As part of the assessment of applicants, we are interested in you as a whole person. Rather than solely looking at academic achievements, we will consider more broadly what skills you can bring to postgraduate research and to the research culture of the NWSSDTP, based on your broader work and life experiences.

The NWSSDTP Standard Studentship Application Form asks applicants to reflect on why they feel they are ready to undertake Postgraduate Research now and how they will develop as a result of receiving NWSSDTP funding. Candidate’s answers to this question will be considered as part of the assessment of the overall application. The NWSSDTP Standard Studentship Guidance here outlines in more detail how to answer this question, and below are two examples of how a candidate could effectively answer this question: