British Council Newton Mosharafa Scholarship Programme in UK

The UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial strategy (BEIS), the British Council and Egyptian Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector are pleased to offer Newton-Mosharafa PhD Programme for the year 2017/18. Egyptian students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.  The Newton-Mosharafa Fund is £50 million, seven-year science and innovation partnership between the UK and Egypt. The Fund brings together the British and Egyptian scientific research and innovation sectors to find joint solutions to the challenges facing Egypt in economic development and social welfare.

Research will need to focus on one of the following areas (further details on page 4):

1. Sustainable Water Management;
2. Renewable Energy;
3. Sustainable Food Production;
4. Affordable and Inclusive Healthcare

Scholarship

• Full Scholarships- full three year PhD with degree awarded by a British Higher Education institution
• Joint Supervisions- the opportunity to spend a year doing research at a British Higher Education institution as part of a PhD at an Egyptian university (with the possibility of extension to a second year under exceptional circumstances).

Benefits

• build the skills and knowledge of British and Egyptian scientists through training and researcher mobility schemes;
• support British and Egyptian researchers to develop new innovations and partnerships in development areas;
• facilitate collaboration between universities and industry to ensure that new research can benefit all in society.

Eligibility

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Scholarship should be in a UK institution for higher education
• Study should in one of the five themes of Newton-Mosharafa (check page 4 )
• Applicant must be a lecturer or a research assistant (that should have got his Master’s Degree ) or a teacher assistant or research assistant in one of the bodies listed in the Missions’ plan who has been appointed for no less than two years after the application date (in case of teacher assistant who hasn’t been appointed to his position, he can submit what proves his appointment in this position before his travel, in case he was not appointed he will be excluded).
• Applicant’s age should not exceed 30 years from the date of the Call for Application. (In some exceptional circumstances, an extension of a maximum of two years beyond the limit of 30 might be granted (Contact the Missions sector for more details).
• Applicants should have obtained a master’s degree in the Mission’s discipline.
• General Estimate of the Applicant’s first-level university degree should be “Very Good”, at least.
• If the applicant has already registered for the PhD degree it is preferable that registration should not be exceeding one year by the date of the Call for Application. And if the applicant didn’t register for PhD, the date of receiving his Master’s degree date shouldn’t exceed two years.
• Applicant should have obtained an IELTS score of 6 as a requirement for applying. Higher levels of language proficiency required by the potential host university shall take precedent (presuming they are at least a minimum of IELTS score of 6). See page 12 for more details.
• Applicant should have finished his military service or exempted.
• Applicant shouldn’t have received a scholarship or grant to have the PhD before. In case the applicant has applied for a scholarship and his/her application was not decided on by the date of the Call for Application, the applicant should be dispatched to the scholarship in case his/her application is accepted and should submit a waiver of the mission.
• The Data Form should be approved by the home institution ( approved and stamped from Faculty and university ).

Official Link

Deadline: 15th October 2017