Ten bursaries available from the HySAFER Centre

Published: 28 September, 2010

Ten bursaries are available for the 9th International Short Course and Advanced Research Workshop (ISCARW) starting in two weeks and running from the 11th -15th of October at the University of Ulster.

The 9th ISCARW will be on hydrogen and fuel cell early market applications.

The bursaries will cover the £950 fee (includes lunches, coffee breaks, course dinner, materials, etc.) and will be available to researchers in the beginning of their careers. Applicants are asked to send us brief CV and they will be asked to give a short presentation (10 mins) on the last day of the course on their activities in the field.

Help is also available with any flight and accommodation recommendations and arrangements.

Please indicate to Dr. Sile Brennan (sl.brennan@ulster.ac.uk) if you or your PhD students/young colleagues may be interested to attend.

Full programme is available here.

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