Study at Cardiff | Postgraduate

Apply 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 this 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.

An applicant must have gained an undergraduate degree from a recognised university and should normally have, or be studying for, a postgraduate Master's degree.

Full information on AHRC eligibility criteria can be found in the AHRC Guide to Student Eligibility.

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 an AHRC Postgraduate 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 nominated 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 Applying section of the postgraduate website.
   
   Please note: we can only nominate candidates for AHRC studentships offered via our Block Grant Partnership (BGP), and are not able to support applications for the AHRC Studentship Competition, which is reserved for institutions which do not hold a BGP Award.
   
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 Cardiff AHRC Postgraduate Funding Application Form in collaboration with their chosen academic school.
   
   AHRC BGP awards general information (English) 2013
   AHRC Doctoral Application Form Notes (English) 2013
   
   AHRC Doctoral Application Form Part I Applicant (English) 2013
   AHRC Doctoral Application Form Part II Referees (English) 2013
   AHRC Doctoral Application Form Part III School (English) 2013
   
4. Submit your completed application
   Application deadline is Friday, 1 February 2013. The full application (Parts I and II, completed by the applicant and the referees, respectively), along with supporting documents, must have been submitted to the School AHRC contact.

Further information/queries

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

For information on alternative postgraduate funding opportunities, please see our Funding and Scholarship Search facility.