Internal Funding
There are School-wide bursary competitions for Overseas students at MA and PhD level, and each Subject Area in the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures offers a number of bursaries. These internal awards come with the opportunity to teach (in the case of PhD students) or act as an assistant on a research project (for both MA and PhD students). The fees bursaries are set at the level of Home/EU Fees for the relevant course. The MA awards are for one year full time or two years part-time. The PhD awards are for three years full time or six years part time (subject to satisfactory progress). There are also a number of names awards in some subject areas that carry their own conditions.
Please note that Overseas applicants to MA and PhD courses can apply for School bursaries as detailed below; any funding awarded would reduce their fees by the equivalent of the UK fees.
Application process
New Applicants:
The application is in two parts:
- The application process is in two parts, both of which must be completed by the deadline of 15th March 2010. First, you must submit the standard University PG online application form. This includes references and transcripts. You can do this at: http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduatestudy/apply/. You must have been in receipt of an offer of a place by the time the selection panel meets.
- You will need to submit a SAHC Funding Application Form with Supporting Statement to the relevant School PG Administrator (contact details on the form).
Existing PhD Students
Existing PhD students will need to submit a SAHC Funding Application Form and Research Proposal to the relevant School PG Administrator. You will also need to ask your referees to submit two new references.
Supporting Statement
As part of your Funding Application, you need to submit a supporting statement (1000-word Research Proposal for doctoral scheme, 500-word Case for Support for the masters schemes). Guidance for this can found below.
References
You will also need two references to be submitted by the deadline. There are instructions for referees in the AHRC guidance notes, and you can pass these on to your referees. You should inform your referees that you are applying for funding. References that do not provide a detailed appraisal of your academic development and suitability for your proposed programme of study, but are simply a general statement of support, may disadvantage even the strongest applicant.
If you have already applied for PG admission, and had references sent as part of that application, then you will need to check with your referees if the reference they provided meets the description set out in the notes for guidance. In the event that it doesn't (this is particularly relevant for internal, University of Manchester candidates) then you'll need to ask them to submit a more complete version by the closing date.
Closing Date
You must submit both the University Admissions Application and the SAHC Funding Application by 5.00pm on 15th March 2010. There is only one closing date for applications each year and there is no flexibility in this date.
- SAHC Funding Application Form (Microsoft Word, 52 KB)
- Guidance on writing a Research Proposal (Microsoft Word, 36 KB)
- Guidance on writing a Case for Support (Non-vocational MA) (Microsoft Word, 28 KB)
- Guidance on writing a Case for Support (Vocational MA) (Microsoft Word, 27 KB)
School-wide Awards
Rylands Achievement Awards
£500 towards fees for Manchester graduates with first-class degrees undertaking an MA in the School.
MA Scholarships for Overseas (non-EU) Students
The School has a number of £2500 scholarships for Overseas (non-EU) MA students, awarded to applicants of exceptional merit.
Overseas Research Student (ORS) Awards
Although the UK Government scheme has now finished, the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures has introduced its own scheme to replace it. The School offers up to two awards, paying the difference between Overseas fees and Home/EU fees, to PhD candidates of exceptional merit. Students will also automatically be entered into the competition for the other internal bursaries offered by subject areas within the School. In most cases, these consist of Home fees awards; therefore a student successful in both the ORS competition and a subject area award would receive a fee waiver for the whole of the Overseas fees.
Access to Postgraduate Education Bursaries
Two bursaries of £1000 each are available to facilitate access to postgraduate study for students who would not otherwise be able to meet the cost: for example, students whose family responsibilities limit their ability to combine paid work with study. The bursaries are open both to those who hold offers to start a taught postgraduate programme (MA or MusM, full-time or part-time) in September 2009, and to current part-time students who would otherwise have difficulty in completing their programme. For further information follow the link below:
Access to Postgraduate Education Bursaries: 2009-10
Subject Area Awards
Archaeology
- Two PhD Home fees bursaries.
Art History and Visual Studies
- Two Marcia Pointon PhD Bursaries (Home fees plus £1500 towards maintenance per student).
Arts Management, Policy and Practice
- One MA Home fees bursary.
Classics and Ancient History
- One PhD Home fees bursary.
- It is expected that there will be one further award [details TBC]
Drama
- One MA Home fees bursary.
- One PhD Home fees bursary.
- One £2000 PhD bursary.
English and American Studies
- Two MA Home fees bursaries (one for the MA in American Studies; one for the MA in English and American Studies).
- Four PhD Home fees bursaries (one in pre-1800 Literature; one in post-1800 English Literature; one in Gender, Sexuality and Culture; one in American Studies).
- One £2500 bursary for an Overseas PhD student (can be held in conjunction with other awards).
- One Brook Scholarship in Medieval English Literature or English Language. May be held in the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures (for Medieval English Literature) or the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures (for English Language). Maintenance stipend of £3,000 pa (if held in SAHC), or Home/EU fees bursary and £3000 maintenance (if held in SLLC). SAHC candidates will also be considered for other eligible Home/EU fees bursaries in English and American Studies. [TBC]
Creative Writing
- One MA Home fees bursary.
- One PhD Home fees bursary.
History
- Two MA fees bursaries (with a preference for Modern European History, and World History).
- Four PhD fees bursaries (with a preference for Early Modern History, European History, Extra-European history, especially African and Latin American).
Centre for Museology
- One MA home fees bursary.
- One PhD fees bursary.
Music
- One MusM Home fees bursary.
- One PhD Home fees bursary.
- Keith Elcomb Fund: any area, but preference will be given to research relating to the Baroque era; up to £6,000 for Masters or PhD bursaries, which may be divided between one, two or three students
- McMyn: any area, but preference will be given to research relating to the Romantic period; up to £6,000 for Masters or PhD bursaries, which may be divided between one, two or three students
- Harry Clough: one home fees bursary, for one year, at Masters or PhD level
- Victor Sayer: two £2,000 bursaries, at Masters or PhD level
Religions & Theology
- One MA Home fees bursary.
- Two PhD Home fees bursaries.
- [TBC] Additional bursaries (subject to eligibility):
- Chadwick Prize (MA fees bursary). Further information here.
- Lionel Black Bursary Fund: one bursary of £5,000 and six further awards of £500 to students taking either the MA in Jewish Studies or the MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Further information here.
- Bishop Lee Greek Testament Prize (Senior): MA fees bursary for the MA in Biblical Studies. Further information here.
- Dasturji Dr. Sohrabji Hormasji Kutar fund (1986) for studies in Zoroastrianism. (Variable funding awarded on an occasional basis.)
- Mark Gibbs Bursary: maintenance grant and fees for 1 year full- or part-time MPhil, PhD or DPT in areas related to the history of the Christian laity and the Church(es) in the world.
- Hedley Lucas, Poet, Scholarship (1988) for students in Theology.
If you have any queries about Postgraduate funding and fees, please contact Andy Rigg/Claire Bharath on 0161 306 1259 or email: claire.bharath@manchester.ac.uk