[Funding-announcement] Fwd: University £7k Scholarship Scheme - revised deadline

[Luc Moreau]

Dear all,

Just a kind reminder: note the revised deadline for the Faculty 
scholarship scheme.
It's nice to see that some of you have already sent applications.

As you apply, can you notify your head of group about your application, 
since
I will rely on their input to rank ECS applications.

Best regards,
Luc
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Subject: 	University £7k Scholarship Scheme - revised deadline
Date: 	Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:22:52 +0000
From: 	David Shepherd <dps at orc.soton.ac.uk>
To: 	<fpas-staff at all.soton.ac.uk>



Dear PhD Supervisors
Following a request from colleagues funded by STFC, where the 
recruitment timing means that all the good students will have gone by 
mid-April, we are bringing forward the deadline for applications to the 
faculty scholarships by 1 week to the 16th March.  We will also bring 
forward our panel meeting so that the final allocation is made by the 
end of March.
Regards
Dave Shepherd

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Prof. David Shepherd
Optoelectronics Research Centre
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel   +44 (0)23 80593373
Fax   +44 (0)23 80593149
Email dps at orc.soton.ac.uk
www.orc.soton.ac.uk/people.html?person=dps
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*From:* David Shepherd
*Sent:* 26 January 2012 15:08
*To:* 'fpas-staff at all.soton.ac.uk'
*Subject:* University £7k Scholarship Scheme

Dear PhD Supervisors,
Please find attached details of the University PGR Scholarship scheme 
for this year.  It provides £7k per year for 3 years and it to be used 
to recruit additional, high quality PGR students who support the 
strategic aims of the University, Faculty or Academic Unit.  It is 
emphasised that the £7k scholarships should be used as a way of levering 
sources of external funding.
As a faculty we have been allocated 11 scholarships and we can also 
apply for the 20 centrally allocated studentships.  Please use the 
"faculty scholarship proforma" to apply for 1 of the 11 faculty 
scholarships and the "central uni scholarship proforma" to apply for one 
of the 20 centrally allocated studentships. The two schemes are run 
seperately as described below:
(1) Applications for the Faculty Scholarship should be sent to 
dps at orc.soton.ac.uk <mailto:dps at orc.soton.ac.uk> by 23rd March.  These 
will firstly be ranked by the deputy head of research for your academic 
unit.  The top 10 from each academic unit will then be circulated 
amongst the deputy heads or research and myself to rank against each 
other.  This panel will then meet on 19th April to sort out the 
allocation of the 11 scholarships.
The criteria used for judgement will be:
academic quality of the student
how the project supports the strategic research priorities of the 
university/faculty/academic unit
leverage of external funding
(2) Applications for the University Scholarship should be sent to 
dps at orc.soton.ac.uk <mailto:dps at orc.soton.ac.uk> by 23rd March if FPAS 
is the lead faculty for the bid.  We ask that you consult with your head 
of research group before making this application to ensure that only 
high-quality bids are made.  On receiving the applications I will need 
to write a supporting statement as Director of Graduate School.  If you 
wish to write a statement of support, which I can then edit, please do 
so.  I will then forward applications to Jo James by 30th March as 
required.  These applications will be judged centrally and have 
additional criteria which need to be met as described in the attached 
Scholarship Scheme document and are aimed at (mostly) cross-Faculty bids.
If appropriate, you may consider applying for both awards with the same 
project/candidate .  Should you be awarded a faculty scholarship and 
then subsequently earn a university scholarship for the same bid you 
will be awarded the university scholarship and will will give the 
faculty scholarship to the next highest ranked applicant.
Regards
Dave Shepherd
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Prof. David Shepherd
Optoelectronics Research Centre
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel   +44 (0)23 80593373
Fax   +44 (0)23 80593149
Email dps at orc.soton.ac.uk
www.orc.soton.ac.uk/people.html?person=dps
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