PhD Scope and Scholarship Search Made Easy

PhD Scope and Scholarship Search Made Easy

PhD is the highest and longest academic degree. Now a days, it has become almost essential for researchers and academics. Hence, with increasing access to internet/information and availability of large number of scholarships worldwide, every year the number of Bangladeshi graduates going abroad for PhD is increasing.

But many aspirants are still in the middle of nowhere to find suitable research area/supervisor/ institute/ university.

This is an attempt to help PhD aspirants find scholarship for PhD in the right area under suitable supervisor at the right time with ease and pace.

How participants will benefit after the course: 
Knowing the starting point for PhD
Finding research interest
Finding prospective supervisor
Effective communication with prospective supervisor
Writing effective email, statement of purpose (SOP) and research proposal
Eliminating misconceptions about PhD and scholarships
All together, making PhD hunt easier, faster and effective.Contents of Training:

1. What is PhD

2. Why people go and should go for PhD- various reasons for PhD

3. How to prepare for PhD/ prerequisite of PhD

4. Misconceptions about prerequisite for PhD

5. When should start PhD

6. How to –
Find suitable research area for PhD
Find suitable laboratory/ supervisor /university/ institute

7. Pathways to PhD application
Supervisor first
Project fixed
Blind

8. Finding and contacting prospective supervisor
Writing email – expressing interest
CV writing

9. Application procedure
Writing Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Writing Research Proposal (RT)
Managing Recommendation letter

10. Opportunity of PhD – Scholarships
– Foreign scholarships
– Bangladeshi scholarships

11. Govt vs University Scholarships
Examples
Advantages and
Disadvantages

12. Privilege for govt employees for doing PhD

13. Should go PhD without scholarship or self finance?

14. PhD in different countries

15. PhD at the later stage in the life course

16. Take home messages