The deadline for applications is 17 February 2012. You must state in the 'Funding' section of the online application that you wish to be considered for one of these awards.
These scholarships are extremely competitive so applicants will need to demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding research potential. The Faculty anticipates awarding up to 4-5 full studentships in total or an appropriate allocation based on a half-funding basis, depending on the quality of applications. Applicants whose first language is not English will also need to have the requisite language qualifications. Priority will be given to candidates at Faculty level whose proposed projects fall within our key research areas.
The Graduate School of Education within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law is now part of the ESRC accredited South West Doctoral Training Centre (comprising the combined expertise of the universities of Bristol, Exeter and Bath). We offer an Education pathway which provides very high quality and flexible research training. Students undertake an exciting and flexible programme of doctoral training including core elements, optional discipline-related or specialised units and advanced training workshops. Being part of the South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC) allows our students access to research expertise, events and activities run by world-leading Education researchers drawn from across the South West of the UK. Further information on the SWDTC can be found on the University of Bristol Social Sciences and Law Faculty website: http://www.bris.ac.uk/fssl/swdtc.html
ESRC PhD studentships in Advanced Quantitative Methods
The Centre for Multilevel Modelling within the Graduate School of Education have +3 studentships available for applicants wishing to specialise in Advanced Quantitative Methods. For more details, please visit the Centre's website
Awards are available to applicants who meet EU/UK residential criteria. For UK students the award covers fees and maintenance. For EU students it covers fees only. More information on ESRC funding and eligibility can be found here:
How to Apply for an Education Pathway Award
1. All those wishing to enter the competition for an ESRC Award should make an application for MPhil/PhD study at the Graduate School of Education. Full details of entry requirements and how to apply can be found at:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/students/doctoral/phd/apply.html
Please indicate on the form that you wished to be considered for ESRC funding.
4. Your entry into the ESRC Award competition will be judged on the basis of the information provided in your application form, including your proposal and your references. In your application please indicate if you require an award for 1+3 or +3 funding (those requiring +3 funding should provide evidence of having undertaking research methods training at an ESRC recognised institution).
5. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 17th February 2012. Please apply online.
6. Criteria for judging entries to the competition are as follows:
• Previous experience of the applicant;
• The quality of the proposal;
• The originality of the proposal;
• The content and coherence of the proposal;
• The Methodology and methods;
Subject to approval, two fully funded ESRC studentships will also be available for each of five SWDTC Interdisciplinary pathways.
See http://www.bris.ac.uk/fssl/swdtc.html#interdisciplinary for more information on interdisciplinary pathways and contacts.
The Oz Osborn Memorial Fund has been established in the memory of Dr Oz Osborn who was a Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education from 1989 to 1998 and a Research Fellow in the University of Bristol since 1972.
The aim of the fund is to continue Oz's work with research students by providing financial assistance to full-time overseas (non EU) doctoral students who are in need.
A limited annual budget is set aside in the School for contribution towards approved conference funds and study support expenses.
Students wishing to apply for this funding must complete an application form outlining the purpose of the proposed visit. This is a competitive scheme, and applicants presenting papers or playing an active role in conference activities will be given priority in the allocation of available funds.
Fully costed conference details should be provided with each application well in advance of requirements, and receipts will be required. Further guidelines and forms for all applications are available from Sian Hughes (sian.l.hughes@bristol.ac.uk).
Awards are made three times per year (once a term) and the deadlines for 2011/12 applications are as follows:
11 November 2011
24 February 2012
1 June 2012
Support for conferences and research is dependant on the availability of resources and cannot be guaranteed.
