Due to a really successful year, in our DTP and CDT recruitment, industry matched, ambitious grants, and other strategic allocations to support success of funds (e.g., IAA), we will not be able to approve any new requests for studentship funding for the current academic year 2023/24 due to resulting budgetary constraints.
Please do continue to submit applications for 2024/25 starters onwards, and these will be considered in line with current policy and processes.
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All external PGR funding opportunities should be discussed with the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor - PGR (Professor Dawn Watling) in the first instance.
If you are requesting University co-funding (in the form of stipend, fee award or research support, or a combination of these) of a PGR studentship, please apply via the University co-funding of a PGR studentship application form.
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The external funding organisation might be an industry partner, a charitable or research organization, a government sponsor, or grant-making body.
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If the partner is from industry, it is expected that the studentship should cover 4 years full-time tuition fees and stipend (or part-time equivalent) and the industry funder most provide at least 50% of the studentship.
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It is expected that the University co-funds the fees and the stipend but that any RTSG or research expenses should be funded 100% by the external organisation.
If you have an overseas applicant who has secured a stipend / sponsorship in their home country but does not have their fees covered, you can request that the University covers the student's fees via this University co-funding of a PGR studentship application form.
When is it not necessary to request co-funding?
Only established UKRI DTPs (Doctoral Training Partnership) and CDTs (Centre for Doctoral Training) will not require a request for co-funding.
Application process
1. The lead academic will contact Research and Innovation so that the costings can be completed (please note that this step is not required if the request is for a fee waiver only
2. The lead academic then completes the University Co-funding of a PGR studentship application form and submits it to the Doctoral School.
3. Costed applications will then be considered by the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor - PGR (Dawn Watling) with the intention of a quick decision. She will take advice from the relevant School Director of PGR Education and the Director of Research as necessary.
4. The Doctoral School will inform applicants of the decision and advise on the next steps.
Please note:
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A signed Studentship Agreement must be in place with the external partner before a student can have their tuition fees covered and their stipend paid. It is essential that contact is made with the Research Contracts team as early as possible so negotiations can commence.
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If the details of the co-funding arrangement change in the time between the form being approved and the studentship agreement being finalised, then a revised form should be submitted for approval.
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If a student is not recruited, or the University co-funding is no longer required, it is essential you inform DoctoralSchool@rhul.ac.uk as soon as possible so that the funding can be released for another purpose.
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If approved funding is not used within the originally requested academic year, further approval will need to be sought in order to roll-forward to the next academic year. Any funding not used will be absorbed back into the budget unless such a request is made and written approval received.