Procter & Gamble Easter Challenge

Procter & Gamble is running a three day immersion seminar this April in their offices near London. You can participate in a real business case and see what it is like to work at P&G. If successful you could be offered a permanent position for one of the April or October intakes. More information can be found here and the deadline for applications is 8th March 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers Open Evening

PricewaterhouseCoopers are holding an open evening at their Gatwick office on 10th March 2009 at 18:00. The event will help you find out about what PWC do, major challenges, future developments and, more importantly, career opportunities and you can talk informally with staff and recruiters.

Book online at: www.pwc.com/uk/careers Go to the Student Careers homepage, click on 'Meet Us', and search for 'Events & Skills Session'. Click on 'PwC Presentations', 'All Universities' and then '10th March 2009'

Law Event for First Year Students

Pure Potential are running an insight afternoon for first year undergraduates who are interested in a career in City law where there will be the opportunity to meet lawyers and graduate recruiters at leading firms. The event takes place on Tuesday 31st March 2009 at London School of Economics 3pm - 6pm. The event is free of charge and travel expenses may be covered. The event is ONLY open to students from state schools. Apply for a place by Friday 6th March 2009 by clicking here. If you have any questions regarding this event please contact Sibyl at Pure Potential at sibyl@purepotential.org

IDM Marketing Summer School

IDM's Graduate Fast Track week is taking place from 28th June to 3rd July 2009. This unique programme is the perfect springboard for breaking into the marketing industry. It's free to attend and includes introductions to potential employers. Applications are invited from 2009 graduates of all degree disciplines. The closing date is 23rd March 2009. Find out more and apply online

National Pupillage Fair

The TARGET National Pupillage Fair will be taking place on Saturday 14th March 2009, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm at Lincoln's Inn, London. Students will have the opportunity to speak to chambers and gain an insight into life at the Bar. Over 60 chambers and Bar Vocational Course providers will be exhibiting and there will be a programme of talks on specialist areas of practice. Pre-register online at targetpupillagefair.co.uk

Study Abroad Scholarships

If you wish to further your studies in North America or Australia there are several awards and bursaries available to help with the costs.

The BUNAC Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST) Scholarships and Travel Awards are open to UK passport holders who are currently or, have been within the last five years inclusive, in full-time tertiary education at a UK university or college and who are planning to undertake postgraduate study in either the USA or Canada. A typical award is in the region of $5000-$10,000. The closing date for applications is Friday 13th March 2009. More details on both these and the travel awards can be found online

The Lindemann Fellowship gives a grant of $30,000 for 2 or 3 post -doctoral students to undertake scientific research in the USA for one year. The deadline is 25th February 2009 and further information and application forms can be found here

Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships are for British postgraduate students or academic staff members and are tenable in 2009-10. Grants are available for research in Australia for 3 months. Closing date is 30th March 2009. Further details and application forms can be found online

The Fulbright Commission offer a variety of awards and bursaries to UK citizens wishing to study in the USA. Applications close on 31st May 2009 except for some special awards. Information on award categories and application information can be found here

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