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Grants and prizes

Important notice: Given the restrictions to travel following the current Covid 19 situation we are suspending the Travel Prizes, IRCA and BESTs, and are taking this opportunity to review our prizes, including the application process and structure of the programme. We will look to relaunch our grants and prizes in the new academic year. 

We offer a range of grants and prizes to support researcher development. 

The Graduate School manages a number of financial awards designed to enable you to access international opportunities and increase your researcher mobility and profile. Whether you are looking to foster your research collaboration network, or to develop a global dimension to your career you will have the chance to compete for a range of grants and prizes. 

Over the last ten years we have awarded over half a million pounds in travel awards. These enabled researchers to present at academic conferences, visit overseas institutes, collaborate with other research institutions and to fund novel interdisciplinary research projects.

Travel Prize

The Graduate School Travel Prize supports postgraduate researchers to travel to a conference to present a research paper, or to visit another institute to use essential resources.

IRCA

The International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA) offers an opportunity to broaden your international experience as a researcher through a fully funded visit, of up to two months duration.

BESTS

A Building Experience and Skill Travel Scholarship (BESTS) is a chance to broaden your experience and your network of contacts by giving you the opportunity for a fully funded visit of up to two months duration at a host organisation anywhere in the world.

Interdisciplinary funding

Research postgraduates and research staff (R&T 4A-R/4-R/5-R) are invited to apply for pump-prime funding for novel interdisciplinary research project(s) identified at a series of sandpit events.

Research Staff Travel Prize

These prestigious prizes support research staff to attend a national or international conference to present their research, or make a short visit to another institute to use or consult essential resources.

Partner PhDs

The University of Nottingham operates a number of international PhD models such as Dual, distance and multi-campus pathways

Other Sources of Funding

The Graduate School does not offer scholarships or funding to cover course fees. For information about other sources of funding please see the links below.