Please upload your confirmation of doctoral student status.

Acceptable documents include:

• copy of the offer letter of a place to study for a doctorate
• copy of the transfer of status confirmation letter
• dated and signed confirmation letter from supervisor
• dated, signed, and stamped confirmation of doctoral student status letter from the applicant’s institution.

Please upload your case for support.

The case for support should be no longer than four sides of A4 and should include:

• Background information, including a clear description of the topic, focus and scope of the applicant’s doctoral work, and a brief account of relevant existing literature, as appropriate
• The aims and questions guiding the applicant’s doctoral work
• The approach adopted, including the philosophical and theoretical frameworks and approaches and the balance between philosophical and empirical components of the work, as appropriate
• The potential contributions of the work to educational research, and its relevance to policy or practice
• The schedule of the applicant’s doctoral programme, including clear indication of work carried out so far, the enrolment date, and the expected completion date
• Details of any existing doctoral funding support received or secured by the candidate and of any ongoing applications for doctoral funding, together with expected decision dates
• Brief statement of future career plans of the applicant.

Please upload your justification of resources solicited. 

All doctoral studentship applications should include an indication of what the annual tuition fees are at the host institution and thus how much per annum is being sought. The justification of resources should be no longer than one side of A4 and can be simply a short statement confirming their institutions PhD tuition for home and international students.

Please upload your evidence of support from the host institution - STAFF-LED DOCTORAL SCHEME & SEMINAR SERIES GRANT APPLICATIONS ONLY

Applicants should submit a letter of support signed by an authorised person on behalf of the host institution.

Please upload any other documents in respect of SEMINAR SERIES GRANT APPLICATIONS only.

Optional documents, with the exception of the bibliography, will only be taken into account once an application is deemed of suitable academic quality. The bibliography should only include works referenced in the case for support.