University of Manchester President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Award 2023
Deadline: 24th of March, 2023
The President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Award from the University of Manchester: The University of Manchester is now accepting applications from overseas students as part of the President’s Doctoral Scholar Award program, which was established by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and provides more than 100 studentships annually.
The PDS Award will provide a foundation for research training with eminent academics in a wide range of areas for the best students from throughout the world.
Once you obtain an official offer, the University will only take your application into consideration for these full scholarships. After a candidate receives an offer letter for a PhD program, application forms will be given to the primary supervisor.
Eligibility:
Candidates are expected to meet the following eligibility criteria for the University of Manchester President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Award 2023
- Hold a conditional/unconditional offer for a PhD programme to commence in September 2023;
- Hold (or are about to obtain) a first-class honours undergraduate degree (or international equivalent) from a reputable institution;
- Ideally, hold a master’s-level qualification at merit or distinction (or international equivalent);
- Have a track record of engaging with research. This may include contributions to publications/articles, promoting their research to a wider audience, prizes for research or project work;
- Must be interested in attending a series of exclusive events to facilitate interactions with our academic community and network with other PDS award holders.
Benefits:
The benefits of the 3.5-year fully-funded scholarships of University of Manchester President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Award 2022 will cover:
- All university tuition fees at the international rate;
- An annual maintenance stipend (at UKRI rate).
Application:
How-to-Apply:
If you wish to be considered, you must first follow all the usual admissions processes and receive a conditional/unconditional PhD offer. As such, we ask that online PhD applications are submitted by 24 March 2023 to enable review, interview and supervisor selection.
On your application form in the funding section, state that you intend to apply for a PDS Award. See information on potential projects and supervisors and information on how to submit an online PhD application.
Once you have been interviewed and offered a PhD place, you will then work with your Primary Supervisor to complete the PDS nomination form, which needs to be submitted to the Faculty Doctoral Academy by 28 April 2023.
All PDS applications will be reviewed internally and a shortlist of candidates will be interviewed before final offers on funding are made. Interviews are expected to take place in early June 2023. We will award three fully-funded scholarships within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health.
