Info Scholarship - Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards, University of Manchester, UK

University of Manchester, UK

The Medical and Human Science Faculty (University of Manchester) is currently inviting application for 2008-2009 Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA). Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA) is a UK scheme to bring outstanding students from India, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the developing world to come and study for PhDs in top rated UK research facilities. The initiative was launched by the Prime Minister In November 2003.

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA) are supported by a combination of the UK Research Councils and industry. They are highly prestigious and attract full international tuition fees as well as providing a maintenance stipend (£12,940 in 2008) and support towards project expenses. The Faculty is typically allocated between 1-2 awards per academic year.

Eligibility

The scheme is open only to student nationals from: India, China , Hongkong, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and the developing world. For full list of eligible country, please refer to RCUK website.

Successful candidates are expected to hold the equivalent of a UK First Class honours degree and have graduated within the top 5-10% of their academic cohort. Candidates will also be expected to have proven research potential as demonstrated by their contribution to novel research, significant publication output and ability to demonstrate independent research skills and techniques.

Application Deadline: Thursday 31 January 2008.

For further details and application downloads, please visit the official announcement

All candidates for the DHPA will be automatically considered for the Overseas Research Scholarships (ORS) and Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) awards so please do not submit separate applications for each competition.

Info from www.rcuk.ac.uk