pplications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the EPSRC. The project will be based in either the Department of Geography or the Design School at Loughborough University. The studentship is for 3 years and is intended to start in January or April 2015. The studentship provides a tax free stipend of £13863 per annum for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. The application deadline is 15th December 2014.
Study Subject(s): Studentship is offered in Crowd Sourced Data for Geographic Flood Risk Management. The topic of interest within this PhD is using this data ‘from the crowd’ for flood risk management.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD research programme at Loughborough University.
Scholarship Provider: Department of Geography or the Design School at Loughborough University.
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: To be eligible for a full award (stipend and fees):
-A student must have:
-Settled status in the UK, meaning they have no restrictions on how long they can stay and Been ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the grant. This means they must have been normally residing in the UK (apart from temporary or occasional absences) and
-Not been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. (This does not apply to UK or EU nationals)
-To be eligible for a fees only award:
-Students from EU countries other than the UK are generally eligible for a fees-only award. To be eligible for a fees-only award, a student must be ordinarily resident in a member state of the EU; in the same way as UK students must be ordinarily resident in the UK.
-Students will normally need to hold, or expect to gain, at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A relevant Master’s degree and/or experience will be an advantage.
Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU students can apply for this PhD studentship.
Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the EPSRC to start in January or April 2015. The project will be based in either the Department of Geography or the Design School at Loughborough University. Crowd-sourced or volunteered data is data which comes from people. More specifically it is the idea that relatively untrained volunteers can provide unique data that can be used for a wide range of different purposes.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): The studentship is for 3 years and is intended to start in January or April 2015.
What does it cover? The studentship provides a tax free stipend of £13863 per annum for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate.
Selection criteria: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of application is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15th December 2014.