The Global Academy is inviting expressions of interest from outstanding students for its first cohort of Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarships; a new £11M initiative, part-funded by the by the European Regional Development Fund through the EU’s Convergence programme administered by the Welsh Assembly Government.
There is funding for 20 scholarships to undertake PhD research on a full-time basis, over a 3 year period, based within high growth, innovative and high technology companies in Wales.
The research topics will be set by the participating companies and the University of Wales in response to the companies’ specific collaborative R&D requirements.
This is an excellent opportunity for students of an excellent academic background to gain experience working in fast growing technology companies, while improving their entrepreneurship and innovation skills in Wales’ fertile high technology businesses.
Expressions of interest are sought from graduates with a background in one or more of following areas:
- Advanced engineering and manufacturing: materials and mechanical engineering; aerospace and aeronautics
- Digital economy: secure mobile and wireless communications, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and programming, creative industries including animation and gaming media production
- Health and bio-sciences: medical, biochemistry, molecular biology, medical physics, medical engineering, informatics and imaging
- Innovation: innovation management, product design, technological and international marketing
- Information systems and business management: change management, data management, networking, advanced financial and economic systems
- Sustainable technologies: sustainable building technologies, efficient energy usage, generation and distribution, low carbon transport, climate change adaptation.
The Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship programme is open to all students, whether from the UK, EU or worldwide.
Scholarships cover all tuition fees and an *annual stipend of £20,000 plus a one off research grant of £5,000.
To express your interest in learning more about the opportunities available in your field follw the links below.
For more details, see: Fully Funded Global PhD Scholarships Website