Styrkir úr Doktorssjóði Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands lausir til umsóknar

Markmið nýstofnaðs Doktorssjóðs Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands (LbhÍ) eru að efla skólann sem alþjóðlegan rannsóknaháskóla, auka enn frekar þekkingu á fræðasviðum hans (búvísindi og umhverfisvísindi) og gera efnilegum nemendum kleift að stunda doktorsnám við skólann.

Reglur sjóðsins má finna hér

Nemendur sem uppfylla inntökuskilyrði í doktorsnám (sjá: http://www.lbhi.is/log_og_reglur ) ásamt hæfum leiðbeinenda geta sótt í sjóðinn. 

Veittir verða tveir styrkir, annars vegar á sviði auðlinda- og búvísinda og hins vegar á sviði náttúru- og umhverfisvísinda. Umsóknum skulu fylgja: 

• Greinargerð um rannsóknarverkefnið, markmið þess og vísindalegt gildi,
• ferils- og ritaskrá nemanda, leiðbeinanda og fyrirhugaðrar doktorsnámsnefndar
• námsáætlun nemanda,
• stutt greinargerð um nauðsynlega aðstöðu til námsins,
• prófskírteini,
• önnur gögn sem styrkt geta umsókn, s.s. meðmæli. Umsókn má vera á íslensku eða ensku.

Umsóknarfrestur er til 1. apríl 2019. Umsækjendur eru hvattir til að kynna sér vel reglur sjóðsins (sjá hér).

Frekari upplýsingar veita Emma Eyþórsdóttir (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) og Hlynur Óskarsson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands.

English

Doctoral grants of the Agricultural University of Iceland open for application

The purpose of the newly established Doctoral Fund of the Agricultural University of Iceland is to strengthen the institute as an international research university, to advance scientific knowledge within the university’s main fields of study (agricultural- and environmental sciences) and to enable gifted students to conduct postgraduate studies.

The rules of the fund are available here

Students that meet eligibility requirements set by the rules of the fund and the Agricultural University (see: http://www.lbhi.is/log_og_reglur) together with a qualified supervisor, can apply.

The following shall accompany the application:

• Report on the objectives and scientific value of the project and the status of knowledge in the field, together with a research plan (max 5 pp.),
• CVs of student, supervisor and the proposed doctoral committee,
• short report on necessary facilities/equipment,
• copies of certificates/records of education,
• other relevant information and references.

Applications must be either in Icelandic or English. Deadline is 1 April 2019.

Potential applicants are advised to acquaint themselves with the rules of the fund, see here and other relevant rules of the Agricultural University related to graduate studies here (only in icelandic) .

Further information may be obtained from Emma Eyþórsdóttir (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Hlynur Óskarsson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Agricultural University of Iceland.