NOTES: Funding Sources (1.14-1.22 )

For funded (normally full-time) campus-based study at the University of Leicester (similar funding opportunities are also available at most other UK universities):

UK Research Council

Sseveral Government funded Research Councils in the UK (collectively known as UK Research and Innovation) -- they provide funding for university based research, and have a key role to play in training new researchers in key areas (or ‘building capacity

the two main collectives are: 
(in practice some overlap, especially re interdisciplinary collaborations)

Both councils provide studentships through ‘open competition’ and ‘targeted’ modes.

Open competition studentships can be held in any eligible university department. 
  • Applicants apply directly to the research council, after getting permission from the university
    • student has to get agreement of both a potential supervisor and their department before submitting the application to the research council
    • the supervisor is required to submit a reference, 
    • university must confirm that it is both eligible and able to support the research if the studentships is awarded).
  • Targeted studentships are awarded directly to the university, who then decide what areas/topics they wish to promote.
Cf. The University of Leicester offers 3 types of studentships:

    1. open competition - where individual students apply with a project that they themselves have devised in collaboration with a supervisor. 
    2. joint studentships - where there is supervision in two different universities in the doctoral training partnership, and these projects are devised by the supervisors, and then they advertise for a student to take the project forward.
    3. collaborative studentships - where the student will be working in collaboration with an external organisation.Student shifts are devised by academics and advertised as specific projects.

 
The UK Research and Innovation website says (as at 25/06/2020):

Funding for research training

UK Research and Innovation funding for postgraduate research training goes directly to Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centre for Doctoral Training (CDTs) who then undertake the selection and recruitment of students. Prospective students should contact the DTP or CDT at which they wish to study. The DTP or CDT will be able to offer advice on what funding is available, eligibility and application guidance.

Details on each of the DTPs and CDTs can be found on the individual research council websites:


On occasions, studentships may be attached to a particular research grant (e.g. from the Leverhulme Trust, or the Wellcome Fund), meaning that the topic is already substantially defined. Departments then advertise studentships – applicants apply to the university rather than the research council.

EU funding or other national research funding bodies



Graduate Teaching or Research Assistant



University studentships



Other organisations/funding


Other universities, governments or employers may fund PhD study. This normally occurs when the funding organisation or body concerned gains some direct benefit, usually in the form of improving qualifications, knowledge and skills of their existing staff. In such cases, there is normally a contractual obligation to return to working at the ‘home’ university, government or the employer once the PhD has been completed.
  • jointly funded studentships - where part of the funding is provided by an external company or organization, along with funding from the university.
Studentships of this type are generally arranged through individual departments. As with fully funded studentships provided by employers, the usual expectation would be that the external partner organization gains benefit through the research conducted, which might well be performed within the organisation. Recently (the University of Leicester) has seen a number of ‘Collaborative Doctoral Awards’, such as held by the School of History and Politics, with links with, for examples, the British Library or the Science Museum. 



The Institute of Historical Research administers Doctoral Fellowships in History.

These fellowships are for PhD students to complete a doctorate, and are drawn from two sources: the Royal Historical Society and the Scouloudi Foundation

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