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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">See below for details of
Covid-19 hardship grants for final year PhD students in
optoelectronics - application deadline is 24th May.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Gordon<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span lang="EN-US">The Rank Prize Funds</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span lang="EN-US">COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND</span></b> <b>2021</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b>Hardship
grants of £5,000 for final-year PhD students in optoelectronics<br>
whose work has been disrupted by COVID-19</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Trustees of the Rank
Prize Funds are offering hardship grants to final-year
PhD students in optoelectronics (including visual science) at UK
universities whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19
pandemic, and who would not otherwise have the financial
resources available to complete their studies. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">University departments
are invited to nominate one final-year PhD student to receive
an award. The application should be submitted using </span></b><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2F210824260687356&data=04%7C01%7Cg.r.m.robb%40strath.ac.uk%7C82e89b2cb89344097ca908d8f371496f%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637527015182850074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=f5L9IS%2Flak8%2F6qXf9sgjTnZWcvy%2BArnrfzAnY03WwBc%3D&reserved=0"><b><span lang="EN-US">this online form</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Deadline: Midnight on
Monday 24<sup>th</sup> May 2021</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is the responsibility of the Head of
Department to ensure that no more than one application is
submitted from their department.<span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Students nominated should
not be in receipt of similar funding from another source.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please note that we are
unable to support PhD students funded by UKRI. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Application Process</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The Head of Department should submit
nominations through <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2F210824260687356&data=04%7C01%7Cg.r.m.robb%40strath.ac.uk%7C82e89b2cb89344097ca908d8f371496f%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637527015182860066%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=V51FwD%2FgBSBKKpcFH9h6lv0w3%2F80kH%2B4NxmdYHLP%2BoY%3D&reserved=0">the
online form </a>by midnight on Monday 24<sup>th</sup> May
2021. <b>Applications are limited to one student per department.
</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The Advisory Committees will select the most
compelling cases based on financial need and the likelihood that
the student will subsequently embark on a successful research
career.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The value of the award will be £5,000. The award is
designed to cover the student’s living costs only and is not to
be spent on university fees.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The student will be required to submit a short
report six months after receipt of the award outlining i) how
the award has benefited them ii) their PhD and plans for future
research</span>. The report should be written in non-technical
language intelligible to a general audience and parts may be used
on our website. </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The student will be required to acknowledge the
support of the Rank Prize Funds in any presentations or
publications from their PhD studies and to notify the Rank Prize
Funds thereof.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Departments
will be notified by mid-June of the outcome of their application.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please email <a href="mailto:enquiries@rankprize.org">enquiries@rankprize.org</a>
if you have any queries about the scheme or problems with the
application form.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Information is also available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rankprize.org%2Findex.php%2Fschemes%2Fcovid-19-response&data=04%7C01%7Cg.r.m.robb%40strath.ac.uk%7C82e89b2cb89344097ca908d8f371496f%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637527015182860066%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=L7g7WsnlNPDD1iLmIahu900rfiEArKKB5xHjwYqsRFE%3D&reserved=0">http://www.rankprize.org/index.php/schemes/covid-19-response</a></p>
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Dr. Gordon Robb
Department of Physics & SUPA
University of Strathclyde
John Anderson Building
107 Rottenrow
Glasgow, G4 0NG,
Scotland, U.K.</pre>
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