AberDoc PhD Scholarship Competition 1760 views

AberDoc PhD scholarship scheme is offered by Aberystwyth University. The scheme is a package of research and training for full-time PhD students.

These awards are designed to empower students to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer a breadth of development opportunities to enhance their research, teaching and transferable skills.

Subject areas:

• Art
• International Politics
• Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences including Sport & Exercise Science
• Law School
• Business School
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Modern Languages
• Education & Lifelong Learning
• Physics
• English Literature & Creative Writing
• Psychology
• Geography & Earth Sciences Theatre, Film & TV Studies
• History & Welsh History
• Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Information Studies

Value of Aberdoc Scholarships:

• tuition fees up to the UK/EU rate of £4,121
• maintenance allowance of approximately £14,296 per annum
• access to a travel and conference fund (max. £500 per annum)
• Non-EU students: have to cover the difference between UK/EU tuition fees and the non-EU tuition fees (approx. £8,198 to £8,448) from their scholarship.

Duration: up to 3 years

Eligibility:

• Applicant must have or expected to receive at least upper IInd class honours in first degree
• Applicant must apply and be offered a place for PhD study at Aberystwyth
• Applicant must have scored 7.0 in IELTS, or equivalent, as the normal case, for non-UK students (before the end of March 2018 at the latest)
• Applicant must be able to commence PhD study in September 2018

Applications:

Application must include:

• application form
• 2 academic references
• academic grade transcripts
• research proposal (1000 to 1500 words)

Deadlines:

• The University’s general deadline for the 2018 competition is the 1st March 2018.
• Deadline for the Departments of Geography & Earth Sciences, International Politics, History & Welsh History, Psychology and Theatre, Film & Television Studies is 27th January 2018.

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