School of English

Application for Doctoral Research SupportFunds

Due to budget limitations, funding will be initially capped at £200 per student per academic year. If the cost of your conference visit or other research activity exceeds £200 you may be able to apply towards the end of the financial year (June/July) for additional support, should there be surplus funds available. Therefore we recommend that students retain all the receipts from their trips in case further reimbursement is possible. Information on other sources of financial support for research students can be found on the website:

Section A:

Name
Date of applying
Year of Study (i.e. Year 1/Year 2/pre-submission)
Source of funding (e.g. self-financed, CHASE etc.)
Supervisor’s name (a brief statement of support should be attached or e-mailed to Laura Vellacott).
Title of project/ conference/trip. Please give details – e.g. location, date, organiser, title of paper to be presented
How does the request support your research?
If you have already received funding from the School of English this academic year, please give details.
Amount requested from School of English (please itemise all associated costs, i.e. conference fees, fares, hotel costs, etc). *

*Please note, travel insurance for university related business can be obtained for free from the University – see

If your research project involves investigating or gathering data from living subjects you may need to obtain ethical approval beforehand (

Please submit the completed form to Laura Vellacott (), and ask your supervisor to e-mail Laura a statement of support for your application.Your application will be considered by the Director of Doctoral Studies for English and we aim to let you know whether your request has been successful within 2 weeks of you submitting the application.

Section B (for completion by Director of Doctoral Studies)

Amount awarded:
Signed by the Director of Doctoral Studies: / Date: