AHRC Cohort Development Funding

Information on the SGSAH Cohort Development Fund

The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities Cohort Development Fund scheme allows the SGSAH Panels to support training initiatives directed towards supporting the disciplinary & interdisciplinary training needs of doctoral researchers in the Arts & Humanities.

Aims

The SGSAH Panel Cohort Development Fund aims to support SGSAH staff, students & institutions to work collaboratively to develop & improve doctoral training across Scotland, by funding them to:

• develop/deliver training that is not possible/viable for individual institutions & is in the vanguard of the field(s);
• develop/deliver training that is innovative in scope, subject &/or delivery model;
• lead the development of research training in their discipline(s);
• develop strong & sustainable peer networks among SGSAH staff & students;
• build capacity among the student body to identify, lead, manage &/or deliver their own training;
• develop students’ capacity in grant proposal writing.

Criteria for activities

• Demonstrably meeting the aim(s) set out above
• Potential for scalability/replicability
• Training events must include at least three SGSAH institutions in planning &/or delivery, with a single named lead Research Organisation
• Minimum of 10 students must benefit from proposed training (note that this does not apply for travel bursary applications)
• Must be open to all SGSAH students

Deadlines

They have increased flexibility on funding amounts, introduced two new types of funding – Collaborative Doctoral Training Network funding, & a small travel bursary scheme.  There are now two deadlines for funding each year.

Application forms

1617 SGSAH ICDT Application (774.76 KB Word)

1617 SGSAH CTNF Application (774.07 KB Word)

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