Travel Opportunity at University of Sussex - United Kingdom

Description

The University of Sussex Scholarship covers full tuition, a tax-free stipend of £20,780 per year, and a one-off Research and Training Support Grant of £2,000. University of Sussex Scholarship Summary Country: United Kingdom (UK) Degree level: Postgraduate| PhD Eligible: All Countries Reward: Full Scholarship | £20,780 stipend per year | £2000 research grant No IELTS Required Deadline: October 17, 2025 Details of the University of Sussex Scholarship: The University of Sussex Scholarship is a fully funded PhD Studentship in Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Peter Fussey. This project seeks to identify new energy vectors to replace fossil fuels. They will be sustainable, do not impact climate change, and can be harnessed to release their energy in a controlled manner. The project consists of two phases: Structure generation and property assessment using graph theoretic methods and fast computational chemistry methods programmed on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA’s) using HDL coder within the Simulink/Matlab toolset where possible. The output from the first phase will generate structures and properties that can be combined with machine learning approaches to predict new systems, which will then be assessed in detail using high-level quantum chemical methods. Benefits of University of Sussex Scholarship 2026 The University of Sussex Scholarship includes the following: A tax-free stipend at a standard rate of £20,780 per year Your fees will be waived (at the UK, EU, or International rate). In addition to a one-off Research and Training Support Grant of £2,000. To apply for the University of Sussex Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should Click the link below to proceed to the scholarship webpage. Apply online for a full-time PhD in Engineering (January 2026 entry) using our step-by-step guide. Please clearly state on your application that you are applying for the Search for New Energy Vectors—Application of FPGAs to Computational Chemistry studentship under the supervision of Prof. Peter Fussey. Program begins in January 2026.

Requirements

• Be UK and overseas applicants.
• Have an upper second-class (2:1) undergraduate honors degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related field. A research proposal. For guidance on preparing your proposal, please see here.
• A personal statement.
• Your CV.
• Degree certificates and transcripts.
• 2 references, including a minimum of 1 from any institution studied at within the last 5 years.
• If your first language is not English you will need to demonstrate that you meet the University’s English language requirements, see here for details of our accepted documentation.