University of Kent is awarding quantitative social science PhD scholarship for September/October 2016 intake. Both UK and international students are eligible to apply for PhD scholarship. The scholarship covers tuition fees at the postgraduate standard home/EU rate (£3,996) in addition to an annual maintenance stipend of £13,863 per annum. The application deadline is 31 January 2016.

Study Subject(s): Scholarship is awarded in the field of sociology, social policy and criminology.
Course Level: Scholarship is available for pursuing postgraduate research programme at the University of Kent.
Scholarship Provider: University of Kent, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-Successful candidates will have obtained a 1st or good 2.1 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, and ordinarily an MA or MSc at Merit or Distinction level
-Applications will only be considered if applicants have secured agreement from a member of staff in their area of interest to supervise them. Only one academic may be approached at a time (multiple simultaneous approaches will result in the application being rejected).
-An IELT score of 7.0 for non-UK students with a minimum of 6.5 in all components, as all PhD scholarship students are expected to have excellent communication skills.

Scholarship Open for International Students: UK and international students can apply for PhD scholarship.

Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for Quantitative Social Science PhD Scholarship at the University of Kent. Successful candidates will have obtained a 1st or good 2.1 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, and ordinarily an MA or MSc at Merit or Distinction level. The scholarship covers tuition fees at the postgraduate standard home/EU rate (£3,996) in addition to an annual maintenance stipend of £13,863 per annum (for entry in September/October 2016 only) and anadditional allowance of £3,000 per year to encourage you to undertake training in and to apply advanced quantitative methods.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? The scholarship covers tuition fees at the postgraduate standard home/EU rate (£3,996) in addition to an annual maintenance stipend of £13,863 per annum (for entry in September/October 2016 only) and an additional allowance of £3,000 per year to encourage you to undertake training in and to apply advanced quantitative methods.

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Interviews will be held at the Canterbury campus on Thursday 11 February 2016; those who are shortlisted for interview will be notified on Monday 8 February 2016.

How to Apply: You need to make two applications:
-For a place to study a postgraduate degree in one of Sociology, Social Policy or Criminology at the University – online application
-For the Quantitative Social Science PhD Scholarship, click to obtain the application form.
Information on postgraduate research programmes can be viewed on our postgraduate studies webpage.

Application Form

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 January 2016.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application