Friday 22 November 2013

2014-2015 Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships in UK

The University of Edinburgh is offering a number of PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the University in the 2014-2015 academic session. Scholarships are open to UK, EU and overseas students. Each scholarship covers the UK/EU rate of tuition fee as well as a stipend of £14,000. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships are awarded for three years. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent. The application deadline is 3 February 2014. 
About Scholarship: The University will offer a number of PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the University in the 2014-2015 academic session. In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD, through an innovative programme of integrated research, training and career development. This exciting new scholarship scheme provides a valuable opportunity for postgraduate research students to undertake a package of training and development which will help them to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, and research. 
Study: Scholars will usually focus on one career development area. These include: teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, and research. Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at University of Edinburgh. Scholarship Provider: University of Edinburgh, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK   
Eligibility: -The awards are open to UK/EU and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for a research degree in 2014-2015. Award applicants should contact the School with whom they intend to study before applying for the award to ascertain whether the funding is available for the discipline involved.
-Applicants must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study at the University.
-They must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.
-Other factors such as financial status, nationality and the proposed field of study are not taken into account.
-The University will not generally consider candidates who have already obtained a PhD, or formal equivalent, as a result of direct research training.
-Candidates are required to have good English Language skills with scholarship applicants normally requiring a minimum IELTS of 7.0 acheived within the past two years. Please note that your scholarship application will not be considered if your IELTS results are not known to the University.
-Please also note that if you have applied for consecutive registration where you will start your Master’s programme of study in 2014 and your PhD the following year in 2015, that you will not be eligible to apply for a Principal’s Career Development Scholarship in 2014. Principal’s awards cannot be held concurrently with fully-funded scholarships but can be held with partial awards such as the Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships. 

Scholarship Open for: UK/EU and Overseas students can apply for these scholarships.
Number of awards: The University will offer a number of PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the University in the 2014-2015 academic session.
Duration: Scholarships are offered for three years. 
Value: Each scholarship covers the UK/EU rate of tuition fee as well as a stipend of £14,000. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships are awarded for three years.
Notification: Shortlisted candidates should expect to be invited to attend an interview which will take place either in person or by telephone. The winners of the scholarship will be announced in April 2013. 
Apply: The mode of applying is online.
-Please be sure to outline the potential contribution you can make, and the career development opportunities you wish to take under the Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarship scheme.
-Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication. 

Deadline: The application deadline is 3 February 2014.
Further Information: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/other-funding/development

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