Funding
Please note that the tuition fees for on-site, full time, Masters students in 2012/13 are as follows:
Home/EU fees for all on-site MA degrees - £4,370
International fees for all on-site MA degrees - £11,990
Home/EU fees for all on-site MSc degrees - £4,890
International fees for all on-site MSc degrees - £14,950
The University has many opportunities for postgraduate scholarships and these are all detailed on the University Postgraduate Funding database.
We also highly recommend the following publications as an introduction to the variety of funding opportunties available:
Summarised below are the scholarships and funding opportunities for Masters students in 2012/13.
The Arts and Humanities Research Council funds tuition fees and a full annual stipend (paid monthly) for a limited number of students applying for a place on a taught Masters course.
The Research Councils are the main source of government funding for postgraduate study. For full details, you should go to the AHRC website.
The Research Preparation Masters Scheme is available for Masters students.This provides funding for full and part-time study on Master's courses where the focus is on advanced study and research training explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at Doctoral level.
Students interested in applying for AHRC funding will need to contact Lydia Wallman, PG Administrator as soon as possible and complete an AHRC application form, which will be available from the Graduate School.
Referees will be sent a reference form when the student makes an application for a place to study at the University of Nottingham. These references will be used for both their application for a place at the University and for their funding application.
The final deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on 22 February 2012. Applicants for funding must hold an offer of a place to study at the University of Nottingham and have already provided two academic references, via the university online application system. The offer can be conditional or unconditional. Offers for funding will be confirmed by the Graduate School by early May 2012.
If you have any queries concerning the AHRC awards please contact our Postgraduate Administrator Lydia Wallman.
The School will be awarding Research Scholarships from September 2012. The Research Scholarships have been designed to provide an alternative way to study and fund a Masters degree.
Funding
The Research Scholarships cover the cost of Masters Home/EU tuition fees - £4,370 - and will in addition pay an annual maintenance grant (£7,000), all subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Terms of the Award
The successful award holder will be attached to a research project and/or centre in the School of English and will be required to undertake research activities for up to one day per week.
Applications are invited for the following in 2012:
Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics
Research Scholarship students will support the day-to-day activities of the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics by:
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developing and analysing empirical data-sets, including spoken, written and multimodal language corpora;
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running participant experiments in a lab-based environment;
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organising and contributing to knowledge transfer events within and outside of the university;
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maintaining and updating the CRAL website;
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acting as editorial manager for the e-journal Nottingham Linguistic Circular.
Centre for the Study of the Viking Age
Research Scholarship students will work on a topic within Viking Studies or Old Norse-Icelandic literature and spend one day a week on the following tasks:
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organising outreach to local schools;
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responding to email and other enquiries from, for example, secondary school pupils around the world;
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organising the annual Midlands Viking Symposium (an adult outreach event);
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organising the biennial Fell-Benedikz lecture;
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updating and developing the CSVA website.
Centre for Regional Literature and Culture
Research Scholarship students will support the day-to-day activities of the Centre for Regional Literature and Culture by:
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Maintaining and up-dating the CRLC’s website
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Responding to e-mail enquiries from, for example, secondary school pupils from around the world
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Assisting with the organisation of CRLC events: including conferences , seminars and the annual Byron Foundation Lecture
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Providing assistance on CRLC- based research projects
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Organising outreach activities to local schools
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Helping to enhance the CRLC’s media presence by working with the University’s Communications and Marketing team
DH Lawrence Research Centre
Working as a full Editorial Assistant on the annual Journal of D. H. Lawrence Studies;
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Maintaining and updating the D. H. Lawrence Research Centre website;
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Liaising with D. H. Lawrence Heritage in Eastwood on shared projects, and helping to organise and co-ordinate the annual D. H. Lawrence Festival;
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Liaising with Manuscripts and Special Collections on Lawrence-related projects;
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Co-operating with the local and national media and the University’s Communications and Marketing team to enhance the Centre’s media presence;
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Working alongside the D. H. Lawrence Society in Eastwood to advertise and promote local events and papers.
Institute for Name-Studies
Research scholarship students will work on place- or personal names and support the day-to-day activities of the Institute for Name-Studies (INS) by:
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responding to email queries from the public and from the media about particular (usually place-) names;
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updating and developing the INS website;
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cataloguing INS library acquisitions;
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adding to the database which supports the Key to English Place-Names online map;
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organising the biennial Cameron lecture;
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co-organising study days, talks to historical and archaeological societies and to local schools, and other outreach activities.
Research Scholarship students may identify their own research project with another research centre or academic member of staff which may include the following (depending on the area of research work):
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acting as a part time Research Assistant on a research project
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undertaking data collection, bibliographical searches, proof reading
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maintaining and updating a website
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developing web resources
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updating research databases
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helping with the organisation of conferences and seminars
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developing outreach activities
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creating and running experiments in a laboratory setting
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working in archives and undertaking the digitisation of research projects
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providing editorial assistance with an academic journal
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working on collaborative research projects with other Schools in the University
These Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Applying for a Research Scholarship
In order to apply, applicants must already have received an offer of a place on a Masters programme from The School of English.
Applicants must either be studying for, or have completed, a good honours degree (i.e. 2:1) in English (or a cognate discipline, joint or combined honours degree including English).
Applicants whose first language is not English must achieve an overall score on the British Council IELTS test of at least 7.0; or the equivalent TOEFL score.
Prior research experience is not necessary and these scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and assessment at interview for candidates' suitability for an academic career in research and teaching.
Please note that the scholarship will not normally be awarded to students in receipt of full funding from the AHRC or other bodies and may be re-assigned to another candidate if the successful candidate subsequently wins such funding.
Applicants should also complete a Research Scholarship Application Form (Word) and return this to the School of English by 12 March 2012.
For further details please contact Lydia Wallman our Postgraduate Administrator.
A fund set up in memory of the late Professor Christine E Fell allows the School to award up to two scholarships (normally a fee-reduction worth £1,000) each year to a new or continuing postgraduate student (MA or PhD) working in any of the following areas:
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Old English and Anglo-Saxon studies
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Old Norse and Viking studies
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Name-studies
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History of English
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Runology
All continuing students, and all applicants for entry in 2012 who have applied by 12 March 2012 will be considered automatically for a scholarship and applicants are not required to complete a separate application form. The successful candidate will be informed by letter in June 2012. The scholarship will not normally be awarded to students in receipt of full funding from the AHRC or other bodies and may be re-assigned to another candidate if the successful candidate subsequently wins such funding.
The fund also allows the School to make occasional small grants to registered students in the above areas to support their academic research.
Masters Scholarships
The International Office at The Universityof Nottingham has Masters Scholarships for 2012 entry available.
The closing dates for scholarship applications vary, so please check the website for further details. Applicants must be holding conditional or unconditional offers for September 2012 to apply.
There is also full information on the International Office scholarship webpage.
The International Office has a frequently asked questions page on their website and applicants can also preview the questions they will be asked on the scholarship application form.
General Scholarships
The University has a number of scholarships available to international students who wish to study at Nottingham.
In addition, there are also a number of scholarships available to international students through other organisations. The University also offers a number of non-competitive scholarships (so they are available to you if you apply) to 'non UK' full time students (categorised as 'non UK' for fee purposes such as:
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Alumni Scholarship - a scholarship of 10% towards your tuition fees
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Family Scholarship - a scholarship where brothers or sisters register at the University, children of alumni, husbands or wives
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Alumni of a U21 Institution Scholarship - a scholarship if you have previously studied at one of the Universities U21 Partner Universities listed on the International Office website
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Study Abroad and International Exchange Alumni - a scholarship if you have studied previously at the University
If you are eligible for one of these scholarships and would like it to be included on your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies’ (CAS) Certificate for visa purposes you must make your online application by a date to be confirmed by the International Office. Please go the International Office website to make an application.
Alternatively you can apply for these scholarships after you register on your course in the School of English. The scholarship MUST BE CLAIMED WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF YOUR REGISTRATION at Nottingham.
5. Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust offers around 250 scholarships (£300-1000) to full-time home and international PhD students who are within their first three years of study and are not in receipt of a major grant. The Trust's objectives are to provide financial assistance to graduates with a First or Upper Second class degree, over the age of 24, who register for a higher degree or equivalent academic qualification in any subject. The annual closing date for applications is 31st March. Awards are announced in late June.
Further information can be found on the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust website .
6. Unitemps - Student Recruitment Agency
Unitemps is based in the
Careers and Employability Service at The University of Nottingham and is the University’s recruitment agency to help you to find part-time or temporary work on campus and in the local area whilst you are studying. Unitemps offers:
There are a variety of opportunities available for current students at The University of Nottingham, including administrative work, events and hospitality work, translation work, project work and many more. You access the vacancies register with Unitemps online .
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