Funding: Research Awards

The MOD's Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELC) is an initiative to promote lifelong learning amongst members of the Armed Forces. The ELC scheme provides financial support in the form of a single up-front payment in each of a maximum of three separate financial years. You are reminded that ELC funding is only available for pursuit of higher level learning i.e. for courses that result in a nationally recognised qualification at Level three or above on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (England and Wales), a Level six or above on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) or, if pursued overseas, an approved international equivalent qualification.

Please see the ELC website  for further details.
Please contact the University of Bristol student fees office for provider details.

10% reduction at the Home/EU rate for first year of study.

All UoB graduates registering on an MPhil programme within the Faculty of Arts will receive an automatic 10% reduction in fees at the Home/EU rate. This will be applied at the start of term 2016/17 and will be for the first year of study.

Home/EU: Full payment of tuition fees and maintenance stipend of £14,075 per annum.‌‌

Please see further information (PDF, 82kB)

This scholarship is for a new student commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Home/EU: 56 x Full tuition fees and a maintenance stipend for a minimum of three years (open to part-time study)

Please apply for the studentship via the SWW DTP website 

You will also need to apply for a place to study at the University of Bristol before the deadline of  11 January.

These scholarships are for new students commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Now closed 

Home/EU/International: a number of scholarships worth at least 10,000 for a minimum of three years (open to part-time study)

Please see University of Bristol, Faculty of Arts Scholarships 2016 (PDF, 62kB)

These scholarships are for new students commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Now closed 

All eligible applicants who apply for a place to study at Bristol by the deadline will be automatically considered for this award.

Home/EU: Full payment of tuition fees and maintenance stipend of £ £14,057 per annum (at 15/16 rates).
Overseas: £28,000 per annum.

Please see Hong Kong History Project Studentship (PDF, 74kB)

This scholarship is for a new student commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Home/EU/International: £4000 per annum, for three years. Recipients of the stipend will be expected to carry out 3hrs per week of Undergraduate teaching during term time.

Please see Postgraduate Teaching Scholarships in English Literature (PDF, 113kB)

These scholarships are for new students commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Home/EU: Full payment of tuition fees and maintenance stipend of £ £14,296 per annum. 

Please see ERC VariKin: Cultural Evolution of Kinship Diversity (PDF, 72kB)

These scholarships are for new full-time students commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Home/EU/Overseas: One off payment of £3,500

Please see Read-Tuckwell Postgraduate Research Scholarship 2017 (PDF, 43kB)

This scholarship is open to both new and current students.

Home/EU/Overseas: One off payment of £8,300

Please see Morgan Scholarship 2016/17 (PDF, 17kB)

This scholarship is for a new student commencing their studies in 2016/17.

Applicants must be ordinarily resident in India, and preference will be given to applicants of Kashmiri origin

Please see the Student Funding webpages for further information

This scholarship is for a new student commencing their studies in 2016/17.