FSBI Grants
PhD Studentships
The FSBI holds an annual competition open to any member wishing to apply for postgraduate study leading to a PhD degree. The studentships are based on NERC stipend rates plus a £1000 supplement, and include an annual £1250 contribution to consumable costs.
Applicants are asked to outline the work they plan to do over the three-year period of doctoral study, and they are expected to have the agreement of a supervisor based in a University or Research Institute located in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. Candidates may be a citizen of any country, but the fees paid to the university are never more than the amount charged to European Union citizens. This means that candidates that do not have EU nationality will have to demonstrate that they have additional funding (from their own sources) for the duration of the PhD to cover the additional fees imposed on non-EU students.
To be eligible you must be a paid up member of the FSBI for a minimum of 28 calendar days between a membership and a closing date for a grant application round.
Please be aware that applications will not be submitted to the grant committee until after the application round closing date. All applicants, whether successful or not, will be informed by the chair of the sub-committee but this may not be for up to two months after the closing date. Do not contact the Administration Office until two months have elapsed.
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CURRENT AWARDS
Anna Sturrock University of Southampton & Cefas-Lowestoft (supervisors: Clive Trueman, and Ewan Hunter) 2008-2011
David Jacoby Marine Biological Association & University of Exeter (supervisors: David Sims, and Darren Croft) 2009-2012
Rachel Ball University of Aberdeen (supervisors: Leslie Noble and Catherine Jones) 2010-2013
Natalie Simmonds University of Leicester (supervisor: Iain Barber) 2010-2013
Serena Wright Cefas & Swansea University (supervisors: Julian Metcalfe, and Rory Wilson) 2010-2013
Daniel Jeffries University of Hull & Cefas (supervisors: Bernd Hanfling and Lori Lawson-Handley, and Gordon Copp) 2011-2014
Jessica Stephenson Cardiff University and University of Bristol (supervisors: Joanna Cable and Gabrielle Archard; and Julian Partridge) 2011-2014
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Applications and letters of reference to arrive by 1700 h on 15 December 2011. A shortlist is drawn up in February, with interviews held in mid/late February and the results normally announced within a week of the interviews.
Electronic submissions and letters of reference should be sent to: FSBI Office. Alternatively, send three paper copies of the completed form to the FSBI Administrative Office to arrive by 1700 h on 15 December 2011.
FSBI Administration Office
c/o Charity & Social Enterprise Unit Brabners Chaffe StreetHorton HouseExchange Flags
Liverpool L2 3YL,
United Kingdom
Contact: FSBI Administrator
