PhD Studentships in Physics & Astronomy starting September 2020 (2020)
What you get
A full award comprises of a bursary of at least £15009 (19/20 amount) tax free, a full fee waiver of UK/EU fees, and a training/conference budget of approximately £1250 per year, for 3.5 years.
For STFC funded students, supervisors may apply to STFC for Long Term Attachment (LTA) funding for the student to work at another research facility for up to 1.5 years as part of their PhD project. LTA applications are made in the student's first year of the PhD.
Type of award
Postgraduate Research
PhD project
When you apply, you are encouraged to specify your preferred project(s) and supervisor(s). You are encouraged to describe your research interests and any relevant expertise in your application
Projects on offer for September 2020 can be found on the Research Group webpages:
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (Quantum Physics)
You are welcome to contact each group’s admissions coordinator (listed below), as well as prospective supervisors, if you have questions about a project, or want to propose your own topic
Eligibility
The UK Research Councils (STFC, EPSRC) restrict studentship eligibility based on nationality and residency. In practice this means that most of our studentship funding in astronomy, cosmology, theoretical and experimental particle physics, quantum physics is restricted to UK/EU nationals and/or residents.
If you are a students outside the UK and EU you are welcome to apply to any of our projects, or propose your own, if you have a realistic plan for funding our studies through an independent financial sponsor (such as the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, CONACYT, etc), or can self-fund. Please contact research groups and supervisors and apply in the normal way on the link below.
Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, at least a UK upper second class degree (or non-UK equivalent qualification) in Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics, or a closely-related area, or else a lower second class degree followed by a relevant Master's degree.
Number of scholarships available
We hope to have up to 12 studentships spread over the research groups mentioned here. In addition, we may have some studentships within the DISCnet consortium. These will be for UK/EU students. https://www.discnet.org.uk/
.
Deadline
31 August 2020 23:45How to apply
Although we accept applications at any time, studentship interviews are expected to begin in early February for September starters, so fully complete applications must reach us by 31 January 2020 at the latest.
Any offers will be issued with an acceptance deadline of no earlier than the end of March 2020.
If you are reading this advert after the deadlines, you can still apply because vacancies can arise if successful applicants decide to withdraw before registration in September.
Apply through the University of Sussex on-line system.
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply/log-into-account
Select the PhD in Physics or Astronomy, with an entry date of September 2020.
In the finance section, state that you wish to be considered for a Research Council studentship.
Students from outside the UK or EU ("Overseas students") can apply at any time, for any start date, if they have a realistic plan for independent funding. Research Council funding is not available for Overseas students.
Contact us
Admissions co-ordinators for each group:
Astronomy - Dr Kathy Romer
Experimental Particle Physics - Dr Clark Griffith
Theoretical Particle Physics - Dr Stephan Huber
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (Quantum Physics) - Dr Matthias Keller
For administrative enquiries about your application, or eligibility, contact mpsresearchsupport@sussex.ac.uk
Availability
At level(s):
PG (research)
Application deadline:
31 August 2020 23:45 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired
Countries
The award is available to people from these specific countries: