[Academic] Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund (BBGSF) competition

[Gordon Robb]

The IoP's Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund (BBGSF) is now open for 
applications from students who wish to study for a PhD in Physics.
The fund aims to encourage greater diversity in Physics by supporting 
students from groups which are currently under-represented (see fund 
guide below for details).

Further information  about the fund and the application form can be found at
https://beta.iop.org/bellburnellfund

Eligibility criteria etc. can be found in the fund guide at
https://beta.iop.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Bell-Burnell-Guide.pdf

The Department, as an Athena Swan award holder, is eligible to support 
up to two scholarship applications.

The fund provides up to 50% of PhD studentship costs for up to 4 years, 
with the remainder coming from a combination of contributions from the 
Faculty, Department & supervisor/group. This will require ~£2k p.a. from 
the supervisor/group towards fees and stipend, plus any additional 
project costs e.g. travel & subsistence, training support.

The application process is :
1. The candidate student first makes an application for admission to PhD 
Physics here via pgr.strath.ac.uk
Candidates must also submit a project abstract, CV, statement on 
/Background and need for a BBGSF grant/ and /Personal statement/ to 
pgstudies at phys.strath.ac.uk, following the guidance (including word 
limits) provided in section 1.3 of the application guidance notes, for 
our internal assessment.
2. Applications received before *Friday 13th December* will be assessed 
internally and two will be selected to go forward from the Department.
   This assessment will be based primarily on how well the candidate 
aligns to the eligibility criteria for the scheme and the candidate's 
academic quality. Note that interviews may be held, depending on the 
number of applicants (the student selection process for the BBGSF scheme 
is part of the criteria considered by the Institute of Physics in the 
national competition).
3. The two selected applicants each apply to the IoP by *10th January at 
noon*.

If you want any additional information, please get in touch.

Gordon

-- 
Dr Gordon Robb,
University of Strathclyde,
Department of Physics & SUPA,
John Anderson Building,
107 Rottenrow,
Glasgow, G4 0NG,
Scotland, UK.

Tel : +44 (0)141 548 3358
Fax : +44 (0)141 548 2891
e-mail : g.r.m.robb at strath.ac.uk

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