PhD SPONSORSHIP
The bulk of the Trust's spending
is used to finance PhD Students for the period
of their project. Because of the ever-rising
cost of financing a PhD study - which from 2007
covers a 4-year period - one new Student is
now taken on every other year. This means that,
at any given time, a total of two Scholars is
being funded by the Trust.
The objective of the Trustees
is to act as a catalyst in providing good young
poultry scientists for the future. Applications
are judged on the basis of:
The approach adopted by the Trustees
is as follows:-
In June a letter is sent out to appropriate
members of staff at Poultry Research Institutions/Universities,
inviting them to submit details of egg-related
Projects for which they would like to engage
a PhD student.
Projects are selected by the Trustees at
their October meeting.
Supervisors of the successful projects then
select a student (who should be a British
national) to work on the project and ultimately
achieve a PhD qualification.
The period during which the student
is supported will be four years, commencing
on 01 October in the year following selection.
The funding offered by the Trust
is in line with BBSRC guidelines:
- student stipend (in 2007-08, £12,600,
paid directly to the student).
- education fees if applicable
- an additional sum of up to £1,000 to
cover such items as special training course,
attendance at relevant scientific meetings,
or computing/other equipment
- £250 when viva has been passed, bound
copy of thesis received, and a synopsis of the
thesis in lay language received by the Trust
An initial "Letter of Appointment"
is sent by the Secretary of the BEMB Trust to
each new student setting out:
-
detail of payments
-
the paperwork required from
the student
-
that an annual visit to monitor
progress will be made
-
that a visit to a commercial
egg production unit is required
-
to try and establish personal
rapport
The BEMB Trustees are not
at the present moment inviting applications for
PhD projects..
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