The applications for the Fully Funded Principal Career Development Scholarships have opened. Interested candidates for the can apply for the Scholarships at the University of Edinburgh until 3rd February 2020.

The scholarship scheme provides a valuable opportunity for postgraduate research(Ph.D.) students to undertake a package of training and development. Also, this program will help students develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, data science, and research.

Value of scholarship

• The scholarship covers UK/EU fees.
• as well as a £15,500 annual stipend for up to 3 years.

Eligibility

The candidates must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the  scholarships at the University of Edinburgh

• Academic
• The candidates must have a minimum qualification of above-average academic achievement, typically 65% or above overall at the Master’s level, with a distinction-level.
• English
• Also, they must meet the English requirements for the Ph.D. in Management The most commonly approved certificate is an IELTS, for which the minimum accepted score is 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each section.
• Ph.D. Offer
• Furthermore, the applicants must have an offer letter for the Doctoral programs and expect to join in September 2020. The offer can be either conditional or unconditional.

Selection Criteria

Panel from each of the Business School research areas will rank the eligible applicants by a selection. They rank the applicants considering a number of criteria including

• The academic background of the candidates, including their achievements so far
• Also, the potential of the candidates’ doctoral research proposal, and, where appropriate, how the proposal links to the themes of the research group

The awards are contingent on candidates successfully securing admission and joining the Ph.D. in Management in September 2020.

Application Procedure

• The candidates will only be able to apply for this scholarship after they have submitted a program application.
• Also, both the program and scholarship applications must be submitted before the scholarship deadline.
• Furthermore, the University recommends that the program application to be submitted at least one week before the scholarship application deadline.

For further application details, visit the official website.