The Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship Programs

The Scholarship Programs is annual award to University of the West Indies actuarial students who demonstrate a strong record of accomplishment, leadership qualities and a commitment to becoming an actuary.The candidate who want to apply for scholarship must be an undergraduate student entering their second or third year at the University of the West Indies, and must be enrolled in UWI’s actuarial science program .The Scholarship Programs applicant must hold a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent.
The Scholarship Programs award will be paid in U.S. dollars to the University of the West Indies in the recipient’s name to cover educational expenses. One award, in the amount of $1,500, for a student entering their 2nd year of studies, and one award in the amount of $2,500, for a student entering their 3rd year.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 14 July 2011

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PhD Scholarships Programs Studentship in Neural Plasticity

Scholarships Programs As a member of the research team, you will be trained to develop yourself as an independent researcher, with the ultimate goal to obtain a PhD. The Scholarships Programs overall aim of the present project is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying neural plasticity in a rodent model of Parkinson’s disease, and clarify how brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) drives adaptive neuroplasticity after destruction of dopaminergic neurons.Scholarships Programs Both intrinsic and exercise-enhanced neuroplastic processes will be comprehensively assessed by molecular analyses (genome-wide mRNA and protein expression patterns) and neurochemical measures (including neurotransmitter function).

The Scholarships Programs project is a collaboration between the Department of Molecular Animal Physiology (RUN) and the Department of Neurology (RUNMC). The specific challenge for the Department of Molecular Animal Physiology is to map the brain from genotype to molecular pathways in neurodevelopmental trajectories to neuronal circuitry phenotypes and beyond (i.e. to behaviour and cognition).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application