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CSC PhD Studentships in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

About the Studentships 

The school of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of the Queen Mary University of London is inviting applications for several PhD Studentships in specific areas in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science co-funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). CSC is offering a monthly stipend to cover living expenses and QMUL is waiving fees and hosting the student. These scholarships are available only for Chinese candidates. For details on the available projects, please see below.

About the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary 

The PhD Studentship will be based in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Queen Mary University of London. As a multidisciplinary School, we are well known for our pioneering research and pride ourselves on our world-class projects. We are 8th in the UK for computer science research (REF 2021) and 7th in the UK for engineering research (REF 2021). The School is a dynamic community of approximately 350 PhD students and 80 research assistants working on research centred around a number of research groups in several areas, including Antennas and Electromagnetics, Computing and Data Science, Communication Systems, Computer Vision, Cognitive Science, Digital Music, Games and AI, Multimedia and Vision, Networks, Risk and Information Management, Robotics and Theory. 

For further information about research in the school of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, please visit: http://eecs.qmul.ac.uk/research/. 

Who can apply 

Queen Mary is on the lookout for the best and brightest students. A typical successful candidate:  

  • Should hold, or is expected to obtain an MSc in the Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline 
  • Having obtained distinction or first-class level degree is highly desirable 

Eligibility criteria and details of the scheme 

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships/items/china-scholarship-council-scholarships.html 

How to apply 

Queen Mary is interested in developing the next generation of outstanding researchers and decided to invest in specific research areas. For further information about potential PhD projects and supervisors please see below. 

Applicants should work with their prospective supervisor and submit their application following the instructions at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/phd/how-to-apply/

The application should include the following: 

  • CV (max 2 pages)  
  • Cover letter (max 4,500 characters) stating clearly in the first page whether you are eligible for a scholarship.  
  • Research proposal (max 500 words) 
  • 2 References  
  • Certificate of English Language (for students whose first language is not English)  
  • Other Certificates  

Application Deadline 

The deadline for applications is the 27th January 2027. 

For general enquiries contact Mrs. Melissa Yeo m.yeo@qmul.ac.uk (administrative enquiries) or Dr Arkaitz Zubiaga a.zubiaga@qmul.ac.uk (academic enquiries) with the subject “EECS-CSC 2027 PhD scholarships enquiry”. 

Specific projects will be listed soon. 

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