UK-Durham Doctoral Fellowships Scheme 2008-2009

The University of Durham, UK

Durham Doctoral Fellowship is currently calling for application. This scheme is offered by The University of Durham as a support to outstanding doctoral research students. The scheme for 2008-2009 academic years provides:

• Full payment of tuition fees at home or overseas rate
• A maintenance stipend at the national rate (£12,940 in 2008/9)
• A research training support grant (£1,000 in 2008/9)
• An allowance to attend a UK-Grad School

Awards will normally be extended for another two years subject to progress being deemed satisfactory by the academic department and the Graduate School’s Postgraduate Awards Sub-Committee. If extended, the award would continue to provide a full waiver of fees, a maintenance award at the nationally agreed rate and a research training support grant.

Doctoral Fellows will be required to participate in a programme of academic activities designed to further enhance their development as researchers. Details of this programme will be provided to Fellowship holders at the start of their programme of study.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the standard University and department admissions criteria and have applied to the University for admission in the session 2008/9, as a registered research student, to a course of full-time study for a PhD. Students who are already registered for a PhD course are not eligible to apply for an award.

Where applicants are eligible they must submit an application for external funding e.g. to a Research Council or other sponsor. If successful, the applicant would use the external funding in place of the Doctoral Fellowship funds. In this case Fellowship holders would retain the title and rights of other Doctoral Fellows.

Applicants should submit an application for postgraduate study using the standard on-line application procedure; there is no separate application form. In the standard on-line application form, in the section entitled “References, Finance and Funding”, you should state that you wish to be considered for a Doctoral Fellowship in response to the question concerning how you intend to finance your studies (you should also mention any other applications you intend to make for financial support or sources of income already obtained).

Only those on-line applications submitted by 03:00 GMT on Monday 18 February 2008 will be considered for a Doctoral Fellowship. All additional documentation (references, transcripts etc) must have been received in the Graduate School by Friday 29 February 2008. Successful candidates will be notified of their award on Friday 4 April 2008; unfortunately, unsuccessful candidates will not be notified and so we would like to thank all applicants now for their interest in Durham University.

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