Harry Worthington Scholarships, University of Sheffield, UK

Two Harry Worthington Scholarships are available to applicants wishing to undertake doctoral study in any Faculty of the University for entry in 2013-14. These scholarships were founded under the will of Miss Doreen Worthington in memory of her father Harry, a local steel manufacturer, and are awarded to two outstanding new PhD applicants. You can read about some of our current Harry Worthington Scholarship holders on our current scholarship holders page. Award details A Harry Worthington Scholarship covers the cost of tuition fees and provides an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK Research rate, which for 2012-13 was £13,590. Awards are tenable for a maximum of three years full-time subject to satisfactory progress. Eligibility You should have, or expect to achieve, a first or upper second class UK honours degree or equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK in an appropriate area of study. You should be applying to start your first year of study with the University in 2013-14 on a full-time or part-time programme of doctoral study (i.e. after 1st August 2013, exact start date to be agreed with your supervisor/ department). Awards are open to UK, EU and international applicants. How to apply Discuss your research plans with the relevant academic department. Apply for admission to the University. We advise you to apply for admission as early as possible, and at least a week before the scholarship application deadline in order to receive your application number in plenty of time – you will need this to apply for a scholarship. Once you have received an application number, complete the online scholarship application form. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis – applications are assessed on the basis of academic success and qualifications, experience, research background, a clear well-articulated research proposal, the potential impact of the research and a good match with supervisor/ departmental expertise. Closing date for 2013-14 entry is 12 noon UK time on 1st February 2013. Please note that some departments may have independent deadlines for particular research projects, which may be earlier than the scholarship deadline. You can expect to hear if your scholarship application has been successful by the end of April 2013. Further Information If you have any questions about the Harry Worthington Scholarships please email see our FAQs or pgr-scholarships@sheffield.ac.uk. For more information, please visit official website: www.sheffield.ac.uk