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
For
details, logon to the link: http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0806400_CommonwealthSplit-siteDoctoralScholarship2013.pdf
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