FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS)
• Awarded to Faculties within the University to
  support postgraduate research students (replaces
  allowance system)
• Each School allocated funding according to their
  student load (X per average FTE of previous 2
  semester enrolments)
• In 2005, SPH received 23,000

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• PRSS
• Must be
• Currently enrolled (including international
  students)
• PhD students may have three successful
  applications over their candidature provided it
  does not exceed eight full-time semesters (or
  part-time equivalent) at the closing date for
  applications.
• MPhil students may have one successful
  application provided their candidature does not
  exceed four full-time semesters (or part-time
  equivalent) at the closing date for applications.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• PRSS
• Funding for
• Presenting a paper or poster in connection with
  the students research.
• Expenses in connection with the use of specialist
  services, or a visit to use specialist facilities
  or to learn specialist technique/s directly
  related to the students research, but were
  beyond those normally provided by the School or
  Department.
• Field expenses provided the PRSS funds are not
  used to defray the infrastructure costs normally
  provided by the School or Department.
• Purchase of specialist books, periodicals,
  software that are essential to the students
  research, but are not normally available or
  difficult to obtain in the University.
• Purchase of computers or other equipment that are
  essential to the students research and are above
  and beyond the normal infrastructure provided by
  the School or Department.
• Thesis production expenses to a maximum amount of
  600 for a PhD thesis or 300 for a Masters
  thesis. Only students who do not hold a
  scholarship which provides such expenses and who
  expect to submit their theses in the current
  semester/year can apply under this category.
  Often problems with the timing of these claims.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• PRSS
• Funding limits
• Minimum of 200
• 2,000 available for presenting a paper or poster
  at an international conference.
• 1,200 the maximum for any other claim.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• PRSS
• Closing dates
• Usually 2 rounds per year (if funds remaining)
• Late April/early May
• September

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• SRC schemes for students
• Student travel scheme
• Student small grants scheme
• Collaborative research student scheme
• Guest visitor scheme

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Student travel scheme
• Top-up scheme for those who have been awarded
  PRSS funding to present at international
  conferences, or conduct international field work
  and whose expenses exceed the PRSS limit.
• Only half of the additional expenses funded.
• 10,000 allocated for 2006.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Student small grants scheme
• Additional SRC funding to support PRSS-type
  applications (as PRSS insufficient in previous
  years).
• Conference travel has lower priority (as two
  other schemes cover these expenses).
• Applicants must declare what other forms of
  support they have access to (eg other grant
  schemes, research grant funding or scholarships)
  and applications will be ranked on a needs basis.
• Applicants may make more than one application to
  this scheme per year, but additional applications
  will receive a lower ranking.
• 20,000 allocated for 2006.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Collaborative research student scheme
• To foster the work of collaborative research
  student groups within the School. These groups
  can apply for funds, on a competitive basis, to
  support their operations. Funding may be
  provided for items such as payment of honoraria
  for guest speakers, domestic airfares, taxi fares
  etc
• 2,000 allocated for 2006.
• Similar assistance available from SUPRA, so need
  to apply to them first.
• Unallocated funds reallocated to other SRC
  schemes.