PhD openings at Cardiff University

Cardiff University's endowment funds have accumulated sufficiently to offer three PhD studentships to full time students.

Funding is available on the following basis:

Full-time awards

1.        Two x 3-year full-time PhD studentships where 50% of the costs (fees, standard stipend and project support) are met through the endowment fund and the remaining 50% will be match funded by the School.

        The cost of the studentships has been estimated as follows:

-        tuition fees for a full-time Home/EU student are currently £3,900 in 2013/14;
-        Research Council minimum stipend levels are £13,726 in 2013/14 and expected to rise to £14,028 in 2014/15;
-        an approximate costing for a three-year full award commencing October 2013:

Fees:        £12,220
Stipend        £43,015
Total:        £55,235
50% funding         £27,618

2.        One J E Williams Full Studentship: one three-year studentship is available where 100% costs for PhD (fees and stipend) are met through the endowment fund. The Studentship is open to Cardiff graduates only who wish study at Cardiff or another UK University; the terms of the bequest require us to prioritise those wishing to study at Oxford University.   

This fund can also support MPhil projects.   

All three studentship(s) awards are available to Home/EU students commencing their PhD in 2014/15.

Please note that full-time award holders cannot hold either a full-time job or permanent part-time job during the award period and cannot be employed by the University (other than undertaking demonstrating and teaching in their department where these do not interfere with the progress of their research degree).

Supervisors are invited to encourage potential students to apply via the attached application forms.

The deadline for receipt of applications in Schools from students - including transcripts of marks and references – is 14 February 2014.

The School will prepare Statements of Support and rank each application received before submitting the full applications (including supporting documents) to the University Graduate College Office, Hadyn Ellis Building by 07 March 2014.