These research awards are aimed at outstanding international students in the field of science, engineering/technology, medicine and social science, to cover tuition fees and subsistence. Departments must be ranked 5/5* for research purposes. Candidates must have a first class honours/overseas equivalent first degree from an institution of very high standing.
Applicants must:
- Be academically outstanding
- Be overseas for fee purposes and from one of the eligible countries
- Have a qualification at least equivalent to a UK first-class honours degree from a prestigious academic institution
- Candidates must have been accepted to commence a PhD or DPhil
- The competition is open to students who have started their PhDs, but only those who have started since the close of the previous DHPA competition at each University.
For further information on the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards please go to www.rcuk.ac.uk/hodgkin. The contact person for this award at the University of Birmingham is Gillian York, email g.m.york@bham.ac.uk.
