GER Scholarship Fund
The Graduate School offers The Globally Engaged Research (GER) Doctoral Scholarship – a competitive funding scheme for current, fully-enrolled Doctoral Researchers at the University of Westminster to support with their development and global engagement
The University is home to a vibrant community of doctoral researchers pursuing innovative, high-quality research projects. Our research is globally engaged, which is reflected in the many international topics investigated, as well as the participation of our researchers in conferences around the world.
In support of this global engagement, we are pleased to offer The Globally Engaged Research (GER) Scholarship to doctoral researchers fully enrolled on any of our programmes. The scholarships are for the following four activities:
- Participation in academic or professional conferences nationally or internationally, where doctoral researchers have been selected to present their research
- Attendance at and participation in training courses and workshops to develop and enhance research methods skills
- Organisation of seminars and conferences at the University of Westminster. This funding is for doctoral researcher-initiated events which seek to foster and develop our research community both within the university and beyond it
- Doctoral researcher led training/development where funding is awarded for a specific piece of training or development activity that is not on offer at Westminster. Funds would cover costs of hosting a training event which would be open to all doctoral researchers
The scheme is open to all fully enrolled doctoral researchers at the University of Westminster on full-time, part-time and distance learning programmes. Applicants should not have been awarded their degree before the event/activity takes place, which must be for a conference, course or event taking place between 1 August and 31 July of the current academic year.
Funding available:
- Participation in academic or professional conferences nationally or internationally – a maximum award of up to £1250
- Attendance at and participation in training courses and workshops for research methods – a maximum award of up to £1500
- Organisation of seminars and conferences at the University of Westminster – a maximum award of up to £1500
- Doctoral researcher led training/development – a maximum award of up to £2000
Funding can be put towards:
- Conference registration fees (where the doctoral researcher has been accepted to present their research)
- Course fees, including summer schools and online courses
- National/international travel
- Accommodation costs
- Training fee/speaker expenses
- Catering (category 3 & 4 only)
Applications to fund any of the following will not be considered:
- Accommodation costs which exceed £100 per night
- Meals and/or subsistence
- Events which fall outside of the current scheme dates
- Events and activities that took place in the previous academic year
When to apply:
There are normally four calls for applications throughout the academic year. For full information, including the application form, call deadlines and the application process please visit the Graduate School Website.