The School of Engineering & Digital Arts at University of Kent, UK is inviting applications for PhD studentship for a research project entitled COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS). This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations). The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months and a non-taxable subsistence allowance. The application deadline is 31st May 2013.
Study Subject(s): This studentship is for research on the topic COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS) in Electronic Engineering School and School of Engineering & Digital Arts.
Course Level: This studentship is offered for pursuing PhD programme in School of Engineering & Digital Arts at University of Kent.
Scholarship Provider: The COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS) project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations).
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:
-Candidates should have a first class or good 2.1 honours degree in a relevant branch of Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
-An appropriate degree at Masters (MSc) level will be an advantage.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of UK and EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) can apply for this studentship.
Scholarship Description: The COgnitive Assisted Living Ambient System (COALAS) project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg IVA Programme, and it represents a major collaboration between the University of Kent and several British and French partners (including universities and health organisations). The project aims to address technological barriers inhibiting the uptake of new technological advances addressing issues of assisted living for people with mobility difficulties. To achieve this COALAS aims to integrate in to a novel cognitive framework existing and new technical solutions such as telemedicine devices, autonomous humanoid robotic helpers, autonomous and semi-autonomous wheelchairs, and the provision for efficient secure communications among these subsystems. The University of Kent will contribute to several areas within the project and the studentship.
Number of award(s): One studentship is offered.
Duration of award(s): The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months.
What does it cover? The studentship will provide full Home/EU level tuition fees for the registration period of 36 months, and a non-taxable subsistence allowance of £35190 in total with a separate budget for IT equipment, software and travel to conferences and project meetings.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applicants should apply online and select the following: Programme : PhD in Electronic Engineering, School : School of Engineering & Digital Arts and Research topic : COALAS project.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31st May 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
COALAS PhD Studentship for UK/EU Applicants at University of Kent in UK
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