·  The closing date for receipt of applications for the above award is Friday 25th March 2016. In order for your application to be considered by the selection committee, you will need to provide TWO references in support of your application by the application deadline. Please provide ELECTRONIC REFERENCES.

·  The selection committee will meet in late March to select short-listed candidates and interviews will be held in April 2016.

·  Please submit an ELECTRONIC copy of the completed application form, together with two confidential references and a scanned copy of your undergraduate degree transcript (if relevant) to:

Personal Information

Dr / Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms (please delete as appropriate)

Surname/family name:

Forenames:

Correspondence address (including postcode):

Tel no. (including national/international code):

Email address:

Nationality:

Academic Qualifications (Please continue on an additional sheet if required and you must provide copies of all transcripts)

High school exam grades and undergraduate degree(s) held or pending

From / To / Full or part time / Institution attended (Name country if overseas) / Qualification and course with subjects taken / Result
Month / Year / Month / Year


Postgraduate degree(s) held or pending

From / To / Full or part time / Institution attended (Name country if overseas) / Qualification and course with subjects taken / Result
Month / Year / Month / Year

Please indicate any other qualifications, skills or accomplishments that may be relevant to this application, for example any noteworthy achievements, prizes, publications and/or presentations.

Employment Record (Please continue on an additional sheet if required)

From / To / Full or part time / Name, address and telephone number (if known) of employer / Post held giving brief details of work and responsibilities
Month / Year / Month / Year

Please provide a brief personal statement as to why you would like to complete this PhD studentship and how it corresponds with your research interests (no more than 250 words).

References

Please ask your referees to either provide references to you for inclusion in with your application submission OR to email their references directly to Toni Noble in the PPLS Postgraduate Office () and enter their details in the table below.

Reference 1 / Reference 2
Name: / Name:
Address: / Address:
Email: / Email:

Declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given in this application is complete and accurate.

Applicant’s name

Date

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Please return completed electronic applications, together with two confidential electronic references and a scanned copy of your degree transcript(s), by Friday 25th March to:
Toni Noble

PPLS Postgraduate Secretary

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