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Funding Opportunity for new doctoral students from Lebanon

As a Lebanese national, you may be eligible for funding to support your doctoral study at Bath.

CMA CGM Excellence fund for Education

The scholarship offers a funding opportunity for students from Lebanon wishing to pursue a PhD programme in the field of Management, Engineering, Data Science or AI.

The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions. Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide.

Based in Marseilles, France, the CMA CGM Group is deeply attached to Lebanon, where its history began 45 years ago, and contributes to the economic reconstruction of the country.

The CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education is committed to nurturing Lebanon's brightest minds, driving innovation, and fostering sustainable development through world-class education opportunities.

The scholarship provides funding for up to 4 years. This includes:

  • Tuition fees at the international rate
  • Training support fund of £5000 each year
  • Maintenance Stipend at the UKRI minimum rate

Additional funds for childcare can be considered as part of the scholarship. If these funds are required, please state so in your application and the Doctoral College will contact you if you are successful in receiving an offer. Any request for childcare funds will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Eligibility

You can apply for this scholarship if, at the time of application, you are either a Lebanese national residing in Lebanon or a Lebanese student not residing in Lebanon. Priority will be given to applicants who reside in Lebanon. You must apply for a doctoral programme at the University of Bath and your intended PhD research project can be in any area of Management, Engineering, Data Science or AI.

You must have the support of a suitable member of academic staff at the University of Bath who would be willing to supervise you.

You will need to be able to demonstrate exceptional academic merit and/or potential.

If English is not your first language, you must also meet our English language entry requirement before the published application deadline. An exception will be made if you are currently in your final year of studies at a UK-based higher education institution and are due to graduate at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. In this case, entry to the University of Bath would be conditional upon the successful completion of your current course, and this would also count as evidence of English-language proficiency.

You must satisfy all visa and immigration requirements.

How to apply

We encourage applicants to identify and contact a suitable supervisor in order to develop their project and application. We will not be able to consider applications which do not name an intended supervisor on the application form.

Once you are ready to apply, identify your preferred doctoral programme and then click on the APPLY NOW button.

When completing the online application form, you must ensure that you:

  • In the ‘Funding your studies’ section, select ‘Donor or Alumni Funded Studentship’ from the drop-down menu and then state ‘CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education’ in the free text box.
  • In the ‘Your PhD project’ section, state their proposed project title and intended supervisor name in the appropriate boxes.
    Failure to complete the above steps as instructed will mean that the application cannot be considered for the scholarship.

Application Deadline

Complete applications must be submitted by Monday 6 January 2025.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about doctoral funding, get in touch.