How much funding is available?

Payments from the Fund will usually cover a maximum period of three months with the level of funding being half of the research council stipend rate, £650.38 per month for 2021/2022. However, additional funding may be available in exceptional circumstances.

How do I apply?

Hardship Fund Application 

Please read the guidance notes carefully and provide all the requested information, including any relevant supporting evidence. Your completed application should include:

• Details of unforeseen/exceptional circumstances together with supporting evidence, where available;
• Details of sources of funding for the full duration of your registration eg self-funded, scholarship, Research Council funding. If multiple please provide full details and relevant dates;
• Amount of funding requested;
• Completion plan, outlining how you intend to schedule your work to ensure completion by your end of registration and how receipt of hardship funding would assist this (if appropriate).

When you have completed sections 1-3 of the application you should ask your supervisor to provide a statement in relation to your request. Your application, together with your supervisor’s statement will be considered by your department Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). If your supervisor and department DGS support your application it should be submitted to the Doctoral College (by either you or your department) in order for it to be considered by the (Deputy) Academic Director of the Doctoral College. If you are unsure who your department DGS is, please contact your department administrator for further advice.

Once your application is complete, please submit it using the form below.

What happens after I submit my application?

Once you have completed and submitted your application the Doctoral College will consider it. We will inform you of the outcome as soon as possible, usually within 2 weeks.

Can I apply twice?

Awards are limited, so it is not usually possible to make multiple awards to the same student. Any applications received from students who have previously received an award from the Fund will not usually be considered. However, if you have previously applied but been unsuccessful you can submit further applications for funding.

What other financial support is available to PGR students?

If you are experiencing financial difficulties you may wish to consider applying for funding via the following schemes. Some academic departments may also have funding available to PGR students.

• Support for students who are required to pay for managed hotel quarantine
• Access to Learning Fund for Part-time Undergraduates and Postgraduates
• Access to Learning Fund for Full-time Postgraduates
• International Students’ Childcare Fees Remission Scheme
• International Students’ Emergency Fund
• Emergency Loans
• Dean of Students' Office Hardship Fund