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PhD Studentships in Mathematics at University of Sussex

University of Sussex invites applications for 6 PhD studentships available in the Department of Mathematics. UK and EU residents are eligible and Overseas (ex-EU) students may also apply, but applicants should note that the awards waive the fees at UK/EU rates only; of £3900 per year. Each PhD studentship includes a tax free maintenance bursary of £13726 per year, plus a waiver of UK/EU fees for 3.5 years. Applicants must hold or expect to hold a Bachelor degree at first or upper second class and/or a Masters degree in Mathematics or equivalent non-UK qualifications. The application deadline is 31 August 2014.

Study Subject (s): PhD studentships are provided in the field of Mathematics. Supervision is available in diverse topics in the following areas:
- Calculus of variations and geometric measure theory: Dr Filippo Cagnetti.
- Theory of partial differential equations and applications to mathematical fluid mechanics (two awards): Dr Masoumeh Dashti, Dr Gabriel Koch
- Numerical Analysis and stochastic processes with applications to financial mathematics: Dr Max Jensen
- Numerical Analysis with applications to evolutionary differential equations: Prof Charalabos Makridakis
- Mathematical Physics, in particular the mathematics of Quantum Systems: Prof Michael Melgaard
 

Eligibility: -UK and EU residents are eligible.
-Overseas (ex-EU) students may also apply, but applicants should note that the awards waive the fees at UK/EU rates only, of £3900 per year. Ex-EU students must state in their application how they would fund the remaining fees. (Overseas fees in 2013-14 will be £13000 per year in total, so additional funding of £9100 will be needed)
-Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, a Bachelor degree at first or upper second class, and/or a Masters degree, in Mathematics, or equivalent non-UK qualifications.

Scholarship Open for International Students: UK, Europe (Non-UK) and International Students can apply for these PhD studentships.

Scholarship Description: Applications for 6 PhD studentships available in the Department of Mathematics, University of Sussex. Each PhD studentship includes a tax free maintenance bursary of £13726 per year, plus a waiver of UK/EU fees for 3.5 years. These are full-time studentships and the successful candidates will be able to devote their whole time to research. There are numerous opportunities to engage in teaching at Sussex, but this is optional and additional payment will be made.

Number of award(s): 6 PhD studentships will be offered.

Duration of award(s): Scholarships will be offered for 3.5 years.

What does it cover? Each PhD studentship includes a tax free maintenance bursary of £13726 per year, plus a waiver of UK/EU fees for 3.5 years.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 August 2014.

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