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Specific University of Bath funding opportunities - Research Postgraduate

ESRC Postgraduate Research Scholarships - note deadlines (See also Graduate School Scholarships)

• ESRC Postgraduate Research Scholarships are available for candidates with an excellent honours degree who are interested in research within the Department of Economics.
  
  We have an ESRC-recognised MRes degree that acts as a foundation for doctoral studies -  MRes Economics.  Students without recognised training in research skills would be required to pursue an MRes before commencing the PhD – such students may apply for the 1+3 ESRC funding. 
  
  Alternatively, students with appropriate research training may be able to apply for the +3 funding to go straight onto the PhD programme.  Funding may be available in three ways:
  
  1. Nomination (Quota) Studentships (1+3 or +3)  – the Department has Quota awards for UK or EU students available in development economics for October 2010.  In line with our active research profile, applications are particularly welcome in the following areas: wellbeing and poverty, conflict, corruption and incentives; natural resource management; and aid effectiveness. The closing date for applications is Monday 1 March 2010.
     For further discussion contact John Hudson Director of Postgraduate Research in Economics, j.r.hudson@bath.ac.uk or the Research Postgraduate Administrator: economics-research@bath.ac.uk
     Please note too that there are also awards in development studies in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences. Please contact: s.c.white@bath.ac.uk.
     
     
  2. Proposal (Open) Studentship Competition (1+3 / +3) – Applicants should have a first class degree.  We will provide candidates with the necessary support for completing the ESRC application form.The closing date for applications is Monday 1 March, 2010.  For further information please contact the Research Postgraduate Administrator, email: economics-research@bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)1225 383142
     
     NOTE (regarding 1. and 2.): Applicants should complete the University's application form indicating that they wish to be considered as a candidate for an ESRC scholarship.  We will inform applicants whether they have been selected within two weeks, after which we will provide candidates with the necessary support and information for completing the online ESRC application form. It is important to note that general applications remain open for MRes or PhD throughout this period.  In all cases, please also notify the contact person indicated below. 
      
  3. Collaborative (CASE) Research Awards - these are awards for research students to carry out projects in the social sciences in collaboration with companies/business. They provide PhD students with the opportunity to gain experience of work outside an academic environment. An academic supervisor and a company supervisor support students. They are usually known as CASE (Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering). Application deadlines (from the academic supervisor) is usually the end of January each year.  The closing date for proposals to be submitted from institutions is in November each year.
     
  
   
• ESRC occasionally introduce various other funding schemes and so it is always worth checking their website for new schemes - see Postgraduate Training, with the link to Postgraduate Funding Opportunities.  For example:
  1. the ESRC, jointly with other Research Councils, has established various interdisciplinary studentships – such as the ESRC/NERC Interdisciplinary Research Studentships which encouraged postgraduate research on environmental issues which were of interest to both Councils and which required the combined approaches of both the environmental and social sciences.)   The subject matter of such studentships must obviously address the interests of both councils.
  2. In the light of Council's increased commitment to international research, the Training Board has developed a new strategy to 'internationalise' postgraduate training.  As part of this funding may be available for an extra 3 months paid extension to all ESRC funded research award holders to undertake an overseas institutional visit to undertake specialist research training or develop collaborative links.

  See ECRC Guidance for Applicants, especially Section 2, 'Who can apply?' and Section 4 'Studentship Financial Information' (Award includes standard fees and maintainance grant).

  Contact Person (for all Research Student Programmes): Research Postgraduate Administrator, email: economics-research@bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)1225 383142.

 

 

Abbey Santander Research Grants

Up to £2,000 is available for research postgraduates for research related travel to Spain, Portugal of selected countries in Latin America before October 2010.  Deadline for applications to Lisa Isted (L.Isted@bath.ac.uk) is  April 2010. Further information.

  

There are many other potential sources of funding.

( Full details of Postgraduate funding..) In making the application it is important that you have a well thought out proposal. If it involves data analysis specify the data sources you will be using. We also recommend that you contact us and indeed apply to us prior to applying for scholarships. In many cases (check the rules for each agency) a letter of acceptance subject to funding is a strong plus point. We particularly draw Commonwealth students attention to: www.cscuk.org.uk/apply.asp, where the chances of success for good candidates is high.
 

University Research Studentships - the University offers various 3 year research studentships:

HOME/EU/International Studentships  Please note the deadline for these has now passed for this year. There should be another round next year and good potential applicants are encouraged to begin to look from September 2010 onwards

ONLY available to new applicants (NOT available to current research students) - Note - International students may apply but the fee is awarded at the Home rate and they will need to obtain the remainder from elsewhere.

1. Key Research Themes - for 2010 the Department has been allocated a studentship in the Research Theme of "Security, Sustainability and Health".
    
2. 'Excellent' PhD Candidates - applications from any field of research are eligible. NB suitable candidates must have an extremely good degree and research proposal.13 studentships are available under this strand and applications from any field of research are eligible.

   Studentships 1 and 2 are available to all applicants (Home/EU/International) (the deadline for applications is 4 January 2010) and comprise. 

   • Home/EU fee rate (not the international rate)
   • a stipend (to be determined) and
   • a training support component of £1,000 per year (for travel, fieldwork etc).

Contact Person (for all Research Student Programmes):

Research Postgraduate Administrator, email: economics-research@bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)1225 383142.

The application procedure for the above schemes comprise:

• Full application for MPhil/PhD 
• CV of the candidate

International Studentships

ONLY available to new applicants (NOT available to current research students)

1. Studentships for Overseas Candidates - These vary from the other University Research Studentship (URS) awards in that the full overseas fee will be covered by the award. (Please note that overseas candidates continue to be eligible for the other types of URS awards if the difference between Home/EU and Overseas fees is funded from other sources.) The deadline for applications is 4 January 2010.

   Studentships are available to International applicants and comprise

   • International fee rate
   • a stipend (£13290 for 2009-10) and
   • a training support component of £1,000 per year (for travel, fieldwork etc).
2. Overseas Students Full Fees Pilot Scheme - A total of ten studentships are available in the University with a fixed start date of 1 October 2010.  These scholarships will comprise three years of support, although students will be expected to support their own maintenance costs (ie all living expenses). The deadline for applications is 4 January 2010.

   Studentships are available to International applicants and comprise

   • International fee rate
   • accommodation in University residences
   • a training support component of £1,000 per year (for travel, fieldwork etc)

Contact Person (for all Research Student Programmes):

Research Postgraduate Administrator, email: economics-research@bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)1225 383142.

The application procedure for the above schemes comprise:

• Full application for MPhil/PhD
• CV of the candidate
  
  

  Contact Person (for all Research Student Programmes): Research Postgraduate Administrator, email: economics-research@bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44 (0)1225 383142.

  
  

  This page is constantly being updated with new opportunities; please bookmark and check regularly.

 Also see full details of Postgraduate funding.