Funding information
Funding for Home and EU Students: Studentships
Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe): Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and Mathematics
Applications are invited for an Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC] +3 Research Studentship to undertake a PhD study linked to the work of the epiSTEMe project which lends itself to a wide range of potential topics. This project forms part of the ESRC's Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education. It provides a unique opportunity to work as a doctoral student with leading researchers in the field, in Cambridge and the other participating institutions.
The Research Studentship holder will work primarily on an independent study associated with the project, but will have opportunities for involvement in all aspects of the project's work relevant to supporting advanced research training and career development. Supervision will be provided by one or more of the project investigators: Professors Kenneth Ruthven, Christine Howe, Neil Mercer, and Dr Keith Taber.
The studentship is available for up to 36 months. The expectation is that the successful candidate will commence in January 2010, at the start of the University's Lent Term.
This award is subject to the standard terms and conditions for ESRC Research Studentships. Essentially, these mean that it is available only to persons already ordinarily resident and with settled status in the United Kingdom or another European Union country. Candidates must also satisfy normal University and Faculty requirements for PhD study. Details of the Application Procedure and Further Particulars of the Studentship are available at http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/about/jobs/. Any enquiries should be directed to Emma Rixon (er206@cam.ac.uk) in the Faculty's Higher Degrees office.
Consideration of each individual application will start as soon as a complete submission has been made. Early application is encouraged to allow for securing ESRC approval in time for a January start.Closing date 30 November 2009.
Other sources of funding
Information about other forms of financial aid for home and EU students can be found on the Board of Graduate Studies website.
New for 2010 - OSI Middle East Cambridge Scholarships
The Open Society Foundation-London, a division of the Soros Foundation, is collaborating with the Cambridge Overseas Trust to fund postgraduate students from the Middle East at the University of Cambridge.
Ten scholarships will be awarded to applicants for 2010 from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Syria who plan to study for a PhD in order to pursue an academic career in their home country or region.
Applications are welcomed in the fields of Environmental Studies, Public Health, Education and Law, although other subjects within the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities may be considered.
Each scholarship will pay the student's full fees for the duration of their course (including a year working towards a Masters degree, if that is a precondition by the University of Cambridge of admission to the PhD), as well as a monthly stipend for living expenses, a contribution to travel to the UK, and participation in the OSI Pre-Academic Summer School before study in Cambridge starts.
Further information will be available when it becomes available from the Board of Graduate Studies website.
Other Funding for Overseas Students
A wide range of funding is available in the University for overseas graduate students, including scholarships and part-cost bursaries. In particular, we would draw your attention to the Gates and Cambridge Trusts.
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/overseas/
Some scholarships are attached to particular countries, others to specific areas of study. Bursaries, offering a partial contribution towards the costs of your studies, are normally held in conjunction with awards from sources other than the Trusts.
Other studentships and bursaries for overseas students include the Cambridge International Scholarships, the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards and the Smuts Memorial Fund bursary.
A useful source of information about graduate funding opportunities in the University is the Cambridge University Reporter, Special Issue No. 6.
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2006-07/special/06/
Please note that many of the deadlines for scholarships and bursaries are very early, so you are strongly encouraged to explore the opportunities open to you as soon as possible.
You will automatically be considered for financial aid offered by the Cambridge Trusts, provided you have filled in the appropriate section of your Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) and have submitted your application by the appropriate deadline.