Postgraduate Research Funding
UK and EU Studentships for PhD Study
The School of Computer Science has up to 18 studentships to offer to applicants who wish to start a PhD in September 2009. In exceptional circumstances the start date can be deferred until April 2010.
The studentships pay tuition fees and a stipend to cover living expenses for 3 years.
Because of conditions associated with this funding, these studentships are open to students eligible for home fees only; this includes UK and EU nationals.
Funded Project Studentships
From time to time the School has fully funded project studentships that are attached to a specific research project taking place in one of our research groups. Information about current opportunities is available here.
Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards
The DHPA are highly prestigious, and successful candidates will be considered to have outstanding research potential and will hold the equivalent of a UK first class honours degree as a minimum. The award covers full international student tuition fees plus DHPA scholars should receive at least the minimum Research Council PhD stipend. For the academic year 2009/10 stipend is £13,290.
Alumni Fund Scholarships
The AFS are primarily for current final-year undergraduate students at Manchester who are considering staying on for PhD study at the University, but the award is also open to those who have graduated from the University within the last four years. This award can be in the form of a minimum partial award of £8,000 or a full award of £16,000 per annum.
If you wish to be considered for a funding award please state this clearly in your application.
Master of Enterprise
For (MEnt) Computer Science Studentships please visit The Manchester Science Enterprise Centre website.
Available to All Students
- Demonstrator opportunities: If you are self-funded or externally-funded, there are opportunities to undertake paid laboratory demonstrator duties.
- Teaching
Assistantships: Teaching
assistantships are full-time studentships funded by the School
in return for part-time work. Teaching assistants have
a scholarship equivalent to the ESPRC scholarship, plus an
honorarium for the work they do. Teaching Assistants
work part time in term-time, aiding staff in various teaching-related
duties. These duties might include supervising laboratories, preparing
and marking course work and taking tutorials and examples classes.
There may possibly be an opportunity to give a small number
of lectures on courses where the material matches your personal
expertise. The work should occupy approximately one full day
per week. This enables you to be registered for a full time
MPhil/PhD.
The precise duties are at the discretion of the Director of the Undergraduate School of the School of Computer Science.
The amount of the award is living expenses paid at the current EPSRC national minimum rate plus an honorarium in recognition of Teaching Assistant duties. In addition, the School will pay University fees (at the current home student rate).
Further information
The University of Manchester postgraduate funding opportunities database: