Awards and Financial Assistance

The purpose of Postgraduate Studentships is to provide selected students with financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to study full-time for the degrees of MPhil or PhD during the prescribed periods of study.

A Postgraduate Studentship holder may be required to undertake, under supervision, duties which carry educational benefits for the holder, as

Institute in which the holder is registered. The amount of such work shall not exceed 100 hours in any full twelve-month period (or pro rata if the period is less than twelve months). The undertaking of this work forms a part of the Studentship contract covered by the value of the Studentship, and no other payment for these hours of work may be made to a Studentship holder. However, in addition to these 100 hours, a Postgraduate Studentship holder may work for a maximum of a further 150 hours per annum, for which remuneration will be payable at a rate determined by the University from time to time. The work undertaken in this capacity shall be relevant to the holder's research training, beneficial to his/her studies and subject to the concurrence of the supervisor(s). The holder shall not otherwise undertake any employment either within or outside the University during tenure of the Studentship. The nature of the duties shall normally be:

(a) assistance with research;

(b) assistance with scheduled laboratory, studio and fieldwork classes and with tutorials;

(c) assistance with the preparation of materials for scheduled classes;

(d) assistance with marking practical notebooks and answers from exercise classes; and

(e) assistance with invigilation of University degree examinations.

Further information on Studentships is attached to the form for Application for Admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Applicants should indicate in the appropriate box of the Application for Admission form (under section 1) their intention to apply for the Studentship.