Fees and Funding
Research Council college partnership awards
What is a Research Council college partnership award?
Research Council college partnership awards are fully funded Research Council scholarships which are partially funded by a college. All UK Research Councils allow graduate studentship funding to be partnered with other sources of funding, thereby allowing universities to increase the number of studentships available. The college partnership awards are only tenable at the college providing the funding.
How are Research Council college partnership awards allocated?
There is no separate application process for college partnership awards; all eligible graduate candidates who apply for and are awarded a Research Council studentship will be considered. We may move your application to a college offering a partnership award, even if this is not your preferred college (if you have stated a preference).
What Research Council college partnership awards are available?
The awards for 2014-15 entry will be announced shortly. In the meanwhile, to give an indication of the type of awards which may be available, the awards for 2013-14 entry are listed below:
| Name | Number available | PGR or PGT | Subject area or Research Council | Annual value | Further details and eligibility criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol College Kulkes Scholarship | 1 | Both | Law | £2,647 | May be offered as a separate award. |
| Balliol College Peter Storey Scholarship | 1 | Both | History | £10,187 | Open to British candidates only. Applicants to Balliol strongly preferred. |
| Balliol College Foley-Béjar Scholarship | 3 (1 per division listed) | Both | Humanities, Social Sciences, MPLS Divisions | £5,093- £6,978 | Open to candidates who were born in or who have one parent born in Mexico, Spain, or the Republic of Ireland, or who have a strong connection with Northern Ireland. May be awarded either in conjunction with the Clarendon Fund or RCUK or made as a separate award. |
| Balliol College Scholarship | 2 | Both | Any | £2,547- £3,489 | Applicants to Balliol required (including open application candidates allocated to Balliol). May be offered as a separate award. |
| Campion Hall Jesuit Scholarship | 2 | Both | Any | £10,187- £13,955 | Candidates must meet the admissions criteria for this Permanent Private Hall i.e. be a member in good standing of the religious congregation known as the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). |
| Christ Church College ESRC Scholarship | 1 | Both | ESRC | £10,588 | |
| Christ Church College AHRC Scholarship | 1 | Both | AHRC | £10,187 | |
| Jesus College Development Fund Studentship | 1 | PGT | AHRC | £10,187 | |
| Kellogg College Studentship | 1 | PGR | Any | £2,547- £3,489 | |
| Merton College Scholarship | 5 (1 in each subject area listed) | PGR | Medieval and Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, Philosophy, English, Economics/Area Studies | £10,187-£13,590 | |
| Merton College Scholarship | 1 | PGR | Medical Sciences Division | £13,590- £13,955 | |
| Merton College Scholarship | 2 | PGR | Mathematics or Statistics | £10,588-£13,590 | |
| Nuffield College RCUK college partnership award | 3 (1 in each subject area listed) | Both | Economics, Politics/International Relations, Sociology | £5,294 | |
| Oriel College Paul Ries Collin Scholarship | 1 | PGR | Humanities Division | £2,547 | |
| Pembroke College Graduate Scholarship | 4 (1 in each Research Council listed) | PGR | AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC | £5,093 - £6,978 | |
| St Antony's College Scholarship | 1 | Both | ESRC | £2,647 | |
| St John's College Lamb and Flag Scholarship | 4 (1 in each Research Council or division listed) | PGR (DPhil courses, either stand-alone or as part of a package including a relevant research- preparation Master's) | AHRC, ESRC, Medical Sciences Division and MPLS Division | £10,187-£13,955 | |
| St John's College 450th Anniversary Fund Scholarship | 4 (1 in each Research Council or division listed) | PGR (DPhil courses, either stand-alone or as part of a package including a relevant research- preparation Master's) | AHRC, ESRC, Medical Sciences Division and MPLS Division | £10,187-£13,955 | |
| St John's College Graduate Scholarship | 3 (1 in each Research Council or division listed) | PGR (DPhil courses, either stand-alone or as part of a package including a relevant research- preparation Master's) | AHRC, ESRC and MPLS Division | £10,187- £13,955 | |
| University College Senior Scholarship - MPLS | 1 | PGR | MPLS/EPSRC | £5,294 | |
| University College Old Members' Trust Graduate Scholarship | 1 | PGR | Social Sciences Division/ESRC | £5,294 | |
| Wadham College AHRC Humanities Scholarship | 1 | PGR | Humanities Division/AHRC | £10,187 | |
| Wadham College EPSRC MPLS Scholarship | 1 | PGR | MPLS Division/EPSRC | £10,588 | |
| Wolfson College Isaiah Berlin Scholarship | 2 (1 in each division listed) | PGR | Humanities Division (AHRC) and MPLS Division (BBSRC or EPSRC) | £5,093- £6,978 | |
| Wolfson College Life-Writing AHRC Scholarship | 2 | PGR | 1 scholarship in the English Faculty and 1 in either the Faculties of History, Medieval and Modern Languages, or Music | £10,187 | See: AHRC Wolfson College Life-writing |
| Wolfson College Harrison EPSRC/NERC/STFC/ Clarendon Physics Scholarship | 1 | PGR | Physics | £5,294 | May be awarded in conjunction with the Clarendon Fund. |