The University

The University of Glasgow is one of the oldest universities in the English speaking world and is one of the four ancient universities in Scotland. The university’s main campus is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The university was originally founded in 1451 and has been consistently ranked positively in both academics and student satisfaction. The University of Glasgow boasts an annual enrollment of over 23,000 students.

 

The PhD Scholarships: There are many PhD scholarships available for students studying at the University of Glasgow. Currently, we are reviewing 16 PhD scholarship opportunities that are being presented to students studying at the University of Glasgow.

The Departments and Research Interests

The PhD scholarships are awarded to a variety of different departments and facilities at the University of Glasgow. These departments are the following:

• Adam Smith Business School
  • PhD Scholarships for Engineering
• College of Arts
  • Archeology
  • Art History
  • Cultural Policy
  • Arts and Humanities Research
  • English and Scottish Literature
  • Music
  • Information Studies
  • Theater Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Theology and Religious Studies
• College of Science and Engineering
  • Geographical and Earth Science-Analyzing Saltmarsh Resilience in Constantly Changing Climates
  • Transport Networking Analytics-Building Newer Generations of Traffic Models
  • Chemical Modelling for Microbial Degradation in Complex Environment Samples
• College of Social Sciences
  • Examining Efficacy in Agricultural Placements
• School of Physics and Astronomy
  • Quantum Learning

Award: Each of these PhD scholarships are all fully funded PhD scholarship opportunities. This means that recipients receive a tuition waiver for the domestic tuition rate as well as a generous stipend in the amount of £13,863annually. International applicants are still welcome to apply for these positions if they can demonstrate their ability to cover the difference between domestic and international tuition rates.

Duration: These PhD scholarships are intended to last for a maximum duration of three years in a full time doctoral research program.

Requirements:

• The applicant must have an upper second class or first class honours degree or an impressive master’s degree in a subject relative to the research project they are hoping to be chosen for.
• Applicants are required to communicate efficiently. Applicants that originate from countries where English is not their mother language are required to submit language assessment scores. The IELTS or the TOEFL are acceptable.
• The applicant must compose a very clear and well thought out research proposal. The research proposal should be direct stating a firm hypothesis and then outlining the research the applicant anticipates conducting to prove or disprove their original hypothesis.
• The applicant is required to compose a personal essay or statement illustrating the reasons they believe that they deserve these fully funded scholarship opportunity and what they anticipate using their doctoral degrees for.
• The applicant must have been offered a place of study at the university in a full time doctoral program before scholarship consideration.
• The applicant must supply at least two academic references.
• The program encourages applicants with previous research experience to apply as they will be given preference.