Canada: PhD Scholarships at McGill University

Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students (programme de bourses d'excellence pour étudiants étrangers-PBEE) and DE (FRQNT) / DS (FRQSC) for Foreign Students:

Eligibility summary:

• This competition is open only to foreign candidates who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Candidates must not have applied for permanent residency.

• Awards must be activated between April 1 and January 15 of the funding year.

• Doctoral: New or returning doctoral students. Please note that any Doctoral studies already completed at the start date of the award will be deducted from the 3-year maximum award (see details in agency rules).

• Postdoctoral: New or returning postdocs who will have completed their PhD no more than 2 years prior to the agency competition deadline (see details and exceptions in agency rules.)

• Visiting Research Student and Visiting Researcher - V3: Visiting students (pre-Ph.D, option A) will be evaluated separately from visiting scholars (post-Ph.D, option B). Visiting scholars must have completed their Ph.D no more than 5 years prior to the Agency competition deadline.

• Candidates must have achieved an overall first-class average, as determined by the university. At McGill, this means an A-, or 3.70 (or 3.4 for Law).

• Note: Students who will be in a qualifying or "make-up" year of study at the start of award tenure are not eligible to apply.

Candidates from Brazil, India, or Wallonia region will compete in their own citizenship category in each of program levels. Citizens of all other eligible countries will compete in the "Open" category in each of program levels (Doctoral, postdoctoral, short-term research).DE & DS have no special citizenship.

Value:

$20,000/year(up to 3 years)

Further Information:

Trudeau Foundation Scholarships:

Eligibility:In order to be considered for a Trudeau Foundation Scholarship, a student must:
be a foreign national [with a preference for candidates from the developing world  applying to a doctoral program in the social sciences and humanities or registered full-time in the first or second year of such a program at a Canadian university.

Value & Duration:

The annual value is up to $60,000 per Scholar (including an annual travel allowance of $20,000) for up to four years.

Required documents:

1. Application Form
2. Original transcripts from all post secondary studies: McGill transcript ordering information (for this competition, students must also include CEGEP transcripts when applicable).
3. Three letters of reference (one reference must be non-academic in nature). Letters should not exceed 2 pages.

Further Information:

Vanier Fellowship:

Deadline: 26/09/2015

Eligibility:

To be nominated to a Vanier Fellowship, a student must:

• have achieved high academic standings throughout all post-secondary education and hold a first-class GPA (3.7 or 3.5 in Law) in each of the last two (2) years of full-time study (all prior doctoral-level studies, regardless of discipline, will be considered in the evaluation of eligibility. The granting agencies will count two months of part-time study as one month of full-time study); 

• have completed between zero (0) and twenty (20) months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2015; (in the case of students who are registered in a combined MA/PhD program or a direct-entry doctoral program, or who are accelerated from a master’s program into a doctoral program without obtaining the master’s degree, the agencies will not include the first 12 months of graduate study in the evaluation of eligibility.)

• and have demonstrated evidence of leadership;

• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

Value & Duration:

$50,000/yr for 3 years

All nominated Vanier applicants apply through McGill University. No direct applications are accepted by the agency.

Further Information:

Industrial Innovation Scholarship (Bourses en milieu de pratique):

Deadline: Three (3) months prior to the proposed start of the award.

Eligibility:

FRQNT-NSERC is open to Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, and international students, while FRQSC-SSHRC is open only to Canadians and Permanent Residents.

Value & Duration:

min. $27,000/yr for 3 yrs

For IIS FRQNT-NSERC:

All applications and documents are by hard-copy submission to Service Point.  Clearly label documents/packages "GPS Graduate Funding".

For IIS FRQSC-SSHRC:

All applications are made direct to the agency.

Further Information:

UK: PHD Scholarships at Univesity of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship:

Deadline: 03/02/2015

30 Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships will be awarded for session 2015-2016.

Each award covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU graduate student and that chargeable to an overseas graduate student. The awards do not cover maintenance expenses.

Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three years.

Eligibility:

The awards are open to overseas students undertaking a research degree and may be held in any field of study.

Applicants must be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate applicable to overseas students and must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study.

Applying:

To apply for a scholarship you must first apply for admission for an eligible programme of study at the University of Edinburgh. We recommend that applicants do this as early as possible and well in advance of the scholarship deadline.

Once you have applied for admission you will receive your University Username (UUN). Your UUN is the letter 's' followed by your matriculation number; for example, s0987654.

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application by3 February 2015.

Further Information:

Chevening Scholarships:

Deadline: 15/11/2014

Chevening scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.

The scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one year Master’s degree at universities across the UK. There are over 43,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

Eligibility:

Chevening Scholarships are for talented people who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields; including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion, and academia.

Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. Chevening Scholars come from over 150 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and this year the Scholarships will support more than 1,500 individuals.

Applying:

Applications for 2015-2016 Chevening Scholarships are now open. The application closing date is 15 November 2014 at 23.59 UK time.

Applications must be submitted via the Chevening website. Please refer to the guidance on the website before applying, including the frequently asked questions. You should also refer to the country webpages on the Chevening website which contain guidance for applicants from your country, including priority subject areas.

Further Information:

Singapore: PhD Scholarships at National University of Singapore

NUS Research Scholarship:

Eligibility:

1. Have graduated with an undergraduate degree with first class or second-upper (or equivalent);
2. At the time of award of the Scholarship, must have been offered admission as a candidate for a full-time higher degree by research at NUS; and
3. Students must be eligible for MOE Subsidy*

Award Details:

1. Research Scholars will be given a monthly stipend and a tuition fee subsidy. For Research Scholars in a Masters/Graduate Programme, the monthly stipend is S$1,500. For Research Scholars in a PhD programme, monthly stipends for Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and International Students are S$2,500, S$2,200 and S$2,000 respectively. For student intake prior to August 2010, the monthly stipend for Singapore Citizens is S$2,300.
2. The scholarship will provide the full tuition fee subsidy for Singaporean Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and International Students

Award Period:

The Scholarship is tenable for an initial 1 year and, subject to the Research Scholar's satisfactory progress, renewable annually up to a maximum of 1-2.5 years for Masters candidates and 3-4 years for PhD candidates, as determined by the University.

Further Information:

President's Graduate Fellowship:

Eligibility:

The PGF is open to incoming PhD students and current NUS Research Scholars who have passed the PhD Qualifying Examination (QE), with the exception of SMA and NGS students.

1. Have graduated with an undergraduate degree with first class or second-upper (or equivalent);
2. At the time of award of the Scholarship, must have been offered admission as a candidate for a full-time higher degree by research at NUS; and
3. Students must be eligible for MOE Subsidy*. 

​Award Amount:

1. A monthly stipend throughout the period of award for international student is S$3,000.
2. Tuition fees at the University;
3. A one-off air travel allowance for 1 one-way ticket of up to S$750 on economy class and up to 20 kg baggage per trip (only for newly registered overseas students’ trip from home country to Singapore to commence study);
4. A one-off settling allowance of S$1,000 (only for overseas students)

Award Period

The award is tenable for an initial 1 year and, subject to the awardee's satisfactory progress, renewable annually up to a maximum of 4 years. For candidates who were transferred from a NUS Research Scholarship to a PGF, the total period of their tenure on both schemes must not exceed 4 years.

Further Information:

Lee Kong Chian Graduate Scholarships:

Eligibility:

1. Have graduated with an undergraduate degree with first class or second-upper (or equivalent);
2. Be an incoming new PhD student not currently matriculated;
3. At the time of award of the Scholarship, must have been offered admission as a candidate for a full-time higher degree by research at NUS and;
4. Students must be eligible for MOE Subsidy*. 

Award Amount:

1. A monthly stipend of S$3,300;
2. Tuition and Miscellaneous Student Fees at NUS;
3. An annual book allowance of S$500;
4. A one-off air travel allowance of 2 return tickets of up to S$4,000 (only for overseas students subject to a maximum of S$2,000 per return ticket on economy class and 20 kg baggage per trip); and
5. A one-off laptop allowance of S$1,500.

Award Period:

The award is tenable for 1 year in the first instance; but subject to the scholar’s satisfactory progress, it may be renewed annually. The maximum period of award is 4 years.

Further Information:

A*Star Graduate Scholarship (AGS):

Deadline: 15/03/2015

Eligibility:

• Singaporeans and other nationals intending to take up Singapore Citizenship.

• Applicants must satisfy criteria for and seek admission into NUS PhD programme.

• Applicants must have obtained at least a Second Upper Class Honours Degree or its equivalent in relevant disciplines.

• Applicants must have good 'O' and 'A' level track records. Polytechnic students with a Diploma with Merit will also be considered.

• Applicants with a strong interest in a research career are preferred.

• Applicants may submit GRE scores (if available) to be included in the overall assessment of their scholarship application. 

Terms:

• Monthly stipend up to 4 years of the PhD studies, or up to date of graduation, whichever is earlier.

• Payment of full tuition fees or up to date of graduation, whichever is earlier. 

• Other allowances including

1. computer allowance
2. thesis allowance
3. book allowance
4. conference allowance.

• Opportunities for overseas attachment.

Service Commitment:

• Singaporeans (at the point of award):  No service commitment

• Non-Singaporeans (at the point of award):  2-year service in Singapore-based companies* without commitment to any specific organization. The area of work should preferably be in Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences or Engineering.

• AGS NUS scholars who are subsequently awarded the AGS (PDF) for overseas post-doctoral training will have a service commitment^ of 1 year with A*STAR.

Further Information:

NGS Scholarship (NGSS):

Deadline: 15/11/2014

Eligibility:

• Opens worldwide.

• Graduates with a passion for cross-disciplinary research in science, engineering, computing, and related aspects of medicine.

• Graduates with at least 2nd Upper Honours, or equivalent qualifications.

• GRE is compulsory for students applying from overseas. Only strongly recommended for graduates from local institutions, e.g. NUS or NTU.

• TOEFL is compulsory (ONLY applicable for applicants whose native tongue or medium of undergraduate instruction is not in English).

Terms:

• Monthly stipend of S$3,200 up to 4 years of the PhD studies, or up to date of graduation, whichever is earlier.

• Other allowances include

1. computer allowance
2. book allowance
3. conference allowance.

• Student must commit to PhD from the outset, cannot exit with MSc.

Further Information:

SMART Graduate Fellowship:

Deadline: 19/12/2014

Eligibility:A student must:

• have graduated with an undergraduate degree with first class or second-upper (or equivalent);

• be an incoming new PhD student not currently enrolled in a PhD programme;

• have a research interest that fits within one or more of the projects currently being carried out in a SMART Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG).

1. BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM)
2. Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM)
3. Future Urban Mobility (FM)
4. Infectious Diseases (ID)
5. Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES)

The SMART Graduate Fellowship provides:

• up to four years of full tuition and school fees at the student's home university;

• a monthly stipend of S$3,500;

• funds to support the expenses for a one-time research residency at MIT for up to six months;

• and co-supervision by an MIT and NTU/NUS/SMU/SUTD faculty.

Further Information:

Scholarships For NUS MBA Students:

Multiple scholarships, Please see the link for details.

Further Information:

UK: PhD Scholarships at King's College London

The Leverhulme Trust - Early Career Fellowships:

Deadline: 05/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries
  All Nationalities
• Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship.
• Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than five years from the application closing date. Hence those who had their viva before 5 March 2010 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other unusual circumstances.
• Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). The Research Awards Advisory Committee believes that the development of an academic career is best served by gaining experience at different institutions. Priority will be given to applicants who show evidence of mobility during their academic careers to date. The intention is to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.
• The matching funding contributed by the host institution must be drawn from generally available funds and must not be associated with any other grants received by the host institution. The host department must secure the matching funding for the applicant before the closing date. Applications which do not meet these conditions are ineligible and will be rejected.
• Applicable subjects
  All Subjects

Specified use:

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £24,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.


Further Information:

The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT) PhD Studentship:

Deadline: 15/12/2014

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT) will consider applications from any UK-based scientist who can demonstrate that they will direct the proposed research and be actively engaged in supervising the project.

• The minimum formal qualification required is a graduate degree, although it would normally be expected that the primary applicant have post-graduate qualifications and significant experience in their field to which the research proposal is related. Please note that only the primary applicant must have tenure (permanent contract) and together with any co-applicants cannot apply for, or receive DHT personal support (salary).

• The DHT Research Funding Scheme is open to scientists who are based at any research establishment, including higher education institutions, hospital/NHS trusts, Research Council establishments and charity laboratories.

• The DHT does not normally co-sponsor research proposals and would only consider doing so in exceptional circumstances. It is important that applicants state whether any financial support from another body is already provided and/or is being applied for on their application form. Please contact the DHT for clarification prior to submitting an application if required.

Specified use:

• Research grants for PhD Studentships will be awarded for a period of up to three (3) years.

• The financial support requested should be tailored to the scientific needs of the proposal.

• For PhD Studentships, the maximum amount that can be requested is £27,900 p.a. of which a maximum of £8,000 p.a. can be claimed for consumables.

Requests for funding can include:

• The maintenance grant and fees for a PhD Student

• Materials, consumables and equipment

Further Information:

Sévigné Studentship:

Deadline: 01/03/2014

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• For students wishing to pursue the MA French Literature and Culture programme at King's College London in 2015/16

• For full-time study only

• Applicable subjects

• French

The Department of French is delighted to announce the establishment of the Sévigné Studentship for one full-time student wishing to pursue the MA French Literature and Culture at King's College London. This has been made possible through the generosity of the Gapper Charitable Trust and an alumnus of the College, Mr Richard Gapper. 

The department has successfully secured funding to continue the scheme for applicants to the 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years.

Information about the application:

The studentship is awarded on the basis of scholarly merit.

Value of award:

Tuition fees at the Home/EU rate plus an annual stipend set at the AHRC studentship rate

Further Information:

Research and Development Management (RADMA) - 2014 Doctoral Studies Programme:

Deadline: 28/02/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities
• To be eligible for funding, candidates must be accepted for PhD study at a UK university. Applications must be supported by the candidate's PhD supervisor. Awards will be granted to and administered through the institution, not individual candidates. Candidates will be expected to submit yearly progress reports and to make a copy of their thesis available to RADMA upon its completion

• Applicable subjects

• Management, Disaster Management, Development Studies, Development

Applications are welcome across the breadth of the research and development management discipline. RADMA particularly encourages applications that explore important relevant issues or further understanding in the following areas:

1.Management of scientific and technological activity2.Management of research & development, product design and innovation3.Strategy formulation and human resources4.Management of technology and policy

The award will cover costs related to fees and specified living expenses up to a maximum of £17,500 per academic year (pro-rata for part-time students) and conditional upon the receipt of acceptable annual progress reports.

Further Information:

Psychological Medicine PhD Studentships:

Deadline: 01/12/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Applicable subjects

• Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry

Information about the funding:

The Department welcomes approaches from those interested in PhD studentships. The Department routinely submits projects to the Institute of Psychiatry's central PhD studentship call. Suitably qualified individuals are welcome to contact one of the Departmental PhD supervisors direct or, if unsure about whom to contact, speak to the Departmental PhD Admissions Tutor to discuss potential projects.

Further Information:

King's College London Theological Trust: Overseas Scholarship:

Deadline: 06/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities (except UK & EU)

• The award is open to a student from overseas who has been accepted to study in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies. It is also open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• There are no geographical limitations but the Trustees aim to award the scholarship to a student who is able to benefit from the educational opportunity offered by the department, who is unable to obtain an education at this level in their home country and who is expected to make a significant contribution to the religious life of their home country through the medium of one of the Christian denominations.

• Applicable subjects

• Theology and religious studies

Normally one scholarship is awarded each year, to a student from overseas who has been accepted to study in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies.

The scholarship meets the full cost of fees and provides a maintenance grant at a rate which the Trustees aim to keep broadly comparable with those provided by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Scholarships are awarded for one year in the first instance but may be renewed subject to satisfactory academic progress. No individual grant will exceed the Home student tuition fee, although it is unusual that the maximum amount will be awarded.

Further Information:

Institute of Psychiatry Studentships:

Deadline: 31/10/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Applicable subjects

• Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry, Occupational therapy, Neurobiology, Mental Health Studies, Medicine and health related studies, Medical and Molecular Genetics, International Mental Health, Health sciences, Health & Social Care Research, Global Mental Health, Gerontology, Biomedical and health sciences, Ageing, Addiction studies

Applications are invited for a range of funded research studentships at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP). They will be advertised on the IoP's PhD Studentship website as and when they become available. 

Note that, application deadlines will vary between different studentship schemes, so please refer to the separate studentship adverts for exact dates. 


Studentships cover tuition fees and an annual stipend.

Further Information:

Culham St Gabriel’s Grants:

Deadline: 31/12/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Culham St Gabriel’s will consider grant applications from individuals in the UK for projects of research, development or innovation that connect to one or more of the following strands:
• advance and disseminate excellence in the teaching of religious education, school worship or spiritual and moral development for children and young people, through research at higher education level, curriculum development or innovation (this might, for example, include fees for Certificate, Diploma or MA courses for teachers of RE); or

• investigate and enhance spiritual and moral dimensions of the ethos, governance, management and leadership of schools, academies, free schools, colleges or universities, and highlight the influence on children’s and young people’s spiritual and moral development (this might, for example, include a research project to define the link between school improvement and school values/ethos).

• For both strands, the Trust places a particular emphasis on the benefits that the individual’s work will bring to other colleagues and institutions of education, and the extent to which insights and improvements in practice will be actively disseminated.

• All applications should be relevant to the strategic objectives of Culham St Gabriel’s, in accordance with the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. However, this does not necessarily mean that projects must be led only by Anglicans or implemented only in Anglican schools or universities.

• Applicable subjects

• Theology and religious studies, Education

Information about the funding:

Culham St Gabriel’s is committed to excellent religious education for learners of all phases, abilities, ethnicities and beliefs, and in all settings. 
Applications are invited from individuals and organisations who can demonstrate the relevance of their work to one or more of the following strategic objectives:

• To enable teachers and others to engage in research, development and innovation in religious education, school worship, spiritual and moral development or aspects of school ethos and leadership, through grants

• To bring school-related professional development opportunities to teachers of RE, school leaders and clergy, through online presence, conferences, other events and networks, both directly and working with others

• To facilitate policy work, public advocacy and positive public understanding of RE.


Further Information:

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSSS):

Deadline: 01/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• Pakistan, Nigeria, Nauru, Namibia etc.
• 2015/16 CSSS awards at King's College London are for the following taught postgraduate courses only:

• MA/MSc Environment & Development;

• MA/MSc Tourism, Environment & Development;

• MA/MSc Disasters, Adaptation & Development;

• MSc Clinical Nursing

• MSc Advanced Care in Dementia;

• MSc Neuroimaging;

• MSc Health Psychology.

• Applicants Must:

• be nationals of (or permanently domiciled in) a developing Commonwealth country, and not currently be living or studying in a developed country;

• hold a first degree at either first or upper second class level;

• be sufficiently fluent in English to pursue the course;

• have not previously studied for one year or more in a developed country;

• be able to confirm in writing that neither they or their families would otherwise be able to pay for the proposed course of study;

• be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete.

• plan to commence one of the eligible masters programmes (see list above) at King’s College London in the 2015/16 academic year, that is, from September 2015;

• have submitted all the relevant application materials, as indicated in the Application Procedure below, by the stated application deadline.

• Applicable subjects:

• Tourism, Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing and midwifery, Nursing, Mental Health Studies, Medicine and health related studies, Imaging, Health sciences, Global Mental Health, Geography, Environment Studies, Disaster Management, Development Studies, Ageing

Information about the funding:

The Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (with funding from DFID), and UK universities, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom. The aim of the scheme is to assist students, from developing Commonwealth countries, of excellent academic calibre who, for financial reasons, are unable to study in Britain and are outside the scope of other British Government Support Schemes but would benefit from higher education in the United Kingdom, enabling them to contribute toward the development of their home countries.

Further Information: