Postgraduate Funding

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

The Department of Film Studies is pleased to announce the availability of up to three full scholarships for doctoral study commencing in September of 2013:

  • Full fee and maintenance scholarships (up to the equivalent of an AHRC funded award).
  • Additional fee waiver scholarships equivalent to the UK/EU fee.

To be eligible prospective students must have been offered a place on the PhD programme. The 2013-2014 deadline for applications to reach us for consideration is: 15th March 2013. If you wish to be considered for scholarship funding, please include a brief statement to this effect with your application for entry.

For more information and to discuss your proposal, please contact us:

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies

Dr. Dennis Hanlon, Director of Postgraduate Studies

T: +44(0) 1334 467473

E: filmstudies@st-andrews.ac.uk

For information on doing a PhD in Film Studies: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/phd.php

For information on the available funding in Film Studies: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/funding.php

For information on how to apply for a PhD at the University of St Andrews: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/apply/

Find all the application materials here: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/apply/forms/ 

 

600th Anniversary PhD scholarships

These anniversary scholarships are available from September 2013 and comprise fees plus an annual stipend of up to £15,000 for three years. These scholarships are available across all the disciplines in the Arts & Humanities, Sciences, and Medicine. Up to 100 anniversary scholarships are available. 

The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic quality and research promise, and are open to all to apply. General advice on how to apply for a PhD place and how to be considered for an anniversary PhD scholarship can be sought from PG Admissions Office by emailing pgrecruitment@st-andrews.ac.uk. Specific details on how to apply in a particular discipline may be obtained via the Director of Postgraduates for each School.

Closing date 15 March 2013

 

PhD: Further funding opportunities

You may be eligible to pursue other funding opportunities, partial fee-waivers or AHRC studentships, so early application is recommended.

Information about various funding opportunities is available from the University's Postgraduate Admissions Office. Here you will find a range of funding opportunities for students from the UK, Europe and Overseas, typically including schemes for international students open to: US and Canadian students, students from certain countries in Asia, Africa and the Indian subcontinent, Commonwealth countries, developing countries, and so on.  

Doctoral Awards Scheme

The AHRC is the main funding source for PhD studies in the field of film studies in the UK. They operate a range of awards for doctoral study, which is subject to a complex set of rules and regulations. For more information, please check out the outline of AHRC's Doctoral Awards Scheme, which includes a link to the Guide for Applicants for Postgraduate Awards in the Arts and Humanities: The Doctoral Awards Scheme, covering questions on eligibility and the methods of application.

Overseas Students

If you are an overseas student (non-UK and non-EU), you may be eligible for a partial fee-waiver scholarship of £2,000. If you are awarded one of these, you may be able to use the award in your search for matching funds from other sources. Please query with us about this possibility. For further information about funding opportunities please click here, or make general inquiries with the university's Scholarship Offce.

MLitt and MPhil

If you are offered a place, you are required to demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to pay the appropriate fees and support yourself. Information on funding sources is available from the University’s postgraduate website.

If you need to apply for external funding for your studies, we recommend that you be in touch with us from early on, either applying formally or signalling your intention to apply. Some funding bodies require a letter certifying you will be admitted to the programme, and this takes time. To avoid disappointment, plan to have your application with us by the end of February at the latest.

Other Funding Opportunities

New funding opportunities come up all the time. Stay posted by visiting the University’s Postgraduate Admissions Office for updates.