Carnegie Trust PhD Scholarships at University of Strathclyde 2023

Summary:

The prestigious Carnegie PhD Scholarship scheme supports graduates with first-class Honours undergraduate degrees from a Scottish university, who wish to pursue three years of postgraduate research leading to a PhD at a university in Scotland. There is no restriction on the subject or field.

Eligibility:

• Applicant should already hold or are on track to graduate with a First Class Honours degree from one of the eligible host organisations in Scotland.
• This undergraduate degree should be in a subject related to the academic field of your proposed doctoral research.
• Candidate must have been accepted on a doctoral programme at the University of Strathclyde.
• This doctoral programme will start in the coming academic year (2023-24).

Additional Requirements:

Candidates nominated for these prestigious awards must:

• Display outstanding potential for research at the postgraduate level.
• Demonstrate academic excellence and a strong performance in their final year dissertation project as well as evidence of consistency and/or increasing levels of achievement throughout their studies.
• Submit a research proposal that exhibits excellence, originality and significance.
• Ensure a good fit between the proposed research and the environment and facilities offered by the institution in which the PhD will be undertaken.
• Seek out high-quality supervisory arrangements.

How to apply?

• In the first instance, candidates should contact a potential supervisor in the department/school of their choice.
• The University of Strathclyde can submit up to 5 applications. The deadline for applicants/academics to submit their application to RKES (rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk) is 4pm on Tuesday, 17th January 2023.