Queen Mary University of London is offering PhD scholarship for UK and non-EU applicants for the academic year 2019-20. The scholarship is available to new PhD students undertaking full-time research in the area of Intellectual Property (IP).

UK and non-EU applicants are eligible to apply. In addition, an award of around £16,700 per year (reviewed annually) will be paid to the recipient on a regular basis throughout the academic year starting from September 2019.

Course Level: Scholarship is awarded for pursuing PhD programme at Queen Mary University of London.
Scholarship Provider: Queen Mary University of London, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:–

• The Herchel Smith PhD Scholarship Programme recognizes and supports exceptional full-time students who show the potential to make an outstanding contribution to intellectual property law.
• This program supports PhD students in intellectual property law and those working at the intersection of intellectual property law and other areas of sciences and humanities.
• The award is for new applicants who will enrol at the start of the coming academic year, in September 2019.  Therefore, current PhD students who enrolled prior to September 2019 are not eligible to apply for the award.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Scholarship is open to both UK and non-EU applicants.

Number of award(s):  Not Known

Duration of award(s): The award covers three years of study while in full time enrolment, subject to satisfactory annual progress reports.

What does it covers? The award will cover all tuition fees whether at the Home/EU rate or the overseas rate. It is therefore open to both UK and non-EU applicants. In addition, an award of around £16,700 per year (reviewed annually) will be paid to the recipient on a monthly basis throughout the calendar year starting from September 2019.

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Decisions will be made in the following month.

How to Apply: Only applicants who have completed the online application process to the PhD programme prior to the funding submission deadline will be considered for funding. If you want to apply for Herchel Smith funding and have already submitted your main application (without indicating that you wish to be considered for one of our funding awards) you must contact Mr Gareth Skehan, PhD Admissions Administrator, before the deadline by email and state the award that you want to apply for.

Online Application

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is Monday 3^rd June 2019.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application