আধুনিক অর্থনীতির জনক-খ্যাত এ্যাডাম স্মিথের নিজের ডিপার্টমেন্টে পিএইচডি করার সুযোগ দিচ্ছে গ্লাসগো বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় আন্তর্জাতিক ছাত্রছাত্রীদের। এক্ষেত্রে টিউশন ফিস এর পাশাপাশি বাৎসরিক ১৪ হাজার পাউন্ড স্টাইপেন্ড পাওয়া যাবে!
উল্লেখ্য যে আজই এই কলটা উন্মুক্ত হলো এবং আগামী ১৫ জানুয়ারি যুক্তরাজ্যের সময় ১২টায় বন্ধ হবে। ফেব্রুয়ারির ১ তারিখে ৬ জন প্রার্থীকে বাছাই করে স্কটিশ গ্রাজুয়েট স্কুল অব সোশাল স্টাডিজকে জানানো হবে। পরবর্তীতে তাদের আরো কিছু কাগজপত্র জমা দিতে বলা হবে ১৭ ফেব্রুয়ারির মধ্যে। সবশেষে ৮ মে কারা কারা স্কলারশিপ পেয়েছে তার চূড়ান্ত তালিকা প্রকাশ করা হবে।
ESRC Pathway PhD Studentships 2016
How to be considered for ESRC funding:
1) Use the ESRC Award Eligibility Checker Tool to determine what funding, if any, you may be eligible for.
2) Email the PDF of your responses (if the tool has indicated that you are eligible for funding) to the relevant Pathway representative including any relevant information that isn’t included in the PDF. (Please see the ESRC Application Pack below for the documentation you will be required to prepare to make a formal application, if required.) DEADLINE:12 noon, Friday 15 January 2016.
You are advised to submit your initial application well in advance of the deadline to allow the Pathway representation sufficient time to review your initial enquiry and for you to gather the necessary documentation used to support your application.
3) The Pathway representative will review the information provided in the ESRC Eligibility Checker tool and will advise you whether they would like you to complete a formal application. Please note that you may only submit applications for ESRC funding via one university.
4) Each Pathway representatives will review applications and select up to 6 which will be forwarded to the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science for further consideration. Nominees will be notified by Monday 1 February 2016.
5) Selected candidates will be asked to register on the SGSSS’ online portal by 11.59pm, Friday 5 February 2016 and have completed their upload all their documentation to the SGSSS’ online portal by 11.59pm, Wednesday 17 February 2016.
6)The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science will notify candidates of the outcome of the Pathway competition by 8 May 2016.
ESRC Application Pack
- CV
- Abstract of proposed research project
- Research Proposal
Applicants must download the template from the SGSSS website, complete their proposal and save as PDF.
- Degree transcripts with translations if not originally in English
Provisional transcripts are sufficient if you are yet to complete your degree.
- Supporting statement from your prospective supervisor
It is possible for your proposed supervisor to also be one of your referees. However the supervisor statement must be a separate document from the reference letter. If a cross-institutional supervision arrangement is being proposed then a letter from each proposed supervisor is required.
- 2 references – ESRC References Guide
Although the ESRC only ask for the contact details of your referees the University does require references in advance to establish your suitability to be selected for the Pathway competition. Please ensure that your referees are aware that they may be contacted multiple times.
- Details of any collaboration you propose to undertake during your research
- AQM only: Completed AQM Application Form (excludes Economics)
Courtesy:N M Chowdhury