Funding for postgraduate studies
Funding is available from a number of sources to support postgraduate work in the Department. All these funding opportunities are competitive; the majority require prospective students to have applied to study in the Department, and to have been accepted, by 15th January. Please contact the Graduate tutor, Dr Geraldine Lawless for details.
email : G.Lawless@sheffield.ac.uk
Departmental funding
The Katrina Allwood Memorial Scholarship 2012-13
The School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield is pleased to invite applications for the Katrina Allwood Memorial Scholarship 2012-13.
The award will normally be made to an MA in Catalan Studies student following registration for their degree, or if there is no suitable candidate for the MA Catalan Studies, the scholarship panel may, at their discretion, consider MA Hispanic Studies students intending to work on Peninsular languages and cultures, including Catalan.
The value of the award will be £2,500.
Candidates wishing to be considered for this award should email Dr Louise Johnson (Director of Catalan Studies) by 5pm on Friday 16 August 2013. All applicants must be holding, or have accepted an offer from the University of Sheffield for an appropriate MA programme.
The Department of Hispanic Studies at Sheffield extends its sincere thanks to Mr Charlie Allwood, in memory of Mrs Katrina Allwood, for his generosity.
University funding - University Studentships, Endowed Scholarships and Concordat Scholarships
These scholarships and studentships are open to applications from PhD candidates in Hispanic Studies. Click on the link below for further details of funding opportunities.
- University Prize Scholarships cover the cost of tuition fees provide a maintenance stipend at a rate linked to the standard Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) awards.
- Endowed scholarships normally have particular conditions attached to them; potential applicants should check carefully that they meet those conditions before applying.
- British Library Scholarships arise from the special relationship the University has with the British Library, and are designed to support projects that draw significantly on both the holdings and expertise of the British Library.
More details and application forms
White Rose Studentship
The White Rose Consortium (the Universities of Sheffield, York, and Leeds) from time to time advertises fully-funded studentships for collaborative PhD study jointly supervised in two or more of the three institutions
External funding
Arts and Humanities Research Council
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is the principal source of external funding for postgraduate study in Hispanic Studies. The AHRC has awarded the University of Sheffield a number of studentships in specified subject areas and for specified schemes (Research Preparation Masters, Professional Preparation Masters and Doctoral). AHRC funded studentships are now available through the AHRC Block Grant Partnership (BGP).
Through the BGP, the University is now awarding studentships to prospective postgraduate students, on a competitive basis and subject to AHRC approval. EU nationals accepted to study on programmes and in subject areas for which BGP studentships have been allocated will be eligible for nomination to AHRC.
Please note that in order to be considered for an AHRC studentship, you must first apply to the University for admission to an appropriate programme of study. For further details, including the subject areas covered, click on the link below:
Fund for Women Graduates
The Fund for Women Graduates invites applications from women postgraduates for awards of up to £4000 for maintenance (not fees) to support their FINAL year of PhD study. The deadline is normally late February/early March for funding for the following academic year. The FFWG also run a financial hardship fund that provides grants of up to £1500.