Wednesday 15 January 2014

2014 PhD Studentship in Health Improvement at Cardiff University in UK

Applications are invited for a prestigious full-time PhD Studentship, to be based in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. UK and EU applicants can apply for this Studentship. Studentship will commence in October 2014 and will cover tuition fee as well as a maintenance grant and an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) for three years for full-time students. Application deadline is 24th January 2014.
Scholarship Description: Applications are being sought for a prestigious full-time PhD Studentship, to be based in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, to begin in October 2014. The research student will join the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer) as part of their strategic research programme on health improvement in schools and other youth settings. DECIPHer researchers in Cardiff have recently obtained MRC-funding for the development of a new Schools Health Research Network in Wales (in collaboration with WISERD and colleagues in Swansea, Bristol and the Institute of Education). To develop this, DECIPHer is working in partnership with Welsh Government, Public Health Wales, Cardiff and Vale Health Board and Cancer Research in UK. The successful candidate will therefore benefit from these partnerships, as well as DECIPHer’s internationally-recognized knowledge exchange activities supported by the NISCHR-funded Public Health Improvement Research Network (PHIRN) and the ALPHA young people’s advisory group.
Study: Studentship is provided in the field of Health Improvement offered by the Cardiff University in UK. Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD degree level at Cardiff University in UK. Scholarship Provider: Cardiff University, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: -Academic Criteria: ESRC studentships are highly competitive, candidates should have an excellent academic background in the social sciences, holding a 1st or strong upper 2nd class degree; applications from those also holding a Masters degree (preferably applicants will have completed or be currently enrolled on an MSc in Social Science Research Methods, Masters in Public Health or equivalent Master’s programme and have experience of social research methods). Applicants with a relevant degree in the humanities, social sciences or healthcare sciences are also encouraged.
-Residency Criteria: Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education. EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.

Scholarship Open for: The students of Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City can apply for this scholarship.
Number of award: One
Duration: Studentship will be offered for 3 years.
Value: This studentship is generously funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It consists of full UK/EU tuition fees, a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£13726 p.a. for 2013/14, updated each year) and a £750 p.a. research training and support grant.
Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Deadline: The application deadline is 24th January 2014.
Further Information: http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R1150.html

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