News updates about Scholarships, Internships, Training March 10, 2006 International Symposium on Urban Planning 2006, Taiwan and Technical Visits March 08, 2006 Japanese Government Scholarships for higher studies in Japan (2006-2007) March 07, 2006 Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students Online applications for Summer 2006 are now available. Apply Now! March 06, 2006 PhD vacancies 5 PhD positions in Geography and Planning The focus of URSI research activities is on regional studies as constituted by the disciplines of economic and cultural geography, planning and demography. 15 Feb 2006 PhD Positions in Netherlands Download the complete information (word file) January 30, 2006 PhD Scholarships in New Zealand (Applications open in March 2006) www.newzealandeducated.com/scholarships http://www.newzealandeducated.com/scholarships/page1.html Links to other Scholarship Resources: Government of Pakistan: Scholarships offered by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of Pakistan International Scholarships: Scholarships offered by University of Edinburgh (UK) Scholarships offered for Women Only American Association of University Women Scholarships Offered by Government of Japan World Bank Scholarships Asian Institute of  Technology (AIT) Scholarships in Germany Scholarships in ITC , the Netherlands Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarships (Many Institutions worldwide) University of Hong Kong Scholarships offered by PSGIS: 1. PSGIS offers Meraj Khalid Awards for the Promotion of Science and Technology in Pakistan. (View the list of awards 2004-5) 2. PSGIS also offers financial support to deserving students. 3. PSGIS offers research topics and provides student internships to undergraduate/garduate level students studying in different national and private institutions. 4. Research Assistants: Under this new program, PSGIS provides research assistants to senior professors/scholars to compile their research work. This program is run jointly by PSGIS and  Urban Development and Environmental Research Center. The purpose is to produce text/reference books by local researchers/professors in Pakistan. 5. Project based GIS Training: Under this program PSGIS joins with different agencies in public and private sector and engage fresh graduates/students of GIS to learn from real projects. This sort of training provides skill to young city planners and GIS experts to interact with government officials to understand working mechanism of public and private sector development agencies. 6. You are welcome to submit your CV (or fill the membership form) to enlist yourself in our GIS Data Bank.