The International Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s schol­ar­ships awarded to selected schol­ars for peri­ods of 1 or 2 semes­ters (with the excep­tion of Master’s schol­ar­ships within the In-Coming scheme where 1– to 4-semester schol­ar­ships can be awarded). Given the annual bud­get of €1,448,000, the Fund will award about 400 semes­ters in total in the aca­d­e­mic year 2012/2013.

The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) is pleased to announce the opportunity for an Internship Programme up to three months. Applications are accepted from September to December 2011. The Internship Programme is intended to graduate and post-graduate scholars in Social Science, Humanities, and Computer Science. The internship aims at providing the successful scholar with the opportunity: To utilize the resources and facilities available at IDM for their research/interests; To work jointly with the IDM staff in areas of mutual interests; To produce papers and publish in its monthly Policy Issue.

For the academic year 2011/2012 the Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy, offers 15 research fellowships for foreign students to attend Doctoral Schools/International Courses. The duration of the doctoral courses is three years, starting on the 2nd January 2012 and ending on the 31st December 2014.

The Hardiman Research Scholarships are fully-funded four-year PhD scholarships. These programs focus on reserach on the following areas:
- Humanities and Social Sciences, including Law and Business Studies
- Science, Medicine, Engineering and Informatics

Kingston University has established an international reputation for high quality, innovative research and is now seeking to make a substantial investment in 50 new PhD studentships available for 2011/12. The competition for these prestigious research studentships is now open to students who wish to study for a full-time PhD at Kingston University.
Applications are invited from qualified individuals in the following areas: Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Law, Health and Social Care Sciences, Science, Engineering and Computing.

The University of Rome  “La Sapienza” offers 16  three year  full-time postgraduate PhD positions with fellowship  for  attaining  the  degree  of  “Dottore  di  Ricerca”  (PhD)  in  the  Doctoral  Schools  listed HERE. The PhD Programme lasts three years and may be extended to a fourth year (without grant), subject to approval by the School authorities. At the end of the first and second year of attendance, students have to be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.

The International Doctoral Program in Economics at Scuola superiore Sant’Anna, Italy is a three-year program designed for students who wish to acquire the research and analytical skills of the international scientific community in economics, who seek jobs in academia as well as those who wish to acquire the skills of professional academic research to work in government agencies, financial institutions, international agencies, private companies. There are 5 positions with 5 fellowships offered. The School reserves the possibility of accepting up to a maximum of 2 further students without grant or other forms of financial support. Applicants, with no restriction on nationality, must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) or equivalent title.

The “Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento (Sant’Anna School for Advanced Studies)” of Pisa, hereinafter referred to as the "School", announces 4 positions dedicated to citizens of EU countries for admission to the three-year Ph.D. Programme in Management - Innovation, Services and Sustainability for the Academic Year 2011-2012. One position is dedicated to Research Projects in the field of Healthcare Management and financially supported by the MES Laboratory.

The University of Tasmania has over 100 Elite Research Scholarships for PhD candidates in many different areas:  health and medical sciences, natural, physical and applied sciences, as well as business and management, regional development, education and the humanities.
Eligibility: PhD candidates with an outstanding academic record.

Hasselt University is continuously on the look-out for motivated staff members. The vacancy list is subject to frequent updates. Click here to see more vacancies at the Hasselt University.
PhD Studentships (2 x 2 years) in the Departments of Applied Economics, Transportation Sciences, Law,  Biomedical Science and Science (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics), Architecture and Arts