Applicant’s Guide
· These scholarships offer opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a Structured PhD focused on the five key areas of research in which the University offers leading expertise.
· Scholarships will be awarded only to those who are admitted to full-time structured PhDs in NUI Galway.
· Applicationswill notbe acceptedfrom persons currently registered as PhD students.
· Applications will be accepted in the English or the Irishlanguage only.
Step 1: Applicants must nominate one PhD supervisor at NUI Galway
You will find potential PhD supervisors listed here. Applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors and discuss PhD research plans.
Step 2: Application
1. A complete scholarship application requires completion of the application form and two academic reference forms.
2. Applications will not be assessed if they are late.
3. Applications will not be assessed if they are ‘incomplete’.
An application is deemed ‘incomplete’ when there is;
a) No application form, or an incomplete application form is received
b) When two academic reference forms are not supplied
4. The first application submitted to is final. There can be no re-submission, or changes after your submission.
Step 3: Academic References
1. Two academic reference forms are required that indicate your academic suitability and potential to undertake the PhD.
2. The Applicant completes Section A, in the two copies of the Academic Reference Form and provides these to their referees.
3. References from any proposed supervisor will not be accepted.
4. Each of your referees should complete Section B of the Academic Reference Form.
5. The referees must submit the ‘Academic Reference Form’ to by the closing date, which is 17:00 (GMT) Friday,16th February 2018.
6. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the two academic references are submitted by the deadline for the scholarships.
7. References are supplied confidentially and are not made available to applicants at any stage during, or after the competition.
The closing date for receipt of scholarship applications is Friday 16th February 2018(17:00 GMT) to
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