Postgraduate Research: Support and Funding
Alongside support from external practices and trusts we are able to offer a variety of bursaries to help finance your studies.
AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership
Support for tuition fees and an annual stipend at the UKRI postgraduate rate, currently £15,609. Plus access to additional funding to cover primary research and study-related costs, such as training courses, conference attendance and fieldwork.
Online Application Masterclasses
Online Application Masterclasses providing advice for prospective applicants will be held in November 2021. Booking in advance in essential via Eventbrite.
Number Of Awards
Up to 67 PhD studentships offered across the universities of Newcastle, Durham, Northumbria, Queen's University Belfast, Teesside, Sunderland and Ulster. These awards are available across a wide range of subjects, including Architecture: History, Theory and Practice
Start Date
1 October 2022
Award Duration
42 months full-time or 84 months part-time, (subject to satisfactory progress).
Applicants who have already commenced their doctoral studies are eligible to apply providing they will have completed no more than 18 months of full-time or 36 months of part-time study by 1 October 2022.
Application Closing Date
The deadline for submitting a postgraduate application form is Wednesday 12 January 2022.
Eligible doctoral students already registered at Newcastle University who wish to be considered for an award should contact their school Postgraduate Office and supervisors before this date.
Sponsor
Northern Bridge Consortium, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Eligibility
- All UK and international applicants with a research proposal falling within the AHRC’s subject domain
- All UK and international applicants meeting the entry requirements of their preferred PhD programme at Newcastle University.
- All UK and international applicants who have secured the support of a supervisory team with expertise in their subject area(s) at Newcastle University.
How to Apply
Applicants are encouraged to first read the Guidance Notes, and to approach prospective supervisors at the earliest opportunity.
New applicants must apply through Newcastle University’s Applicant Portal no later than Wednesday 12 January 2022 and quote NBC22 under ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ and ‘Who is your sponsor/funding body?’
Schools will select their strongest applicants for nomination to the final stage of the Studentship Competition.
Contact Details
If you have any queries please contact northernbridge.admin@newcastle.ac.uk
Northern Ireland North East Doctoral Training Partnership
The Northern Ireland North East Doctoral Training Partnership (Nine DTP) is an exciting collaborative enterprise. It involves seven Universities across Northern Ireland and the North East of England.
It receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. The Department for the Economy Northern Ireland also provides support.
The partnership provides outstanding students with fantastic opportunities to conduct their Doctoral studies. They will also develop core research skills in an exciting and creative environment.
Each year, they award more than 50 studentships to exceptional social scientists. They provide PhD funding to support studies on:
- three year programmes (PhD)
- three-and-a-half year programmes (PhD with Research Methods)
- four year programmes (Masters and PhD)
Forshaw PhD Studentship in Architecture (2023 - 2024) women applicants only
| Qualification Type: | PhD |
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| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
| Funding amount: | £17,000 per year for up to 3 years, subject to you making satisfactory progression within your PhD research. |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed On: | 22nd December 2022 |
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| Closes: | 15th February 2023 |
| Reference: | APL034 |
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Award Summary
- A tax-free stipend paid monthly £17,000 per year for up to 3 years, subject to you making satisfactory progression within your PhD research.
- International and home fee rate paid in full.
- All applicants will receive the same stipend irrespective of fee status.
Overview
We are now inviting applicants for the fifth award of this annual PhD scholarship in architecture, as part of a generous endowment from David and Mary Forshaw to support women in architectural education and research. Based in the Architecture Research Collaborative (ARC), the PhD may be pursued either by creative practice or by written thesis, with any appropriate supervisory team from ARC’s multidisciplinary membership.
In accordance with the terms of the Forshaw endowment, the studentship is open to women applicants only.
The studentship is for a strong project in any area of architectural research within ARC, from history of architecture and design research through to building science. While we expect architecture to be the focus of the candidate’s research and anticipate a background in architecture, we welcome applicants from different relevant backgrounds and fields.
It is expected that the successful applicant will contribute to research activities and some teaching in the school and take on a role supporting PGR representation within ARC.
Number Of Awards - 1
Start Date - September 2023
Application Closing Date - February 15 2023
Sponsor - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Supervisors - Supervisors should be drawn from ARC membership and should be named as part of the application.
Eligibility Criteria
The studentship is open to UK Students, EU Students, International Students.
Applicants must have:
- a 1st class or 2:1 honours degree in Architecture (BArch or MArch)
OR, a demonstrable interest in architecture and some understanding of architectural research methods and a 1st class or 2:1 honours degree in related subjects
- excellent organisational and communication skills
- IELTS 6.5 overall (with 6.0 in all sub-skills) if their first language is not English.
We prefer candidates to have an additional qualification at Masters level.
How To Apply
You must send the covering letter, CV and research proposal by email to marian.kyte@ncl.ac.uk, with code APL034 as the email subject.
You must apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal
Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.
Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:
- search for the ‘Course Title’ using the programme code: 8160F
- select ‘PhD School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (full time) - Architecture' as the programme of study
You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Questions’ section:
- a ‘Personal Statement’ (this is a mandatory field) - upload a document or write a statement directly in to the application form
- the studentship code APL034 in the ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ field
- when prompted for how you are providing your research proposal - select ‘Write Proposal’. You should then type in the title of the research project from this advert. You do not need to upload a research proposal.
Contact Details
It is strongly recommended that potential candidates seek advice from Professor Chiles or Dr Kakalis on possible supervisors, and get in touch with proposed supervisors to discuss the proposal prior to submitting their application.