The Institute for Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science will be offering two PhD Scholarships which will cover tuition fees at the Home/EU rate plus a maintenance grant at the same rate as the Research Councils (£12,960 per annum in 2008-09).

Recipients will be expected to do some teaching as part of the terms of the Scholarship.

The Scholarships will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Candidates must hold a good Honours degree (First or 2i) or a Master’s degree at merit or distinction in a relevant subject or equivalent.

The scholarship competition is open to all postgraduate research applicants. UK, EU and overseas fee paying students as well as full-time and part-time postgraduate research students are invited to apply.

Application Process

To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates must make a formal application for postgraduate research study at the University of Kent. This can be done online at: http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pgapplication.php [10]

When candidates send their application paperwork to the University of Kent they should include a letter stating that they would like to be considered for this University of Kent scholarship.

Candidates who are interested in applying for one of these scholarships should contact Dr R J Shank at the institute of mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences via email at R.J.Shank@kent.ac.uk [11].

The deadline for receipt of applications is 17:00 on Friday 26 June 2009.

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