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Postgraduate/Research Funding


This page contains all the available funding to prospective postgraduate and research students at the School.  Use the links below to navigate around the page.  The Postgraduate Centre website is also a useful resource for funding and other information.

 

MA Bursaries 

The School makes available a certain amount of bursaries every year for the MA programmes in the School of Creative Arts.  These normally amount to £3,000 each.  

Applications for the MA bursaries for this academic year have now closed.  

Click here to apply to one of our MA programmes without funding.

 

PhD Studentships

Research in music, film, drama and sonic arts lies at the heart of the activities in the School of Creative Arts.  It informs teaching, guides the programming of events and seminars, and provides a context for many strategic activities within the School.  

The postgraduate community is one of the largest in the UK or Ireland (over 100 registered PhD students in 2011-12) with students working on a range of theoretical, historical, musicological, practice-based and technical projects across the School.  

The School boasts world-class facilities including the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), one of the foremost establishments in the world for research and performance using new technology, and the Brian Friel Theatre within the Drama and Film Centre.

Applications for PhD Studentships for this academic year have now closed.  Future studentships will be advertised on this page and on the school news page.

 

Innovation Academy - Scholarship for PhD

 

 What is the Innovation Academy?

The Innovation Academy is a joint venture between Queen’s University Belfast, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. The Academy offers PhD students an opportunity to embrace new, innovative ways of thinking through the completion of a Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The purpose of this certificate is to transform some of the brightest scholars in these institutions into energetic and resourceful entrepreneurial thinkers.

The modules focus on problem-based learning within multi-disciplinary teams. We also encourage students to engage in a real-life challenge facing an organisation, for which they are asked to propose an innovative solution.

The certificate is comprised of several modules, covering topics such as Opportunity Generation and Recognition, Financing Your New Venture and Creative Thinking and Innovation.

Queen’s developed and hosted its first module of the Innovation Academy, entitled Leadership Development, in January 2013. The module took place in Riddel Hall and was facilitated by the Leadership Institute. You can find out more about the Leadership Development module in this Queen’s Now article.

 

 

You can find out more about the Innovation Academy at www.innovationacademy.ie.

 

Who can apply for the scholarship?

PhD students from Queen’s, UCD and TCD can apply to enrol in the Innovation Academy. However, in the academic year 2013/14 there are only 10 available spaces for Queen’s students.

We are keen to see applicants from a wide range of subject areas. The modules include group activities, and these work best if each group has members from different disciplines.

 

How long does it take to complete the certificate?

The certificate takes seven weeks to complete. This can be spread out over the duration of a student’s PhD.

Modules run regularly throughout the academic year, giving students the opportunity to pick and choose modules at a time that suits them.

 

What topics do the modules cover?

All students need to complete the two core modules and any three of the other specialised modules

Core modules
Core Module One: Creative Thinking & Innovation (3 weeks)
Core Module Two: Opportunity Generation and Recognition (1 week)

Specialised modules
Planning Your New Venture (1 week)
Protecting & Exploiting Your Intellectual Property (1 week)
Creative Capital (1 week)
Leadership Development (1 week)You can find out more about the modules here.

 

What costs does the scholarship cover?

The scholarship covers:

The student fees associated with the certificate 
Travel and accommodation costs when a student is completing a module in Dublin
A daily subsistence allowance when a student is completing a module in Dublin

 

How do I apply?

Contact Richard Walker in the Research and Enterprise Directorate.  

Richard Walker
Tel:       028 9097 2598
Email:   r.walker@qub.ac.uk

Richard needs an email from the PhD student expressing their interest in enrolling in the Innovation Academy, along with an email from their supervisor saying they are happy that the student enrols.

 

International Funding/Scholarships

International applicants holding an unconditional offer can apply for scholarships payable towards tuition fees.  The University Postgraduate Centre website has details on the different funding options available.

  

 

More Information

The University Postgraduate Centre website is a very useful source of information for funding, scholarships and much more advice and guidence for postgraduate students.  Click here to visit the website.

 

Ulster Gift Fund - Closing date: 18 October 2013

For applicants, or their parents who have served in the HM Forces.