The University of St Andrews and the University of Victoria is jointly-supervised Fully-Funded Global PhD International Scholarship for the academic year 2020-2021. The scholarship is funded by St Leonard’s Postgraduate College.

The scholarship aims to support outstanding students who want to undertake a doctoral program in Intelligible and Trustworthy Deep Learning Research for the Humanities.

Founded in 1413, the University of St Andrews is one of the UK’s top universities offers a unique experience for international students. It offers a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral programs as well as social activities.

Why at the University of St Andrews? At this university, you can get the opportunity to embrace new perspectives and challenge your own ideas while exploring a wide range of subjects. The university provides cutting-edge facilities for flexible assessment methods which will help you achieve your goals.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2020

Brief Description

• University or Organization: University of St Andrews
• Department: Department of Computer Science
• Course Level: PhD
• Award: Fully-Funded
• Access Mode: Online
• Number of Awards: Not Known
• Nationality: International
• The award can be taken in the UK and Canada

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: All nationalities.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: Doctoral research program in Computer Science.
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, applicants must not already (i) hold a doctoral degree; or (ii) be matriculated for a doctoral degree at the University of St Andrews or another institution.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: In order to apply for the scholarship, applicants must take admission in the PhD degree program at the University of St Andrews. After that, candidates will be automatically considered for this education award. Admission at the University of Victoria will be arranged conditional on success at the University of St Andrews and will involve additional steps.
• Supporting Documents: Must submit a CV, a research proposal, a sample of academic written work in English, two original signed academic references, academic transcripts, and degree certificates.
• Admission Requirements: For taking admission, candidates must check the entry requirements of the program.
• Language Requirement: If English is not your first language, you should provide evidence of English language ability: IELTS, TOEFL, or other acceptable proof. Please see the English Language Requirements section for more details.

Benefits

The Scholarship covers full tuition fees for the award term spent at St Andrews. For the period spent at the University of St Andrews, the student will receive a stipend payable at the standard UK Research council rate (the 2019-2020 annual rate is £15,009). For the period spent at the University of Victoria, the student will receive a scholarship of CAD$21,000 annually, from which they will cover living costs and the applicable tuition fees.

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