Department of Physics and Astronomy Diversity Enhancement Studentship

This fully-funded studentship includes:

• Tuition fees at home or international rate
• Annual maintenance stipend equivalent to UKRI minimum stipend .

This scholarship is open to home or EU applicants (overseas with fee waiver) from underrepresented groups, or challenging social or academic backgrounds, who are motivated to tackle, and plan to engage with, diversity enhancement in physics and astronomy.

3.5 years

To be considered for this studentship you must:

• Hold (or be about to obtain) a minimum of a 2i class UK Masters honours degree, or international equivalent, or a First Class Bachelor degree with an additional Masters degree, or international equivalent.

• Applicants with a First Class Bachelor degree, or international equivalent, with proven research experience may also be considered.

This scholarship works on a nomination basis, the lead supervisor will consider you for nomination and will support you through the process. It is important that you have had significant contact with the supervisory team during the application process and that they are aware that you wish to be considered for funding. Your application will then be considered by a departmental funding panel.

In order to be considered, you must hold an academic offer for a place on one of our PhD programmes. It is therefore essential that you apply for a place on the PhD programme of your choice as early as possible.

Applications are considered by a departmental funding panel.

Contact the department for details.

Postgraduate Research Funding