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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
£18,622 stipend + other costs
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- other
Description
Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with Forward South invites applications from qualified applicants for a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship, funded by the Department for the Economy (Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme), to conduct research leading to a PhD on the theme of: Responsible Artificial Intelligence to Develop Responsible Simulated Teacher Learning Environments towards educating teachers and coaches of linguistically and culturally diverse populations in and around Belfast.
This project will be supervised by Dr. Sultan Turkan, Senior Lecturer of Bilingual Education (Director of TESOL/Applied Linguistics Programme). The student will be expected to spend time at both Queen’s University Belfast and at Forward South Partnership (FSP) doing field work with bilingual students and their parents across schools connected to FSP. Also, the student will be expected to be part of a wider cohort of CDP funded students across Northern Ireland.
The studentship will be studied full time (3 years) commencing on October 1st 2024 to continue until 30 September 2027.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The Studentship offers tuition fees and annual stipend to support living costs for a maximum of three years, depending on residency. For 23-24 the stipend amount was £18,622 and tuition fees of £4,712
A full award of stipend and fees is available to EU/UK citizens that satisfy a requirement of three years’ residency in the UK prior to the commencement of the studentship.
Eligibility
Required qualifications and responsibilities:
- A full award of stipend and fees is available to EU/UK citizens that satisfy a requirement of three years’ residency in the UK prior to the commencement of the studentship.
- The required academic qualification is a first or upper second-class degree from a university in the United Kingdom or Ireland, or qualifications and experience considered by the University as equivalent to this standard.
- An undergraduate or post-graduate degree in a related field.
- As a collaborative award, students will be expected to spend time at both the University and support Forward South Partnership with select operational tasks.
Most desired qualifications:
- A degree or double major in computer science or a related technical field.
- Previous formal or non-formal training and/or experiences in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Immersive learning environments
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
02 Aug 2024
PhD Start Date: 1st October 2024
All interviews will be in person unless the applicant does not reside in and around Belfast.
To apply, please log onto Queen’s University Belfast Direct Application Portal, select the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, selecting a PhD in Education, complete the required sections and submit your application by 2nd August 2024. Cite reference CASTST24 in the funding section of your application.
Applicants are required to upload a statement (in place of a proposal) which should outline the applicant’s:
Previous taught or research training and experience as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a related field.
Experiences in learning and/or teaching a second language (max 250 words)
Previous formal or non-formal training and/or experiences in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Immersive learning environments (max 250 words)
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