Newton-Musharraf Fund

PhD Placements

The Newton-Mosharafa Fund will offer Egyptian PhD students the opportunity to spend between six months and one year at a UK university doing research that contributes to the PhD degree.

Outcomes

The primary outcomes of the PhD placement programme are:

 

·       Development of individual capacity through international training and development opportunities;

·       Highly trained researchers in Egypt with international experience, able to contribute to the absorptive capacity for research and innovation and thus bring about economic and social benefits;

·       Participation of Egyptian PhD students in international intellectual networks, building cultural understanding, and fostering long-term sustainable research collaborations;

·       Development of international joint training pathways;

·       Awareness of the research strength of the UK and Egypt.

 

The programme will allow students to:

 

·       Learn valuable new skills or techniques

·       Access facilities or resources not readily available in their home country

·       Build relationships with potential new collaborators, including industry partners where relevant

·       Advance complementary collaborative research.

 

Supervisors are encouraged to engage and participate in the programme to ensure that an appropriate research environment for the student is accessible at host institutions, and to encourage the development of sustainable relationships between institutions.

 

Priority sectors

Applications are welcome in any subject or research area that is relevant to following five priority themes:

a.  Sustainable water management

b.  Sustainable food production

c.   Energy

d.  Affordable and inclusive healthcare

e.  Cultural heritage and archaeology.

 

The overall goal of Newton-Mosharafa is the economic development of Egypt. Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate how their PhD research contributes to the economic development of Egypt.

 

Eligibility

 

Applicants for both the full PhD scholarships and the one year placements will need to be currently affiliated with an Egyptian public university and an Egyptian national.