Funding your studies

The Faculty of Arts Alumni Scholarship Awards are available for degree students entering the University of Nottingham in September 2024. 

The awards offer financial support of £4,500 over 3 years for students who have encountered and overcome barriers to their educational journey.

It is intended to assist students with their essential living costs whilst studying, paid in equal instalments at the start of each term for three years. It is not intended to be used towards tuition fees.

The deadline for application for students starting in September 2024 is Wednesday 1 May 2024. 

You can find more details and make your application here. 

Aimed at home students wanting to do an on-site Masters and intending to progress on to PhD study. The course can be done either full-time (one year) or part-time (two years). This scholarship is only open to Home students.

The studentships cover:

• The equivalent of home tuition fees for the Faculty of Arts.
• A stipend of £9600.

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Dr Lillian M Ruff was a graduate of the University of Nottingham who generously established this scholarship in her name.

There was one recipient in 2021/22 being awarded a scholarship equivalent to the full cost of the UK/EU fee for a full time/part-time taught MA or MRes course in the School of Humanities at University of Nottingham.

Please check for updates.

A range of funding is available for students from different countries - application details and deadlines will be released when they are available.

See the full range of Masters scholarships available

Postgraduate loans are available for eligible students who are studying a taught or research Masters course.

Full details on the Student Services website

The Colwyn and Jean Rich Foundation of Canada offers the Pauline Roberts Scholarship to United Kingdom nationals to support one student on the MA in History. The Scholarship has a value of 8,000 Canadian dollars (approximately £4,500 depending on the exchange rate) and is tenable for one year, payable in two instalments, one in each semester.

The Scholarship is intended to be awarded to an applicant of academic merit who has the commitment to complete the programme of study, who is in great need of financial support and who can demonstrate a social contribution to the community in their wider life activities.

For enquiries please contact the MA Course Director, Dr David Laven.

The Department of History, University of Nottingham, invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for a fully-funded 4-year study programme leading to a PhD in Economic and Social History.

Prospective candidates should outline their own doctoral research topic. There are no restrictions on the proposed historical research by period, region or theme, but projects must principally employ a social science methodology (for further guidance on disciplinary remit, see this page).

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an excellent record of academic achievement in History or a related discipline and potential to complete an original and independent research project.

The Department will select one or more candidates to co-develop full applications for funding offered through the Economic and Social History Pathway of the Midlands Graduate School (MGS) Doctoral Training Partnership. The MGS is one of 14 UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), and comprises the University of Warwick, Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham. Co-supervision across institutions is possible.

At Nottingham, successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers on the Economic and Social History pathway in the Department of History. Supervisors of current students include Professor Sarah Badcock, Dr Nick Baron, Dr Jonathan Kwan, Dr David Gehring and Dr Richard Goddard. Numerous other members of the academic staff are actively engaged in research into economic and social history. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision by consulting these pages, as well as the pages of individual academics.

This 4-year programme comprises 1 year of training in social science research methods (to MA level) plus 3 years of research on an original topic in economic and social history (to PhD level).

Candidates who already have an ESRC-accredited MA in History or a cognate discipline, and/or can demonstrate extensive expertise in social science research methods, may apply for a +3 PhD programme.

Candidates without MA degrees and those with a non-ESRC-accredited MA degree may only apply for the 1+3 programme. This competition is open to both UK and international students, but awards will only pay fees at UK (home) levels (additional bursaries are available to international award-holders on a competitive basis). As projects must be based on social science method, please ensure that you read this page before formulating your proposal.

Application procedure

If you are interested in applying for entry in October 2023, please contact a prospective supervisor or, if you have yet to identify an appropriate advisor, Dr Nick Baron (nick.baron@nottingham.ac.uk), as soon as possible before 1 December 2022 (we cannot consider any enquiries or expressions of interest after that date). Please send your CV, a one-page note on your preparation and motivation to conduct research to PhD level on economic and social history and a one-page outline of your proposed research topic. We can advise on your eligibility and the fit of your proposed research with our departmental interests and expertise.

If the Department agrees to support your application to the MGS, you will then need to submit applications, first, for a PhD place to the University of Nottingham (two academic references will be required) and, subsequently, for funding to the Midlands Graduate School, the deadline for which is 24 January 2023 (23:59 GMT).

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The Department of History, University of Nottingham, invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for a fully-funded 4-year study programme leading to a PhD in Modern Russian and East European social and/or economic history. Proposed research projects should principally employ social science methods (for further guidance on disciplinary remit, see this page).

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an excellent record of academic achievement in History, Russian and East European Studies or a related discipline, and potential to complete an original and independent research project in modern Russian and East European history.

The Department will select one or more candidates to co-develop full applications for funding offered through the Area Studies (Russian and East European) Pathway or Economic and Social History Pathway of the Midlands Graduate School (MGS) Doctoral Training Partnership. The MGS is one of 14 UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), and comprises the University of Warwick, Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham.

At Nottingham, successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in Russian & East European History in the Department of History, working mostly under the supervision of Professor Sarah Badcock and Dr Nick Baron. For a list of current and former ESRC-funded PhD projects, please see under the research supervision section of Nick Baron's page.

This 4-year programme comprises 1 year of training in social science research methods (to MA level) plus 3 years of research on an original topic in Russian and East European social and/or economic history (to PhD level).

Candidates who already have an ESRC-accredited MA in History or a cognate discipline, and/or can demonstrate extensive expertise in social science research methods, may apply for a +3 PhD programme. Candidates without MA degrees and those with a non-ESRC-accredited MA degree may only apply for the 1+3 programme. This competition is open to both UK and international students, but awards will only pay fees at UK (home) levels (additional bursaries are available to international award-holders on a competitive basis). To apply, you must intend to study full-time, and have a working knowledge of the relevant Russian & East European language(s).

Application procedure

If you are interested in applying, please contact Professor Badcock (sarah.badcock@nottingham.ac.uk) and Dr Baron (nick.baron@nottingham.ac.uk) as soon as possible before 1 December 2022 (we cannot consider any enquiries or expressions of interest after that date), sending your CV, a one-page note on your preparation and motivation to conduct research to PhD level in modern Russian and East European socio-economic history, and a one-page outline of your proposed research topic. We can advise on your eligibility and the fit of your proposed research with our interests and expertise. Please ensure you read this page before formulating your proposal.

If the Department agrees to support your application to the MGS, you will then need to submit applications, first, for a PhD place to the University of Nottingham (two academic references will be required) and, subsequently, for funding to the Midlands Graduate School, the deadline for which is 24 January 2023 (23:59 GMT)

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Two tuition fee scholarships, worth £2,500 each, will be awarded on a competitive basis to full-time or part-time postgraduate students enrolled on the MRes in Music. The scholarships are particularly intended for students specialising in vocal performance or researching an aspect of singing or the voice. The awards will be made for the 2024/25 academic year and cannot be deferred. To be eligible to apply you must have a UK fee status and have an offer of a place on the MRes programme. 

The deadline to apply is Friday 26 July 2024.

Please direct any queries and applications concerning the scholarship to Rebecca Thumpston. 

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The Memorial Scholarship is awarded to academically talented applicants (as assessed by their School). A maximum of £1,250 is available to award between successful applicants in each academic year.

Open to postgraduate research students, full-time or part-time, holding an offer to study or already admitted to the MRes in Theology/Religious Studies only and undertaking research in Hebrew Bible.

Applications are currently closed but please check for updates.

The Alan Richardson Studentship in Christian Theology is designed to assist distance learning students who are currently studying for the MA in Systematic and Philosophical Theology.

Two studentships of £700 are available for the current academic year, which may be used either towards the cost of fees or incidental expenses.

If you wish to apply, please apply in writing by Friday 22 March 2024 5.00pm stating, in no more than 500-700 words, why you would benefit from the bursary, and how it would aid your intellectual flourishing in the programme.

Include a copy of your up-to-date CV with your application and send both by email to AR-HU-research@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk using the subject heading “Alan Richardson Studentship – [your name]”.

The bursary will be awarded on the basis of both academic excellence and benefit to the individual as set out in the application. It will be payable to the successful candidate by the end of the spring semester 2023-24.

The Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C DTP) provides UK/EU research candidates with:

• funding
• expert supervision (including opportunities for cross-institutional supervision)
• training
• access to a wide range of facilities
• cohort events
• placement opportunities with regional, national and international partners in the creative and cultural sectors.

Full details and how to apply

One scholarship is available for tuition fee and annual living allowance set at UK Research Council rates.

Eligibility

You can apply for this scholarship if you hold an offer to start (or are in the first year of) a PhD in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Nottingham UK.

International students are eligible to apply but funding is only at the level of home (UK) fees and maintenance grant. Each school with the faculties can nominate one student. The award is open to full and part-time students.

Please visit the Sir Francis Hill postgraduate scholarship page for further details. 

A range of funding is available for students from different countries.

A range of funding opportunities can be found by following the link below.

See the full range of PhD scholarships available

Postgraduate loans are available for eligible students who are doing a PhD or equivalent course.

Full details on the Student Services website

The Department of History, University of Nottingham, invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for a fully-funded 4-year study programme leading to a PhD in Economic and Social History.

Prospective candidates should outline their own doctoral research topic. There are no restrictions on the proposed historical research by period, region or theme, but projects must principally employ a social science methodology (for further guidance on disciplinary remit, see this page).

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an excellent record of academic achievement in History or a related discipline and potential to complete an original and independent research project.

The Department will select one or more candidates to co-develop full applications for funding offered through the Economic and Social History Pathway of the Midlands Graduate School (MGS) Doctoral Training Partnership. The MGS is one of 14 UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), and comprises the University of Warwick, Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham. Co-supervision across institutions is possible.

At Nottingham, successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers on the Economic and Social History pathway in the Department of History. Supervisors of current students include Professor Sarah Badcock, Dr Nick Baron, Dr Jonathan Kwan, Dr David Gehring and Dr Richard Goddard. Numerous other members of the academic staff are actively engaged in research into economic and social history. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision by consulting these pages, as well as the pages of individual academics.

This 4-year programme comprises 1 year of training in social science research methods (to MA level) plus 3 years of research on an original topic in economic and social history (to PhD level).

Candidates who already have an ESRC-accredited MA in History or a cognate discipline, and/or can demonstrate extensive expertise in social science research methods, may apply for a +3 PhD programme.

Candidates without MA degrees and those with a non-ESRC-accredited MA degree may only apply for the 1+3 programme. This competition is open to both UK and international students, but awards will only pay fees at UK (home) levels (additional bursaries are available to international award-holders on a competitive basis). As projects must be based on social science method, please ensure that you read this page before formulating your proposal.

Application procedure

If you are interested in applying for entry in October 2023, please contact a prospective supervisor or, if you have yet to identify an appropriate advisor, Dr Nick Baron (nick.baron@nottingham.ac.uk), as soon as possible before 1 December 2022 (we cannot consider any enquiries or expressions of interest after that date). Please send your CV, a one-page note on your preparation and motivation to conduct research to PhD level on economic and social history and a one-page outline of your proposed research topic. We can advise on your eligibility and the fit of your proposed research with our departmental interests and expertise.

If the Department agrees to support your application to the MGS, you will then need to submit applications, first, for a PhD place to the University of Nottingham (two academic references will be required) and, subsequently, for funding to the Midlands Graduate School, the deadline for which is 24 January 2023 (23:59 GMT).

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The Department of History, University of Nottingham, invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for a fully-funded 4-year study programme leading to a PhD in Modern Russian and East European social and/or economic history. Proposed research projects should principally employ social science methods (for further guidance on disciplinary remit, see this page).

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an excellent record of academic achievement in History, Russian and East European Studies or a related discipline, and potential to complete an original and independent research project in modern Russian and East European history.

The Department will select one or more candidates to co-develop full applications for funding offered through the Area Studies (Russian and East European) Pathway or the Economic and Social History Pathway of the Midlands Graduate School (MGS) Doctoral Training Partnership. The MGS is one of 14 UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), and comprises the University of Warwick, Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham.

At Nottingham, successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in Russian and East European History in the Department of History, working mostly under the supervision of Professor Sarah Badcock and Dr Nick Baron. For a list of current and former ESRC-funded PhD projects, please see under the research supervision section of Nick Baron's page.

This 4-year programme comprises 1 year of training in social science research methods (to MA level) plus 3 years of research on an original topic in Russian and East European social and/or economic history (to PhD level).

Candidates who already have an ESRC-accredited MA in History or a cognate discipline, and/or can demonstrate extensive expertise in social science research methods, may apply for a +3 PhD programme. Candidates without MA degrees and those with a non-ESRC-accredited MA degree may only apply for the 1+3 programme. This competition is open to both UK and international students, but awards will only pay fees at UK (home) levels (additional bursaries are available to international award-holders on a competitive basis). To apply, you must intend to study full-time, and have a working knowledge of the relevant Russian & East European language(s).

Application procedure

If you are interested in applying, please contact Professor Badcock (sarah.badcock@nottingham.ac.uk) and Dr Baron (nick.baron@nottingham.ac.uk) as soon as possible before 1 December 2022 (we cannot consider any enquiries or expressions of interest after that date), sending your CV, a one-page note on your preparation and motivation to conduct research to PhD level in modern Russian and East European socio-economic history, and a one-page outline of your proposed research topic. We can advise on your eligibility and the fit of your proposed research with our interests and expertise. Please ensure you read this page before formulating your proposal.

If the Department agrees to support your application to the MGS, you will then need to submit applications, first, for a PhD place to the University of Nottingham (two academic references will be required) and, subsequently, for funding to the Midlands Graduate School, the deadline for which is 24 January 2023 (23:59 GMT).

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The Midlands Graduate School is one of several accredited Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnerships in the UK.

The Department of History leads two DTP pathways:

• Area Studies (Russian and East European Studies)
• Economic and Social History.

We invite applications for fully-funded 1+3 programmes of study, comprising a one-year MA in Social Sciences Research Methods followed by three years study for a PhD in modern Russian and/or East European socioeconomic history (from the mid-19th century).

See current information for 2022-23 above.

Full details on funding applications through the Midlands Graduate School

The Memorial Scholarship is awarded to academically talented applicants (as assessed by their School). A maximum of £1,250 is available to award between successful applicants in each academic year.

Open to postgraduate research students, full-time or part-time, holding an offer to study or already admitted to the MRes in Theology/Religious Studies only and undertaking research in Hebrew Bible.

Further application details and deadlines are available through the link below.

Further information

Current postgraduate students in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham may apply for the Randall Studentship in Hebrew Bible/Jewish Studies. Students should be working in the area of Hebrew Bible/Jewish Studies. The Studentship is offered through the generosity of Mr Jeff Randall.

Applicants may be in any year of study for a postgraduate degree. They may be full-time or part-time, Home/EU or International. 

The Studentship comprises two elements:

1. Teaching:

The appointee will have the opportunity to enhance their teaching portfolio and gain professional experience by assisting with the teaching of Biblical Hebrew in the Department. They will be remunerated for this in accordance with University of Nottingham rates of pay for teaching affiliates. Details of the extent and nature of the teaching will be agreed in discussion with the appointee. 

2. Research: 

The appointee will have the opportunity to undertake a research trip to Israel, in order to engage in fieldwork, or library research, or conference attendance, or a modern language Hebrew Ulpan course, or a similar approved academic purpose. Up to £2,000 will be available to meet the costs of the trip to Israel. 

Informal enquiries concerning the Randall Studentship should be directed to Professor Jon Hoover. 

Applicants should apply in writing to the Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Professor Jon Hoover, including a CV and a covering letter indicating their level of competency in Biblical Hebrew, and explaining why they would like to be considered for the Studentship. 

The Rickards Travelling Scholarship is intended to encourage and assist students of theology and religious studies enrolled on degree programmes in the University of Nottingham Department of Theology and Religious Studies to travel and thus further both their general and specialist education. The value of the Scholarship is up to £200.

Candidates must submit a detailed application to the Head of Department stating the object of the journey being planned and its relationship to their special subject, the major items of expense likely to be incurred, and the names of two members of staff with whom they have discussed their proposed travel project and to whom reference may be made regarding the scheme.

Applications are accepted by the Head of Department on a rolling basis, and more than one award may be made each year, subject to the availability of funds.