About the University of Melbourne:
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne is a public-spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, teaching and knowledge transfer.
Melbourne’s teaching excellence has been rewarded two years in a row by grants from the Commonwealth Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for Australian universities that demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching and learning.
Melbourne was also one of only three Australian universities to win ten citations-the maximum number of awards possible-under the Carrick Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. The citations recognise commitment by university staff who have shown outstanding leadership and innovation in teaching, and dedication and enthusiasm for student learning.

Details:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarships, funded by the government of Japan, provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries.

Eligible:
* have been given an unconditional offer of a place in one of the following masters by coursework programs:
o Master of Business Administration at the Melbourne Business School*
o Master of International Business
o Master of Engineering (any specialisation)
o Master of Commerce (Economics)
o Master of Commerce (Finance)
o Master of Public Health
o Master of Agribusiness
o Master of Agricultural Science
o Master of Forest Science
Applicants for masters by research and PhD/doctorate courses are not eligible. Combinations of research and coursework at masters level are accepted, provided the course is considered a coursework degree.
*   be a citizen of one of the following Bank member countries:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
* have a minimum of two years full-time, professional work experience
* be aged 35 years or under at the time their application is assessed for scholarship
* not have already completed a degree at the masters level, or previously studied abroad
* not be living or working in a country other than their home country

Selection:
Selection of ADB scholarship recipients is highly competitive and is based on academic merit. Faculties select their most outstanding candidates and the final selection is undertaken by the Asian Development Bank. Usually up to only 3 students are selected each semester.

How To Apply:
Students can not apply for the ADB Scholarship. Eligible candidates are considered automatically by the University of Melbourne. The University of Melbourne does not require the ADB Information Sheet or salary information. This is only required from you if the University nominates you for the ADB Scholarship. The other documents that are specified as being part of the Application for Admission should be sent to International Admissions. If you have any queries about this, please send an email to International Admissions at unimelb@custhelp.com You cannot be considered for the ADB Scholarship unless you have received an unconditional course offer (and have met all of the scholarship’s eligibility requirements). If you receive a course offer you will receive a letter from International Admissions. If you are then nominated for the ADB Scholarship, you will be notified by the Melbourne Scholarships Office.

Last Date To Apply: 5.4.2011

Contact:
Melbourne Scholarships Office
John Smyth Building
The University of Melbourne
VICTORIA 3010, Australia

Source: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/

About University of Queensland:
The University of Queensland is committed to enabling all students, regardless of background or financial circumstances, to realise their full potential. That is why we offer a wide range of scholarships to help students fund their tertiary education.
The scholarships are made possible with the generous support of our donors, external agencies and industry providers.
Scholarships at UQ are awarded for academic excellence, to assist students wishing to undertake research, to provide support for students experiencing financial hardship, to assist elite athletes and to help defray costs associated with overseas study.
To find out which scholarships you may be eligible for, please select from the navigation links provided.

Details:
UQ International offers a limited number of scholarship opportunities for outstanding international students intending to study in an undergraduate program at The University of Queensland (UQ).
To be eligible for a UQ International scholarship, you must be a newly commencing international student and able to study in Australia on a student visa.

Eligibility:
1. Must have a score that equates to a Queensland Tertiary Education rank of 96. See below for international equivalencies table.
2. Must not be recipients of another scholarship
3. Must be applying for the full program – not an articulation or requesting credit (other than the IB credit)
4. Must have a full unconditional offer
5. The application must be complete including a personal statement
6. Excludes quota programs*
* Quota programs include Oral Health, Dental Science, Physiotherapy, Occupational Health and Safety Science, Medicine/Surgery, Arts and Medicine/Surgery dual, Health Sciences and Medicine/Surgery dual, Science and Medicine/Surgery dual, Nursing and Midwifery dual, Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Science. Please note this list may not be exhaustive.

Last Date To Apply: 5.9.2011

Contact:
International Admissions Section
UQ International
Level 2, JD Story Building
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland, 4072 Australia
Email applicationstatus@uq.edu.au

Source: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/index.html

Scholarship Description:
Young and especially highly qualified scientists of any discipline for Promotion of scientific work at leading foreign research institutions; gaining experience abroad during the postdoc-phase and facilitation of access to new scientific areas, methods, procedures and techniques so as to contribute – following return to Austria – to the further development of science in Austria.Fellowship abroad: depends on the destination, at an average EUR 34.000 per year, tax free, for the return phase: contract of employment with Senior-Postdoc salary + EUR 10.000 p.a.

Target Group:
Young and especially highly qualified scientists of any discipline

Goals:  
Promotion of scientific work at leading foreign research institutions; gaining experience abroad during the postdoc-phase facilitation of access to new scientific areas, methods, procedures and techniques so as to contribute – following return to Austria – to the further development of science in Austria

Requirements:  
 completed doctoral studies
 international scientific publications
 invitation from the foreign research institution
 If a return phase is requested: confirmation of the Austrian research institution
Length  10 to 24 months without return phase respectively 16 to 36 months including return phase (return phase = 6 to 12 months)
Level  

Last Date To apply:Accepted continuously, no application deadlines.

Source:http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/schroedinger.html

About FWF:
The FWF – Fonds for Scientific Research – is Austria’s central body for the promotion of basic research. He is equally committed to all the sciences and focuses its activities exclusively to the standards of the international scientific community.

Details:
Lise Meitner Program for highly qualified scientists of any discipline who could contribute to the scientific development of an Austrian research institution by working at it.

Goals:
-Strengthening of the quality and the scientific know-how of the Austrian scientific community;
-creation of international contacts
Requirements:
-completed doctoral studies;
-international scientific publications;
-No age limit;
-invitation from an Austrian research institution etc.

Last Date To Apply: No Last Date Applicable

Contact:
Fund for Scientific Research (FWF)
House of Research,
Sense 1, A-1090 Vienna

Source: http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/meitner.html

About FWF:
he FWF – Fonds for Scientific Research – is Austria’s central body for the promotion of basic research. He is equally committed to all the sciences and focuses its activities exclusively to the standards of the international scientific community.

Details:
Hertha Firnberg Program for highly qualified female scientists of any scientific discipline, who have completed their university studies

Goals:
-Improvement of the career prospects for women in Austrian research facilities
-very generous support for women at the start of their scientific careers or on its resumption following maternity leave

Eligibility:
-completed doctoral studies
- international scientific publications
-aged 40 or under at the time of application, or at most 4 years of postdoc experience, allowance is made for time spent raising children

Last Date To Apply: 27.5.2011

Contact:
Fund for Scientific Research (FWF)
House of Research,
Sense 1, A-1090 Vienna

Source: http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/firnberg.html

About FWF:
The FWF – Fonds for Scientific Research – is Austria’s central body for the promotion of basic research. He is equally committed to all the sciences and focuses its activities exclusively to the standards of the international scientific community.

Details:
Elise Richter Program for highly qualified female scientists and scholars of any discipline, who strive for an university career.

Goals:
-to support the academic career of highly qualified female scientists and scholars and to enhance their university career
-after completion of the program a level of qualification should be accomplished which enables participants to apply for a local or abroad professorship. (“Habilitation” or equal qualification)

Eligibility:
-appropriate postdoctoral experience
-international scientific publications
-preparatory work related to the proposed research project
-no age limit

Last Date To Apply: 27.5.2011

Contact:
Fund for Scientific Research (FWF)
House of Research,
Sense 1, A-1090 Vienna

Source: http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/richter.html

About University of Salzburg:
Welcome to the University of Salzburg! The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg is the largest educational institution in the Salzburg region. Presently, over 14,000 students are enrolled and it employees approximately 2,700 staff members in research, teaching and administration

Details:
Requirements are the excellent completion of a degree at the Masters level in Geoinformatics, Geomatics, Computer Science or any scientific/technical subject in a relevant field, and excellent English language (both oral and writing) skills. Applicants have to submit the complete scholarship application as detailed at the under “Application form” (see left hand side of this website).

Selection:
Candidates will be selected by the selection committee consisting of the faculty members. Successful candidates will then be invited to start their official admission process at the University of Salzburg. For this first selection process only electronic documentation is required.Undersign the last page electronically. If this is not possible, print out the last page, scan it and attach it like the other documents requested (specified at the last page of the application form).

How To Apply:
Scan your certificates and convert them into pdf-files. Send the filled application form and the attachments.Please make sure that the application form and all attachments alltogether do not exceed 6 Mb .

Last Date To Apply: 20.4.2011

Contact:
Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg
Kapitelgasse 4-6
A-5020 Salzburg
Austria, Europe

Source: http://dk-giscience.zgis.net/application

About IWM and ERSTE Foundation:
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences based in Vienna. Since its foundation in 1982, it has promoted intellectual exchange between East and West, between academia and society, and between a variety of disciplines and schools of thought.

Details:
The Paul Celan Fellowship Program of IWM and ERSTE Foundation aims to help overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and reception of scholarly literature which result from the division of Europe in the 20th century.
Therefore, the Paul Celan Fellowships support East-West, West-East and East-East translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and in the field of Cultural Studies. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female scholars. A thematic relation to one of the IWM ’s research fields is likewise welcomed.
Please note that no applications for works of fiction and poetry are being accepted.

How To Apply:
The application consists of (in English or German):
* the application form (please download)
* a curriculum vitae with a bibliography of translations and other relevant publications
* the name of the author and the work to be translated (from the original language) and an explanation for the choice thereof
* the exact number of pages
* a contract or a letter of intent from a publisher
* proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication (or has an option for them)
* the planned date of publication
* information on the program of the publishing house

Last Date To Apply: 1.3.2011

Contact:
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria

Source: http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=154

About CEI:
Since its establishment, the CEI has been working hard to fulfill its mandate: fostering political and socio-economic development in the region aimed at avoiding new division lines in Europe.

Details:
KEP Projects aim at promoting capacity building, technical assistance and know-how exchange from EU to the non-EU countries of the Central European Initiative. Interested applicants from CEI EU countriescan submit project proposals with eligible CEI non-EU countries.

Financing:
The CEI finances up to 50% of the total project cost and not more than €40.000 per project. Sufficient co-financing must be ensured by the applicant from his own or external sources.
Projects supported under the KEP shall have an economic background, covering economic transition or institution building and shall be carried out by using combinations of know-how transfer tools (e.g. study tours, secondment of staff, peer reviews, preparation of manuals, etc.) which promise effective transfer of given know-how and its successful implementation by the recipient institution.

Application Form: http://www.ceinet.org/sites/default/files/attachments/docs/Know-How%20Exchange%20Programme/KEP%20AUSTRIA%202011_AF_0.doc

Last Date To Apply: 11.3.2011

Contact:
Central European Initiative

Source: http://www.ceinet.org/KEP?tab=4

About IIASA:
Founded in 1972, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research  into problems that are too large or too complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline:
problems like climate change that have a global reach and can be resolved only by international cooperative action, or
problems of common concern to many countries that need to be addressed at the national level, such as energy security, population aging, and sustainable development.

Details:
IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s Research Programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. The YSSP provides a unique opportunity for participants to
* advance their research under the direct supervision of an experienced IIASA scientist, and at the same time contribute to IIASA’s ongoing scientific agenda;
* broaden their research interests by working in IIASA’s interdisciplinary and international research environment;
* build contacts with IIASA’s worldwide network of collaborators and with other YSSP fellows.

Eligibility:
Applicants from all countries are welcome. Although IIASA gives priority to citizens or residents of countries in which IIASA has a National Member Organization (NMO) a limited number of applicants from non-NMO countries are accepted each year and in very exceptional cases funding is provided. To be eligible for the Program applicants should meet the following criteria:
* research experience corresponding to a level typical of a researcher about two years prior to receiving a PhD or equivalent degree;
* a summer research proposal that clearly fits (i) the research agenda of a selected IIASA program, (ii) the research objectives of the candidate and (iii) the corresponding background and skills of the applicant;
* an ability to work independently as well as to interact with other scientists;
* fluency in English and the ability to communicate in a scientific environment; and
* a willingness to actively participate in a broad range of interdisciplinary scientific activities at IIASA.

Selection:
Each year the YSSP Committee selects about 50-55 students. The following criteria are taken into consideration during the review and selection process:
The quality of the proposed research plan, including its relevance to (i) the research agenda of the program selected by the applicant, (ii) the research objectives of the candidate and (iii) the corresponding background and skills of the applicant.
IIASA’s capacity to host the proposed research.
Letters of Recommendation

Last Date To Apply: 17.1.2011

Contact:
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Schlossplatz 1 A-2361
Laxenburg,
Austria

Source: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/eligibility.html?sb=12