King's College London Graduate School Administered Funding Schemes

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King's College London
Graduate School Administered
Funding Schemes
postgraduate research degree programmes
(PGR)
2013/14 Guidelines for Applicants
Published by the Research & Graduate School Support Office, Graduate School
October 2012
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CONTENTS PAGE
About the Graduate School
About this Document
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LIST OF SCHEMES COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT
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Graduate School (GS) International Research Studentships
King’s AHRC Doctoral Award Studentships
King’s Annual Fund (KAF) Studentship / King’s University of London PGR (UoL) Studentship
King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)
King’s ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Studentships
King’s Global Institutes Studentships
King’s Joint PhD Studentships
School of Law Graduate School Studentship
School of Arts & Humanities Graduate School Studentship
School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences Graduate School Studentship
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CONDITIONS & REGULATIONS OF FUNDING
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CONFIRMATION OF AWARDS
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PAYMENT OF AWARDS
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RENEWAL OF AWARDS
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SUBMISSION OF THESIS
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CONTACT DETAILS
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INTRODUCTION
About the Graduate School
The Graduate School provides advice on a wide range of graduate funding opportunities and
will, where possible, guide applicants to the most appropriate sources of funding for their degree
programmes. The Graduate School also administers a wide range of funding schemes that are
open to students in pursuit of a postgraduate degree at King’s College London.
For more information about the Graduate School and what it does, please go to:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/school/index.aspx.
About this Document
This funding guidance document has been produced to provide information about some of the
funding opportunities offered through/administered by the Graduate School for Postgraduate
Research (PGR) degree 1 programmes at King’s College London for the 2013/14 2 academic year.
PLEASE NOTE, the funds described in this document do not apply to MRes and MPhilStud
programmes which are classed as postgraduate ‘taught’ (PGT) degrees for this purpose. For
information about Graduate School funding for PGT degrees please refer to the web link here:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/pgt.aspx
You will find a list of all the schemes covered by this document within the table on the next
page; note that this is not an exhaustive list of all schemes covered by the Graduate School as
the Graduate School is also involved with some other external funding opportunities and college
agreements.
Within this document you will find details about the criteria, application process, and selection
process for each of the individual schemes covered by this document. Also contained in this
document are the full Terms and Conditions (see section ‘Conditions & Regulations of
Funding’) that will apply to all of the schemes listed, with the exception of the AHRC and
ESRC Studentships which have specific terms and conditions.
For details relating to other funding opportunities available at King’s College London, which can
include other schemes administered by the Graduate School, schemes offered through academic
Schools/departments/divisions at King’s, as well as external funding opportunities, please refer
to the College’s online Funding Database at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding
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PGR degree programmes referred to in this document cover MPhil/PhD degrees and professional doctorates such
as EdD, DClinPsy, MD and DMin. However, note that not all funding schemes will be open to professional
doctorate programmes.
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The 2013/14 academic year covers the period from September 2013 to August 2014
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LIST OF SCHEMES COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT
Scheme
Approx. number
available
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Graduate School (GS) International Research
Studentships
King’s Annual Fund (KAF) Studentship
King’s University of London PGR(UoL)
Studentship
Kings-China Scholarship Council PhD
Scholarship programme
King’s ESRC Doctoral Award Studentships
School of Arts & Humanities Graduate School
Studentship
School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Graduate School Studentship
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1
1
up to 7
Value of award*
International fees +
stipend
OR
International fees only
Home/EU fees + stipend
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11 (in total)
3
2
International fees +
stipend
1
1
* Stipend values may vary between schemes and will be confirmed once awards have been allocated.
IMPORTANT
Please note that each funding opportunity has specific eligibility criteria that must be met, and
the application and selection procedure will also differ between opportunities so you MUST
apply according to the procedures that are set. Applicants who do not follow the correct
procedures will NOT be considered for the scheme(s) that they intended.
Application deadlines are absolute and materials received after the specified time and date will
NOT be accepted and the applicant will be considered ineligible
For further details about each scheme, please scroll to the relevant pages below.
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Graduate School (GS) International Research Studentships
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time postgraduate research degree programme at King’s College London
during the 2013/14 academic year;
• Be liable to pay the postgraduate research degree programme tuition fees at the full
international/overseas (higher) rate;
• Have followed the correct application procedure that is applicable to their chosen academic
School/Institute, as instructed in the ‘Application Process’ section below, by the set application
deadline;
• Fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by King’s College London.
Please note that:
• Students who will pay tuition fees at the Home/EU rate are not eligible;
• Existing research degree students are not eligible to apply;
• These studentships cannot be held on a part-time basis;
• Eligible postgraduate research degree programmes covered by this scheme include MPhil/PhD and
Professional Doctorates only
• Distance learning programmes are ONLY eligible for the fees-only award;
• Applicants who have already been awarded a PhD or equivalent degree are not eligible.
Application Process:
Competition Start: November 2012
Information about the Graduate School (GS) International Research Studentships competition will be
announced in November 2012.
Application procedures and deadlines will vary between academic Schools/Institutes so please follow the
correct instructions, given below, that applies to the School/Institute that will host your research degree
programme.
To summarise, here are the School/Institute specific application deadlines:
School/Institute
Arts & Humanities
Biomedical Sciences
Dental Institute
Global Institutes
Institute of Psychiatry
Law
Medicine
Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Nursing & Midwifery
Social Sciences & Public Policy
Application Deadline
1 February 2013 at 17:00 GMT
10 January 2013 at 17:00 GMT
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For applicants to the School of Arts & Humanities
Application Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 1st February 2013
By the funding deadline of 17:00GMT on 1st February 2013, applicants MUST:
1) Either (a) hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate research degree programme within the
School of Arts & Humanities; OR (b) have submitted a complete* admission application (via
https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/) for a postgraduate research degree programme within the School
of Arts & Humanities which is still subject to review
AND
2) Submit a separate online funding application form to the School of Arts & Humanities. The
online funding form can be accessed via the School web pages:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/study/funding/intstuships13-14.aspx
*Note that a ‘complete’ admissions application should consist of:
- a completed online admissions application form
- a 2-page research proposal
- full academic record with transcripts
- two official academic references
- please note that for certain programmes a written sample may be required, please check the
online postgraduate prospectus for full details
Applicants who fail to apply appropriately (as instructed above) will not be eligible.
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For applicants to the Schools of Biomedical Sciences, Medicine & Dental Institute
Application Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 10th January 2013
By the application deadline of 17:00 GMT on 10th January 2013, applicants to the School of Biomedical
Sciences, School of Medicine and Dental Institute MUST:
Either
(a) Already hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate research degree programme within the
School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine or Dental Institute at King’s
OR
(b) Have submitted a complete* admission application for a postgraduate research degree
programme within the School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine or Dental Institute at
King’s which is still subject to review by the relevant Division
- a 2-page research proposal, only where appropriate
There will be no separate funding application form for the Graduate School (GS) International Research
Studentships in the School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, and Dental Institute.
Note that, if an applicant intends to apply for the ‘fees-only’ Graduate School (GS) International
Research Studentship award to be held in conjunction with a named Health Schools Studentship (see
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/study/studentships/index.aspx for details), the applicant must also submit
the separate ‘HS1 app form’ (which is available from
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/study/studentships/2013/2013apply.aspx) by email to [email protected] no later than 10:00 GMT on 26th November 2012. If selected, applicants for the
Health School Studentships must be available to attend interview at King’s on 14-15 January 2013
(either in person or via Skype for international students depending on location).
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For applicants to the Global Institutes
By the application deadline of 17:00 GMT on 1st February 2013, applicants to one of the Global
Institutes (which includes the Brazil Institute; China Institute; India Institute; Institute of North
American Studies; International Development Institute and Russia Institute) MUST:
Either
a) Already hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate research degree programme within one of
the Global Institutes at King’s
OR
b) Have submitted a complete* admission application for a postgraduate research degree
programme within one of the Global Institutes at King’s which is still subject to review
Studentships in the Global Institutes.
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For applicants to the Institute of Psychiatry
By the application deadline of 17:00 GMT on 9th January 2013, applicants to the Institute of Psychiatry
MUST:
Either
a) Already hold an offer of admission for a postgraduate research degree programme within the
Institute of Psychiatry at King’s
OR
programme within the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s and have input the reference code
‘13MRCIOP’ in to question 5 of the 'Funding’ section on the online admissions application form
Studentships in the Institute of Psychiatry.
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For applicants to the School of Law
By the application deadline of 17:00 GMT on 1st February 2013, applicants to the Dickson Poon School
of Law MUST:
Either
School of Law at King’s
OR
programme within the School of Law at King’s which is still subject to review
Studentships in the Dickson Poon School of Law.
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For applicants to the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
By the application deadline of 24:00 GMT on 10th January 2013, applicants to the School of Natural &
Mathematical Sciences MUST:
Either
School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences at King’s
OR
programme within the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences at King’s which is still subject
to review
Studentships in the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences.
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For applicants to the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
Application Deadline: 24:00 GMT 1st January 2013
By the application deadline of 1st January 2013 at 24:00 GMT, applicants to the School of Nursing &
Midwifery MUST:
Either
School of Nursing & Midwifery at King’s
OR
programme within the School of Nursing & Midwifery at King’s which is still subject to review
Studentships in the School of Nursing & Midwifery.
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For applicants to the School of Social Sciences & Public Policy
By the application deadline of 17:00 GMT on 1st February 2013, applicants to the School of Social
Sciences & Public Policy MUST:
Either
School of Social Sciences & Public Policy at King’s
OR
programme within the School of Social Sciences & Public Policy at King’s which is still subject to
review
Studentships in the School of Social Sciences & Public Policy.
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Selection Process:
Schools/Institutes will be split into two groups as part of the selection process, as follows:
H&N Group, includes:
- Schools of Biomedical Sciences
- Schools of Medicine
- Dental Institute
- Institute of Psychiatry
- School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
- Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
A&S Group, includes:
- School of Arts & Humanities
- Global Institutes
- King’s Learning Institute
- School of Law
- School of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Timelines will vary between the two groups however BOTH groups of Schools/Institutes will follow the
same principal selection process, which includes two phases:
Phase 1. Initial assessment and short-listing of applications at the local level by individual academic
Departments/Schools/Institutes
Phase 2. Final review and selection of short-listed candidates, conducted by a Central Selection Panel
Committee made up of representatives from each of the participating Schools/Institutes
within the group, chaired by the Director of the Graduate School.
After the relevant application deadlines have passed, individual departments/school/institutes will review
the application it has received for the awards and check applicant eligibility.
Each School/Institute will be asked to select a set limited quota of candidates that they wish to support
for further consideration in phase 2.
For all the candidates who are selected for further consideration by their School/Institute, the
School/Institute will be expected to rank the candidates and complete an internal nomination form for
each candidate, which will include the following information:
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Candidate’s name and student number
Programme/department/school details
School ranking
Candidate’s previous qualifications
Assessment of past performance, as given by actual or proposed supervisor(s)
Assessment of potential future performance, as given by actual or proposed
supervisor(s)
Confirmation of support from School Head of Graduate Studies
All internal nomination forms must be submitted to the Graduate School Support Team (GSST) by a set
deadline. Nomination deadlines will vary for each group of Schools/Institutes - please refer to the table
below for nomination deadline dates.
Group
H&N Group
Nomination Deadline
31 January 2013
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A&S Group
01 March 2013
Note that the selection of all applicants will primarily be based on applicants’ academic calibre, research
potential and alignment of the proposed research with the proposed supervisor and the research strategy
of the relevant department/research group.
Once School/Institute nominations are received by the GSST, nominations will be recorded and the
selected candidates’ details ratified.
Copies of the School/Institute nomination forms for all the eligible candidates within the group will be
circulated by the GSST to relevant members of the central selection panel.
Central selection panel members will be asked to assess and rank all the School/Institute nominations
received for their respective group. The central selection panel committee may wish to convene, either
through a meeting or via emails, to discuss the overall outcome and to produce a final list of candidates in
ranked order.
The Committees decision is final.
The final ranked list of candidates should be confirmed to the GSST as soon as decisions are made and
by no later than the deadline by which results must be announced to applicants.
The allocation of awards will be based on a candidate’s final ranking, whereby the top ranked candidates
will be offered a ‘Full’ award (covering tuition fees and stipend) and the following candidates offered a
‘Fees-Only’ award (covering only tuition fees). Once all awards have been assigned, the following 10
candidates on the ranked list will be considered as reserve candidates.
Announcement of Results:
All results will be announced via email by the Graduate School Support Team in the first instance.
Unfortunately it will not be possible to notify unsuccessful candidates.
Only successful and reserve candidates will be informed of the funding outcome, and the deadline by
which candidates should expect to hear is given in the table below.
Group
Outcome Announcement Deadline
H&N Group
A&S Group
1 April 2013
1 May 2013
Applicants who have not heard from the Graduate School Support Team by the relevant deadline (as
indicated in the table) should assume that their application has unfortunately been unsuccessful for the
fund.
Candidates who have been selected for an award will be asked to provide a decision on
acceptance/decline by a given deadline. If a successful candidate fails to respond by the given deadline
or declines the offer, their award will automatically be transferred to the next candidate in-line for the
award. Note that where a ‘Full’ award is not taken up, this opportunity will be passed to the first ‘Feesonly’ candidate on the list and the ‘Fees-only’ award will then be offered to a reserve candidate.
For further details about the GS International Research Studentships please go to:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/gsint.aspx
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Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD degree programme at King’s College
London during 2013/14, OR, be currently undertaking an MPhil/PhD programme at King’s College
London and have at least one more year of full-time registration, or 20 months part-time registration,
remaining on their MPhil/PhD programme at King’s in 2013/14 (excluding the writing up period);
• Be eligible for home/EU tuition fees only, and meet the AHRC’s residency eligibility criteria;
• Plan to, or currently be, undertaking a research project within one of the following AHRC Subject
Area Panels - Classics & Ancient History; English Language & Literature; Film Studies &
Television Studies; French Language & Culture; History; Iberian & Latin American Language &
Culture; Linguistics; Music; Philosophy; Religious Studies.
• Complete and submit the required application documentation by the funding deadline of 17:00
GMT, 1 February 2013;
• Fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by King’s College London;
Please note that:
• Students who will pay tuition fees at the international/overseas (higher) rate are not eligible
• Professional doctorate degrees are not eligible
• Distance learning programmes are not eligible
• Joint PhD programmes are not eligible
• Applicants who have already been awarded a PhD or equivalent degree are not eligible
• Students who are in their ‘writing up’ year, or are due to go into ‘writing up’ in 2013/14, are not
eligible
For full criteria details please go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/ahrc.aspx
Application Start: November 2012
Applications will be invited from November 2012 and will close on 1st February 2013 at 17:00GMT sharp
ALL APPLICANTS who wish to be considered for the AHRC Studentship MUST, by the application
deadline, complete an ‘AHRC & ESRC Studentships 2013-14 Case for Support’ form and submit this
directly to the Graduate School at [email protected], stating reference: ‘RC CASE 2013/14 - [Your
Name]’, in the subject field of the email. The template form is downloadable via the link:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/ahrc.aspx
NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS who plan to start their research degree in 2013/14*: Before you apply to
the Graduate School for the AHRC Studentship, you must first apply for admissions for the research
programme that you intend to undertake at King’s College London. Admissions applications must be
submitted via the King’s online admissions portal https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and all applications
must be submitted and be ‘complete’ by the application deadline of 17:00GMT, 01 February 2013. To
be considered ‘complete’, the admissions applications must include two supporting references and
academic transcripts. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their references and
transcripts are submitted to the College on time.
When completing the online admissions application: under the ‘Funding’ section, please select ‘Arts &
Humanities Research Council’ from the drop-down menu in response to question 4 ‘Name of grant
awarding body’.
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*Students who have already applied for admissions, and those who previously applied but deferred entry
to 2013/14, will NOT be required to submit an admissions application again.
Please note that students who seek to apply for both the AHRC Studentships and the ESRC
Studentships will only need to submit the ‘AHRC & ESRC Studentships 2013-14 Case for Support’ form
once to the Graduate School.
Selection Process:
Once the application deadline has passed, the Research & Graduate School Support (RGSS) office will
gather and record the details of all the applications received.
The RGSS office will check the eligibility of all applicants and assign the applicants to the correct
subject area category.
Eligible application materials will be sorted into the relevant subject area categories and then circulated
for consideration. Decisions made by the panel will then be sent to the central King’s-AHRC
Management Group for final approval.
Assessment of applications will be based on:
i)
Evidence and strength of academic qualifications gained (minimum entry qualification is an
undergraduate 2i and/or a higher degree), and where applicable, professional qualifications
and/or relevant experience;
ii)
Strength of the research proposal;
iii)
Matching of the applicant’s interests with his/her potential (or current) supervisor
Please note that, during the selection process, applicants’ supervisors may be contacted internally for a
supporting statement.
All results will be announced via email in the first instance.
Candidates who are deemed ineligible for the AHRC Studentship will be informed about their
ineligibility within 3 weeks from the application deadline.
Eligible applicants who have been considered for the scheme will be informed of the outcome towards
the end of April 2013.
or declines the offer, their award will automatically be transferred to a reserve candidate who is next inline for the award.
For further details about the AHRC Studentship award please go to:
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King’s Annual Fund (KAF) Studentship / King’s University of London PGR (UoL)
Studentship
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a postgraduate research degree programme within the Department of Social
Science, Health & Medicine at King’s College London during the 2013/14 academic year;
• Either already hold a place on a postgraduate research degree programme to start in 2013/14, OR
have submitted a complete admissions application with all the required materials (as instructed in
the ‘Application Process’ section below), by the funding application deadline set by the department;
• Intend to undertake the postgraduate research degree programme at King’s College London on a
full-time basis;
Please note that:
• Existing research degree students are not eligible to apply
• These studentships cannot be held on a part-time basis
• Eligible postgraduate research degree programmes covered by this scheme include MPhil/PhD
• These studentships provide funding to cover Home/EU tuition fees. Students required to pay
tuition fees at the higher international/overseas rate are eligible to apply but will be required to cover
the difference between the home/EU and international fee level from alternative sources
Award Announcement: November 2012
Application Deadline: department to confirm
Information about the King’s Annual Fund award competition will be announced in November 2012.
All applicants who have submitted a complete* admissions application to King’s College London for a
postgraduate research degree programme within the Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine
by the stated deadline set by the department, and who have met all the eligibility criteria (as set above),
will be automatically considered for the award.
There is no separate funding application for this award.
Selection Process:
All eligible applications received for this scheme will be considered by the Department of Social Science,
Health & Medicine. Assessment and selection of applications will be conducted at the local level by the
Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine, and the Director of the Graduate School will be
involved in the final decisions for the award.
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i)
ii)
iii)
Matching of the applicant’s interests with his/her potential supervisor
Final decisions for the award will be made by the end of April at the very latest.
The chosen candidates and reserve candidate(s) for the KAF & UoL Studentships will be notified of the
outcome by the Graduate School office via email in the first instance.
Unfortunately it will not be possible to notify unsuccessful applicants.
For further details about the KAF Studentship award please go to:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=82
For further details about the UoL Studentship award please go to:
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King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time MPhil/PhD research degree programme at King’s College London
• Be citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application;
• Not be currently working abroad;
• Agree to return to China at the end of the period of study and/or research;
• Have submitted all the required application materials by the funding deadline (as instructed in the
‘Application Process’ section below);
• At the point of application to the Graduate School, hold an unconditional offer, OR a conditional
offer which is based solely on the completion of a current degree programme, of admissions for an
MPhil/PhD programme at King’s College London;
• By the Graduate School application deadline of 17:00 GMT, 1 February 2013, have met the English
language requirements for their chosen research programme;
• Also follow the separate local application procedure within China and submit the required
documentation to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) by its stated deadlines (see
http://www.csc.edu.cn for further details); and satisfy the selection criteria set out by the CSC.
Please note that:
• Students who fail to apply to both King’s and the CSC, as appropriate, will not be eligible
• Studentships cannot commenced prior to September/October 2013
To be considered for the award, applicants MUST:
1) First, apply to the College for a research degree programme using the online admissions
application (https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/) and obtain an admissions offer
AND
2) Submit an online K-CSC funding application form to the Graduate School by the funding
deadline of 17:00GMT, 1st February 2013. Note that this should only be done once you have
applied for admissions and obtained an offer of a place. The online funding form can be accessed
at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/kcsc-form.aspx
AND
3) Submit a separate application to the CSC by its stated deadline, by following the local
application procedures in China. Note that the local CSC application process is completely
separate to King’s processes and their deadlines will also differ from ours.
Applicants who fail to apply appropriately (as instructed above) will not be eligible.
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Selection Process:
Once the King’s application deadline has passed, the Research & Graduate School Support (RGSS)
office will gather and record the details of all the applications received.
The RGSS office will check the eligibility of all applicants, and all applications that are deemed eligible
will be circulated to a central King’s Graduate School selection panel for assessment.
The panel will select up to 15 candidates who they wish to support for the award, and these candidates
will be nominated to the CSC. The panel will be asked to make their final nomination decisions by 1st
March 2013 at the latest.
i)
ii)
iii)
Matching of the applicant’s interests with his/her potential supervisor
Once King’s’ nominations are confirmed, the RGSS office will submit the nomination decisions to the
CSC by no later than 20 March 2013, which is the CSC’s nomination deadline.
The CSC will conduct a separate selection process based on the applications it received directly within
China. The CSC will make its final decision about the awards during mid/late May 2013.
NOTE that, K-CSC awards can only be successfully offered to students who have been
chosen/supported by BOTH King’s Graduate School and the CSC.
Applicants who are selected by the CSC for funding but who were not supported/nominated by the
Graduate School at King’s CANNOT be awarded a K-CSC award. However, students who have been
selected by the CSC may still be able to retain funding from the CSC so long as they are able to find
alternative funding from the College to cover their full tuition fees. In this situation, those students are
asked to liaise with their academic department/School about possible fees only support.
Candidates who are deemed ineligible by the RGSS office for the K-CSC award will be informed about
their ineligibility within 3 weeks from the King’s application deadline.
Eligible applicants who have been considered for nomination by King’s will be informed about the
outcome of their applications around the beginning of March 2013.
Final decisions lie with the CSC, and will be confirmed during mid/late May 2013. As soon as the RGSS
office is aware of the final outcome, they will contact the successful candidates to inform them of their
success. Unsuccessful candidates will also be informed at this point.
Candidates who are successfully offered a K-CSC award will be asked to provide a decision on
For further details about the K-CSC award please go to:
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King’s ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Studentships
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD degree programme at King’s College
London during 2013/14, OR, be currently in the first year of an MPhil/PhD programme at King’s
College London;
• Be eligible for home/EU tuition fees only, and meet the ESRC’s residency eligibility criteria;
• Plan to, or currently be, undertaking a research project within one of the 15 KISS-DTC research
themes;
• Complete and submit the required application documentation by the funding deadline of 17:00
GMT, 1 February 2013;
Please note that:
• Students who will pay tuition fees at the international/overseas (higher) rate are not eligible
• Students who have already undertaken more than 1 year of their full-time research degree
programme (or more than 2 years part-time) are not eligible
• Applicants who have already been awarded a PhD or equivalent degree are not eligible
For full criteria details please go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/esrc.aspx
ALL APPLICANTS who wish to be considered for the ESRC Studentship MUST, by the application
directly to the Graduate School at [email protected] , stating reference: ‘RC CASE 2013/14 - [Your
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/esrc.aspx
INSTRUCTIONS TO NEW STUDENTS who plan to start their research degree in 2013/14*: Before
you apply to the Graduate School for the ESRC Studentship, you must first apply for admissions for the
research programme that you intend to undertake at King’s College London. Admissions applications
must be submitted via the King’s online admissions portal https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and all
applications must be submitted and be ‘complete’ by the application deadline of 17:00GMT, 01
February 2013. To be considered ‘complete’, the admissions applications must include two supporting
references and academic transcripts. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their
references and transcripts are submitted to the College on time.
When completing the online admissions application: under the ‘Funding’ section, please select
‘Economic & Social Research Council’ from the drop-down menu in response to question 4 ‘Name of
grant awarding body’.
*Students who had already applied for admissions, and those who previously applied but deferred entry
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CURRENT 1ST YEAR STUDENTS:
Students who are already registered for the research degree programme at King’s College London will be
ALSO be required to submit a supporting statement from their supervisor. A template supervisor
supporting statement form is available at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/esrc.aspx
Please note that students who seek to apply for both the ESRC Studentships and the AHRC
Selection Process:
Once the applications deadline has passed, the Research & Graduate School Support (RGSS) office will
gather application materials and record the details of all the applications received.
The RGSS office will check the eligibility of all applicants and assign the applicants to the correct KISSDTC research theme.
Eligible application materials will be sorted into the relevant KISS-DTC research themes and then
circulated to the relevant selection panels for consideration.
i)
undergraduate 2i and/or a higher degree), previous research training undertaken, and where
applicable, professional qualifications and/or relevant experience;
ii)
iii)
Candidates who are deemed ineligible for the ESRC Studentship will be informed about their
acceptance/decline by a given deadline. If a successful candidate fails to respond by the deadline or
declines the offer, their award will automatically be transferred to a reserve candidate who is next in-line
for the award.
For further details about the ESRC Studentship award please go to:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/esrc.aspx
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Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time MPhil/PhD degree programme within one of the following Global
Institutes at King’s College London during the 2013/14 academic year:
- Brazil Institute
- China Institute
- India Institute
- Institute of North American Studies
- International Development Institute
- Russia Institute
• Have submitted an admissions application to the College by the application deadline
• Fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by King’s College London
Please note that:
• As the fund only covers tuition fees at the Home/EU rate, students who are required to pay tuition
fees at the international/overseas rate will be required to cover the difference between the home/EU
and international fee level from alternative sources.
Application Deadline: will vary depending on Institute
All eligible applicants who have submitted an online admissions application for an MPhil/PhD
programme within one of the Global Institutes (as listed above) by the stated deadline set by the
individual Institute will automatically be considered for the Global Institutes studentships.
Selection Process:
Each Global Institute is pre-allocated a set number of awards that they can offer by the College – details
about the 2013/14 allocation are provided in the table below.
Global Institute
Brazil Institute
No. Awards Allocated
2
China Institute
1
India Institute
2
Institute for North American Studies
2
International Development Institute
2
Russia Institute
2
Institute Administrator*
Jacqueline Armit
[email protected]
Ralph Parfect
[email protected]
Nilanjan Sarkar
[email protected]
Kimberley Robberts
[email protected]
Flo Austin
[email protected]
Kimberley Robberts
[email protected]
*Applicants who have any questions about the studentships should contact the relevant Global Institute
administrator for the institute that will host their programme – see table above.
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Assessment and selection of applications will be conducted at the local level by individual Global
Institutes.
Individual institutes will review the materials received as part of the admissions application. It will be
the responsibility of the institutes to select their strongest candidate(s) for the award(s), and the basic
selection criteria to adhere to include: academic excellence and research potential.
All institutes will be asked to confirm their decisions with the Graduate School Support Team by no
later than 31st May 2013. Results will be recorded and ratified by the Graduate School Support Team.
Chosen candidates for a Global Institute Studentship may initially be informally notified of the outcome
by their Global Institute administrator. However, full confirmation of awards will come from the
Graduate School Support Team, who will be responsible for issuing the formal studentship letters
containing instructions about how the funds are paid.
For further details about the Global Institutes Studentships please go to:
Brazil Institute http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=390
China Institute http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=391
India Institute http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=392
Russia Institute http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=464
Institute for North American Studies http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=465
International Development Institute http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=466
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Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time Joint MPhil/PhD degree programme during the 2013/14 academic
year with one of the following collaborations; i) King’s College London & University of Hong Kong,
ii) King’s College London & National University of Singapore, or iii) King’s College London &
Humboldt University;
• Make one of the following eligible academic departments at King’s College London their home
department; i) Hong Kong – English, China Institute, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music,
Physics, War Studies, Language Discourse & Communication, Film Studies (subject to approval); ii)
Singapore – English, China Institute, Geography, History, India Institute, Language Discourse &
Communication, Philosophy, Political Economy, War Studies; iii) Humboldt – Cultural & Creative
Industries, Geography, German, English, Philosophy, Mathematics;
• Either already hold a place on a Joint PhD programme to start in 2013/14, OR have submitted a
complete admissions application for a Joint PhD programme with all the required materials (as
instructed in the ‘Application Process’ section below), by the funding application deadline of 17:00
GMT, 1st February 2013;
• Fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by King’s.
Please note that:
• Students who select King’s as their ‘host’ institution are not eligible to apply
• These studentships provide funding to cover Home/EU tuition fees. Students required to pay
tuition fees at the higher international/overseas rate are eligible to apply but will be required to cover
the difference between the home/EU and international fee level from alternative sources
Competition details will be announced in November 2012.
All eligible applicants who, as of 17:00GMT, 1st February 2013, either (a) hold an offer of admission for a
Joint MPhil/PhD programme at King’s; OR (b) have submitted a complete admission application for a
Joint MPhil/PhD programme at King’s which is still subject to review, will be considered for the Joint
PhD Studentships as appropriate.
Selection Process:
Initial assessment will be conducted at the local level by eligible academic departments and this
assessment will be made on the materials submitted as part of the admissions application.
The selection of applicants will primarily be based on applicants’ academic calibre and research
potential.
Participating departments will each be asked to nominate up to two candidates to the Graduate School
by the nomination deadline of 1 March 2013.
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Departments will be expected to complete an internal nomination form for each candidate that it puts
forward for further consideration. All departmental nominations will then be assessed by a central
College Selection Panel and decisions confirmed by mid April 2013.
Results will be announced by the end of April 2013 at the latest
All results will be announced via email by the Graduate School Support Team in the first instance.
Only successful applicants will be informed of the funding outcome so applicants who have not heard
from the Graduate School Support Team by 1 May 2013 should assume that their application has
unfortunately been unsuccessful for the fund.
For further details about the Joint PhD Studentships please go to:
Humboldt http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=388
Hong Kong http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=341
Singapore http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=340
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Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time research degree programme within the Dickson Poon School of Law
• Be eligible for Home/EU tuition fees only;
• Either already hold a place on an MPhil/PhD programme to start in 2013/14, OR have submitted a
complete admissions application with all the required materials (as instructed in the ‘Application
Process’ section below), by the funding application deadline of 17:00 GMT, 1st February 2013;
Please note that:
• Distance learning programmes are not eligible;
• Students who will pay tuition fees at the international/overseas (higher) rate are not eligible.
All eligible applicants who, as of 17:00 GMT, 1st February 2013, either (a) hold an offer of admission for
an MPhil/PhD programme in Law at King’s; OR (b) have submitted a complete* admission application
for an MPhil/PhD programme in Law at King’s which is still subject to review, will be considered for the
School of Law Graduate School Studentship as appropriate.
There will be no separate funding application form for this award
Selection Process:
All eligible applications will be considered by an internal selection process under the authority of the
School of Law Research Committee (i.e. either the SRC itself or a sub-committee ratified by the SRC).
potential.
The Dickson Poon School of Law will be asked to confirm their decisions with the Graduate School
Support Team for final ratification.
Decisions will be made by the end of April 2013 at the latest
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Confirmation of awards will come from the Graduate School Support Team, who will be responsible for
issuing the formal studentship letters containing instructions about how the funds are paid.
For further details about the School of Law Graduate School Studentships please go to:
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School of Arts & Humanities Graduate School Studentship
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time research degree programme within the Centre for Cultural Media &
Creative Industries or a Critical Methodologies research degree programme with the Department of
French during the 2013/14 academic year;
Process’ section below), by the funding application deadline of 17:00 GMT, 1 February 2013;
Please note that:
Application Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 1 February 2013
Applications will be invited from November 2012 and will close on 1st February 2013 at 17:00 GMT
sharp
Applicants should following the application process in place for the Arts & Humanities Research Council
(AHRC) doctoral studentships, as follows:
ALL APPLICANTS who wish to be considered for the AHRC Studentship MUST, by the application
directly to the Graduate School at [email protected], stating reference: ‘RC CASE 2013/14 - [Your
NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS who plan to start their research degree in 2013/14*: Before you apply to
the Graduate School for the AHRC Studentship, you must first apply for admissions for the research
programme that you intend to undertake at King’s College London. Admissions applications must be
submitted via the King’s online admissions portal https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and all applications
must be submitted and be ‘complete’ by the application deadline of 17:00GMT, 01 February 2013. To
be considered ‘complete’, the admissions applications must include two supporting references and
academic transcripts. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their references and
transcripts are submitted to the College on time.
When completing the online admissions application: under the ‘Funding’ section, please select ‘Arts &
Humanities Research Council’ from the drop-down menu in response to question 4 ‘Name of grant
awarding body’.
*Students who have already applied for admissions, and those who previously applied but deferred entry
Please note that students who seek to apply for both the AHRC Studentships and the ESRC
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Selection Process:
Once the application deadline has passed, the Research & Graduate School Support (RGSS) office will
gather and record the details of all the applications received.
The RGSS office will check the eligibility of all applicants and assign the applicants to the correct
subject area category.
Eligible application materials will be sorted into the relevant subject area categories and then circulated
for consideration. Decisions made by the panel will then be sent to the central King’s-AHRC
Management Group for final approval.
i)
ii)
iii)
Please note that, during the selection process, applicants’ supervisors may be contacted internally for a
supporting statement.
Candidates who are deemed ineligible for the AHRC Studentship will be informed about their
For further details about how to apply for the A&H GSS Studentships please go to the AHRC
Studentship award web page: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources/ahrc.aspx
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School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences Graduate School Studentship
Applicants MUST:
• Be due to commence a full-time research degree programme within the School of Natural &
Mathematical Sciences during the 2013/14 academic year;
Process’ section below), by the funding application deadline of 24:00 GMT, 1 March 2013;
Please note that:
Application Deadline: 24:00 GMT, 1 March 2013
Applications will be invited from November 2012 and will close on 1 March 2013 at 24:00 GMT sharp
All eligible applicants who, as of 24:00 GMT, 10 January 2013, either (a) hold an offer of admission for an
MPhil/PhD programme at King’s; OR (b) have submitted a complete* admission application for an
MPhil/PhD programme at King’s which is still subject to review, will be considered for the School of
Natural & Mathematical Sciences Graduate School Studentship as appropriate.
There will be no separate funding application form for this award
Selection Process:
All eligible applications will be considered through an internal selection process undertaken by the
relevant academic departments and School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
potential.
The School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences will be asked to confirm their decisions with the
Graduate School Support Team for final ratification.
Decisions will be made by the end of April 2013 at the latest
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Confirmation of awards will come from the Graduate School Support Team, who will be responsible for
issuing the formal studentship letters containing instructions about how the funds are paid.
For further details about the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences Graduate School Studentships
please go to:
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CONDITIONS & REGULATIONS OF FUNDING
CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SCHEMES except AHRC & ESRC which have specific terms and conditions
attached (see below)
• Awards are offered on the condition that the candidate has met/will meet all the conditions required
for acceptance by his/her chosen School of study.
• Each award will be made on the assumption that there are adequate resources for the research
project, and that the candidate’s proposed course of study is acceptable to the department/division
and School/Institute in which they wish to study.
• New awards offered in 2013 are valid only to commence in the 2013/14 academic session; deferral of
an award to a later academic session is not permitted.
• Awards granted for the 2013/14 academic session cannot be used retrospectively for whole or part of
any earlier session.
• Awards cannot be transferred to another institution.
• An award-holder must be registered as a full-time student for the length of their research degree
• Award-holders must comply with College regulations to submit their thesis within the required time
frame
• If an award-holder wishes to make a change to: a) the research project, b) the supervisor, or c)
department/division specified on their application form, he/she must first seek approval from the
Research & Graduate School Support team. The award-holder would need to outline the changes
proposed and provide confirmation of i) the department/supervisor’s support of such changes, and ii)
the tuition fees (if they are different from the amount attached to the original research project).
Failure to inform the Research & Graduate School Support team of such a change may impact on the
continuation of an award.
• If an award-holder needs to take time out from their studies due to illness, accident, fieldwork or for
any other serious cause, they must report this as soon as possible to the relevant School
Office/Academic/Record Centre to request an interruption of studies. The award-holder must also
inform the Research & Graduate School Support team to request a temporary suspension of award
funding. If the Research & Graduate School Support team is not informed and continues to pay for a
student who is absent from their studies, a refund will be sought for overpayment, and it may also
impact on the continuation of an award.
• If an award-holder: i) already holds another funding award from an organisation; or ii) is otherwise
financially supported by another organisation; Or iii) is to secure another funding award later on
during the course of their research degree programme, and the Graduate School considers the
fund(s)/award(s), or other form of support, to be sufficient to cover maintenance and/or the
programme tuition fees, the award-holder will not be permitted to hold these funds/awards
concurrently. The rule to remember is that if two funds/awards cover the same amount e.g. both
provide funds to cover full tuition fees, they cannot be held concurrently.
• Award-holders who receive funding from alternative source(s) will be required to disclose details of
those funds to the Graduate School so that an assessment can be made regarding any potential
overlap of funding.
• Applicants must be aware of all the additional financial commitments involved when attending their
chosen course of study at King’s. Awards are granted on the understanding that the award-holder will
take responsibility for any additional expenses incurred for the duration of study.
• An award can be terminated at any time under the following circumstances:
• If an unsatisfactory progress report on the award-holder is received from the student’s
supervisor/department
• If an award-holder ceases to be a full-time research student
• For awards open to international students only – if an award-holder is no longer required to pay
fees at the full international research student rate.
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•
• If an award-holder receives other overlapping funding
All awards covered by these conditions may not be used to cover writing-up fees.
Research Council studentships are subject to specific terms and conditions, details of which can be
found via the following web link:
•
•
AHRC http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/currentpostgraduateawardholders.aspx
ESRC http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/looking-forfunding/postgraduate-funding-guide.aspx
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CONFIRMATION OF AWARDS
The initial offer email sent to successful students will include instructions on how to accept the award,
and the deadline for doing so. If the student is unable to take up the award, he/she should provide a
reason why (this information is used for statistical purposes only).
Awards must only be accepted on the understanding that the student has read, understood and agrees to
comply with the ‘Conditions & Regulations of Funding’ as set out in this booklet.
Successful candidates who confirm acceptance for the award(s) will be sent an official award
confirmation letter detailing the terms and conditions of the award(s) and the exact value of the
award(s) granted.
Where an offer-holder accepts an award but later decides that he/she is unable to take up the
opportunity for whatever reason, we would like to ask that, as a matter of courtesy, the student informs
the Researcher & Graduate School Support office, in good time, so that the opportunity could be passed
on to another candidate where possible.
PAYMENT OF AWARDS
•
•
•
Where an award provides funds directly towards tuition fees, an internal transfer will be arranged by
the Research & Graduate School Support team and no money will be paid to the award-holder.
Where an award provides an annual student stipend, payments will be made on a monthly basis into a
UK bank account.
Where an award can be used to cover either tuition fees or living costs, the award-holder will have the
option of receiving their award directly or it can be used to off-set a proportion of tuition fees (see
above)
RENEWAL OF AWARDS
•
•
•
•
All research degree awards are granted for one year in the first instance but will be renewed for the
remaining length of the postgraduate research programme (to exclude the writing-up period),
subject to the award-holder’s satisfactory progress.
Awards are renewed only if the award-holder adheres to the Conditions & Regulations of Funding (as
outlined above)
The maximum tenure of awards is 3 years (or 4 years in some instances), providing the award-holder
is still engaged in the full-time (or part-time equivalent where applicable) postgraduate research
programme at King’s.
Award-holders are not required to apply for renewal of their award; the Research & Graduate School
Support team will contact the relevant School Office/Academic Centre and/or supervisor(s) for a
progress report. If renewal is recommended, the award will automatically be rolled over in to the next
academic year. If there are any queries over the renewal of an award then the award-holder will be
notified.
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SUBMISSION OF THESIS
•
Award-holders are required to follow the College regulations when it comes to the submission of
their thesis and completion of their research degree, which requires students to submit their thesis
within 4 years (full-time equivalent) of initial registration.
CONTACT DETAILS
Graduate School Support Team
Jennie Eldridge, Head of Postgraduate and Graduate School Support
Chan Ha, Graduate School Administrator (Studentships & Communication)
Duncan Smith, Graduate School Administrator (Studentships & Quality Assurance)
Donal Caviston, Graduate School Assistant
Tel +44 (0)20 7 848 3376/3389
Fax +44 (0)20 7 848 3328
Email [email protected] / [email protected]
Website
Information, guidelines and application forms for Graduate School Funding (PGR) can be found on the
Graduate School Funding Database at the following website:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/
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