Applications Has Commenced For Carnegie PhD Scholarships for First Class Students in Scotland

October 13, 2018 BossMan Awarding Countries, Eligible Nationalities, International Students, UK 0

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Carnegie PhD Scholarships for First Class Students in Scotland

The Trust offers a number of Ph.D. scholarships to support graduates with first class Honours undergraduate degrees from a Scottish university yearly, who wish to pursue three years of postgraduate research leading to a Ph.D. at a university in Scotland.

The Trust will support the Scholars with expenses incurred in connection with their study or research up to £3,000 during the tenure of the Ph.D. Scholarship. Annual scholarship value is £16,200.

Scholarship Type:

Scholarship is open for Ph.D applicants.

Country of Scholarship:

The scholarship is hosted in Scotland.

Scholarship Benefits:

 The annual value of a Scholarship was £16,200 for the academic year 2017-2018 and normally rises in line with awards funded by Research Councils.

  • Payment of the Scholarship stipend is made monthly, in advance, normally starting on 1st October.
  • In addition, the Trust will cover tuition fees at the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Indicative Fee Level for the relevant academic year (universities are expected to waive any outstanding balance.

Eligibility for Carnegie PhD Scholarships for First Class Students:

  • Applicants must be a First class students.
  • Applicants who has already commenced study for a research degree (MPhil, PhD or equivalent) is not eligible.
  • Applicants must be nominated by the prospective supervisor of the PhD project and can only be submitted for consideration for a Carnegie or Caledonian PhD Scholarship by one Scottish university.
  • All  PhD candidate’s application must be endorsed online by their prospective supervisor. As part of the nomination process, the prospective supervisor must also upload an Institutional Statement of Support completed by a senior academic in the relevant Departmental/School: Head, Deputy Head, Research Director, Postgraduate Studies Director or Dean.

How to Apply for the Scholarship:

  • Application is done online and submitted online to the Trust .

Click here for more details and to apply

Closing Date:

  • Nominations for the candidates selected by each university must be submitted online to the trust by February 2019, (British Standard Time) for PhD projects starting in the academic year 2018-19.
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