There are also some external funding schemes which are applicable for students from the School of Education.
The Chevening/Birmingham Partnership Award
Chevening has partnered with the University of Birmingham to co-fund 16 Chevening/Birmingham Partnership Awards. Six partnership awards are specifically available to candidates from Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Korea. The remaining ten partnership awards are open to candidates from all Chevening-eligible countries.
Awards support any one-year taught Master’s degree offered at the University of Birmingham. Applicants can choose any other course of study, but are encouraged to refer to their country pages for details of priority areas of study for their region.
Further details on the Chevening/Birmingham Partnership Award
Deadline: Now closed but will reopen in August 2018
Physics teacher training scholarships
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has 140 teacher training scholarships worth £28,000 available to physics trainees starting their teacher training in the 2018/19 academic year. Scholarships will be instead of the standard government bursary for trainee teachers, but trainees who are not awarded a scholarship will continue to be eligible for a standard bursary. There are a number of rounds associated with this scholarship.
The Hockerill Foundation
The Hockerill Foundation makes grants to individuals training in the UK to be teachers with a priority to those teaching Religious Education. Applications are accepted from December and the deadline is 31 March each year. Late applications will be considered for priority areas.
For further information, please view http://www.hockerillfoundation.org.uk/Grants.aspx
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust
The trust supports students applying or accepted on a full or part-time postgraduate Masters or Doctoral degree. Grants are normally worth between £400 to £1,200 in value. They are intended to cover the shortfall incurred by educational and subsistence expenses upon payment of tuition fees.
Find out more http://www.stapleytrust.org/wp/about/
Deadline: Either 31 March 2018, or after 300 completed applications have been received, whichever comes first.
BFWG (British Federation of Women Graduates) Scholarships
The British Federation of Women Graduates scholarships are for women who will be in their third year of doctoral studies or part time equivalent at the time when the awards are given out. The awards are given on the basis of overall academic excellence determined from information on application form, referee reports and interview for shortlisted candidates. Awards are given out in September/October and range upwards from £1,000 with the average being around £3,000.
To be eligible to apply for a BFWG award for the year 2016/17 you must be: A female postgraduate student who commenced full time doctoral studies eg. PhD, DPhil, DMus etc. between 1 September 2014 and 31 October 2015, or a part time student at an equivalent stage of her studies. You must be registered at a university in England, Wales or Scotland (not Northern Ireland). Awards are given to help with on-going doctoral work rather than as prizes at the end of doctoral studies so we are not expecting applicants to be submitting their theses before February 2018 at the earliest. To be eligible, fees for the year from October 2017 must be paid or covered by available funds or waived by the university.
Deadline: 23 February 2018
Please visit the BFWG website for further details
International Placement Scheme
AHRC offers current AHRC/ESRC students the opportunity to undertake a short term placement of up to 6 months in some of the worlds largest libraries (ESRC students may only apply to the Library of Congress)
Deadline: Closed for 2018
Find out more
FindAPhD/FindAMasters Scholarships
Register for the 2018 FindAPhD and FindAMasters scholarships (worth £12,000).
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries
Postgrad solutions offer a number of £500 bursaries. You may only apply after you have accepted an offer of a place.
- Distance Learning Bursary - open to any student starting a distance Learning Postgraduate course
- General UK Bursary - Open to any student starting any UK Postgraduate course
- English Language Bursary - Open to any student who has taken an IELTS English Language test and who is applying for a UK postgraduate course
- PhD/Research Bursary - Open to any student starting a UK PhD or research programme.
Find out more http://www.postgrad.com/editorial/fees_and_funding/postgrad_solutions_study_bursaries/information/
Closing date: 14 September 2018
Daiwa Scholarship for UK citizens
The Daiwa Scholarship is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work placement and homestay in Japan open to all UK students (UG, PPD, PGR). The Scholarships are provided by the Foundation to encourage better understanding between both countries.
Daiwa Scholarships offer young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership potential, the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals.
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF JAPAN OR JAPANESE IS NECESSARY.
Deadline: Closed for 2018
Further information may be found on the Daiwa Website www.dajf.org.uk