Current Studentships available

You can find details here of  PhD studentship  vacancies in the Department of Computing.

•  EPSRC Doctoral Training Account Studentships
• Department of Computing Doctoral Teaching Scholarship
• Department of Computing EU/International PhD scholarship
• Imperial College China Scholarship
• College Scholarships
• PhD Scholarships X2 - The Hamlyn Centre
• CORDA Longmore PhD Scolarship - The Hamlyn Centre 
• Funded PhD studentship: Algorithms for real-time self-learning, self-healing network protocol classification and analysis
• Funded PhD studentship in machine Learning and Text Mining of Ecological data
• PhD Studentship in Security and Resilience of Cyber-Physical Systems
• PhD Scholarship in Security and Privacy for Context-Aware Healthcare 
• PhD Studentship in Dynamic Pressure and Zone Control for Optimal Management of Water Supply Systems

EPSRC Doctoral Training Account Studentships

The Department of Computing has ten competitive EPSRC studentships available for suitably qualified students who also meet the EPSRC residency criteria starting in October 2013. A studentship covers home fees, a bursary of about £15,700, and £1000 towards travel and equipment per annum for 3.5 years. We expect students to have completed, or expect to complete before October 2013, either a first class Masters MEng degree or a first class Bachelors degree and distinction MSc, in an appropriate subject.

For students who qualify for EU fee status, but who do not meet the residency criteria, the department has a number of fees only studentships that will pay fees and £1000 towards travel and equipment per annum for 3.5 years.

The competitions are open to all eligible candidates who otherwise do not have guaranteed funds and who have applied before the end of April 2013. The allocation is usually made in the last two weeks of June. There is no need to formally apply, as we will automatically consider you if you meet the above criteria.

Please note: the EU residency requirement is detailed on the EPSRC website.

Department of Computing Doctoral Teaching Scholarship

The Department of Computing will award up to three doctoral teaching scholarships for PhD applicants starting in October 2013 or  exceptionally in April 2014. The period of the scholarship is 4 years 6 months. See below for details of the award.

In addition to academic excellence, applicants should have a strong commitment to teaching in higher education. They will be expected to build up a portfolio comprising a wide variety of teaching experiences. As well as completing their PhD scholars will complete the Certificate of Learning and Teaching offered by the Educational Development Unit of Imperial College. It is expected that the teaching activities will be equivalent to approximately 15 months full-time spread over the time of the scholarship and including work for the Certificate of Learning and Teaching.

The scheme covers home fees and a full bursary. For overseas students the difference between home and overseas fees will have to be provided from elsewhere. For the 4.5 years this difference is approximately £16,000 per annum, or £72,000 in total. The deadline for applications to be received by the College is midnight Monday May 13th 2013.

The short-listing process is in two phases: first the candidate must be accepted for a PhD with a named supervisor; second a short-list of accepted candidates is made and short-listed candidates will normally be invited for interview during June. (*) It is recommended that applicants apply well before the deadline.

How to Apply:

(*) For already qualified applicants (ie  you have completed an MEng or MSc degree) who apply early and are accepted with a named supervisor the interview date may be earlier than June.

Department of Computing EU/International PhD Scholarship

The department of computing is offering 2 PhD scholarships covering Home/EU fees and a monthly stipend for outstanding applicants who wish to pursue a PhD starting October 2013.

These scholarships are open to EU students mainly, however overseas applicants can apply, provided they are able to fund the difference between the home fees and overseas fees.

 Interested applicants should apply on line by 31^st of May.

 For more information please email:  Amani El-Kholy (aoeaoe@doc.ic.ac.uk)

Imperial College China Scholarship in the Department of Computing

 The deadline for applications is 31st of January 2013

College Scholarships

The College offers a range of awards for PhD students. Please see their website for further details.

50 new scholarships are now being offered by the college for highly talented students. For more information please go to: New Imperial College PhD scholarship

Imperial College India Foundation PhD Scholarship: Applications are invited from aca demically outstanding Indian students to s tudy for a PhD at Imperial College London. Two full PhD studentships are available for India n n at ionals residing in India, generously provided by the alumni and supporters of the Imperial College India Foundation

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PhD Scholarships X2 - The Hamlyn Centre

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/hamlyn

The Hamlyn Centre was established for developing safe, effective and accessible imaging, sensing and robotics technologies that can reshape the future of healthcare for both developing and developed countries. Focusing on technological innovation but with a strong emphasis on clinical translation and direct patient benefit with a global impact, the centre is at the forefront of research in imaging, sensing and robotics for addressing global health challenges associated with demographic, environment, social and economic changes.

In addition to its core research activities, the Centre offers comprehensive PhD and MRes programmes for researchers with a strong technical or clinical background. These programmes are designed to develop cutting edge, disruptive technologies and blue-sky ideas; yet will be appropriate and accessible to all countries for addressing different needs of the healthcare challenges with a common ground for technological innovations.

We currently have 2 fully-funded PhD studentships working in medical robotics, imaging, and pervasive sensing to start from the next academic year. The PhD programme is open to UK/EU and overseas students. The funding is for three years and covers both fees and living expenses. Research progress is assessed each year and continuing receipt of funds will depend on satisfactory academic progress.

These studentships offer an excellent opportunity to be involved in inter-disciplinary research in a thriving scientific environment. Imperial College is ranked the fifth best university in the world (Times Higher QS World University Rankings October 2009) and offers excellent support in personal development and c areer progression for its staff members.

Applicants should usually have a good 1st class undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and preferably also a good Masters degree in the relevant area for their PhD.  Applicants must be fluent in spoken and written English.

Applications must include the following:

• A 2- 3 page research statement that describes what you see as an  interesting research issue relating to this studentship and what relevant experience you have
• A detailed CV
• Transcripts of all degree results
• 2 recent letters of references

Please email your application to Miss Raphaele Raupp (r.raupp@imperial.ac.uk) with the subject title ‘Hamlyn PhD studentship application.’  Informal enquiries are also welcome before formal application.

Closing date:  Applications will be considered until the positions are filled

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