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Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023

Awarded by The Carnegie Trust For The Universities Of Scotland

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

PhD

Funding Type

Full Funding · Stipend for living expenses + UK home-rate tuition fees + Research allowance

Eligible Courses

Applicable under courses offered at the host university

Eligible Nationalities

Open to all nationals

Can Be Taken At

University of StrathclydeUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of Stirling

Provider

The Carnegie Trust For The Universities Of Scotland

Last Verified On

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Overview

The Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 are given to fund postgraduate research leading to a PhD at an eligible institution in Scotland. 

Eligibility criteria for the Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023:

  • Already hold, or are on track to graduate with a First Class Honours degree from one of the eligible host organisations in Scotland.
  • This undergraduate degree is in a subject related to the academic field of the proposed doctoral research.
  • Should have been accepted on a doctoral programme at one of the eligible host organisations.
  • The doctoral programme will start in the coming academic year.
  • This scheme is open to students of any nationality who meet the above criteria.
  • The Carnegie PhD Scholarships are tenable at the following institutions:
    • Universities: Aberdeen, Abertay, Dundee, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Heriot-Watt, Highlands and Islands, Queen Margaret, Robert Gordon, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, West of Scotland;
    • Glasgow School of Art;
    • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Value of the Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023:

Successful applicants of the Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 will receive the following benefits-

  • Stipend: currently £16,800 for the academic year 2022-2023, adjusted annually for inflation.
  • Tuition Fees: The Trust will cover tuition fees at the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Indicative Fee Level for the relevant academic year (universities are expected to waive any outstanding balance).
  • Research Allowance: the whole tenure.
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  • The deadline of Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 is Expired.
  • Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 is offered to PhD degree.
  • Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 is offered for Applicable under courses offered at the host university.
  • Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 is open for: Open to all nationals.
  • Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 is offered by The Carnegie Trust For The Universities Of Scotland.
  • Carnegie PhD Scholarships 2023 covers Full Funding, Stipend for living expenses + UK home-rate tuition fees + Research allowance.