World Association of Young Scientists

[copied from a mail received from the organizers; more info via
www.emuni.si/en/strani/43/Summer-school.html ]

The deadline to apply for courses (for term A and B) will soon run out. But since we have still free places in all courses we extended the deadline for TERM A and B:on May, 15-to apply for courses and to apply for financial aid.

I would like to express my honest thanks for all your promotion that you did among students. But since we have still free places in all courses I am kindly asking you to distribute Summer School 2008 within your networks (universities, students organizations, students …) as much as it is possible.

Please inform students that they can apply for financial aid (for tuition fee and accommodation). Since we offer 100 grants for tuition fee there is great possibility for students that they receive financial aid if they fill out form with all required information and send it by time. We also offer 50 grants for accommodation.

We will also help them in arrival procedure.

Application forms are available online on www.emuni.si/en/strani/46/How-to-Apply.html

Students can return completed application forms on summerEMUNI2008 [at] emuni.si

We are looking forward to join students from different cultures, religions, countries.

We are convinced that Euro-Mediterranean Summer School will be good experience for all students.

Collections-Based Biology in Dublin (CoBiD)
Undergraduate Research Experience & Knowledge Award

This summer programme offers research projects and activities for
students in organismal biology using biological collections

Research Projects
extreme environments | fire ecology | DNA barcoding | freshwater
ecology | biocontrol | environmental epigenomics | terrestrial ecology
| invasive species | plant evolution and extinction | life history |
genomic imprinting

Requirements
completion of the third (junior) year of an undergraduate biosciences
degree | ability to work independently | strong interest in the
project of choice | career goals in organismal biology

Full funding for the 10-week programme will be provided for 10
successful candidates, including assistance with air transportation to
and from Dublin, accommodation in Dublin, and a small weekly
allowance, as well as project expenses. Prior experience with museum
collections is not required �V one of the goals of the programme is to
expose students to new research skills. The programme is open to all
international as well as Irish and EU students.

Term dates: June 16th to August 22nd 2008

For application instructions and more information:

http://www.ucd.ie/ureka/

Applications must be received by 30 March 2008

Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Funding is available for PhD students interested in three
months of collaborative research on

Evolutionary and Ecological Modeling

in population ecology, evolutionary ecology, community ecology,
spatial ecology, and fishery ecology.

Young scientists from all countries are eligible for stipends,
provided by IIASA's Evolution and Ecology Program, contributing to
travel and accommodation costs. Students from Austria, China,
Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the
Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa,
Sweden, and the USA are eligible for fellowships providing travel,
accommodation, and living expenses.

Summer research projects are invited in any of the following areas

Fisheries-induced Evolution
Adaptive Speciation
Adaptive Dynamics
Food Web Evolution
Evolution of Cooperation
Evolutionary Conservation Biology
Spatially Explicit Evolutionary Models
Moment-based Spatial Models
Artificial Evolution

Previous experience with implementing and studying evolutionary or
ecological models will be an important asset. Informal inquiries
about specific research interests and plans can be directed to Ulf
Dieckmann (dieckmann@iiasa.ac.at).

Online applications have to be submitted before January 15, 2008.

Since 1977, the annual Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) of
the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
in Laxenburg, Austria, has attracted 1400+ students from 70+
countries. The YSSP 2008 will take place from June 2 to August 29,
2007. IIASA is located in the former summer palace of Austria's
royal family, ca. 15 km south of Vienna. IIASA's summer program
offers exceptional opportunities for acquiring experience in an
international and interdisciplinary research environment. Research
training is based on regular personal interaction with advising
senior scientists, and typically leads to a publication in an
international journal (as well as to a chapter in a candidate's
PhD thesis).

Some useful links:

+ http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html
Details about the summer program, and online application

+ www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/EEP
Information about IIASA's Evolution and Ecology Program

+ www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/EEP/Students.html
Examples of successful YSSP projects

+ www.iiasa.ac.at/docs/IIASA_Info.html
General information about IIASA