Thursday, October 18, 2012

UGC COMMONWEALTH SPLIT SITE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP-2013 (United Kingdom)


UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
BAHADURSHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI – 110002

COMMONWEALTH SPLIT SITE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP-2013 (United Kingdom)

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, United Kingdom has offered Commonwealth Split-site Doctoral Scholarship tenable in the United Kingdom for the year 2013. These scholarships are available in all disciplines including Medicine and Dentistry.
Eligibility - Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
- Be permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
- Be available to commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2013
- Hold, by October 2013, a first degree of upper second class Honours standard (or above); or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s degree
AND
- For enhancing clinical skills in the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a doctor or dentist between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2008.

Duration 12 months’ non-degree study in the United Kingdom on a Split-Site basis to aid the completion of a doctoral degree undertaken at a university in the candidate’s home country.

Effective date of award The Scholarship will commence from September/October 2013 in U.K.

Application must be submitted using the Commission’s Electronic Application System (EAS), a link to which is available on website at http://bit.ly/cscuk-apply. The form can be downloaded, saved and completed electronically but should then be printed three(3) times and submitted to UGC duly signed by the Vice-Chancellor (in case of University/Colleges) and Executive Head (in case of Institution) along with office seal and with all the required supporting documents (attested copies of original) so as to reach the “Section Officer (IC Section), Room No.508-A, University Grants Commission, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 on or before 26th October, 2012.

The Envelope Containing the application should be subscribed as, “Application for Commonwealth Split-Site Doctoral Scholarship tenable in United Kingdom for the year 2013”.

A copy of the guidelines along with the synopsis form is enclosed. It is also available on the UGC website at www.ugc.ac.in  and http://bit.ly/cscuk-apply.  You are requested to display the above offer prominently and bring it to the notice of all Institutions and affiliated colleges and forward not more than five nominations (this should be in order of merit and strictly followed). Individual nomination should not be sent.
Direct application from the applicant will not be entertained. The candidate is requested to be ready to complete their EAS application by 07th December 2012 in U.K, if selected.
It may please be noted that nomination made by the UGC does not automatically guarantee selection or placement in UK and final selection of candidates rest with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in United Kingdom.
It may be noted that for 12 months study in the United Kingdom on Split-site basis must be made in the context of a department/institutional link with a UK University already in operation or currently under negotiation. Candidates will have the option of one full 12 months period of study or two six month periods with a period not greater than their home Ph.d at the time of application will be eligible to spend a maximum of six months in the UK in the first year of their studies.

(Renu Batra)


NB: 1. Though there is a provision of scholarship for proposed study in the UK taught Master Courses and Clinical training only AND Research Degrees only, the UGC has been authorized to entertain applications for Commonwealth Split Site Doctoral Scholarship only.
2. The completed application should be sent to the Commission by stipulated date i.e. 26th October,2012

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