Scholarship Information : Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, USA

Study Subject: Biological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, and Ocean Engineering
Employer: The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Level: Postdoctoral

Fellowship Description: The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute invites applications each year for several postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Fellowships may require occasional trips to sea. Awards are typically for two years.
Located in Moss Landing, California, the heart of the nation’s largest marine sanctuary, MBARI places a balanced emphasis on science and engineering, with established programs in marine robotics, ocean physics, chemistry, geology, and biology, as well as information management and ocean instrumentation research and development.
Candidates must be awarded their Ph.D. degree prior to commencing the two-year appointment between September 2011 and March 2012. Applicants are encouraged to communicate with potential research sponsors at MBARI for guidance on project feasibility, relevance to ongoing MBARI research, and resource availability.

Application requirements:
1. Curriculum vitae
2. At least three professional letters of recommendation
3. Succinct statement of the applicant’s doctoral research
4. Potential research goals at MBARI
5. Supplemental Information form

Fellowship Application Deadline: Friday, December 10, 2010

Details Fellowship Information and Application:
http://www.mbari.org/oed/jobs/Postdocs-2011.html

The Gates Cambridge Easy College Scholarships

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is highly competitive international scholarship programme for graduate study and research at the University of Cambridge.

All applicants apply simultaneously for admission to the University and for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The Trust does not admit or place scholars.

Before submitting an application you should check that you are eligible, read through the ideal candidate section and check which application deadline applies to you. If you cannot find an answer to your question in these pages,

Information about applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and admission to the University for entry in October 2011 will be available - via the University’s Graduate Studies Prospectus - from June 2010 and applications will open on 1 September 2010.

For further details, please visit:
http://www.gatesscholar.org/apply/