University of Surrey Breaking Barriers Studentship Award in the UK 2023

Our exciting new studentship opportunity aims to address under-representation within specific departments to help advance gender equality and diversity whilst funding aspiring leaders of research.  

Start date

1 October 2023

Duration

3.5 years funded

Application deadline

16 December 2022

Funding source

University of Surrey, Doctoral College

Funding information

• Full tuition fee waiver p.a.
• Stipend at UKRI rates p.a. (currently at £17,668) 
• Research Training Support Grant of £3,000 to cover the funded period.

About

We are committed to ensuring that our Doctoral College is accessible, inclusive, and representative of the society we live in. Our exciting new studentship opportunity aims to address under-representation of women, men, and non-binary students within specific departments to help advance gender equality and diversity whilst funding aspiring leaders of research.  

You will be joining our world-class, research-led University at an exciting time. We provide innovative and world-class doctoral training, with an outstanding research environment that connects supervisors, doctoral researchers, and research support staff within a multi-disciplinary approach, making the University of Surrey the ideal place to start your research career.

This studentship is available to UK and International applicants who identify as women in the following programmes:

• Chemistry
• Chemical and Process Engineering
• Physics
• Music and Digital Media Arts
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Advanced Technology Institute; Information and Communication Systems; Space Engineering; Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering Sciences
• Sound Recording.

UK and International applications who identify as non-binary in all PhD programmes. Applicants from any department where there are particular issues in relation to gender balance amongst their PGR community.

Find out more about our postgraduate research courses and our three faculties:

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Applications are open to full-time or part-time candidates. Funding will be prorated for part-time candidates, see guidance notes (PDF) for further information.

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