Mathematical
Sciences Winsten Doctoral Scholarship
2016-17
entry
Our Winsten
Scholarship is available to students applying to study on a PhD (MPhD) course
in our Department of Mathematical Sciences. One Winsten Scholarship will be
offered in 2016-17.
If you have an
excellent academic background and the potential for future achievement you
could be eligible. Once awarded, you’ll receive the scholarship for three years
of your PhD (subject to satisfactory progression). The scholarship includes:
- a fee
waiver equal to the Home/EU fee (international students will need to pay
the balance of their fees) - Proficio
funding, which can be used to ‘buy’ advanced skills training
The scholarship is
named after Professor Chris Winsten, an internationally renowned mathematician
who worked at Essex for more than 25 years. He applied mathematical and
statistical ideas to areas of economics, leading to the eponymous Prais-Winsten
transformation which is still used by modern economists today and to the
groundbreaking Beckmann-McGuire-Winsten (1955) approach to transportation
economics. Professor Winsten had an intuitive geometrical approach that found
solutions to difficult analytic problems. He left the bulk of his fortune to
further the reputation of Essex mathematics.
Eligibility
You can apply for
this scholarship if you have been offered a place at Essex to start a full-time PhD
in 2016-17.
Full
details
- 2016-17
Universityof Essex Winsten Doctoral Scholarships terms and conditions
read the full terms and conditions before applying for or accepting a
scholarship or bursary. They contain important information about eligibility,
how you’ll receive your funding and whether this award can be combined with
others or not.
If you’re a current
student looking for information about an award you received, see our termsand conditions for previous years.
How
to apply
- 2016-17
Applicationform
return your completed application form to the Graduate Administrator, Shauna
McNally, by email to smcnally@essex.ac.uk by 22 July 2016.
After
you apply
Scholarship
recipients will be chosen based on:
- academic
ability – based on previous academic qualifications, normally a Master’s
degree with distinction or merit - research
potential – based on the research proposal submitted with your
application, as well as the statement on your scholarship application form - professional
development potential – based on your skills, aptitudes and potential to
support the department’s undergraduate teaching or research activities
If your application
has been successful then you’ll be notified shortly after the closing date by
our Funding team.
