2011 TWAS-UNICAL Fellowship Programme in Italy

Masters Fellowship Programme in the field of Pharmacology/nutrition for the applicants of Haiti funded by University of Calabria (UNICAL) and TWAS in Italy -2011

Study Subject:Pharmacology/nutrition
Employer: University of Calabria (UNICAL) and TWAS
Level:Masters
Scholarship Description:The University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy, and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, offer fellowships to students from Haiti who wish to obtain an MSc degree in the areas of pharmacology/nutrition.

Duration: 2 years, extendable for 1 additional year. TWAS-UNICAL Fellowships are tenable at the University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy, for a period of 2 years, extendable for 1 additional year.Candidates can either be proposed by the Université d’Etat d’Haïti (UEH) or apply directly to UNICAL.TWAS will provide support for travel (one round trip in economy class), visa and related costs, health insurance, a lump sum of US$ 1,700 per year for local incidental costs, and excess luggage expenses upon completion of the fellowship (for stays longer than 12 months).UNICAL will provide board and lodging at its residential centre.The language of instruction at UNICAL is Italian.

When providing documents to the Italian embassy in the Dominican Republic, the applicant should inform the embassy that s/he is applying for a UNICAL-TWAS fellowship in Italy. This should facilitate the embassy in giving the necessary student visa to the awarded candidates. Even if official copies of academic degree certificates are not requested by the Embassy they must be submitted to UNICAL. This documentation may be in French.If awarded, candidates must apply for a student visa in order to take up the Fellowship.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 July 2011.

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