School Funding for Postgraduate study

Postgraduate student

For September 2012 entry, the School is offering over £50,000 in studentship and bursary funding for Postgraduate study (both PhD and MA), in addition to opportunities for Research Council funding. This includes the following:

  • Up to 9 full fee paying studentships (at home/EU rates)*.
  • Further smaller bursaries to help towards fee and/or living costs
  • Funds for existing students to attend conferences
  • Funds for existing students to assist with completion of PhD degree
  • Funds for visiting postgraduate fellowships
  • Laptop for PhD students

* For those to be eligible for full studentships to MA degrees there will be an expectation of progression to studies at PhD level, and submission of an application to the ESRC Doctoral Training Scheme.

There are a host of further funding opportunities available that are external to the School.

MA Geography and Sociology Fees Bursaries

To be considered students must have applied to the University for a place on either the Human Geography Research MA, Regional Development (Research) MA or Sociology and Social Research MA: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/postgrad/apply.htm/

Both Home and International Students are welcome to apply. The maximum bursary to be awarded will be full fee payment (£5,500) at home/EU rates; for alumni the maximum bursary will be £4400 (£5500 minus 20% alumni discount).  The amount awarded may however be smaller than this depending on the quality of applications received.

If you would like to be considered for one of our bursaries you should complete the relevant application form:

These bursaries are awarded on a competitive basis and the closing date for applications is 1st June 2012.

For more information on School studentships and bursaries, please contact:

Amanda Baxter
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 5200
Fax: +44 (0)191 222 5421
Email: amanda.baxter@ncl.ac.uk