Dual award between The University of Manchester and IIT Kharagpur

Managing department:

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Value:

The dual award covers a variety of discipline areas across the Faculty of Science and Engineering.The programme builds upon the strategic partnership that has been developed between The University of Manchester and IIT Kharagpur - characterised by impactful research across a number of thematic areas including geochemistry, biomaterials and industry 4.0, capitalising upon the expertise, facilities and infrastructure of both institutions.

Students enrolled on the programme can expect to benefit from the world-class academic supervision of two globally renowned universities as they spend two years based at each institution.Competitive scholarship opportunities will be available for successful applicants to secure a varying degree of support including tuition fee sponsorship and top-up awards for living costs.

Specified use:

These scholarships are open to all nationalities and across all research areas, and will be of interest to students of the highest calibre who have the commitment and desire to work on challenging research projects in a world leading research environment.

Tenable period:

• 4 years

Level(s) of study:

This funding is available to students undertaking the following types of study:

• Postgraduate research

Allowed study options: This funding is available to students undertaking the following modes of study:

• Full-time

Subject restrictions:

This funding is available in all subject areas across the University.

Academic requirements:

If you're an Indian national, to be considered for this award you must:

• Hold (or be about to obtain) a BTech or MSc/MTech degree from any IIT with minimum CGPA of 7.5/10.

If you're not an Indian national, to be considered for this award you must:

• Hold (or be about to obtain) a first class honours undergraduate degree or master's qualification (or international equivalent) in science, engineering or related field from a globally reputed university (with QS rank within 500), or minimum GPA of 3.0/4.