Proposal for:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the School of Law

Maclagan Prize Scholarship

Description

The J Kenyon Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and Law will offer one Maclagan Prize Scholarship to a student already pursuing or wishing to pursue a PhD. The topic of the PhD research project must be within the broad areas and themes of the Mason Institute – that is, ethical, legal, social and political implications and impacts of new technologies and practices in medicine and the life sciences, which are likely to have an ever greater and deeper impact on the everyday lives of individuals, groups and societies. Please note this can be in ANY related discipline – not solely law. Scholarships can be awarded to those who have already started their PhD, as well as those who are completing their MSc and are intending to apply for a PhD in the relevant school.

I applied for the Maclagan Prize in my first year when I was self funded. The MI scholarship was a really brilliant opportunity for many of the PhDs who started out with the typical September start date, as well.

(Leslie Stevens)

The first step is to ensure that you have registered (or have applied) for a PhD in the relevant school. The second step is the completion of this form and a supporting paper of up to 1,000 words (including footnotes) on how your research wouldhelp interdisciplinary working between one or more relevant disciplines, the quality and rigour of which will be assessed. Your paper must be your own original work, and you should not have used it in any other context. It will be judged on its academic merit.Your paper should be appended to this form and returned to the email address given below.

Scholarship amount: £2,000 per annum for three years of a full-time PhD (total award £6,000) or £1,000 per annum for six years of a part-time PhD (total award £6,000).
Number of awards: 1 per annum, with an annual competition in autumn of each year.

Process

Applications for this scholarship should be made by completing this form and emailing it to by 5pm on the 5thOctober 2015. It is a condition of eligibility that any applicant for an award has also submitted a complete application for admission (including supporting documents) to the PhD programme in the relevant school by that same closing date and that you have stated on your online application that you are applying for this scholarship.

Applications received after this date will not be considered.Successful applicants will be informed by email by the end of October 2015 and the scholarship will be awarded from January 2016.

In considering applications, we will have regard in the first instance to this form and the supporting paper, but may also consider any information, including references, submitted as part of the application for admission. Nonetheless, this form must be completed in full, even where this duplicates information submitted as part of your application. You may copy and paste material from your application as appropriate.

The scholarship will be awarded principally on academic merit, but other considerations, including the extent to which the candidate will benefit from this award, will be taken into account. Applicants should also specify if they have experience in running seminar series or events and using social media. Although not mandatory, an interest or experience in this area will give additional weight to your application.

Further information:
Further information on this scholarship is available from Karen Baston at and on our website:

Checklist:

1.Apply online at: stating that you are applying for this scholarship.

2.Complete the attached application form.

3.Append supporting paper (1,000 words).

Maclagan Prize Scholarship Application Form 2015/16

Personal Details:

Name:
University User Number (UUN):
Status: / ☐Applicant ☐Current Student
Programme Title:
School:

New applicants only:

Have you submitted an application for admission?☐ Yes ☐ No

Have you received an offer of admission? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Note: If you answered “No” to above question, please submit an online application before continuing with this form. The application form can be found here:

Qualifications:

Note: Please list all qualifications undertaken to date. If you have not yet completed your degree, please enter your current average/GPA and your expected graduation date.

University:
Degree title:
Classification / Final GPA or Score:
Graduation Date:
Instructed and Examined in English / ☐ Yes ☐ No
University:
Degree title:
Classification / Final GPA or Score:
Graduation Date:
Instructed and Examined in English / ☐ Yes ☐ No
University:
Degree title:
Classification / Final GPA or Score:
Graduation Date:
Instructed and Examined in English / ☐ Yes ☐ No

Major Achievements:

(Please list all prizes, awards, medals etc you have been awarded. Please note that you may be required to provide evidence)

Reasons for Applying for the Maclagan Prize Scholarship:

(Please briefly outline why wish to apply for this scholarship and how you see this period of study impacting on your future career)

Seminarsand Dissemination

Please detail your experience in organising seminars and/or use of social media and blogs for disseminating research

Supporting Document Checklist:

Please select all documents that have been uploaded to your online application for admission:

☐ Reference 1 / ☐ Personal Statement
☐ Reference 2 / ☐ English Language Certificate (if required)
☐ Degree certificates for all degrees / ☐ Research Proposal
☐ Transcripts for all degrees undertaken to date

Note: If you submit an incomplete application for admission, you might not be considered for a Scholarship. If you have not submitted any of the above documents, please provide details as to why you have been unable to do so below:

Please provide details of any other funding that you are in receipt of:

Applicant’s Declaration

I declare that I have read all sections of this application form and agree and understand the following:

•If my application is successful, no payment(s) will be made to me if I withdraw from my programme of study or stop attending classes as appropriate.

•The University is entitled to check or verify information I have provided to: ensure that it is accurate, prevent or detect crime; produce statistics and protect public funds

•I will be required to repay any monies I may receive where I have made a claim that did not contain all relevant information, was fraudulent, or where a payment has been made in error by the University.

•If I am found to have intentionally given misleading or inaccurate information, the University may take other action against me including disciplinary or court proceedings

•I must inform the scholarship administrator of any changes to my circumstances

I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Applicant Name:
Applicant Signature:
Date:

Mason Institute

Maclagan Prize Scholarship 2015/16 – Supporting Paper