have an excellent academic track record, a solid knowledge of English and previous research experience.

Applications must be received by March 15th, 2011.

For further information on this programme and on the different research programmes and groups at the CNIO, please visit the scholarship link below:

Further Details:http://www.cnio.es/ing/cursos/programadoctorado.asp