In order for your application to be given full consideration for one of our funded places, it must be received by the deadline of 6th January except for Bell Burnell GSF funding, which is due 10th December The IfA is committed to advancing equality and diversity, welcoming applications from everyone irrespective of gender, age, dis ability, race, nationality, carer status, religion or belief, and sexual orientation. Our aim is to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working.
We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for our places. If you'd like to know about our parental leave policies, please email Gradschool. Physics ed. The deadline for applications in this round is 6th January Be sure to start the process well in advance of the deadline! If you are interested in applying for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship , we ask that you submit a draft of that application's required a 1-page CV, b page personal statement, and c name of the proposed project and supervisor.
The personal statement should demonstrate your need for a BBGSF grant by describing your reasons for wanting to study for a PhD, defining how you meet the BBGSF eligibility criteria clearly stating which underrepresented group s you identify as, explaining how you propose to gain benefit from this grant if awarded, and discussing how you would be an ambassador for the scheme. All of the above should be submitted to Trent. Dupuy ed. At the Institute for Astronomy, we study every astronomical scale from the solar system up to the large-scale structure of the Universe.
On our PhD project pages, you'll find the wide range of PhD projects that are on offer for entry in September You will also find some short videos from supervisors introducing their projects.
When you apply for a PhD place at the IfA, we strongly encourage you to select 4 projects from 4 different supervisors to maximize your chances for a good match. If selected for an interview, you will have the option to choose from all of the projects on offer if your interests change. As part of the application process, it is important to accurately tell us your UK fee status, as there are some funding limitations on students not from the UK or having pre-settled status within the UK.
