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 £3,400 each.
The deadline for this years bursaries has now past and applications are no longer being taken.
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.
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.
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.
