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HONG KONG PHD FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

Application Deadline: 1 December, 2023 at 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time.

LOCATION: Hong Kong

Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in Hong Kong’s universities.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in the following eight universities, irrespective of their country of origin, prior work experience and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply. For list of universities click this link: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html

Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

BENEFITS:

The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of HK$331,200 (approximately US$42,460) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,800 (approximately US$1,760) per year for each awardee for a period up to three years. 300 PhD Fellowships will be awarded in the 2024/25 academic year*. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen universities. For details, please contact the universities concerned directly.

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ENERGY GLOBE AWARD

Application Deadline: 31 December, 2023

LOCATION: Austria

The objective of the ENERGY GLOBE Award is to present successful sustainable projects to a global audience and to demonstrate that for most of our environmental problems feasible solutions are already available.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any company, organization (i.e. NGO, club, school, university), individual or public authority that contributes to climate change and other environmental issues.

Thet award projects in the categories: Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth. The are looking for projects that provide solutions to air, soil and water pollution, apply renewables and increase energy efficiency, demonstrate sustainable use of our planet’s resources, and contribute to the environmental education. No project is too big or too small!

An applicant can submit more than one project. A project can be submitted in any country, regardless of whether we have awarded a project in this country before.

BENEFITS:

Recognition from international environmental experts

Media exposure of your efforts to save the world

Connections to prominent environmental activists

Setting an example to others / Being a role model to others

Free of charge participation

2000 € prize for each international Energy Globe World Award winner

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