The AHRC NWCDTP who provides funding for postgraduate researchers to undertake doctoral research and training are open for application now.
They have 15 discipline Pathways broadly organised as Histories, Cultures & Heritage; Creative and Performing Arts; Languages and Literatures. You can read about their Pathways, and see what kind of doctoral work has been funded in each one, on their dedicated pages and for studentship in any pathway.
The AHRC NWCDTP particularly welcomes applications from prospective candidates from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in Higher Education. We have made a commitment to supporting those communities that often have been marginalised. We are at the beginning of a process which we hope will address the underrepresentation and inequalities within our organisation. At the NWCDTP we are working to address imbalances and to promote equality of opportunity.
The North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership offers postgraduate studentships, supervision, training and skills development across the full range of the AHRC’s disciplines. We are one of eleven Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and seven Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) brought about for this purpose.
A pathway is a subject strand, specific to the North West Consortium DTP. It includes subject/department areas common to our 7 institutions and bring them together to form a cross-institutional subject area which brings the best researchers and academics in those fields. The pathways are lead by Pathway leaders in each institutions. Pathways have independence and can organise research conferences, training and other relevant events beneficial to their students.
The list of 15 pathways of NWCDTP in which students can apply for studentships are given below:
Histories, Cultures & Heritage
- Classics
- Heritage (Archaeology, Art History, Museum Studies)
- History
- Law
- Philosophy
- Religions
Creative & Performing Arts
- Creative Writing
- Drama
- Media and Cultural Studies
- Music
- Visual Arts and Design
Languages & Literatures
- English
- Linguistics
- Language-Based Area Studies
- Modern Languages and Translation Studies
Location:
United KingdomBenefits
- The AHRC NWCDTP provides funding to enable candidates to study at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK at doctoral level. The postgraduate awards programme is administered as follows:
- 2 years full time/ 4 years part time funding
This scheme provides support for up to two years of full-time study/ four years of part-time study for candidates who are registered on the first year full time/ first two years part time of a programme leading to the award of a doctoral degree. Candidates past these levels will not be eligible for funding. - 3 years/ 6 years part time funding
This scheme provides support for up to three years of full-time study/ six years of part-time study for a programme leading to the award of a doctoral degree.
- 2 years full time/ 4 years part time funding
- In most cases studentships will be awarded on the above basis, but you can apply to extend the funded period to 3.5 or 4 years full time/ 7 or 8 years part time, if your project:
- Involves a period of intensive skills development (e.g. difficult language learning) identified at application or during the first year of funding (in discussion with the supervisory team). We use particular definitions for ‘difficult’ languages, please contact us directly for clarification if necessary.
Involves additional or complex methodologies requiring additional training identified during the first year of funding (in discussion with the supervisory team).
Includes a placement with a partner organisation applied for at any point during the funded period. - The NWCDTP Allocation Committee may decide to award a longer studentship if one or more of the above-mentioned training requirements have been identified in the application.
- The AHRC NWCDTP studentship award provides funds to meet:
- The payment of approved fees to the institution
- A maintenance grant
- The level of the grant for the academic year 2022-23 is as follows:
- Maintenance Grant: £15,609 (or part-time pro rata)
- An additional disability allowance is available where appropriate.
Eligibilities
- Candidates need to be aware that the deadline for admissions under the NWCDTP funding scheme is 14 January 2023 at the latest (please note that some institutions may have an earlier deadline for admissions – please check with your local administrator .
- You MUST have applied to your programme of study by this date or your funding application will not be eligible.
- The NWCDTP is committed to working with candidates from underrepresented communities and those from non-traditional academic backgrounds. You will be able to demonstrate your talent and your experience on the application form, and your referees can also provide additional information that they might need to make their decision.
Eligible Regions: Open for All
Application Process
- First stage – Institutional application
To apply for a NWCDTP award you must have applied for a place on a programme at one of the seven NWCDTP institutions by 14th January 2022 at the latest (please check with your institution’s local administrator as some institutions may have an earlier deadline for this). Your application for admission onto your chosen programme must be complete by this deadline. - You should apply to one institution for admission onto your chosen postgraduate programme using the application form online:
Lancaster: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/how-to-apply-for-postgraduate-study/
Liverpool: http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/applying/
Manchester: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
Manchester Metropolitan: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/postgraduate-research-course/
Keele: http://www.keele.ac.uk/pgresearch/howtoapply/
RNCM: http://rncm.ac.uk/research/programme/apply/
Salford: http://www.salford.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/applying/applying-for-research
- You are allowed to apply to various institutions in the consortium for a place on a programme. However, you must choose only one institution through which you wish to apply for funding from the NWCDTP
- Second stage – NWCDTP Funding application
Once you have applied to your institution, you can now apply for NWCDTP funding. You fill in a NWCDTP Funding Application form. This form should be sent to the Postgraduate Office of the institution you wish to study at (see Appendix 2 for contact details). - You should submit your NWCDTP Funding Application Form by 4th February 2022 (5pm). The Funding Application form CANNOT be changed after submission.
- Your application will be judged on the basis of your NWCDTP funding application form, your references, and your academic transcripts.
- The references and transcripts submitted in support of your application for a place at your chosen institution will suffice, but updated documents may be submitted. This is advised if your new documents provide further information, for instance on your performance on a master’s degree currently in progress. If you are applying for 2 years full time/ 4 years part time funding (that is, you are a current PhD student) new reference letters should be submitted with comments regarding your progress on your PhD to date.
- If you decide to submit updated documents these must be received by the relevant admissions office by the deadline of 4th February 2022.
- There is only one closing date for funding applications each year and there is no flexibility on this date.
Application Deadline: January 14, 2023
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