World-Leading St Andrews Scholarship in Earth Sciences and Chemistry is available to support students who want to start their degree at the University of St Andrews for the session 2020/21.

Up to 3.5 years award is open to all international who are undertaking doctoral research in the given project: The Roles of Lipids in Coral Biomineralisation and the Effects of Future Climate Change.

Founded in 1413, the University of St Andrews was Scotland’s first university that offers a flexible degree structure based on the student’s choice of subject specialism or research. It has 18 academic schools organized into four faculties.

Why at the University of St Andrews? At this university, candidates will select a career path easily. It is to choose a job that aligns with your interests and talents. They will find favourable working conditions, research and evaluate the salary.

Application Deadline: January 16, 2020

Brief Description

• University: The University of St Andrews
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Postgraduate Research
• Award: Full tuition fees
• Access Mode: Online
• Number of Awards: NA
• Nationality: International
• The award can be taken in the UK

Eligibility            

• Eligible Countries: All nationalities are eligible
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: Doctoral research will be awarded in Earth Sciences and Chemistry
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:
• They must have a master’s degree from a recognized university.
• 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: Apply for admission as a doctoral student. Please see the advice on Research programmes. After submitting the research application form in step 1, you will receive an email with a direct link to the Scholarships and Funding catalogue, where you can apply for the World-Leading St Andrews Scholarship.
• Supporting Documents: You will be required to upload a personal statement.
• Admission Requirements: To apply for the doctoral program, applicants need to check the given link entry requirement.
• Language Requirement: To ensure that all students can benefit fully from their chosen program, applicants must provide evidence of their ability to speak and write English effectively.

Benefits

The award covers full tuition fees for the award term as well as an annual stipend payable at the standard UK Research council rate (the 2019-2020 annual rate is £15,009).

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