Funding: scholarships
This page is updated as and when sources of funding become available for application. The funding environment is ever changing and opportunities often become available at relatively short notice, so you may wish to bookmark both this page and the University Scholarships Office webpage.
Current funding opportunities
If you wish to apply for a scholarship advertised on this page, you must first apply for an academic place on the ITS PhD programme. Some scholarships are tied to a specific topic/project, whereas others allow the student to propose their own, within an overall theme - the description of each scholarship will specify. For queries related to PhD application processes, please contact Keith Harrison.
For UK/EU applicants
Each year, ITS normally has a number of Research Council scholarships, for which UK and EU students are eligible to apply. Details are posted here when available:
EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant (DTG)
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, funded under the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's DTG award.
Value of Award:
The award covers the full UK/EU fees, an annual maintenance (£13,590 for 2012/13), a research training support of £2,230, and additional funds for fieldwork and travel cost.
The award is for 3.5 years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a minimum of a UK 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in engineering, physical science, mathematics, computer science or a related discipline,
Applicants whose first language is not English must also meet the University's English language requirements.
Additional Information
To be eligible for the award, you must have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least 3 years preceding the start date of the award, and eligible to pay fees at the home/EU rate. EU candidates who have been resident in the UK for three years (including for education) are eligible for the full award. Other EU candidates may receive a fees-only award.
For a choice of research areas, please visit our PhD Topics page.
How to apply
You should make a formal application for PhD study through the University's website. Information on how to apply on-line can also be found on the University's page. Please state clearly that you wish to be considered for the EPSRC DTG award in the Finance section.
Deadline
The application deadline is 30 June 2012.
Contact details
If you have any questions regarding this scheme, please contact the its Postgraduate Office:
Keith Harrison, Postgraduate Research Coordinator
Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 5326
Email: K.Harrison@its.leeds.ac.uk
EPSRC studentship: Real-Time Traffic Control Solutions
Applications are invited from talented and motivated individuals to undertake a fully-funded PhD research programme in the Design of Real-Time Optimal Traffic Control Solutions for Heterogeneous Intelligent Traffic Networks. The research forms part of a larger 5-year EPSRC programme on Advanced Traffic Flow Theory and Control for Heterogeneous Intelligent Traffic Networks, and is based within the Modelling Group at the Institute for Transport Studies. Further details of the research programme can be found on the EPSRC website.
Value of the studentship
The successful applicant will receive a £13,590 tax free annual maintenance award, a tuition fee waiver, and a training support grant (EU applicants are eligible for an award of tuition fees only).
Eligibility
Applicants should have at least an upper second-class honours degree (preferably a first class degree), or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. Ideally, applicants should have an MSc in traffic, mechanical, electronics, computing or control engineering. The ideal candidate will be also able to demonstrate:
- Good Programming Skills (MATLAB and/or C++)
- Experience in data fusion and pattern recognition
- Creativity coupled with the ability to generate practical outcomes from technical and field research
- The ability to disseminate research findings for scientific publication.
Please note that under the terms of this studentship, applicants must meet EPSRC residency requirements.
Supervision team
The PhD supervision team brings together the expertise in traffic flow dynamics and optimal control methods of the grant holder, Dr Dong Ngoduy, with the expertise in advanced statistics in transport of Professor David Watling. In addition to the expert guidance of these supervisors, the successful PhD student will benefit from on-going collaborations between ITS and the programme’s international academic partners, including the Queensland University of Technology, Hong Kong University, Delft University of Technology and the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong.
Informal enquiries
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this opportunity prior to formal application, by contacting Dr Dong Ngoduy, by email in the first instance:d.ngoduy@leeds.ac.uk (please note that applications sent to this email address will not be accepted)
How to apply
Applicants for the scholarship should first make an application for an academic PhD place at the Institute for Transport Studies. Details of how to apply for a PhD place can be found at: www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/phd/apply.
As part of that application candidates should submit a 2,000 word Research Proposal explaining how they would address the Real-Time Traffic Control Solutions research theme. Applicants should then submit a completed Scholarship application form and include an identical Research Proposal. The Scholarship application should be sent by email or post to Mr Keith Harrison, email: K.Harrison@its.leeds.ac.uk. This email address can also be used for any queries you have about the application process.
Deadline for applications
The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight (British Summer Time) on Friday 1st June 2012.
For International applicants
Leeds International Research Scholarships (LIRS)
For high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study in the 2012-13 academic year.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/LIRS-AppForm12
ITS occasionally has departmental scholarships for international students. Funding is more typically in the form of scholarship competitions offered by the University of Leeds or administered on behalf of other sponsors. Details are posted here when available, but please explore the opportunities detailed by the University's Scholarships Office.
