Postgraduate Funding Opportunities
For information about the awards listed on this page, please contact the School Postgraduate Administrator, Miss Helen Szewczyk (szewczykhl1@cardiff.ac.uk).
For general information about funding please visit the University Postgraduate Funding pages.
International Scholarships
In addition to the funding offered centrally by the University and the University's partners, academic Schools are also offering funding opportunities to international students.
To be eligible to apply for these scholarships of £100 each you must already hold an academic offer to study at Cardiff. Further details can be found at the following link.
University Awards
Applications for these awards should be forwarded to the Postgraduate Administrator no later than 5.00 pm on Monday 20th February, using the application forms on this page.
J E Williams Studentship
One 3-year studentship, covering fees and stipend, is available to Home/EU students commencing their PhD in 2012/13. This fund can also support MPhil projects. The Studentship is open to Cardiff graduates only who wish study at Cardiff or another UK university; the terms of the bequest require us to prioritise those wishing to study at Oxford University.
Part-time awards (Edward Rhys-Price Bequest)
Two awards of £1000 are available to continuing, part-time, self-funding research students for academic year 2011/12. These awards are available to Home/EU students only.
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Cardiff University currently holds a Block Grant Partnership award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which allows us to offer several studentships each year. The number of awards in each subject varies from year to year.
Studentships are available in the following areas for 2012/13 entry:
Doctoral:
- Archaeology
- Celtic Studies
- History
- Religious Studies
Research Preparation Masters:
- History
There may be awards for other subject areas covered by the School in future years; please ask the relevant Postgraduate Tutor for details.
Please visit the Cardiff University AHRC awards page for full details of the AHRC postgraduate studentships, along with details of to apply.
Jameel Scholarships
With the help of a very generous gift to the University, the Jameel Scholarships have been established to enable the very best students to come to Cardiff – those who have the intellect and determination to apply their knowledge for the benefit of Muslim communities in the UK, and to promote better understanding of Islam in wider society.
Four MA and three PhD scholarships are available for the academic year starting 2012-13.
Please visit the main Jameel Scholarships page for full details and application forms.
Economic and Social Research Council
The School has Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognition for 1+3 funding. Please visit the ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre page for information on funding opportunities offered by the ESRC, along with details of how prospective candidates can apply for ESRC postgraduate studentships.
The President's Research Scholarships
The University is offering a number of full RCUK-rate PhD scholarships as part of a new £4M investment to coincide with the inauguration of Professor Sir Martin Evans (Nobel Prize for Medicine 2007) as Cardiff’s President.
The Scholarships will be of interest to the highest quality candidates – those eligible for funding as President Scholars will have a first-class honours degree, or a 2.1 plus a postgraduate Masters degree at distinction level (or their equivalents).