University of Edinburgh-UK Offers 45 PhD Scholarships for 2017

Post date: Dec 27, 2016 9:34:41 AM

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The University of Edinburgh is offering up to 45 PhD scholarships for UK, EU and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for a research degree in 2017-2018.

This exciting 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, data science, and research.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing full-time PhD research degree programme.

Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the University

Scholarship Award: Each scholarship covers the UK/EU rate of tuition fee as well as a stipend of £14,500. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships are awarded for three years.

Eligibility:

The awards are open to UK, EU and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for a research degree in 2017-2018. 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. Applicants intending to study a part-time PhD research programme will only be considered for the scholarship if they have the approval of the School they wish to study with.

Candidates are required to have good English Language skills with scholarship applicants normally requiring a minimum IELTS of 7.0 achieved within the past two years. Please check the Entry Requirements for your proposed programme of study for details of other acceptable English language qualifications. The requirement for an IELTS score of 7.0 (or equivalent) may be higher than the level required for admissions purposes.

You may apply for the scholarship prior to obtaining the necessary English language test results but the results should be uploaded as soon as possible.

Please also note that if you have applied for consecutive registration where you will start your Master’s programme of study in 2017 and your PhD the following year in 2018, that you will not be eligible to apply for a Principal’s Career Development Scholarship in 2017. 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.

Entrance Requirement: Applicants 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.

English Language Requirement: The requirement for an IELTS score of 7.0 (or equivalent) may be higher than the level required for admissions purposes.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is February 1, 2017.

Scholarship Link:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/uk-eu/university-scholarships/development