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Funding at the University of Birmingham. You don’t really need your soul, right?! …. … there are plans that a UK-wide postgraduate taught loan may be introduced for academic year 16/17. From a recruitment advisor perspective. PG Funding
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You don’t really need your soul, right?! … … there are plans that a UK-wide postgraduate taught loan may be introduced for academic year 16/17
From a recruitment advisor perspective • PG Funding • what programme are you thinking of studying (level + subject) • what type of tuition fee will you pay • and your nationality • FindaMasters/FindaPhd > scholarships • www.gov.uk/career-development-loans • Examples: Barclays Bank and Co-operative Bank • No interest whilst studying, but has to be repaid a month after graduation • Apply at least 3 months before your study
Charities, trusts and foundations • Publications: • Alternative Guide to Funding • Educational grants directory • Charities digest • Grants register • Directory of grant-making trusts
Charities, trusts and foundations • Useful websites: • www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk • www.scholarship-search.org.uk • www.gradfunding.co.uk • www.targetcourses.co.uk/funding • www.unigrants.co.uk • www.studentfunder.com • www.studentcashpoint.co.uk
University Scholarships • Research Council: AHRC Midlands3Cities (www.midlands3cities.ac.uk) and ESRC (www.Birmingham.ac.uk/esrc) • Including research support grant • All applications normally open in October • Please notice the closing date might differ per scholarship • Any queries: dr@contacts.bham.ac.uk • Student Hardship: unexpected circumstances • Keep an eye out for the PG Virtual Open Day (www.pg.bham.ac.uk) where videos of all this are available
Useful sources of information • Money Matters Guide (PDF) • www.birmingham.ac.uk/pgfunding • www.gov.uk/career-development-loans • www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk • www.scholarship-search.org.uk • www.gradfunding.co.uk • www.unigrants.co.uk • www.targetcourses.co.uk/funding • www.studentfunder.com • www.rcuk.ac.uk
College of Arts and Law Scholarships • College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships • College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships • More information: www.birmingham.ac.uk/artslawscholarships
From a student perspective • College of Arts and Law Postgraduate Research Development Fund • College of Arts and Law Postgraduate Research Support Fund • Researchprofessional.com (paid) • Funding for conferences, research costs, travel, postdocs
Development Fund • Each year, postgraduate students within the College of Arts and Law are eligible to apply for funding specifically for new research activity or to enhance existing activity. This funding could for example be used for: • Conferences • Workshops • Field trips
Support Fund • The funding can cover anything from travel and accommodation to photocopying and books, and has proved to be a real help to our past and current doctoral researchers. All Postgraduate Students (on taught and research programmes) are eligible to apply. • Applications are prioritised in the following way: • Applications that demonstrate significant added value to the applicant’s degree (e.g. giving a paper at a conference of international standing, the use of an archive that is of intrinsic value to the student’s research project etc) • Applications from students presenting a paper at a conference • Applications for conference attendance only