Key facts
- Deadline
- Ongoing deadline
- Funding start date
- Friday 1 October 2021
- Number of funding places
- 1
- Country eligibility
- International (open to all nationalities, including the UK)
- Source of funding
- University of Leeds
- Schools
- School of Computing
A highly competitive scholarship offering Academic Fee at Home/EU Fee rate or International Fee rate, plus Maintenance matching the EPSRC rate of &pound;15,285 per year for 3 years.<br /> <br /> Please note this Scholarship is Competition-Funded, therefore, if you are successful in securing an academic offer, this does not constitute an offer of funding. The funding may be linked to a specific advertised project or your own research project.
<p>Formal applications for research degree study should be made online through the <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-degrees/doc/apply">University’s website</a>. Please state clearly that the funding you wish to be considered for is School of Computing Scholarship.</p> <p>If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University's minimum English language requirements (below).</p> <p><em>We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, but UK black and minority ethnic (BME) researchers are currently under-represented in our Postgraduate Research community, and we would therefore particularly encourage applications from UK BME candidates. All scholarships will be awarded on the basis of merit.</em></p>
Applicants to research degree programmes should normally have a first class or an upper second class British Bachelors Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline. We also recognise relevant industrial and academic experience.
The minimum English language entry requirement for research postgraduate research study is an IELTS of 6.5 overall with at least 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in other components (reading, listening and speaking) or equivalent. The test must be dated within two years of the start date of the course in order to be valid.
<p>For further information please contact Doctoral College Admissions by email: <a href="mailto:phd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk">phd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk</a> or by telephone: +44 (0)113 343 5057.</p>
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