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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + £17,668
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
- other
Description
The Geospatial Systems CDT is training a world-leading generation of engineers, scientists and practitioners with advanced knowledge and skills in geospatial data science, including big data and artificial intelligence approaches. Successful applicants will conduct interdisciplinary PhD research with elective application into one or more of: smart cities; urban and infrastructure resilience; spatial mobility (transport); energy systems; sustainable spatial planning; structural monitoring; social inclusion and healthy living; environmental applications; the translation of geospatial methods to global challenges. Students will benefit from graduating with both a MRes in Geospatial Data Science (Year 1) and a PhD in Geospatial Systems (Year 4).
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth 100% of UK tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £17,668. Also, generous Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) to cover research costs and local, national and international travel (conferences and exchanges) and placement opportunities with industrial partners are also provided.
Eligibility
- You must have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Bachelor’s level degree in Engineering or Science discipline. The award is only available to students who are eligible for home fees.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Geography
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Anytime
You must apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal
Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.
Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:
search for the ‘Course Title’ using the programme code: 4881F;
select MRes Geospatial Data Science.
In your supporting documents, please include the relevant studentship project code (e.g. GEO23_10).