Organisation/Company: Swansea University
Department: Central Research
Field: Computer Science, Mathematics
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
Swansea University is pleased to support the Chinese Scholarship Council Scheme (CSC) for the 25/26 academic year for full-time doctoral study, commencing in October 2025. 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 early February 2025.
Please note that 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, click here.
The School of Mathematics and Computer Science provides a first-rate research environment that brings together mathematicians and computer scientists in the state-of-the-art Computational Foundry building, purpose-built to facilitate academic collaboration, cross-disciplinary interaction, and engagement with industry. Fundamental and applied research sit side by side and benefit from extensive national and international networks, a thriving postgraduate research community that includes an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training, and access to cutting-edge labs, collaboration spaces, and high-performance computing facilities.
The School of Mathematics and Computer Science is pleased to welcome applications for CSC Scholarships, particularly in the areas of:
1. Theoretical Computer Science
2. Visual Computing
3. HCI and Cybersecurity
4. Algebra, Geometry and Topology
5. Analysis of Partial Differential Equations and Stochastic Differential Equations
6. Computational Mathematics and Biomathematics
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. Details on the Swansea University's English Language entry policy can be found here.
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
Covered in Full for Students of Chinese Nationality subject to the student being successful in their application to the CSC for an October 2025 admission.
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.
Additional research expenses of up to £1,000 will also be available.
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.
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