White Rose Studentship Networks

White Rose Studentship Networks2015/6

Proposal Form

Closing Date: 5pm on Friday4March 2016

The network leader should submit the application electronically to the WRoCAH office ().Any proposal received after 5pm onFriday 4 March 2016 will not be considered in the interests of fairness. Please note that individual studentship applications which do not form part of a network, will not be considered.

Section 1 – Description of Studentship Network (to be completed by the Network leader)
Title of network:
Academic lead for proposed network:
Name:Department/School: University:
Tel:Email Address:
Network Description (approx. 500-700 words)
Please provide brief details of the proposed network explaining the complementarity of the collaborators, the nature and timeliness of the network theme, the added value and strategic relevance of the network.
Named Partner Organisation(s)
Named Contact(s) at Partner Organisation(s)
Partner Involvement (approx. 200-300 words)
Please provide specific details of how the partner organisation(s) will be involved in the network and the value they will add to the research. If a financial contribution has been agreed from the partner organisation, please detail this here.
Partner(s)Approval
Named contact signature:…………………………………………………Date:……………………
Named contact signature:…………………………………………………Date:……………………
Named contact signature:…………………………………………………Date:……………………
This approval confirms access to resources, training and supervision as agreed. It also confirms any financial commitment made to the network, and the understanding that the partner organisation is responsible for bearing its own costs. It is important that the signatory for the external partner is authorised to commit their organisation in this way.
Network Operations (approx. 100-200 words)
Please outline how the network will operate e.g. meeting schedule, communications between students and partner organisation(s)
Interactions with other networks and stakeholders (approx. 100-200 words)
Please explain how this network will interact with others in this field. For example, will this network have any interaction with other people within Leeds, Sheffield and York? Will there be any interaction with people outside of the White Rose universities? Include academic, industrial and other stakeholder groups other than the main partner organisation(s) where appropriate.
Future developments and sustainability (approx. 250-350 words)
Please describe how this network will increase the potential for future collaboration between the universities (and other partners, where appropriate), highlighting possible opportunities for joint funding bids. Please indicate how you would sustain the network past the initial stage, including potential bids for funding.

PhD Student 1

Section 2 - Studentship Information
Studentship research areatitle (maximum of 20 words):
Brief project description (maximum of 150words):
Include description of relationship of this project with the partner organisation(s).
Principal Supervisor:
Name:Department/School: University:
Tel:Email:
Co-supervisor:
Name:Department/School: University:
Tel:Email:
Section 3 – Additional Background Information – Track Record
Principal Supervisor
Current position:
Length of supervision experience:
Registration Year / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Total number of full-time students who registered for a PhD in each of the years shown
Percentage of students who submitted their thesis within 4 years of registration
Co-Supervisor
Current position:
Length of supervision experience:
Registration Year / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Total number of full-time students who registered for a PhD in each of the years shown
Percentage of students who submitted their thesis within 4 years of registration
Section 4 –Approval
Principal Supervisor:…………………………………………………………Date:……………………
Head of School/Department:……………………………………………….Date:……………………
For a proposal to be eligible then the Head of Department/School where a PhD student would be hosted must approve of the proposal. This is because this Department/School would provide the principal supervisor for this student as well as having the student based there. By submitting the Studentship Network proposal the applicants confirm that the proposed principal supervisors of the PhD students have approval from their Head of Department/School. Please note that we need this approval for all three PhD students in the Studentship Network. Any studentship proposal submitted without the appropriate Head of Department/School approval will not be considered, and the entire network will be withdrawn from the competition.

PhD Student 2

Section 2 - Studentship Information
Studentship research area title (maximum of 20 words):
Brief project description (maximum of 150words):
Include description of relationship of this project with the partner organisation(s).
Principal Supervisor:
Name:Department/School: University:
Tel:Email:
Co-supervisor:
Name:Department/School: University:
Tel:Email:
Section 3 – Additional Background Information – Track Record
Principal Supervisor
Current position:
Length of supervision experience:
Registration Year / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Total number of full-time students who registered for a PhD in each of the years shown
Percentage of students who submitted their thesis within 4 years of registration
Co-Supervisor
Current position:
Length of supervision experience:
Registration Year / 2009 / 2010 / 2011
Total number of full-time students who registered for a PhD in each of the years shown
Percentage of students who submitted their thesis within 4 years of registration
Section 4 – Approval
Principal Supervisor:…………………………………………………………Date:……………………
Head of School/Department:……………………………………………….Date:……………………
For a proposal to be eligible then the Head of Department/School where a PhD student would be hosted must approve of the proposal. This is because this Department/School would provide the principal supervisor for this student as well as having the student based there. By submitting the Studentship Network proposal the applicants confirm that the proposed principal supervisors of the PhD students have approval from their Head of Department/School. Please note that we need this approval for all three PhD students in the Studentship Network. Any studentship proposal submitted without the appropriate Head of Department/School approval will not be considered, and the entire network will be withdrawn from the competition.

PhD Student 3