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UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK’S CHANCELLORS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 9 January 2024 23:59 (GMT)

LOCATION: England

“Warwick’s Chancellors International Scholarships are awarded to our best international postgraduate researchers, who make invaluable contributions to our vibrant global community of world leading researchers” Baroness Catherine Ashton, University of Warwick Chancellor.

ELIGIBILITY:

Apply for a PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2024; or

Be currently enrolled in the first year of a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University of Warwick, to be eligible you must be within the first 12 months of enrolment of a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University in October 2024;

Be assessed as ‘overseas’ for fees purposes. There are no other nationality criteria;

Be from any discipline at Warwick.

Scholarships cannot be deferred to the next academic year.

Timeline:

Course Application Deadline – 12 December 2023 23:59 (GMT)

Scholarship Application Deadline – 14 December 2023 23:59 (GMT)

Supporting Document Deadline – 9 January 2024 23:59 (GMT)

BENEFIT:

Awards made for entry in Autumn 2024 will include the following:

The full payment of tuition fees

A maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years

If you are already in your first year of study when you apply then the length of funding will be reduced accordingly.

A Research, Training and Supporting Grant (RTSG) of £5,000.

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NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL SCIENCES IN AFRICA: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline:  February 11, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The Social Science Research Council offers fellowships to support the completion of doctoral degrees and to promote next generation social science research in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The fellowships support dissertation research on peace, security, and development topics.

ELIGIBILITY:

All applicants must:

be citizens of any sub-Saharan African country

be enrolled and working towards a PhD in an accredited university, or affiliated to an institution in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda

be in the final year of writing and have completed at least two doctoral dissertation chapters

BENEFIT:

The doctoral dissertation completion fellowship supports a one-year leave from teaching and administrative responsibilities through a stipend up to US$10,000 to permit the completion of a dissertation that advances research on peace, security, and development topics. This program also offers two workshops each year to help fellows further develop their chapters and complete the writing of their doctoral dissertations. Facilitators at the workshops help strengthen the capacity of fellows for scholarly writing, including academic publications.

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