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The Department hosts a range of competitively awarded studentships and scholarships from within 果冻影院 and beyond.
果冻影院 scholarships you can apply for include:
- 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships (果冻影院-RES)
- 果冻影院 Research Opportunity Scholarship
- 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships for Cross-disciplinary Training (One-Year)
Along with research training studentships from:
The Department is a NERC London Doctoral Training partner and co-hosts the 果冻影院 ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership pathways in (1) Human Geography and Sustainability and (2) Urban Studies, Planning and Spatial Science鈥�.
Scholarships and Studentships
Details of all funding opportunities can be found on the听果冻影院 Scholarship and Funding pages. Below are some suggested funding opportunities but you are advised to also look into听alternative sources of funding听in addition to this list.
- Doctoral School Fellowship
A Doctoral School Fellowship that supports research students who, due to unforeseen circumstances, have their sponsorship interrupted or completely withdrawn.
- 果冻影院 - CSC Visiting Research Student Award
果冻影院 offers one award per year of provisional听tuition fee funding for a visiting PhD student from China.听
Key information
- Value:听Full tuition fees (for one year)
- Available to:听Visiting PhD students
- Selection criteria:听Academic merit
- Eligible fee status:听Overseas
- Eligible programmes:听Visiting, full-time research degrees
- Additional eligibility criteria:听Students must be Chinese nationals and independently secure co-funding from the CSC to cover maintanence stipend and return travel.
- Deadline:听9th听February 2024
This scheme offers full tuition fee funding that is provisional* on the awardee successfully securing independent听co-funding from the China Scholarship Council (CSC).
- 3x PhD Regional Futures Studentships
Principal supervisor: Professor Ayona Datta
We are offering three studentships as part of Professor Datta's research team working on the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant funded听Regional Futures: Territorial politics of digitalisation-as-urbanisation in the global south听project.
Funding
The studentships offer a stipend currently set at 拢22,278 per annum with scheduled increases in the second and third years. Before applying, please see full information (link below) for eligibility and full conditions of the stipend.
Requirements
2:1 Master's degree or higher in urban/regional studies, or digital geography, including research training in qualitative methods. Experience working with social sciences research methods, including archival searches, in-depth interviews, compiling case studies, undertaking discourse and document analysis. Experience in using innovative research methods including participatory digital and visual methods. Knowledge and experience of research and working in global south contexts in one or more of India, Kenya and Mexico.
Deadline: TBC
Contact
- Academic queries and clarifications: Professor Ayona Datta:听a.datta@ucl.ac.uk
- Application process:听geog.office@ucl.ac.uk. Please include 鈥楨RC REGFUT: for the attention of Dr Rebekah Mann鈥� in the subject line of your email.
- Economic and Social Research Council UBEL DTP scholarships
A range of ESRC funded doctoral studentships, as well as a limited number of postdoctoral funding opportunities, are offered through the . 果冻影院 geographers (co-)lead two UBEL DTP pathways: (co-lead Dr Rory Coulter) and (lead Dr Andrew Harris).
We are particularly interested in applications that complement the Department鈥檚 existing research strengths and which align with the expertise of our academic staff. We will consider applications involving co-supervision with other UBEL pathways.
Please consult the DTP applications guidance and contact potential supervisors in the first instance to discuss a prospective application. Please copy the relevant pathway leads and team members into correspondence.
For further questions on UBEL opportunities and applications please contact the relevant pathway leads and the .
- 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships (果冻影院-RES)
果冻影院 offers up to 40 fully funded 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships (RES) to exceptional applicants from any country. Both prospective and current 果冻影院 doctoral students can apply.
- Value:听Full fees (Home/Overseas);听maintenance stipend for the standard length of the research portion of the programme of study, or remainder thereof; research costs
- Available to:听Prospective and current students
- Selection criteria:听Academic merit
- Eligible fee status:听UK, Overseas
- Eligible programmes:听Full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD and EngD (excluding distance learning and professional doctorates)
- Additional eligibility criteria:听At least 2:1 at undergraduate (or equivalent)
- Deadline:听Friday, 12听January 2024
Further details and eligibility criteria can be found at 果冻影院 Scholarships and Funding.
Please contact Rebekah Mann at听geog.office@ucl.ac.uk听for questions and information on admissions, applications processes and for submitting any additional information.
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Funding
AHRC Studentships are offered through the听.
Please contact potential supervisors to discuss project ideas first before applying to LAHP.
- London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
听is a partnership of eight prestigious research organisations across London, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.
Within the first six months of your PhD training, you will meet with your potential supervisors to discuss and develop your project ideas.
The Autumn and Spring terms include an intensive programme of听.听
At the end of Term One, you will submit a choice of two project titles and be allocated one.
At the end of Term Two, you will present your PhD Project Plan to your fellow students before joining 果冻影院 to being your project.
Please note: Applications to this programme are for a research theme,听not听a specific project. The projects listed on the site are examples aimed at giving you an idea of what is potentially on offer.
Application Process
Please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria before you make an application.
- November听(at the end of the month) 鈥� Applications open.
- January听鈥� Application deadline.
- February听鈥� Interviews will be held remotely.
- March听鈥� Offers confirmed.
Your application includes the submission of a CV, cover letter and academic documents e.g. transcript/s and certificate/s.
Please note
The application processes for the London NERC DTP differ from the main 果冻影院 application process.听.
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)-果冻影院 Joint Research Scholarship
This scholarship aims to expand educational, cultural and technological cooperation between the UK and China.
The CSC provides economy air travel to and from the UK, a living allowance and visa application fees. 果冻影院 will provide full tuition fees for the standard duration of a full-time MPhil/PhD programme up to 48 months, including a writing-up period
The听果冻影院 Scholarships and Funding pages听have more information on eligibility, the value of the award and how to apply.
- 果冻影院 Research Opportunity Scholarships (果冻影院-ROS)
The 果冻影院-ROS supports BAME postgraduate research degree students.
Key information
- Value:听UK / home rate fees, a maintenance stipend, conference costs and a professional development package
- Available to:听Prospective and current students
- Selection criteria:听Academic merit and financial need
- Eligible fee status:听UK / home
- Eligible programmes:听Research degrees in relevant faculties (to be confirmed)
- Additional eligibility criteria:听UK-permanent resident from specific BAME ethnic groups (click the link below for more information)听
- Deadline:听12听January 2024
The scholarship is run in collaboration with the听听and offers full financial support and a skills development programme.听
Download the cover sheet (.doc)
Further details and eligibility criteria can be found at听果冻影院 Scholarships and Funding.
Visiting research students
If you are currently enrolled on a PhD programme in another country, you can apply to carry out complementary research at 果冻影院 for between 3 to 12 months.
The first step in this process is to contact members of our academic staff who might be able to supervise your research.
You can find more information on the application process and fees on 果冻影院鈥檚 Visiting Research Students page. Please note that visiting research student fees are calculated on a pro-rata听basis and are based on a student鈥檚 fee status (i.e. Home or Overseas). Visiting students who have independently obtained scholarships that cover travel costs and maintenance (e.g. CSC visiting PhD programme) are responsible for securing funds for their fees.