Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in UK Under Marie-Curie PhD Fellowship
If you are looking for a fully funded Ph.D. opportunity in UK in your dream university then you must apply for this DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie Ph.D. Fellowship programme.
The DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie Ph.D. Fellowship programme (DTA3 / COFUND) will be delivered across a consortium of 15 universities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The fifteen universities are:
- University of Brighton
- Coventry University
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Greenwich
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Nottingham Trent University
- The Open University
- University of Portsmouth
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of South Wales
- Teesside University
- Ulster University
It will develop 83 early stage researchers from across the EU and beyond as internationally-connected, independent researchers with interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral skills and experience, ready for industrial employment in the European and UK priority challenge areas of healthcare, clean energy, and social policy.
The programme will foster transnational mobility through an extended network of international associate partners in Europe and overseas, including Australia and South Africa, to provide recruitment and international placements.
Early stage researchers can apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral fellowships to obtain an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at a DTA3 / COFUND university and join our wider DTA cohort currently made up of 150 students & 300 supervisors.
The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801604.
Programmes and Projects
The following projects are recruiting for DTA3 opportunities. You may apply for a maximum of 3 project opportunities per call.
Check Programme & project Details Here
Eligibility:
To qualify for a DTA3 / COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral fellowship opportunity, applicants must
- Be ‘early-stage researchers’ (i.e. in the first four years of their research careers and not have a doctoral degree). See Guidance from the EU for the definition of an early-stage researcher;
- Not have been resident, nor carried out their main activity, in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before taking up a DTA3 / COFUND opportunity
- Not already be permanently employed by the entity where the DTA3 / COFUND opportunity will take place.
- Have a postgraduate master’s degree or a first/upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a subject relevant to the chosen research topic (see individual project details for more information);
- Have a strong scholarly interest in the research, and a high level of motivation;
- Demonstrate English language competency, as specified by the respective university.
1. For full details of requirements see the DTA3 / COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral fellowship job description and person specification.
2. All participating universities have a commitment to equality and diversity and welcome applications from under-represented groups. In addition, all participating universities are ‘Disability Confident’ or equivalent employers.
3. Successful candidates will be offered a contract of employment that will be conditional upon satisfactory references, the fulfilment of any conditions specified in the offer of a place on a PhD programme, and confirmation of the candidate’s right to work in the UK or ability to secure a valid visa, if required, from UK Visas and Immigration.
How to Apply:
You can find out more details about the programme here and see the eligibility requirements.
Also available are a Frequently Asked Questions guide and guidance to completing the application form.
DTA3/ Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD fellows will be employed by and hosted at partner universities.
You can see the list of opportunities here and can apply for a maximum of three projects.
Please review the job description and person specification before starting your application.
You can contact us on dta3@unialliance.ac.uk with any questions.
The final deadline for application is MONDAY 8th OCTOBER 2018, 23.59 GMT.
There will be another opportunity to apply for DTA3 projects in January 2019. The list of available projects will change for the second intake. Applications at this stage are for enrolment in the programme from March – May 2019.