Funding Opportunities
UCL Department of Political Science Studentship
We are currently offering a Studentship to undertake PhD research in the Department of Political Science. (CLOSED)
The studentship is tenable for three years (subject to satisfactory progress) with a provisional start date of 1st September 2012 and includes UK/EU fees and an annual maintenance grant of £15,590. In the 2nd and 3rd years the student will be expected to make a contribution to teaching at the Department.
Eligibility
Applicants must have a undergraduate degree high 2.1/First and have or expect to gain by September 2012 a Masters degree at least at Merit level (or overseas equivalent)
To apply, candidates are asked to provide the following by 17th April:
· A complete application for doctoral study must be submitted to the UCL online admissions system
· Candidates must email spp.pg@ucl.ac.uk to confirm their intention to apply for the scholarship.
Admission to the PhD programme is conditional on two supervisors agreeing to supervise your research. Your first supervisor needs to be in the Political Science department, however your second supervisor can be from another department at UCL (or in exceptional circumstances from other colleges in University of London). For more information on research interests of members of staff see here:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/doctoral
Please note that candidates should follow the usual procedures for submitting an application to UCL admissions.
The following awards for the Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy for the academic year 2011/12 are now CLOSED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ANY FUNDING APPLICATIONS, BUT WILL STILL CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE THAT CAN SELF FUND.
ESRC Funding for MPhil/PhD study (Home & EU)
As part of the UCL Doctoral Training Centre, the department is offering up to two studentships. Applications should follow the application procedure outlined on the 'apply' page and include a scholarship application form.
Please note: Candidates will only be considered for open competitions if they have an undergraduate First degree and a Distinction at Masters level.
Deadline for ESRC applications: CLOSED
AHRC Funding for MPhil/PhD Study & Masters Research Preparation Award
The School has funding for one MPhil/Phd programmme and one Masters Research Preparation award under the Block Grant Partnership Scheme with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Please note that applicants can be nominated for an AHRC studentship by one department or programme only.
Applicants for the Masters Preparation award must inform the department of their interest bycompleting and submitting a SPPF1 form (scholarship Application Cover sheet, see link below) which will be added to their Application for admission.
Deadline for AHRC applications: CLOSED
Departmental MPhil/PhD Bursary (Home/EU & Overseas)
The School of Public Policy has one partial bursary (£2,100) available for an MPhil/PhD student registering on the School’s MPhil/PhD programme in the 2012/13 academic year.
The bursary will be awarded through open competition on the basis of academic merit. Candidates are expected to demonstrate that they have made applications or are intending to make an application for additional funding from alternate sources such as the UCL Scholarships, AHRC or ESRC etc to supplement the departmental bursary. Applicants should follow the application procedure outlined at the top of this page.
Departmental Teaching Assistantships
All PhD students who are registered on the School's MPhil/PhD programme for the 2012/2013 academic year and who have successfully completed the first year of their research are eligible to apply for a Departmental Teaching Assistantship. All applicants, regardless of fee status, are eligible for consideration for these positions. Students will be invited during the summer of 2012 to apply for positions in the Department’s main areas: international relations, comparative politics, human rights and political theory. The duties of a Teaching Assistant include seminar teaching and coursework/examination marking.
UCL Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre
UCL SECReT is the £17m national centre for PhD training in security and crime science at University College London and the only centre of its kind in Europe. The Centre offers the most comprehensive integrated 4-year PhD programme for students wishing to pursue multidisciplinary security or crime-related research degrees. The Centre has multiple EPSRC scholarships available, paying full fees plus £17,000 annual tax-free stipend. We accept students from a very broad range of disciplines. For information about these scholarships please visit the website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/secret
Scholarships Available from UCL
There are various postgraduate funding opportunities available from UCL centrally including:
- Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS)
- UCL Overseas Research Scholarships (UCL-ORS)
* Students must hold or expect to hold an upper second class honours undergraduate or equivalent.
The financial support provided and the terms for eligibility vary. Applicants are advised to visit the Scholarships website (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/scholarships/graduate/) for more detailed information on each scheme. Applicants must also acknowledge their interest in these opportunities to the department and forward a duplicate copy of their funding application.
Global Excellence Scholarship
UCL Global Excellence Scholarships aim to reward academic excellence among new UCL students. The value of the scholarship is £5,000 and is tenable for one year only. Global Excellence Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, achievement and potential. Financial circumstances of the candidates are not taken into account.
There is no formal application process for this scholarship as all students who apply for study (Masters or MPhil/PhD) in the School of Public Policy before 1st February 2012 in the year they wish to commence study are eligible and will be considered by the department for nomination to the Faculty/College selection committees.
THIS AWARD IS NOW CLOSED
