Summary
Applications are invited for the AFZ Giles Scholarship which is valued at £1,000.
Eligibility
Students who are registered for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Aberdeen are eligible to apply. Students must be researching issues directly affecting women's health. Preference will be given to projects supervised or co-supervised in the Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health Research. The scholarship is available to home or overseas students to assist with research project costs including research outputs (conference presentation, open access publication, etc). Fees for Master degree research projects supervised by ACWHR will also be considered.
Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate strong academic potential.
Application Procedure
There is no set application form. Applications should include information about the course of study being undertaken, why financial support is needed, and what the scholarship funds will be used for.
The applications should be accompanied by: A copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae (max 2 page and can include link for google scholarly or PURE or similar for full list of publications), a max of 500-word summary of the student's project in a scientific abstract format, a summary of how the funds will be used, and a letter of support from the student’s supervisor.
Applications should be emailed to: Kelly Gray via email only at kelly.gray@abdn.ac.uk
Deadline
6th of April 2026
Further Info
The School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition are responsible for the short-listing of the candidates and will make the award.
The successful candidate must produce a report within six months of completion of their project. A successful student can only be awarded one of the research scholarships (AFZ Giles/Arnold Klopper) from ACWHR in a period of two successive academic years.