Swansea University - SOTEAS Postgraduate Bursaries

School of the Environment & Society (SOTEAS) Postgraduate Bursaries and Scholarships

European Social Fund (ESF) Access to Taught Masters Bursaries

We have a limited number of fully-funded bursaries available in the following programmes:

Each bursary includes home/EU tuition fees plus £5060 living expenses.  Funding for support consumables is also available.

Eligibility:

  • Only Masters applicants from the UK or EU will be eligible 
  • Applicants should hold (or be expecting to achieve) a minimum of a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) 
  • You will be automatically considered for an award once you have applied for one of the above programmes and have been offered a place

Closing date:  23 July 2010.  Applicants must ensure that their application for a place to study on one of the above programmes has been received by this date.

If you have not yet applied for a place to study on one of the above programmes, you should complete a Postgraduate Application Form as soon as possible.

For further information, please contact Mrs Sandra Kramcha (s.kramcha@swansea.ac.uk)

NERC PhD Studentships

The School has been awarded two fully-funded NERC PhD studentships.  Closing date for applications is 19 March 2010. 

Details of projects eligible for NERC funding in the area of Biosciences can be found here.

Details of projects eligible for NERC funding in the area of Geography can be found here.

SOTEAS International Taught Postgraduate Bursaries

The School has a number of International Taught Postgraduate Bursaries available to new non-EU students for the 2009/2010 academic session.

Each bursary is worth £4000 and will be off-set against tuition fees.

Closing date: 1 May 2009  COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - details of scholarships for 2010 entry will be posted shortly

    Eligibility:

    • Applicants must be non-EU resident and nationals of non-EU countries.
    • Applicants must have received and accepted an offer (Conditional or Unconditional) to study on one of the taught postgraduate programmes offered in the School of the Environment & Society: MSc Aquaculture & the Environment; MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation & Resource Management; MSc Environmental Dynamics & Climatic Change; MSc Social Development & Conflict; MSc Social Development & Communication; MSc Development & Human Rights; MSc Migration & International Development; MSc Social Development Policy & Management; and MSc Social Research;
    • Applicants will be judged against three criteria: academic qualifications and ability; post-qualification or professional experience; financial need and ability to use the bursary to secure funding from other sources.

    Application process:

    • Applicants must provide a full CV and complete a Bursary Application Form. 
    • Applications will be assessed by the School Postgraduate Committee
    • Decisions will be notified by 31 May 2009
    • To qualify for the award, students must enrol for the 2008/2009 academic session
    • Please email Sandra Kramcha s.kramcha@swansea.ac.uk or Veronyca Bates-Hughes v.bates-hughes@swansea.ac.uk for a copy of the Bursary Application Form

    The CDS Nawal Al Sharif Scholarship

    The scholarships commemorates Nawal Al Sharif, a friend of the University and a highly respected colleague on the University's Jordanian projects for a number of years before her death in 2001. The Nawal Al Sharif scholarship is for:

    • a maximum award of £10,000 made annually (the size of the award will be adjusted for part-time/mixed mode study)
    • study for the MSc or MPhil (in exceptional cases PhD candidates may apply) in the Centre for Development Studies

    You can apply for the Nawal Al Sharif scholarship if:

    • you are a national or resident of Jordan or Palestine
    • you have been accepted on your proposed course of study
    • you can demonstrate additional funding
    • you have a background in social development in the region

    Applications must provide full CV and a statement (max 1000 words) on how they would intend to use the opportunity to study in CDS to further social development in Jordan and in the Palestinian territories. Closing date for applications 1 May. Applications will be assessed by CDS Study Award Board. Decisions notified by 31 May. For information please contact Mrs Sandra Kramcha: s.kramcha@swansea.ac.uk

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