If you have a strong academic record of accomplishment at undergraduate or Masters level, and are highly motivated to pursue a PhD programme in the School of Informatics at The University of Edinburgh, you could be selected to receive a full PhD scholarship. HTML Applicants who submit a programme application to one of the eligible Informatics PhD programmes will automatically be considered for this scholarship.AwardInformatics Global PhD Scholars will receive full financial support for the duration of their PhD studies, for up to 3 years. This will include:• Tuition fees for three years (Home or Overseas rate).• Fourth year matriculation fee.• Stipend at UKRI level (£19,237 for 2024/25, subject to annual increment) for three and a half years.• Entitlement to paid leave (illness, maternity, etc.) in line with UKRI terms and conditions.EligibilityAll complete PhD applications to any Institute-led PhD degree for a start in September 2025 which are submitted by the deadlines indicated below will be considered for this funding, regardless of their fee status.Not eligible: applicants to MScR programmes.CDT programme applicants.applicants for start dates other than September 2025.incomplete applications (missing documents or supervisor).Before you proceed, we strongly recommend you read the information provided on the pages linked here: Institute-led degreesFinding a supervisorPlanning submission of your PGR applicationCriteriaCandidates should be in receipt of, or expected to obtain, a high academic award from their most recent degree. In practice, this means a 1st class UK degree or a distinction at UK Masters level in a relevant discipline. Students with non-UK qualifications should check the equivalence of their degrees.We are keen to increase our PGR community of under-represented minorities at the Informatics Graduate School and particularly welcome applications from female and black applicants and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.ApplyingAll Institute-led PhD applicants who have submitted a complete application by the deadlines below will be considered for funding.Eligible applicants will be considered automatically for the Informatics PhD Scholarship as part of the School’s PGR selection process.You should plan your application well in advance, so you have time to read all of our application guidance, identify a supervisor, and submit a full application via the relevant Degree Finder apply link by the deadlines below:Round 1: Monday 25th November 2024.Round 2: Monday 17th February 2025.Informatics Degree Finder listingsNotificationThe Informatics Graduate School (IGS) will convene several Selectors meetings in the first few months of 2025. We will aim to communicate outcomes by April 2025. If there are delays, we recommend you start with logging in to your Applicant Hub in order to ascertain that we are not waiting for any missing documents from you, then contact your supervisor for information, and if neither of these actions help, please contact IGS and we will help. Applicant HubContact the IGS Admissions teamContactYou can access further information about the PhD application process in the links below or you can contact the Informatics Graduate School.Further InformationPlease see here for more information. This article was published on 2024-07-29
HTML Applicants who submit a programme application to one of the eligible Informatics PhD programmes will automatically be considered for this scholarship.AwardInformatics Global PhD Scholars will receive full financial support for the duration of their PhD studies, for up to 3 years. This will include:• Tuition fees for three years (Home or Overseas rate).• Fourth year matriculation fee.• Stipend at UKRI level (£19,237 for 2024/25, subject to annual increment) for three and a half years.• Entitlement to paid leave (illness, maternity, etc.) in line with UKRI terms and conditions.EligibilityAll complete PhD applications to any Institute-led PhD degree for a start in September 2025 which are submitted by the deadlines indicated below will be considered for this funding, regardless of their fee status.Not eligible: applicants to MScR programmes.CDT programme applicants.applicants for start dates other than September 2025.incomplete applications (missing documents or supervisor).Before you proceed, we strongly recommend you read the information provided on the pages linked here: Institute-led degreesFinding a supervisorPlanning submission of your PGR applicationCriteriaCandidates should be in receipt of, or expected to obtain, a high academic award from their most recent degree. In practice, this means a 1st class UK degree or a distinction at UK Masters level in a relevant discipline. Students with non-UK qualifications should check the equivalence of their degrees.We are keen to increase our PGR community of under-represented minorities at the Informatics Graduate School and particularly welcome applications from female and black applicants and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.ApplyingAll Institute-led PhD applicants who have submitted a complete application by the deadlines below will be considered for funding.Eligible applicants will be considered automatically for the Informatics PhD Scholarship as part of the School’s PGR selection process.You should plan your application well in advance, so you have time to read all of our application guidance, identify a supervisor, and submit a full application via the relevant Degree Finder apply link by the deadlines below:Round 1: Monday 25th November 2024.Round 2: Monday 17th February 2025.Informatics Degree Finder listingsNotificationThe Informatics Graduate School (IGS) will convene several Selectors meetings in the first few months of 2025. We will aim to communicate outcomes by April 2025. If there are delays, we recommend you start with logging in to your Applicant Hub in order to ascertain that we are not waiting for any missing documents from you, then contact your supervisor for information, and if neither of these actions help, please contact IGS and we will help. Applicant HubContact the IGS Admissions teamContactYou can access further information about the PhD application process in the links below or you can contact the Informatics Graduate School.Further InformationPlease see here for more information.
