Scholarships 2011-2012

Professor Leslie Brubaker (l.brubaker@bham.ac.uk)

Director, Graduate School

College of Arts & Law19.01.11

Agenda

AHRC Scholarships (Block Partnership Grant)

College ScholarshipsSchool ScholarshipsESRCUniversity Scholarships

AHRC Block Grant Partnership Awards 2011-2012

(subject to confirmation)

23 awardsOpen to home and EU students

(subject to eligibility – i.e. 3 years residence, exclusive of time spend in higher education) as follows:

AHRC Block Grant Partnership: Doctoral Awards 2011-2012

Classics & Ancient History x 1 Cultural Studies x 1 English Literature & Language x 2 History x 4 History of Art, Architecture & Design x 1 European Language & Culture x 1 Italian Language & Culture x 1 Music x 1 Philosophy x 1 Religious Studies x 1

AHRC Block Grant Partnership:Research Preparation Awards

(MA or MPhil) 2011-2012

English Language & Literature x 1 Dance, Drama & Performing Arts x 1 History x 1 History of Art, Architecture & Design x 1 Music x 1

AHRC Block Partnership Awards:Professional Preparation Masters

2011-2012

Archaeology x 2 History of Art, Architecture & Design x 1 Film, Digital & Media Production x 1

College Scholarships 2011-2012 12 AHRC equivalent (ca £16k + top up for

overseas students) PhD research Open to home, EU and Overseas students

studying any disciplines covered within the College’s six Schools:– Birmingham Law School– English, Drama, American & Canadian Studies– History & Cultures– Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity– Languages, Culture, Art History & Music– Philosophy, Theology & Religion

College Scholarships 2011-2012

College Doctoral Overseas awards (full-fees only) – up to 5

College MA, MSc & MPhil Overseas awards (full-fees only) – up to 2

School Scholarships 2011-2012Named School Scholarships –

targeted at specific areasSchool Scholarships – LLM, MA, MSc

& MPhil level awards for excellence in any of the disciplines covered by the School

No separate application (award holders selected from College applicant pool) EXCEPT for Leventis, Law LLM & PTA applicants

Named School Scholarships – a selection

Pearson Scholarship (History)– For those studying for full-time research Master’s degree

Haywood Scholarship (History of Art)– For those studying for a research degree

Leventis Scholarship (Modern Greek Studies)– Full-time research

Dinshaw Bursary (Theology/Inter-religious studies)– One year; renewable subject to progress

Charles Grant Robertson Scholarship (English)– One year; renewable subject to progress

Geoffrey Shepherd Scholarship (Medieval Studies) One year; renewable subject to progress

REMEMBER: no separate application (except for Leventis) Award holders selected from College applicant pool

 

School Scholarships – LLM, MA, MSc & MPhil (including DL)

All Schools have Scholarship funds to assist excellent students in the disciplines that they cover

Birmingham Law School – LLM studentships– Postgraduate Teaching (PGT)

fellowships – For details see

http://www.law.bham.ac.uk

School Scholarships – LLM, MA, MSc & MPhil (including DL)

For: English, Drama, American & Canadian Studies History & Cultures Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity Languages, Culture, Art History & Music Philosophy, Theology & Religion

2 x fee remission Scholarships for any

MA, MSc or MPhil programme

run by the School

(including DL programmes)

ESRC Scholarships

Economic & Social History Research Council

Birmingham one of 12 universities awarded Doctoral Training Centre status in the UK

Pathway of relevance to College of Arts & Law: Economic & Social History

Check UoB website for details as they become available

University Scholarships

http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/study/prospective/scholarships/unischolarships.shtml

7 directly relevant to College of Arts & Law PGs

No separate application (award holders selected from College applicant pool)

Applying for a Scholarship

AHRC applications: http://www.graduateschool.bham.ac.uk/rsa/researchcouncils/ahrc.shtml

All application forms, references and transcripts must be submitted via e-mail to researchcouncilfunding@contacts.bham.ac.uk by 4 pm (1600), Monday 28 February 2011 to be considered for this competition.

College Doctoral Scholarships

Application forms are available at http://www.alpg.bham.ac.uk (available from Friday 21 January 2011)

Completed Doctoral applications must be submitted via email by 4 pm (1600) Monday, 28 February 2011 to calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk

College & School MA, MSc & MPhil Scholarships

Application forms are available at http://www.alpg.bham.ac.uk/ (available from Friday 21 January 2011)

Completed MA, MSci & MPhil applications must be submitted via email by 4 pm (1600) Thursday, 28 April 2011 to calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk

LLM & Leventis Awards

Completed LLM applications must be submitted to Law-LLM@bham.ac.uk by

4pm (1600) Friday, 24 June 2011 Completed Leventis applications must be

submitted to calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk by

4pm (1600) Friday, 24 June 2011

The competition process AHRC Awards applications

– Graded by appropriate Subject Area Panels, which send top percentile to AHRC Management Board, which makes the final decision (early May)

College Scholarship applications– Graded by appropriate Subject Area Panels, which send

top percentile to College panel, which makes the final decision (May for Doctoral Awards; June for M-level awards)

School Scholarship applications– Graded by School panels; scrutinised and ratified by

College panel (June) University Scholarships

– Nominated by College panel to University panel, which makes the final decision (July/August)

How are applications assessed? The ‘4 P’ evaluation

PersonProjectPreparednessPlace

Please note that you must have been accepted (conditionally or unconditionally) by the programme to which you are applying for a Scholarship in order to be considered.

Grading schemeAssessors’ Grade Definition

1 Exceptional Application, top priority for an award

2 Excellent application, very high priority for an award

3 Excellent application, high priority for an award

4 Good application, priority for an award

5 Satisfactory application, but not a priority

6 Poor application, not recommended for an award

Normally, only applications rated ‘1’ (or, rarely, ‘2’) receive awards. If your application is unsuccessful, you will be notified of your ‘grade’.

Filling in the AHRC & College form AHRC & College forms are very similar so

that you can cut & paste sections from one to another

1. Personal details 2: Funding

– College: indicate whether you are a Home/EU or Overseas student

– AHRC: indicate which competition you wish to be entered for:

 Professional Preparation Masters Scheme  Research Preparation Masters Scheme  Doctoral Scheme

Residency statusCorrespondenceAddress & Previous funding information

Page 3

Professional experience that is relevant to this application– EXPLAIN WHY– Unpaid & volunteer work is fine

Your career in higher education to date– REMEMBER to indicate your degree

classification (1st, 2:1, 2:2 etc)

Page 4

Your course or programme details for which you are applying for funding– College– School– Department– Name of supervisor (for PhD & MPhil candidates); MA

candidates may include the name of their programme director– Qualification to which your intended programme of study will

lead– Full-time or Part-time– Date your course begins (or began)– Date your course ends (exclude ‘writing up’)

Your choice of institution (100 words)– Why UoB? Why this programme? – Why this supervisor (if relevant)

Master’s applicants (Research Preparation Masters)How will the course prepare you for doctoral study or provide a foundation for a career in research in the higher education sector?

Explain the course or programme of study you will be undertaking, including your dissertation.

If you are applying for more than one year’s full-time or two years’ part-time funding, please include justification for the additional period of support.

Preparation and previous experience.

Why is this programme relevant

to your future career?

Master’s applicants (Professional Preparation Masters)

How will taking this course contribute to your long-term career aims?

Explain the course you will be undertaking and why it is necessary for practice in your chosen field

Previous experience

Why is this programme relevant

to your future career?

Doctoral Award applicants

Your research project (what questions will you answer, which methods and sources will you use, why is your project important in scholarly terms?)

Preparation and previous experience (why are you the best person to complete this project?)

Why Birmingham? Why is this supervisor or supervisory team best for your project?

If you have already begun doctoral study, please remember to refer to the research you have undertaken to date.

Why is your project so important that is MUST

be funded?

Why are YOU the best person to complete this

project?

Remember: person, place, project, preparedness

Page 6 Referees – 2 names (with full details) to be

provided REMEMBER: it is your responsibility

– To contact your referees– To forward to them the e-reference forms– To remind them that their letters MUST be

received by 4 pm (1600) on (for doctoral awards) Monday 28 February 2011 or (for M-level awards) Thursday 28 April 2011, at ahrcapplications@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Evidence is keyMarks Awards

PersonProjectPreparednessPlace

Referees...

AHRC Guidelines for Applicants 2011

Helpful for all – whether or not you are applying for AHRC funding, it’s the same

form

http://www.graduateschool.bham.ac.uk/rsa/researchcouncils/ahrc.shtml

Questions?

And for further questions, contact:j.a.tonks@bham.ac.uk