Organisation/Company: Swansea University
Department: Central Research
Field: Biological sciences, Geography, Physics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 13 Jan 2025 - 11:59 (Europe/London)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
This year, up to ten CSC applications will be supported by Swansea University. Each includes tuition fees and an annual training allowance to support immersive training experiences such as engagement with industry and international collaborative opportunities.
Each scholarship is offered for a maximum period of three years; CSC students are expected to submit their theses within this timescale.
Applicants should be aware that faculty-based shortlisting panels are expected to sit in February 2025. Please note that shortlisting panels may contact candidates within this period. Interviews are expected to take place in late February 2025.
Please Note: Any offers will be conditional upon applicants being successful with their application to the Chinese Scholarship Council for an October 2025 start. For more information see the CSC website.
Students will receive training in a vibrant, dynamic and supportive research community, preparing your development as a future leader in your field. Your research will be conducted at our state-of-the-art laboratory and high-performance computing facilities and will be enriched by our global collaborative networks and ESRC and UKRI Doctoral Training schemes.
The School of Biosciences, Geography and Physics is pleased to welcome applications for CSC Scholarships, particularly in the areas of:
* Biosciences (e.g. Aquatic systems, behavioural ecology and evolution, ecosystem dynamics, and natural resources)
* Human and Physical Geography (e.g. Environmental hazards, climate change, glaciology, remote sensing and modelling, and critical human geography)
* Physics (e.g. Particle physics and cosmology; atomic, molecular and quantum physics; and semiconductor materials)
Project supervisors: All applicants should note that faculties will assess their supervisory capacity for individual applicants at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process. The formal offer of a scholarship place to successful applicants is contingent on relevant supervisor capacity and experience having first been confirmed by staff internally.
Informal scholarship enquiries from applicants to prospective supervisors – prior to the application deadline – are warmly encouraged; please direct these to the relevant member/s of faculty staff.
English Language Requirements: If applicable – IELTS 6.5 overall (with a score of at least 6 in each individual component) or equivalent that is recognised by Swansea University. For more detail please see our English Language Entry policy.
Specific Requirements:
ATAS: Please note that the programme requires some applicants to hold ATAS clearance; further details on ATAS scheme eligibility are available on the UK Government website. ATAS clearance IS NOT required to be held as part of the scholarship application process; successful award winners (as appropriate) are provided with details as to how to apply for ATAS clearance in tandem with scholarship course offer.
Languages: ENGLISH
Additional Information
This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees in addition to an allowance for other expenses (e.g. conferences and fieldwork) of £1,000 per annum for Students of Chinese Nationality for an October 2025 admission.
Eligibility criteria:
Candidates must have attained, or must be expected to attain, a first-class honours degree and/or a distinction at master’s level.
* Where applicants have multiple master’s degrees, a distinction must be held in the degree that is most relevant to the intended PhD study.
* If you are currently studying for a master’s level qualification, ‘award’ is required to take place prior to enrolment and in good time to allow visa application/travel to take place.
* NB: If you hold a non-UK degree, please see the Swansea University degree comparisons to find out if you meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants must be able to begin their course of study in October 2025. As a cohort-based programme, deferral to an alternative enrolment window within the academic year or to another academic year is not permissible.
Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is – at this time – open solely to applicants who hold Chinese National Status.
If you have any questions regarding your academic or fee eligibility based on the above, please e-mail pgrscholarships@swansea.ac.uk, providing details of the scholarship(s) in which you are interested and the accompanying webpage URL.
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