Lancaster University PhD Scholarships 2020/2021 for Developing Countries

Applications are open for interested and suitably qualified students from Developing Countries for the Lancaster University PhD Scholarships 2020/2021.

Lancaster University PhD Scholarships

Lancaster Environment Centre (UK) is offering one fully-funded PhD studentship to a student from developing countries within the field of Environment. The studentships will cover all fees for a three year PhD, a stipend of a minimum of £15,009 (2019/20 rate) to cover living costs and research support and training grant to cover research costs.

Lancaster University PhD Scholarships Eligibility

• Applicants are invited from nationals of countries with medium or low human development as defined by the United Nations Human Development Programme Development Report
• Applicants should hold a good UK-equivalent undergraduate degree and meet university English Language requirements.
• Applicants will also need to provide transcripts for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications and at least one reference. 

Value of Award: The studentships will cover all fees for a three year PhD, a stipend to cover living costs and research support and training grant to cover research costs.

How to Apply for Lancaster University PhD Scholarships

Applicants should hold a good UK equivalent undergraduate degree and are asked to submit a CV, a one-page personal statement outlining their experience and why they would like to study for PhD and a two-page research proposal which details the research they would like to conduct at Lancaster Environment Centre.

Please do not send an application longer than two pages, if you do then only the first two pages will be considered. In their research proposal applicants are also asked to identify up to three potential supervisors for their research.

Supervisors must be members of academic staff at Lancaster Environment Centre, a list of academic staff can be found here. Please select staff members with research expertise in your chosen area. Applications should be submitted to lec.pgr.applications@lancaster.ac.uk with ‘Developing Countries’ specified in the subject line.

For more information, visit the Lancaster University PhD Scholarships.

Deadline for applications: 31 March 2020