Our first intake of students started in September 2020, with further intakes each subsequent year. The GlaMS programme has been superseded in 2024 by the CDT in Algebra, Geometry and Quantum Fields. Please browse to the website of the CDT for current applications.
We are searching for a broad and diverse pool of applicants across the full range of Algebraic Structures. So, you should apply! For those who do, please ensure that your completed application is with us before:
22rd January 2024
Earlier applications are encouraged, for possible early offers and to give reference writers ample time to submit their letters. Whilst applications after these dates are possible, to be considered for the maximum number of scholarships (and thus maximise your chance of securing a funded place), please adhere to the above deadlines.
All students are assigned an institution, supervisor and second supervisor (often at a different institution) on admission. Students are encouraged to apply to more than one institution, taking into consideration the following advice:
On your application, please identify potential supervisor(s), based on your current interests. We understand that you might not have a fully-formed view on this, so feel free to identify multiple possibilities, with your preferences if you have any. For this, our Supervisors page may help.
Apply to the institutions with those supervisors. Some advice for the three institutions can be found below.
Please say on your application(s) that you want to be considered for GlaMS.
It is helpful if you can flag on your application not only the supervisors at that institution, but also the potential second supervisors at the other institutions that you are applying to.
If you are applying to more than one institution, please say so on all application forms!
We will admit students into the GLaMS as a collective, and these last three points will greatly help us administer your application in the most efficient way. For the three universities, our admissions process is university-wide, and as such some things are not required for mathematics, for example writing a Research Statement. We have compiled the following pages to aid you through the application process:
University of Glasgow
Please follow the tips on our PhD advice page.
University of Edinburgh
Follow the general advice on the Maxwell Institute PhD application page. You can also find some helpful advice, specific to doing a PhD in Algebra, Geometry, or Topology at Edinburgh, at our PhD advice page. Submit your application here.
Heriot Watt University
Follow the general advice on the Maxwell Institute PhD application page. Submit your application here.
