Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on Thursday 21st March, 2024.
LOCATION: United Kingdom
The University of Edinburg is delighted to announce the Macqueen Scholarship for Postgraduates applications. Shine a light on the experiences of sole carers with this scholarship, which supports postgraduate social work research on one-parent families. The scholarship is funded by a generous donation from The Julie-Ann Macqueen Trust.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must submit two separate applications by the deadline:
Application for admission to the PhD in Social Work degree in the School of Social and Political Science (must be submitted at least 5 working days before the scholarship deadline)
Macqueen PhD Scholarship application
BENEFIT:
The award covers:
Full tuition fees (UK, EU or Overseas level)
The stipend will be set to the UKRI level for 2024/25. For reference, the UKRI level for 2023/24 is currently £18,622 for full-time students, or the pro rata equivalent for part-time students.
a £750 annual research grant
The award is made for 3 years for full time students or 6 years pro-rata for part-time students.
This award has been made possible by a generous donation from The Julie-Ann Macqueen Trust. Ms Macqueen played a leading role in bringing the struggles of single-parent families to the attention of the public and policy and law-makers.
The generous donation from The Julie-Ann Macqueen Trust will fund two Postgraduate Research Social Work scholarships for students whose research focuses on one-parent families.