CARDIFF UNIVERSITY DOROTHY HODGKIN POSTGRADUATE AWARDS 2005

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY DOROTHY HODGKIN POSTGRADUATE AWARDS 2005
Four scholarships are available for full-time doctoral (PhD) programmes,

each for a minimum of three years, commencing academic session 2005/6. The

scholarships will provide full tuition fees at the overseas rate, plus an

annual stipend equivalent to that recommended by the UK Office of Science

and Technology (e.g. £12 for 2005/6).

The scholarships are co-funded by the three of the UK’s Research Councils

(EPSRC – 2 awards; ESRC – 1 award; MRC – 1 award) and two private sector

sponsors (Hutchison-Whampoa – 2 awards; BP – 2 awards). Each of the four

successful scholars will ‘badged’ as being co-sponsored by one of the

above Research Councils and one of the above private sector contributors.

Who is eligible?
·    Applicants must be nationals of India, China, Hong Kong, Russia or

one of the qualifying developing countries, see:

http://www.ost.gov.uk/research/dha.doc. (Please note, however, that

Hutchison-Whampoa will support scholars who are nationals of mainland China

or Hong Kong only.)
·    Applicants must be highly qualified and motivated – with an

outstanding academic record and be able to demonstrate excellent research

potential.
·    Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, at least the equivalent of

a UK first-class honours degree.
·    Applicants must satisfy the English language competency requirements

stipulated by the director of the relevant programme.

Possible areas of study
·    The proposed area of study must fall within the remit of one of the

Research Councils cited above. Information about their activities can be

found at the following web-sites:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/
Economic and Social Research Council - http://www.esrc.ac.uk/
Medical Research Council - http://www.mrc.ac.uk/
How to apply
·    Applicants should apply using the standard Cardiff University

application form for postgraduate study and indicate clearly the academic

school and area of research that is intended. The application form and

accompanying forms can be downloaded:

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/postgrad/howtoapply/index.html
·    Applicants should include with their application, two referees’

reports in sealed envelopes. At least one of the referees should be a

university teacher, have a good knowledge of the applicant’s academic

ability and achievements, and indicate, where possible, the applicant’s

ranking in his/her class.
·    Applicants should also include copies of transcripts and degree

certificates.
·    Applicants should include in their ‘previous experience’ reference

to any research projects undertaken, including at Bachelors/Masters level,

and any publications arising from this research.
·    Applicants should indicate in their ‘research proposal’ how their

proposed project falls within the remit of one, or more, of the relevant

Research Councils.
·    Applicants should indicate clearly on the application that they wish

to apply for a 2005 Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award.
·    Applicants are also advised to contact the postgraduate admissions

tutor in their proposed academic school to discuss their applications. Only

those applications that have the support of the academic school will be

considered for the awards.
·    The closing date for applications is 4 April 2005.

Further details about the scheme can be found at:

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/hodgkin/
Email enquiries about Cardiff University’s Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate

Awards can be sent to: interdhpa@cardiff.ac.uk

If you are planning to apply for PhD studies in Engineering, Manufacturing

with AI and information science as an interdisciplinary PhD research, please

contact Dr Rossi Setchi, email setchi@cf.ac.uk
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