Other sources of funding

Individual travel

The Knowlson Trust Travel awards, supported by the Alumni Foundation, offer current students the opportunity for travel outside your area of academic study. Please see Knowlson Awards for further info.

Expeditions

If you plan to undertake an expedition with fellow Bristol students, please contact the Student Finance Office for information about how to apply for Expeditions funding, supported by the Alumni Foundation.

Music bursaries

The Alumni Foundation awards several annual bursaries towards instrumental or singing lessons for students not studying music. For further information contact the Department of Music

Hardship funding

The Alumni Foundation assists current overseas students facing severe hardship through the International Alumni Hardship Fund, administered by the Student Funding Office. For further information contact the Student Funding Office

Faculty of Arts postgraduate bursaries

A number of bursaries provided by the Alumni Foundation are awarded annually to self-funding postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Arts. Please contact the Graduate Dean of Arts for further information.

Faculty of Arts: BIRTHA

The Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA) has a number of funding schemes offering support for research activity across the faculty for staff.  Postgraduates are also able to apply to the BIRTHA postgraduate Conference Scheme.