Professor David Locker Scholarship

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful a panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest application.

The panel will be looking to see in particular if you have

• an excellent academic record
• provided a clear rationale for applying for a postgraduate course at the University of Sheffield
• outlined challenges to academic and professional progress and detailed how these barriers have been overcome successfully
• outlined examples of relevant work experience, including community and voluntary work
• clearly articulated future ambitions by referring to further publications (essential) and if relevant grant applications (desirable).

The Professor David Locker Scholarship is a £7,500 scholarship for students with a social science or dentistry background who come to Sheffield to study for a Masters in Dental Public Health (MDPH). We are looking for talented students who wish to continue David's work and contribute to the development of dental public health in their home countries.

The award is paid as a contribution towards your tuition fee.

To apply for the scholarship, applicants must

• be currently undertaking a PhD in Social Science and/or Dental Public Health at the School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield
• not be funded by a research council, government, private enterprise or any similar organisation