To encourage and support the academic excellence of students in the UK, the University of Kent is offering the EPSRC International Scholarships for the academic year 2024/2025.

The educational award aims to assist high-achieving students who want to apply for the PhD in Chemistry at the University of Kent.

The University of Kent is a public research university with a semi-collegiate structure headquartered in Kent, England. The University was granted its Royal Charter on 4 January 1965 and the following year Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was formally installed as the first Chancellor. It is a global institution with students from 158 countries and 41% of its educational and research staff based outside The United Kingdom.

Why study at the University of Kent? The university is always at the forefront of research in the field they serve and actively influences change and shapes debate globally. It gives its students opportunities to provide new ways to understand the world.

Application Deadline: Apply for a PhD place at Kent by Sunday 24 March 2024.

Brief Description

• University or Organization: University of Kent
• Department: NA
• Course Level: PhD
• Award: Euros 1,300
• Number of Awards: N/A
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: Home, EU, and International candidates
• The award can be taken in the UK

Eligibility   

• Eligible Countries: All nationalities
• Eligible Course or Subjects: Students can undertake a PhD study programme in the Chemistry
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• Open to Home and Overseas (including EU) students.
• If you are applying as an overseas student (including EU nationals), Kent will waive the difference between the Home and Overseas fees.
• Successful candidates will demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding research potential.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: When applying students should follow the University of Kent’sonline application process.
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
• Explain your reasons for studying/outline your research proposal. Must be a minimum of 100 words and not exceed 2,000 characters.
• Provide details/evidence of your qualifications
• Provide two academic references
• Admission Requirements: Applicants should have or expect to obtain, a first or upper second-class honors degree in a relevant subject, and ideally a Master’s degree or equivalent.
• Language Requirement: If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your competence in written and spoken English.

Benefits

The University of Kent will provide a doctoral stipend in the following manner:

• Depending on academic level, monthly payments of euros 1,300.- for doctoral candidates and postdocs
  euros 934.- if you are not yet taking a doctoral degree
• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover (see also our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 4)
• Travel allowance
• In the case of a disability or chronic illness: subsidy for additional costs which result from the disability or chronic illness and are not covered by other funding providers: Further information
• Green Mobility Top Up (Support for climate-friendly travel) or partial reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel

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