Daily Archives: 15 February 2017

Commonwealth Scholarships (For Australian Nationals) 2017/18 – Call For Applications

Commonwealth Scholarships for candidates from developed Commonwealth countries in 2017/18 are now open.

Eligible Countries – Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, and New Zealand.

Scholarships are available for PhD and Split-Site PhD study in the UK. These Scholarships are funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), with the aim of supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Candidates should apply directly to the CSC using the Electronic Application System (EAS).

All applications must be submitted to the EAS by 21 March, 2017 at 23.59 GMT, when the system will close.

Full details of the awards and how to apply are available on our website at: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developed-cw

Any enquiries regarding these Scholarships should be made to the Commission at: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us

Royal Society of New Zealand: New Category of Membership for Early Career Researchers

Are you an active researcher and within 10 years of completing your highest qualification (usually a PhD)? If yes, then you may qualify for ECR (Early Career Researcher) membership of the Royal Society of New Zealand, which attracts a 50% rebate on the full subscription.

You can find out more and apply here: http://royalsociety.org.nz/join-and-support/members/individual-membership/#professional-member-early-career-researcher-ecr

ECR membership is a new category of RSNZ membership. In addition to the benefits of all individual members, ECR members will also belong to the RSNZ ECR Forum, a section of the Royal Society dedicated to engaging ECRs across all disciplines and fostering a collaborative, communicative, and respected community. ECR members can participate in all ECR events that RSNZ runs throughout the country. These events are targeted to the needs of ECRs, including communication, mentoring, networking skills, and career building. There will also be an emphasis on fostering relations between ECRs and Constituent Organisations, such as The New Zealand Historical Association (NZHA).