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Applications are now open for the Birmingham Chemistry Scholarships 2025.

Each fully funded scholarship is for 3.5 years full-time study and covers academic fees and a maintenance grant in line with the UK Research Innovation rate. These scholarships are primarily for students eligible to pay Home/UK tuition fees. However, exceptional overseas students may be supported.

1. Applicants should send Hamish their CV and a cover letter, including a “Person and Preparedness statement” (max 2000 characters), by 12:00 Friday 31 January. In this statement, you may wish to consider your academic history, skills and expertise, professional experience and awards or publications. Additionally, you should indicate in this statement that you wish to work with Dr Hamish Yeung within the School of Chemistry and why. Specific details around a research project is not to be included.
2. Applicants should also apply for the PhD School of Chemistry programme through the Course Finder section of the University of Birmingham website. Please ensure that your referees have submitted their references by midnight 3rd February.

Awards will be allocated based on academic excellence; normally students will expect to have (or hold) a first-class honors degree (or equivalent). Candidates will be shortlisted based on the information provided in the application process (see below) and invited for interview. Successful candidates will be expected to start by 1 October 2025.