The ORS scheme for new students terminates this year:
http://www.orsas.ac.uk/england/
This is in England and Wales only.
"As Government funding priorities for HEFCE have recently changed, it
will not be possible to fund new ORS awards in England beyond 2009. This
decision is supported by findings from the 2008 review of the scheme
which will be published on the HEFCE web-site at the end of September."
Alison Stenning wrote:
> Just a quick clarification, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) studentships are open to students of _all_ nationalities who meet the ESRC's residency requirements. The eligibility requirement is _residency_ status not _nationality_. This means that all those who have "established UK residency" and have been resident in the UK for three years immediately prior to the award period are eligible. This includes those of other nationalities "who have been granted written permission to stay in the UK permanently" and EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for three years or more. EU nationals who have not been resident in the UK for three years are eligible for fees-only awards (i.e. without the additional stipend/grant to cover living expenses). See p.18/19 of the ESRC's guidance document: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/GUIDANCE%20MARK%202_tcm6-7186.pdf.
>
> Like QM, at Newcastle our own studentships are open to all - including international - applicants (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/postgrad/funding/schoolfunding/phdfunding.html).
>
> The other major source of funding for international postgraduates wishing to study in the UK is the Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (http://www.orsas.ac.uk/) which pay the difference between the international student tuition fees and the home/EU student tuition fees charged by the academic institution that the student attends. Applications must be made via the institution at which the student has a place to study.
>
> Alison
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon May [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09 February 2009 15:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CRIT-GEOG-FORUM] PhD Opportunities in Geography in the UK for non-UK/EU students?
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> Apologies from a UK geographer for these messages, I realise how
> frustrating they must be.
>
> In summary, the main funding route is the Econonmic and Social
> Research Council (ESRC) which is only open to British nationals who
> have ALSO been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
>
> However, the many College Studentship offers that are buzzing around
> often ARE open to any nationals, irrespective of residency.
>
> Certainly, our own College Studentships at Queen Mary (for 3 years
> full fees and maintenance on a PhD in human or physcial geography) are
> open to ALL - and pay the overseas fees if this is necessary. Further
> details at:
>
> http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate/index.html
>
> Hope this is helpful
>
> Jon
>
>
> Quoting Aaron Franks <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>
>> Yes as a Canadian postgrad here I find this the case- I scroll through
>> reams of these wondering if I should forward them on to people I know in
>> Canada, never sure if any of these opportunities are even open to
>> non-UK/EU folk (if we can unscramble the acronyms to begin with...!)- I am
>> realizing that most of them are not.
>>
>> Aaron Franks
>>
>>
>>
>>> It must be postgraduate student recruitment time of the year in the UK.
>>>
>>> Given the international nature of crit-geog-forum, it would be helpful
>>> to know what "opportunities", if any, can be considered by students who
>>> are not from the UK/EU. Could posters of recruitment advert emails make
>>> this a little clearer? Many of us would be happy to let our students
>>> know about relevant opportunities, but it is not always easy (and in
>>> some adverts impossible) to determine when they are on offer.
>>>
>>> Many thanks...
>>>
>>> Kris Olds
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
> Professor Jon May
>
> Department of Geography
> Queen Mary
> University of London
> Mile End Road
> London E1 4NS
> Tel: 0207 882 5427
>
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