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Following the successful allocation of 28 PhD Studentships (fully and matched funded) under the 1^st call, we are delighted to announce a 2^nd call of the competition in which there are 13 matched funded studentships available for candidates starting in October 2012 as outlined below:

• Matched-funding (50% equivalent to £21k over three years) may come from:
• Industry/business partners,
• Government and non-government organizations,
• Academic Schools,
• NHS,
• Research Councils, or
• Other external bodies. 
• In seeking match-funding and developing the associated projects applicants are encouraged to avoid a local or regional focus.
• Priority may be given to applications that involve supervisors from two or more Schools and/or those from early career researchers.
• All proposals should match clearly to one of the eight BU Research Challenges:
  • Creative & Digital Economies
• Culture & Society
• Entrepreneurship & Economic Growth
• Environmental Change & Biodiversity
• Green Economy & Sustainability
• Health, Wellbeing & Aging
• Leisure & Recreation
• Technology & Design.
• Applicants are encouraged to discuss potential applications to this funding strand with their Deputy Dean Research or equivalent within their School.

As with the 1^st call, the PhD Studentships will be awarded to Supervisory Teams on the basis of a competitive process across the whole of BU led by Professor Matthew Bennett (PVC Research, Enterprise & Internationalization) and managed by the Graduate School.  

Applications will be assessed and awards made by a cross University Panel consisting of the academic members of UET and independent professoriate. In selecting proposals for funding, emphasis will be placed on the excellence of the research and quality of proposal in the first instance.  Strategic fit with the REF and Societal Impact will also be assessed. The panel will individually score each proposal and meet formally to select the successful projects.  

Only the best projects will be funded and proceed to advert. Full details and criteria are set out in the BU PhD Studentship Competition 2012 – Policy.  Staff are asked to check the eligibility criteria carefully before applying and note the revised time line below.

Proposals should be submitted on the PhD Studentship Project Proposal 2012 (Matched Funding) to the Graduate School (graduateschool@bournemouth.ac.uk) no later than 5pm on Thursday 12th April 2012.

All proposals must be completed fully, include all appropriate signatures and be accompanied by a supporting document from the matched funder (letter, email, etc).

Good luck!