Funding Opportunities for Postgraduate Research
For a comprehensive guide to what is available visit the funding area on the University of Salford postgraduate website where you fill find details of research councils, bursaries, charity and trust information.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
The School of Languages participates in the University Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) scheme, a competitive scheme which offers a 3-year scholarship which includes a fee-waiver and a living allowance (currently worth £13,290 per annum) to suitably qualified candidates wishing to study for a PhD in return for 6 hours of teaching per week during semester time. These scholarships are open to UK and EU students with either a first class or upper second honours degree.
Note that candidates for a Graduate Teaching Assistant may also apply for a School of Languages Fee Waiver (see below).
Doctoral Fee Waiver Scheme
In addition, the School has a competitive Doctoral fee-waiver scheme to candidates applying for a place on a full- or part-time Ph.D programme in an area in a discipline relevant to the strategic vision of the School (see below). This scheme will entitle the selected candidate/s to benefit from the award of a full fee waiver for the duration of the minimum period of study (three years full time, six years part time) in return for an average of 4 hours (full time) or 2 hours (part time) per week of teaching during semester time. The Fee Waiver scheme is open to home and EU students with either a first class or upper second honours degree who have the (potential) ability to undertake teaching and teaching-related duties in areas relevant to the School’s portfolio of taught programmes.
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External Funding
We will be pleased to put forward excellent applications from home students forward to the appropriate Research Council for external funding for PhD level research. Application processes and deadlines vary between Research Councils. To check what the situation is in your discipline, visit the individual research council websites.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) English and American Studies; Media/Communication Studies; other Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Linguistics; Visual and Performing Arts; History of Art/Architecture; History; Philosophy; History and Philosophy of Science; Theology; Divinity and Religious Studies; Archaeology; Classics; Law.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Area Studies; Economics; Economic and Social History; Education; Human Geography; Linguistics; Management and Business Studies; Multidisciplinary; Planning; Politics and International Relations; Psychology; Social Anthroplogy; Social Policy; Socio-Legal Studies; Sociology; Statistics; Research Methods and Computing Allied to the Social Sciences; Science, Technology and Innovation.
Other useful websites include:
Prospects produce a yearly funding guide (currently published in September), which contains funding information for UK/EU and international students.