Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award School of Mechanical Engineering

Value of Award: Maintenance Stipend for a maximum period of 3 years (£12,940 for Session 2008/09), full overseas rate fees and a Research Training Support Grant

Number Available: One

Minimum Academic Requirements: A very good first degree (equivalent to a UK first class honours degree) from a prestigious institution (a lower rated BSc with a Masters will not normally be accepted as the equivalent of a UK first class honours degree). Candidates must also meet the University’s English language requirements.

The Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards are a national initiative to bring outstanding students from India, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa and the developing world to the UK to study for PhD degrees in top-rated research environments. The eligible countries are those listed in Part 1 on the OECD website (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/35/9/2488552.pdf).

This award is provided by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk ) and Shell Global Solutions and is available in for a research project in the area of ‘factors affecting combustion of sustainable engine fuels’.

Further information on the background to the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards Scheme can be found at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/hodgkin/

Application Forms: Contact Details: Application forms and guidance notes are available from

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rds/schol/dhpa-forms.htm and should be returned to the Scholarships Office, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT

Please contact Professor Chris Sheppard for enquiries about the project area.

Email: c.g.w.sheppard[at]leeds.ac.uk

Tel: + 44 (0)113 343 2140

Fax: +44 (0)113 343 2150

Closing Date: 30 April 2008

Application forms for research degree study are available to download here (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/appfmweb.doc) or online at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/apply_research.htm