The President Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards

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The University of Manchester has launched a further 2.5m investment in PhD training with the creation of the President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards. These awards are open to all new PhD students from all nationalities and research areas.

The Faculty of Humanities proposes to make around 40 PDS awards, which will take two forms:

- [Category A] 20 or more PDS awards for outstanding AHRC/ESRC applicants: these awards will provide tuition fees, the research council stipend (13,590 in 2011-12), and an additional stipend of 1K.

- [Category B] Around 20 further PDS awards, covering tuition fees (home/EU or international, as appropriate) and the equivalent of the research council stipend (13,590 in 2011-12).

Cerinte Termene de aplicare Contact

Termenul de aplicare a fost pana la 15 Februarie 2012

Additional benefits to be enjoyed by PDS award-holders will include opportunities to:

Be invited to attend a series of exclusive events where you will have the opportunity to meet the University’s President and Vice Chancellor, interact closely with our academic community and network with other PDS students.
Become a PDS ambassador for the University
Receive a President’s Doctoral Scholar medal at graduation

Criteria

Applications will be ranked according to two key criteria: the candidate’s academic track-record, and the quality of the research proposal.

Track-record. Applicants must have a first-class Honours degree (or non-UK equivalent), hold or expect to achieve a Masters-level qualification, which we would expect to be at distinction level or equivalent. Additional indicators of academic quality will include prizes awarded and information supplied by the applicant’s referees.
Research Proposal. Proposals will be judged according to their cogency of exposition and evidence of the project’s originality.

How to apply

Applications should be made using the President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Funding Application Form. Applicants must:

Submit their application for a place on a doctoral programme in the School by Wednesday 15 February 2012 at the latest.
Submit their completed Funding Application Form by Friday 1 March 2012 at the latest.

Category A awards will be awarded competitively to the best candidates from any of the Schools in the Faculty.

Category B awards are devolved to Schools. The School of Arts, Histories and Cultures and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, which will form a single School with effect from September 2012, will together make five such awards. Successful candidates will be chosen by open competition among all students holding offers of places on doctoral programmes in either of the two Schools. These awards will carry limited teaching duties.

Candidates for awards in either category must make an application to the School using the procedure outlined below.