How is each scholarship attributed to both a public sector (Research Council) and a private sector sponsor?
Each DHPA is jointly sponsored by both a public sector (Research Council) partner and a private sector partner. Recipient universities have now been informed of their DHPA allocation (with associated sponsors) for 2008. How are the sponsor pairings made? Sponsor pairings for paired core awards are allocated to the university by the Scheme manager, based on preferences expressed by the sponsors, and what is most appropriate. How does a DHPA relate to the Research Council sponsor? The PhD project for a DHPA must be within the remit of the associated Research Council, and must be carried out in a highly rated department (or in a Research Council Research Institute considered to be of equivalent quality). The list of recipient universities also gives an indication of which sponsors (public and private sector) are associated with DHPAs at each recipient university. How can I check that a proposed DHPA project comes under the remit of the Research Council sponsor? The primary DHPA contacts a
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