Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals, and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education.
EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees-only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.
Applicants must have gained an undergraduate degree from a recognised university, or be a current undergraduate expecting to graduate before 31 July 2011. Those applying for a doctoral award should normally have, or be studying for a Master’s degree. Please note that if successful you may be required to produce evidence of your qualifications at registration.
All candidates for an AHRC award/nomination at Sussex must do the following:
1.Apply for a postgraduate place for the specific programme via the standard Sussex application method. This application must be made before the AHRC studentship deadline. Candidates submitting to the Sussex application process who have not already applied for a postgraduate place at the University will be deemed ineligible.
2.Complete an additional AHRC application form [DOC] and submit this to the Doctoral School. The same form can be used for both a Doctoral and a Research Preparation Masters award. This application form covers all the information required for Sussex to make a nomination under our BGP award.
Scholarship Application Deadline:14th March 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application
