Scholarships
The School has a number of funded studentships linked to specific research projects. Eligible students can apply to these studentships, and awards will be based on the merit of your application, against the applications of other candidates. Eligibility and application deadlines for each project varies, please see further details of projects available on FindAPhD.com or contact the Postgraduate Team for further information.
For ALL applicants
2012 President's Doctoral Scholar Awards
The University of Manchester has launched a further £2.5m investment in PhD training with the creation of the President's Doctoral Scholar Awards (PDS Awards). These prestigious awards are open to all nationalities and research areas.
Within the School of CEAS, PDS Awards funding will be allocated to our most outstanding applicants seeking PhD training opportunities starting from September 2012. We aim to award 5-7 scholarships as part of our 2012 PhD recruitment round, which will include a number of collaborating schemes such as:
- 2012 Faculty PhD Scholarships
- BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Awards (see www.manchester.ac.uk/dtpstudentships)
- School excellence awards
Based on the academic track-record of applicants, and evidence of research potential, we will select our Presidential Scholars from the various PhD applicants. For this reason, PhD projects will not be listed as offering PDS Awards at this stage. Instead, our most outstanding applicants will receive confirmation of their PDS Awards status alongside confirmation of their PhD place and funding.
PDS Awards status will entitle our successful UK/EU studentship applicants with a £1,000 enhancement to their funded stipend (see opportunities for UK/EU applicants). Awards at a higher level will be made to international applicants that have partial funding through other routes (such as a National scholarship or Faculty International Research bursary. See opportunities for International Candidates). PDS Awards award holders will have the opportunity to:
- Be invited to attend a series of exclusive events where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the University of Manchester President and Vice Chancellor, interact closely with our academic community and network with other PDS Awards students
- Benefit from international research leadership under distinguished scholars
- Become a PDS Awards ambassador for the University
- Receive a President’s Doctoral Scholar medal at graduation
- Benefit from our extensive transferable skills training for PhD researchers
Criteria
Applicants must have obtained (or expect to obtain) a minimum first-class honours degree (or equivalent), and ideally hold a Masters-level qualification at merit or distinction. They should ideally have a track-record of engaging with research. This may include contributions to publications/articles, promoting their research to a wider audience, prizes for previous research or project work.
How to apply
Applications for PDS Awards funding are open. Our research activity covers a wide-range of disciplines.
There are three routes by which you can be considered for PDS Awards support:
- Submit an application for one of our funded PhD projects see FindaPhD.com. The application process for these projects is clearly stated and you should follow this. Outstanding applicants for these funded studentships will be automatically considered for PDS Awards support.
- Submit an application for a PhD project available as a self-funded project, see FindaPhD.com. Applications for PhD projects are invited from outstanding applicants who are able to self-fund and are applying for a Faculty International Research Bursary, or in receipt of a (full or partial) scholarship from an overseas institution or sponsor.
We expect to confirm our first set of successful PDS Awards applicants early in 2012 with a second round of awards to follow later in the year.
School Excellence Awards
The School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science has a number of prestigious School Excellence Awards available for PhD study. Bursaries range from £1,000 to £10,000 per year and will be awarded based on outstanding academic achievement. Applicants for the bursary must be able to cover the remainder of their tuition fees and their living expenses.
There is no specific deadline for bursary applications but to be considered for a bursary you must submit a formal PhD application.