Dear all

I write to apologise for the lack of information regarding International students in our previous email about PG opportunities at Exeter (as for all UK uni's 'International' here means non-UK/EU). And also to clarify:

1. All Geography at Exeter PhD Scholarships and Bursaries are awarded on academic merit and are open to applicants from the UK/EU and overseas.

2. Fully-funded Scholarships will include payment of International Fees

I hope this helps! Speaking personally, rather than as messenger boy to crit-geog on my department's behalf (a role I hereby relinquish), it does seem that there are quite a few PhD opportunities at various geog depts around the UK, which I guess is good news...

best wishes
john


Dr John Wylie
Senior Lecturer in Cultural Geography
School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources
University of Exeter
EXETER
EX4 4RJ
tel: +44 (0)1392 263339
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From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Gilbert [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: PhD Opportunities in Geography in the UK for non-UK/EU students?

It is indeed very complicated - some Departments (including unsurprisingly
Royal Holloway ...) will also be advertising Arts and Humanities Research
Council PhD studentships as well as ESRC and institutional studentships,
although the timing of this is being delayed by changes in the AHRC system.

See
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/ChangestoPostgraduatefundin
gopportunitiesfrom2009.aspx

This also has the AHRC eligibility rules - similar to those of the ESRC and
potential candidates in historical or cultural geography might want to
contact Departments with relevant expertise (like Royal Holloway ...) to
discuss the opportunities.

What I'm afraid none of us have, which is in my opinion a disgrace, is
access to the ORSAS scheme which is being wound down because of 'changes to
government funding priorities.'  Although not perfect ORSAS was a means by
which high achievers from outside Europe, North America and Australasia
could find a way into the UK postgrad system, often with matching
scholarships from institutions.  The ending of ORSAS is particularly tough
on Departments with an interest in Development and a commitment to a more
globally inclusive graduate school (sorry for the product placement, but
like Royal Holloway again ...)

I believe that the end of ORSAS only applies to England and Wales, and that
different systems apply in Scotland and N. Ireland.

All the best

David

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David Gilbert
Professor of Urban and Historical Geography
Director: Social and Cultural Geography at Royal Holloway
Department of Geography
Royal Holloway,
University of London,
Surrey TW20 0EX.

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On 9/2/09 16:07, "Alison Stenning" <[log in to unmask]> 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_tc
> m6-7186.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