The original 130 SW-RDA funded GWR Project Studentships
GWR approved and funded all of the 130 projects which our original SW-RDA funding envelope supported, and students are now completing these projects. Information on the original SW-RDA funded studensthip scheme is available HERE .
Details of these funded PhD projects are available HERE.
New GWR PhD studentship funding schemes :
The ESRC SWDTC Collaborative PhD Studentship Scheme
The South West Doctoral Training Centre and GWR : New Collaborative SWDTC PhD studentships .
In January 2011 the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) confirmed funding of the new South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC) which brings together the combined strengths of the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Bath in a consortium to provide doctoral training across the South West of England.
GWR will be working closely with the SWDTC to fund up to 16 collaborative studentships per year. These new collaborative ESRC-SWDTC studentships, facilitated by GWR, will each be part funded by an External Partner, and applications for the first round of studentships are now open.
Application will follow a simple 2 step process, with very short outline applications by SWDTC academic staff followed by full research applications, once a suitable External Partner organization has been firmly identified.
Applications for the second round of collaborative studentships will close at the end of Autumn 2012, with final decisions expected to be announced in december 2012.
Details of this initiative are available HERE
The ESF-CUC PhD studentships
During 2011-2014 GWR is involved in creating and delivering 40 PhD studentships to the Combined Universities in Cornwall partners (CUC), involving Cornish Business Partners, which are funded by the European Social Fund under its convergence funding for Cornwall . All of these studentships have now been filled.
Details of this initiative are available HERE
The Exeter University College of Humanities PhD studentships
With the Humanities College of the University of Exeter, GWR expects to offer fuding for several PhD research studentships in 2012, in collaboration with businesses across the UK.
Details of this initiative are available HERE
An opportunity to double-up existing PhD studentship funds by working with GWR.
Additionally GWR are currently offering the possibility of " doubling-up" studentship funds and Doctoral Training Account (DTAs) funds to all Universities in the South West. More details of this scheme are available by following the link below, you can download a basic fact sheet HERE , or from your institution's postgraduate dean or PVC.
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The GWR " Doubling-Up" scheme offer
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