Arts and Humanities Research Council
Awards in this competition fall into two categories:
One-year full-time or two-year part-time Master's course
An award to enable you to follow a full-time Masters course, lasting a minimum of 9 months and a maximum of 12 months or a part-time Master's course lasting a maximum of 24 months. The course should focus on advanced study and research training explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at Doctoral level.
Two-year full-time or four-year part-time Master's course
Funding for courses lasting 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time will exceptionally be considered, where the value and necessity of the additional year(s) training is demonstrated. You may not apply for the Research Masters scheme part-way through your course.
Applications are acceoted from any UK HEI recognised and funded by one of the four UK higher education funding councils, and from institutions whose postgraduate courses are validated by a recognised UK HEI.
Students must have been accepted, either firmly or provisionally, by an HEI to undertake the course of study for which they are seeking funding.
Students should also be a graduate of a recognised HEI, or an undergraduate expecting to graduate in the same year they propose to start their study.
Funding information
- Value:
Fees and maintenance (full award); fees-only awards also given
- Number of awards per year:
around 567 (2005)
- Funding applies to:
- EU applicants (including UK)
- Funding notes:
Full award: students must show a relevant connection with the UK, usually through residence. Students previously resident in the EU but who have been in the UK in full time education for the 3 years prior to the start of the course also eligible.
Fees-only:students must be ordinarily resident in the EU for the three years immediately preceding the start of the academic year of the cours.
- Funding duration:
Up to 4 years
Contacts and how to apply
- Contact details:
- Administrative contact and how to apply:
Students must submit an application through the higher education institution (HEI) at which they intend to study.
See website for guidance notes and application form.
- Deadline notes:
Check exact dates with Funder. Institutional deadlines for receipt of AHRC forms may be earlier: check with institution.
