Kent Research Institute PhD Scholarship for Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) 2023-24

The Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) is delighted to invite applications for a doctoral scholarship starting in the academic year 2023 (from September 2023). The call is open to candidates interested in pursuing a PhD programme in any discipline or disciplines at the University of Kent on a research project directly linked to one of our recently established Research Institutes.

iCSS promotes wide-ranging interdisciplinary research in cyber security and helps enhance the cyber security skills and awareness of their students and the wider community. iCSS represents the University of Kent as one of the 19 Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR), jointly recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, part of GCHQ) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, part of UKRI – UK Research and Innovation).

Scholarship Information

 Successful candidates of the scholarship will receive the following:

• Annual stipend at UKRI rates (£17,668 in 2022/23);
• Annual tuition fees at Home rates (£4,596 in 2022/23)
  • 2023/24 rates to be announced.

NOTE: This scholarship call covers full costs of Home (UK) applicants. EU and international applicants are welcome to apply but they must be willing to make up the fee difference between Home and International rates.

Application process

Applications for the Kent Research Institute scholarship will be student-led. The applicant is required to contact at least one of the following eligible PhD supervisors to discuss their proposed project topic and get one or more of them to agree as a named supervisor:

School of Computing: Budi Arief, Mark Batty,  Sanjay Bhattacherjee, Virginia Franqueira, Julio Hernandez-Castro, Gareth Howells, Özgür Kafalı, Rogério de Lemos, Shujun Li, Jason Nurse, Carlos Perez Delgado, Vineet Rajani
School of Engineering: Richard Guest, Sanaul Hoque
School of Politics and International Relations: Gareth Mott, Harmonie Toros

Note that it is possible to name more than one supervisor. Having two named supervisors from two different schools is encouraged.

Contact the iCSS Director Professor Shujun Li if you have general queries or find it difficult to identify an appropriate supervisor.

Applicants should follow the University of Kent’s online application process. As part of the process, you should include the following:

• your reasons for study
• your research proposal;
• how your research fits with the iCSS’s research themes and cross-cutting topics;
• details of your qualifications (including at least all university transcripts and degree certificates);
• two academic references; and
• other relevant personal information and supporting documentation.

Entry requirements

Applicants to a PhD programme should normally hold a good Honours degree (First or 2:1) or a Master’s Degree (at Merit or Distinction) in a relevant discipline, or the equivalent from an internationally recognised institution. Programmes of study at individual schools have specific entry requirements that need to be fulfilled (please check under the ‘entry requirements’ tab on Kent’s course finder page).

The University of Kent requires all non-native speakers of English to reach a minimum standard of proficiency in written and spoken English before beginning a postgraduate degree. For more information on English language requirements, please visit this page.

Deadline

The application deadline is midnight on Monday 10^th April 2023. We encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

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