In the School of Nursing and Midwifery, applicants may be considered if they have received an offer to undertake a PhD in any of the following areas:

1. Maternal and Child Health
2. Chronic Illness and Palliative Care
3. Education and Practice

How to Apply:

• Applicants for this Studentship opportunity will require an offer to study a PhD within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences for 2019 Entry.  Potential applicants can find possible supervisors here to help identify a possible research project within the various research areas.

• When a supervisor and project have been identified, candidates should complete the online application by clicking here for the QUB Postgraduate Applications Portal. Applicants must supply a cover letter and should attach this to their proposal.

• Closing date: 1st February 2019

Eligibility

• Students must be classified as international fee-paying students, paying the international tuition fee to be considered eligible for this scheme.  Students paying NI/EU/GB fees are note eligible.
• Applicants must hold an offer of a place on a full-time postgraduate research programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus, within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, starting in the academic year 2018-19 and meet any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.  
• In a situation of shared supervision across Faculties within Queen’s University Belfast, the principal supervisor must be assigned to the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences.
• Students studying on a part-time basis or on distance learning programmes are not eligible for these scholarships.