Doctoral Academy Support Fund

• All eProg milestones should be completed and up to date – or provide justifiable grounds for late completion.
• For PGRs in submission pending the conference or training must take place prior to their submission deadline.
• The application must be approved prior to the PGR attending the conference or training.
• Retrospective applications will not be considered.
• A limited number of awards are available (application is not a guarantee of an award). All applications will be considered by a panel.

Applications will be prioritised as follows:

• Applicants who have demonstrated evidence of applying to an external body to cover some of the associated expenses (evidence of this must be provided).
• Applicants who have not yet presented at an external conference.
• Applicants who have research and training needs that are not currently covered by the UoM Researcher Development Team.
• Applicants who are in years 2 or 3 of their research.
• Applicants who can demonstrate that the conference or training will have additional benefits.
• Applications where there is strong academic support regarding the quality of the presentation/data or the standing of the conference in the discipline.
• Applications where there is strong academic support regarding the quality of training as an industry benchmark.

Frequency

PGRs can only be awarded the Doctoral Academy Support Fund a maximum of twice throughout the duration of their programme.

To apply, submit the following Doctoral Academy Support Fund Application Form.

• Submit in accordance with the advertised deadlines and prior to attendance at the conference/training.
• Include a statement of support from the supervisor that outlines the standing of the conference/importance of the training and the relevance to the PGR’s research.
• Include evidence of applying to an external body to cover some of the associated expenses (if applicable).

Please note that it can take 7-10 working dates to acquire approval, and a further 7-10 working days to assist with travel and accommodation bookings. PGRs are advised to apply well in advance of their intended travel.

• Awards will be made up to a maximum of £500 per successful PGR and normally limited to one per academic year
• Conference registration fees
• Training and development attendance fees
• Transport
• Additional carer support e.g. for children, family members or themselves associated with attendance at a conference or training event, such as conference nursery costs or travel costs for children or carers.
• Standard class travel
• Accommodation
• Visa application costs (conference purposes only).