MSSL Research Opportunity Scholarship

The MSSL Research Opportunity Scholarship (MSSL ROS) supports students from groups currently under-represented in Space Science or Astronomy.

Key information

Value: UK home rate fees, a maintenance stipend (拢20,622听in 2023/24听for full-time - 2024/25听stipend to be confirmed), research costs (拢1,200 per year for computing and travel to conferences) for 3.5 years.
Available to:听Prospective research degree students starting in the 2024/25听academic year.
Eligible fee status: UK/home
Eligibility:听Students from groups听currently under-represented听in Space Science or Astronomy.听
顿别补诲濒颈苍别:听30th November 2023
Interview date: December 2023 (TBD)

MSSL is located in听remote countryside in Surrey. There is limited transport to reach the site.听Before you apply to study for a PhD in our department, please check our location carefully and consider how you will commute regularly to MSSL.听

The MSSL Research Opportunity Scholarship (MSSL ROS) is made available for a research student who wishes to study for their PhD degree at MSSL and who is from a group听that is听currently under-represented in space science or astronomy. This scholarship is for a UK-permanent resident only. The scholarship's aim is aligned with the 听(BBGS). The听awardee will be required听to apply for the BBGS and we will fully support the听application. Irrespective of the outcome of the听BBGS application, the awardee听will receive the full scholarship funding for 3.5 years.

听We know making an听application is a daunting process. However, if you wish to apply for听this scholarship to undertake听your PhD degree at MSSL, we are very听happy to support听you. Please first contact your prospective supervisor(s) and discuss a potential听project with them. They will support your application for the scholarship once they have agreed to support you. You can find the list of academic staff听here.听

Eligibility

Eligibility for the听MSSL ROS is aligned with听the eligibility for听the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship, and in addition, you must be a UK-permanent resident. The following description is听largely copied from the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship eligibility: Students must be from an under-represented group in physics. The definition听of under-represented groups in physics refers to: women, students of Black-Caribbean, 听Black-African and other minority ethnic (BAME) heritage, students with disabilities, or who require additional funding to support inclusive learning, LGBT+ students. People with qualifying refugee status who meet the above criteria are also encouraged to apply.听

How to apply

Please submit your full application form to the 白小姐论坛 central admission system from the听Online Application page听by 30th November 2023.
Please submit a pdf file covering听the听points below via email to Philippa Elwell (p.elwell AT ucl.ac.uk) by 30th November 2023. These are also following the application form for the听Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship.听

Title of your proposed research project
Name of your prospective supervisor(s)
A lay summary of the proposed project听
Your background (about 300 words)
听"This could highlight any barriers or challenges encountered previously or anticipated during the proposed research project. "
A personal statement (about 700听words)
Please describe: (a) your reasons for wanting to study for a PhD; (b) how you meet the MSSL ROS听eligibility criteria clearly stating which under-represented group you identify as; (c) how you propose to gain benefit from the scholarship.

听Without submission of both documents by the deadline, your application will not be considered for this scholarship.

Requirement

听The听awardee of the MSSL ROS will be required听to apply for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship (BBGS) and we will fully support the听application. The deadline for听the BBGS is听January 2024 (TBC).听Irrespective of the outcome of the听BBGS application, the awardee of the MSSL ROS will receive full scholarship funding for 3.5 years.

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