PhD High Achiever Scholarship
Our University is a research-intensive global university whose core mission is to promote discovery, enterprise, and the advancement of the human condition. We are committed to a broad and diverse research environment that fosters both mature and emergent disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research. In supporting the delivery plans of Research and Knowledge Exchange under UNM's renewed strategic plan, we are focusing on an integrated perspective of humanities and social sciences (HASS) with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across our research and knowledge exchange practice. We are concentrating on, but not limiting to, promising research areas emphasised in our research strategies and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Please note that applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with a prospective supervisor prior to submitting an application, to discuss the proposed research topic and related matters.
Please visit the UNM website for the contact details and research interests of your potential supervisor.
Download the application form
Who can apply :
The scholarship is open to the following categories of applicants:
- Applicants who have graduated with a First Class Honours degree.
- Applicants who have completed a master’s degree.
- Applicants who are in the final year (Year 3/4) of undergraduate studies with First Class Honours
- Applicants who are in the final semester of a Master’s program.
How to apply :
- Complete the application form
- Submit all the following documents (non-returnable) to graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with the subject written as UNM PhD Scholarship Application-[Name][Faculty you are applying for e.g. FOSE/FASS] in the subject line by Friday, 15 June 2023.
- Completed application form
- Curriculum vitae (please include two academic references)
- Certified copies of academic qualification certificates and transcripts
- Research proposal
Submit your application by Friday 15 June 2023
Assessment criteria
- Academic excellence
- Research potential
- Aptitude and aptness
Eligible applicants will be advanced to the next review and selection process which includes an interview round.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for immediate admission into September 2023 intake.
Contact us
For any queries or more information, please email to graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my.