Perry Foundation Study Awards at Cranfield University 2023

The Perry Foundation is a registered UK charity with the objectives of promoting education and research connected with agriculture or food production for the benefit of the public.

Perry Foundation Awards are a maximum of £12,000 for each year of the duration of the PhD project and normally for three or four years. Awards will only be offered when the university, college or research establishment has provided assurances that the necessary balance of funding to complete the full duration of the project will be made available.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorCranfield University
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyCranfield University
• Course to studyAgriculture & Related courses
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

 The value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, up to £12,000 . 

Requirements

• Students must be undertaking PhD research in an agriculture-related discipline.
• The awards are normally open to graduates holding a first or upper second class honors degree in an appropriate subject.
• Candidates sitting final examinations during the summer of the year for which the application is made will be considered but awards will be subject to a satisfactory examination result.

Application Documents

• The purpose of the PhD project for which funding is required.
• The expected outcomes/benefits that will arise from the ‘project’ in terms of both personal, if appropriate, and the Perry Foundation objectives.
• How the ‘project’ will be carried out.
• The key resource requirements (expertise and facilities).
• An outline budget (identifying as appropriate items such as course fees, stipend/living/travel, materials, contribution to o/heads, staff costs, other costs e.g hire charges, specialist fees, laboratory charges) indicating the level of funding that has been obtained/applied for from other sources.
• The main risks.
• Other individuals/organizations involved as collaborators, funders, etc.
• Details of the University or research institute.
• Details of the project supervisor.
• Details of the lead applicant who must be the student and their CV must be included.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

Visit the Perry Foundation website to download the application form. The deadline for applications is in October each year.

The completed application form, plus CV and any covering letter, must be sent by email to the Perry Foundation Secretary, Gordon Bennett: [email protected].