University of Sussex Offers PhD Scholarships in Physics

The University of Sussex offers a PhD Studentship in Magnetic Microscopy with Bose-Einstein Condensates. The studentship provides fully-paid tuition fees for three and a half years, a tax-free bursary for living costs for three and a half years, and additional support for research training and travel.

The award is for a PhD in Physics. It is open to UK and International students, and the eligibility also requires applicants to have background in atomic and quantum physics and hold (or expect to hold) at least a UK upper second class degree (or non-UK equivalent) in physics, or a lower second class degree followed by a relevant Master’s degree.

Selection is described through the application process: applicants apply online via the University of Sussex portal, and due to high application volume, applicants may only hear if their application is successful.

Support lasts for three and a half years, covering tuition, a tax-free living costs bursary, research training, and travel funding, including short-term and long-term travel. The page includes visa guidance for applicants who are not a UK national and not an EU national with UK settled/pre-settled status before admission.

• Level/type: Postgraduate Research (PhD)
• Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, at least a UK upper second class degree (or non-UK equivalent qualification) in physics, or else a lower second class degree followed by a relevant Master’s degree
• Background in atomic and quantum physics
• Open to UK and International students
• If you are not a UK national, nor an EU national with UK settled/pre-settled status, you will need to apply for a student study visa before admission
• Available to people from these specific countries: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Andorra, Principality of; Angola; Anguilla; Antarctica; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; British Indian Ocean Territory; British National (Overseas); Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia, Kingdom of; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Channel Islands not otherwise specified; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Curacao; Cyprus (European Union); Cyprus (Non-European Union); Cyprus not otherwise specified; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia not otherwise specified; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; East Timor; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; England; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Europe not otherwise specified; Falkland Islands; Faroe Islands; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Grenada; Guam (USA); Guatemala; Guernsey; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Heard Island and McDonald Islands; Honduras; Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong]; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire); Jamaica; Japan; Jersey; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kosovo; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan); Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macau; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Korea; Northern Ireland; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Not Known; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Palestine; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn Island; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isls.; Saint Barthelemy; Saint Helena; Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French Part); Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe; Saint Vincent and Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; Scotland; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Sint Maarten (Dutch Part); Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; Stateless; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland (Eswatini); Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics not otherwise specified; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United Kingdom, not otherwise specified; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Vatican City (Holy See); Venezuela; Vietnam; Virgin Islands (British); Wales; Western Sahara; Yemen; Yugoslavia not otherwise specified; Zambia; Zimbabwe

• Fully-paid tuition fees for three and a half years
• Tax-free bursary for living costs for three and a half years: £19,237 per annum
• Research training and travel funding: £1,650 per year
• Additional financial support to cover short-term and long-term travel

1. Apply online via the University of Sussex portal: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply
2. In the Funding section of the application form, state that you are applying for the EPSRC funding reference shown for this studentship.
3. Submit the application; due to high volume of applications received, you may only hear from the University of Sussex if your application is successful.