Applying for AHRC Funding

Eligibility

Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals, and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education.

EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees-only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.

Applicants must have gained an undergraduate degree from a recognised university, or be a current undergraduate expecting to graduate before 31 July 2012. Those applying for a doctoral award should normally have, or be studying for, a Master's degree.

Full information on AHRC eligibility criteria can be found in the AHRC Guide to Student Eligibility (pdf, click to download).

How to Apply for an AHRC Postgraduate Studentship at Cardiff University

1) Make contact with the relevant School and programme staff:

Students who wish to apply for a studentship are strongly advised to contact the relevant academic school at Cardiff University regarding their application. Applicants for Doctoral Awards should liaise with their proposed supervisor regarding their application. Applicants for Professional Preparation Master's and Research Preparation Master's Awards should liaise with their programme leader or supervisor, if known, regarding their application.

2) Apply for admission to your chosen postgraduate programme at Cardiff (if you have not already done so):

In order to be considered for an AHRC Postgraduate Studentship by Cardiff University, candidates must already have secured an offer of admission (conditional or unconditional) to a relevant postgraduate programme at the University. If you have not yet submitted an application, you are advised to discuss your interest with the relevant academic school as detailed above. You can submit your application online using our Online Application Service - for details, please see the Apply Section of the postgraduate website. 

3) Complete a Cardiff AHRC Postgraduate Funding Application Form:

Applications for AHRC Postgraduate Studentships offered via Cardiff's Block Grant Partnership must be submitted via Cardiff University, and applicants are required to prepare a Funding Application Form.

Application forms and guidance are available for all three types of studentship offered by the AHRC. To access the forms for the relevant studentship, please choose one of the following links:

Application Forms for Doctoral Awards 
Application Forms for Research Preparation Master's Awards
Application Forms for Professional Preparation Master's Awards

Guidance Notes for each application are available to download along with each set of application forms. In addition, you may find the following resources useful:

4) Submit your completed application

a) For Doctoral and Research Preparation Masters

The full application (Parts I and II, completed by the applicant and the referees, respectively), along with supporting documents (e.g. transcripts/certificates), must be submitted to the School AHRC contact by the 2nd March 2012.

b) For Professional Preparation Masters

(i) Interpreting and Translation

Parts I and II of the application (completed by the applicant and the referees, respectively), along with supporting documents (e.g. professional CV and transcripts of marks), must be submitted to the School AHRC contact by the 2nd March 2012.

(ii) Journalism and Publishing Studies

Parts I and II of the application (completed by the applicant and the referees, respectively), along with supporting documents (e.g. professional CV and transcripts of marks), must be submitted to the School AHRC contact by the 16th April 2012

Further information/queries

Please direct all queries to AHRCQueries@cardiff.ac.uk.

For information on alternative postgraduate funding opportunities, please see our Funding section.