2010 Materials KTN Industrial CASE Studentships - open for applications

  • Monday 1st March 2010

    The Materials KTN has an allocation of 4 EPSRC CASE Studentships to award to companies submitting successful applications that meet the following challenge areas for Advanced Materials:
    (i)              Materials for energy generation, supply and use
    (ii)            Materials for sustainable transport and construction and for reuse, remanufacture and recycling of packaging and textiles
    (iii)          Materials for high value markets, e.g. healthcare, creative industries and security.

    How to Apply
    Full details of the awards can be found on the application form here.There are two separate forms which must be completed.

    •   Industrial CASE proposal form – maximum 4 pages
    •   Company details form – 1 page
    Please email the completed forms in Word format to Robert.Quarshie@materialsktn.net and Jackie.Butterfield@materialsktn.net  by 4.00 pm, Monday 22nd March 2010.
    To qualify for a Materials KTN Award, the research project must be aligned to the key challenge areas in the Advanced Materials Strategy as stated above.
    Industrial CASE provides funding for PhD studentships where businesses take the lead in arranging projects with an academic partner of their choice. Funding for at least four 3.5-year PhD studentships is available through the Materials KTN. Studentships (current value per student of £66,000) will be awarded to companies with the EPSRC funding provided to the host university through Industrial CASE Accounts.

    High quality projects not receiving one of the four awards available through the Materials KTN would be encouraged to submit an application to the EPSRC Pool Competition, where there are 40 Awards available.  Please note that the Pool Competition closes on 7 April 2009. This is earlier than in previous years.

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