This page is part of the CRIC web archive

Overseas Postgraduate Research Studentships Award Schemes 2007/08

Overseas Postgraduate Research Studentships Award Schemes for 2007/08 include:

Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS)
Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA)
Manchester-China Scholarship Council Awards

Please note that the same application form is used for all the above Awards. DHPA and Manchester-China Scholarship Council Awards are for PhD applications only and not for current students. ORS is open to new applicants and current first year PhD students.

Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS) 2007/08

ORS awards provide funding to help outstanding full time postgraduate research students from outside the U.K and European Union. The awards pay the difference between the international student tuition fees and the Home/EU student tuition fees charged by the University. ORS awards do not cover the Home/EU fee element, maintenance or travel expenses. Candidates who are successful in obtaining an ORS award will often receive an additional scholarship from their Faculty/School to cover the Home/EU rate of tuition fees and a contribution towards living costs.

Please note to be eligible to apply for an ORS award

you must be liable for international tuition fees.
you must be able to demonstrate outstanding merit and research potential.
you must not have previously studied at PhD or equivalent level.
you must not have held an ORS award before.
the School in which you wish to study must support your application.

The criteria for winning an ORS award are based on:

1). Academic Ability

Applicants must either: possess a first class honours degree or international equivalent (this is normally determined as being within, at least, the top 10% of your graduating cohort); or hold a Master's degree with distinction.

2). Research Potential

Applicants should provide two references – one external and one from the potential supervisor within the School the applicant will be attending. The references should demonstrate that the applicant is considered to have outstanding research potential.

The external reference, which would normally be provided by the applicant’s previous Higher Education Institute, should also provide information on the student’s ranking (eg 3^rd out of 15) within their cohort. Where it is not possible to provide such a ranking an indication of the student’s comparative ability should be provided.

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards and Manchester-Chinese Scholarship Council Awards

Please note that when applying for an ORS award you will automatically be considered for the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards, and the Chinese Scholarship Council Awards, subject to meeting the relevant eligibility criteria of each scheme. Further information on both these schemes, including eligibility criteria can be found at the following website:

www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/international/funding/awardschemes/

Support and Application Form

It is strongly advised students contact Siobhan Drugan or Sally Randles at an early stage before applying for an ORS award so advice and support can be offered on how to complete the application forms.

[Awards Application Form - 123Kb PDF format or 297Kb MS Word format]

The application form, when completed, should be returned to the Postgraduate Administration Office within the School/Faculty to which you have applied. Deadline for applications is Friday 26^th January 2007.

Should you have difficulty in locating the relevant Office to submit your application to, please refer to the University’s website at www.manchester.ac.uk or, alternatively, contact the Student Funding Support Team, within the University’s Student Services Centre either via email at Deborah.Clark@manchester.ac.uk or by calling + 44 161 275 5000.

Top

CRIC is now proud to be part of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR)
Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), The University of Manchester,
Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester M13 9QH, England
Phone +44 (0)161 275 7365 Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7361
Site maintained by: Ishty Hussain