President's Doctoral Scholar Awards 2012
The University of Manchester has launched a further £2.5m investment in PhD training with the creation of the President's Doctoral Scholar Awards (PDS Award). These prestigious awards are open to all nationalities and research areas.
Within the Faculty of Humanities around 40 PDS Awards will be allocated to our most outstanding applicants seeking PhD training opportunities starting from October 2012.
Within the School of Environment and Development these awards may include a number of collaborating schemes such as:
- 2012 School of Environment and Development PhD Studentships
- ESRC North West Centre for Doctoral Training Studentships
- Alumni 'Research Impact' Studentships
Based on the academic track-record of applicants and evidence of research potential, we will select our Presidential Scholars from the various applicants across our 2012 funding schemes.
PDS Award status will entitle our successful candidates to a further £1,000 enhancement to their funded stipend/living allowance. They will also have the opportunity to:
Be invited to attend a series of exclusive events where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the University of Manchester President and Vice Chancellor, interact closely with our academic community and network with other PDS Award students.
- Benefit from international research leadership under distinguished scholars
- Become a PDS Award ambassador for the University
- Receive a President’s Doctoral Scholar medal at graduation
- Benefit from our extensive transferable skills training for PhD researchers
Criteria
Applicants are expected to have a First or Upper Second Class degree (or its international equivalent), and a relevant postgraduate qualification (generally a Masters degree) with an average grade of 65% (or its international equivalent) and 65% in the dissertation. They should have a track-record of engaging with research. This may include contributions to publications/articles, promoting their research to a wider audience, prizes/accolades for previous research work, setting up research collaborations with other groups etc.
How to apply
The first step is to apply for a place on one of our PhD programmes, and be offered a place on the programme.
If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, you should then download and complete the application form below, within which you will need to supply a 1500-word, detailed research proposal (in addition to the one submitted for a place on the course).
- Application form (Word document)
Please submit the form in Word format only (i.e. no PDFs please) to Monique Brown, Postgraduate Research (PGR) Admissions Coordinator, at pgr-sedfunding@manchester.ac.uk.