PhD Studentships By Queen's University Belfast
By Lyna Mohamad

Bandar Seri Begawan - The New Studentships Programme for Developing Nations of Queen's University Belfast is offering 10 International PhD Studentships.

The required minimum academic qualification that governs eligibility for the studentship is a 2:1 honours degree or a qualification considered equivalent by the university, such as 2:2 honours degree plus a Master's Degree at 60 per cent or above and the qualifications must be obtained no later than August 1, 2005.

The studentships are created for exceptional students from developing nations who wish to read for a doctorate in the social sciences, tenable from September 2005 to August 2008 in the following schools, namely, Politics & International Studies, Law, Sociology & Social Policy, Graduate School of Education, Social Work and Management & Economics.

Candidates whose first language is not English will be required to provide documentary evidence of their competence in English.

The university accepts a range of qualifications such as the British Council IELTS Test, TOEFL or the Warwick University English Language Test (WELTS).

The studentships last for three years where fees will be paid and there will be an annual stipend of 12,000 pounds for 2005/06 paid in monthly installments.

The number of studentships will be limited and each school within the faculty of Legal, Social and Educational Sciences will rank applicants using agreed criteria.

The successful applicants will be notified of the outcome in August 2005 and they will be asked to confirm in writing of their acceptance of the studentship and its conditions by a specified date which is normally ten days from the date of the letter of offer. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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