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CENTA offers studentships through two main pathways. 

Project-based studentships

CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS)

You can apply directly to a project, or, if eligible, you can apply directly for one of our Science Opportunity Scholarships (or both).  The routes have different eligibility criteria and application deadlines.

Have any questions about applying for a studentship / PhD project with CENTA? Visit our Studentship FAQs page.

Our project-based studentships

Applications to the main recruitment round for our project-based studentships for autumn 2023 entry have now closed. Applications for autumn 2024 entry will open in the autumn and further information will be posted on this webpage in due course.

Eligibility

Our project-based studentships are open to all applicants who meet the academic requirements (at least a 2:1 at UK BSc level or at least a pass at UK MSc level or equivalent).  Please note that unless you are eligible for a Home award, you will need to consider how you will be able to meet any shortfall in funding for tuition fees.  Different institutions will have different requirements for this, please contact the supervisors listed on the project for more information.

(For further information please see Annex B in the following document:  https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/ukri-training-grant-terms-and-conditions-guidance-pdf)

Our CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS)

In order to address a historical imbalance, it is our ambition to offer up to 3 fully-funded scholarships to Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) Home-award-eligible applicants who meet the academic requirements.

These scholarships are awarded to candidates prior to any project development. Once awarded, CENTA will put you in contact with academics who conduct research in your area of interest and who, with your help, will design a suitable project for you.

If you are interested in any of the CENTA projects that have been advertised, you may apply directly to that project as well, through the separate project-based studentship pathway (see above).

To apply for a CSOS scholarship you will need to send:

  • A CSOS application form (Word document – 72Kb) and
  • A CV with the names of at least two referees (ideally those who can comment on your academic abilities)

to: [email protected]

Deadline

Applications to our CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS) for autumn 2023 entry have now closed.

Eligibility

Our CSOS scholarships are open to all home-award-eligible BAME applicants who meet the academic requirements (at least a 2:1 at UK BSc level or at least a pass at UK MSc level or equivalent).  

To be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or

• Have settled status, or

• Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or

• Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as an International student.

(For further information please see Annex B in the following document:  https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/ukri-training-grant-terms-and-conditions-guidance-pdf/ )

If you’re offered a scholarship

If you are offered a studentship, CENTA will put you in contact with academics who conduct research in your area of interest and who, with your help, will design a suitable project for you. Depending on your subject of interest, there may be projects offered by a number of supervisors at different institutions or research centres. By mid-February, your decision which one you would like to work on should be available. CENTA will support you in this process.

Successful candidates – acceptance deadline

Successful candidates on both pathways will be made a conditional offer ahead of the NERC Universal Acceptance Deadline.

The annual universal acceptance deadline for NERC PhD studentship offers is normally in mid-March each year.

The purpose of the annual universal acceptance deadline is to ensure that PhD applicants who have applied for multiple studentship opportunities, and may therefore receive multiple offers, do not have to make a decision on the studentship they wish to accept before knowing the outcome of all of their applications. Applicants who receive a PhD studentship offer from a NERC DTP or CDT for the forthcoming academic year are therefore not required to accept an offer formally before this date unless they wish to do so

Further information

Please contact the CENTA Manager at [email protected]  for more information.