[Academic] Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship competition - internal deadline 17th Dec

[Gordon Robb]

The IoP's Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund (BBGSF) is  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 full details). For the purpose of this fund the
definition of under-represented groups in physics refers to : women, 
students of Black-Caribbean,  Black-African and other minority ethnic 
(BAME) heritage, students with disabilities, or who require additional 
funding to support inclusive learning, LGBT+ students and students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds who may struggle to find the levels of funding 
needed to complete their studies. People with qualifying refugee status 
who meet the above criteria are also
encouraged to apply;

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

Eligibility criteria etc. can be found in the fund guide at
https://www.iop.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Bell-Burnell-Graduate-Scholarship-Fund-Guide-Oct-2021.pdf

The Department, as an Athena Swan award holder, is eligible to support 
one scholarship application.

The fund provides 35K of PhD studentship costs (just under 50% of the 
cost of a 3.5 year studentship with a home fee + stipend). The 
department will use some of its allocation of SRSS funds to make a 
complete studentship (3.5 years, home fee + stipend).

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 the following information for internal 
assessment :
- a project abstract
- a CV
- a statement on /Background and need for a BBGSF grant/
- a /Personal statement /
This should be either uploaded with their PhD application or emailed to 
physics-pgr-enquiries at strath.ac.uk

2. Applications received before *Friday 17th December* will be assessed 
internally and one 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 selected applicant applies to the IoP by *21st January 2022* at 5pm.

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

Gordon

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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.
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