Applications for the Global PhD Scholarship in Computer Science currently being received. The program is fully funded and available for students of all nationalities interested in conducting a PhD degree in computer science in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Selected candidates for the Global PhD Scholarship in Computer Science will be admitted into a jointly-supervised (co-tutelle) programme between the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews (The UK) and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Program Details
- Host institutions: The University of St Andrews (United Kingdom) and the University of Victoria (Canada).
- Field of Study: Computer sciences (Intelligible and Trustworthy Deep Learning Research for the Humanities).
- Number Awards: Not specified.
- Duration: Up to 4 years.
- Eligible countries: Open to all nationalities.
Global PhD Scholarship in Computer Science Benefits
The Global PhD Scholarship award covers full tuition fees for the award term spent at St Andrews. For the period spent at the University of St Andrews the student will receive a stipend payable at the standard UK Research council rate (the 2019-2020 annual rate is £15,009).
For the period spent at the University of Victoria the student will receive a Scholarship of CAD$21,000 annually, from which they will cover living costs and the applicable tuition fees.
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Global PhD Scholarship in Computer Science Eligibility
To apply for this computer sciences scholarship, applicants:
- must not already (i) hold a doctoral degree; or (ii) be matriculated for a doctoral degree at the University of St Andrews or another institution.
- will be admitted to both Universities and therefore have to comply with admission requirements from both Universities.
- must be able to start their degree in January 2021.
Similar opportunities
- Japanese Government MEXT Scholarships (Master, PhD, Research);
- Canadian Government Banting Fellowships;
- Chinese Government’s MOFCOM Scholarship;
- Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program;
- SUSTech Integrated Master-PhD and PhD Scholarships.
Application instructions
Interested applicants should apply for admission as a doctoral student at the University of St Andrews. Please see the advice on applying for research degree programmes. Admission at the University of Victoria will be arranged conditional on success at the University of St Andrews and will involve additional steps.
Please indicate in your application that you wish to be considered for this Global St Andrews scholarship (reference Ye).
For any question regarding this scholarship, please send your requests to: [email protected].
The deadline to submit application is . For more detail on the 2020-2021 Global PhD Scholarship in Computer Science, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.