Funding

How will I receive my maintenance award from my School, PDS, ESRC or AHRC Scholarship?

Maintenance awards are paid directly into your bank account via Campus Solutions. Most awards are paid monthly. You must ensure you have input your UK bank account to your record  (please note that regular payments will only be made to UK bank accounts). You do this by going into your MyManchester, choosing the funding portal and selecting the ‘Bank Account Details’ link.

• Guidance on adding your details so you can receive maintenance awards

You can view your maintenance award when you log onto self-service, choose campus finances then financial aid. When you log onto this service if you see a button to put on your bank account details please do so as this means that the University does not have these details on your record.

If, when you log on, you cannot see your maintenance stipend or if it has not been set up as you expected, please contact Hums.doctoralacademy.funding@manchester.ac.uk.

Please note that payment of maintenance awards will automatically stop if you have not fully completed registration. Most maintenance awards also stop during periods of approved interruption.

You can find the award payment dates on Student Support website.

• Student Support award payment dates

I have not received my maintenance payment, what should I do?

You should contact the Student Funding Team in the Student Services Centre in the first instance.

• Student Funding Team

Early thesis submission

For students receiving funding administered/funded by The University of Manchester, please note that funding terminates at the point of thesis submission. Students receiving funding from external bodies should refer to their funder.

If you commenced your programme of study on or after September 2011 and you are undertaking approved fieldwork, you can apply to the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures for a bursary to help with added expenses of fieldwork, if your fieldwork entails a level of cost above and beyond the normal expenses of attending the University of Manchester as a student (i.e. living expenses, expenses of travel to the University, expenses related to normal study at the University, etc.).

Fieldwork is defined as primary, first hand data collection. 

All claims for travel and/or fieldwork are paid after the event and/or fieldwork has taken place and only once appropriate receipts are received. To apply for fieldwork bursary, please complete the form below and submit it to Hums.doctoralacademy.funding@manchester.ac.uk. 

• PhD Fieldwork Bursary Application Form

The School offers funding for research travel and conference expenses. Funds are limited and are awarded competitively. 

All claims for travel and/or fieldwork are paid after the event and/or fieldwork has taken place and only once appropriate receipts are received.

Please note that students in the ‘submission pending’ period are not eligible to apply. 

To apply, please read the guidelines below, complete the application form and send it to Hums.doctoralacademy.funding@manchester.ac.uk. 

• PhD Research Travel Fund Guidelines
• PhD Research Travel Fund Application Form

To claim any Travel Fund award or fieldwork bursary, please complete the PR7 expenses form (regardless of whether you are a TA) below and send it with all receipts including proof of the event (e.g. a print-out of the conference agenda) to Hums.doctoralacademy.funding@manchester.ac.uk. within three months of your trip. Please note that the claim will not be processed until the trip has been completed.

• Fee and expenses claim form (PR7)

All claims for travel and/or fieldwork are paid after the event and/or fieldwork has taken place and only once appropriate receipts are received.

Please note that you cannot claim any expenses for which you do not have a receipt for and any amount claimed over the amount awarded will not be reimbursed.

EPSRC DTP-funded PGRs

For EPSRC DTP-funded PGRs, your research training support grant allocation is indicated in the award letter. To make expense claims from your allocation, please contact the Doctoral Academy at Hums.doctoralacademy.funding@manchester.ac.uk in the first instance.

AHRC and ESRC funded students

NWCDTP and NWSSDTP-funded PGRs are eligible for funding to support their research as outlined in the studentship offer letter. This includes Research Training Support Grant (RTSG), Overseas Fieldwork Funding (OSFW), Internships, Overseas Institutional Visits (OIV) and Fieldwork and Conference Fund, subject to eligibility. They must therefore apply for such support from NWCDTP or NWSSDTP rather than from the School.

• AHRC NWCDTP
• ESRC NWSSDTP

Further information including student funding guides and contact details can be found on the Faculty of Humanities intranet:

• Faculty of Humanities intranet

Research council funded students should direct their queries to the Graduate School office in the first instance.

ESRC NWSSDTP and AHRC NWCDTP doctoral studentships

Students in the first year of their doctoral degree may apply for ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership studentship or an AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership to fund their second and third years, subject to eligibility.

To find out about the details of the studentships, eligibility criteria and how to apply please visit:

• ESRC North West Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
• AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership

Apart from funding provided by your School, you may be eligible to apply for other funding for different purposes such as research equipment purchases, research projects, conference attendance, study visits, institutional visits, exchanges. Please see below:

• Funding for students with disabilities
• Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding

The University of Manchester Living Cost Support Fund

The Living Cost Support Fund is a University scheme that exists thanks to generous donations from alumni and friends who want to ensure that no Manchester student is left struggling. If you are experiencing financial hardship, either as a result of the COVID-19 crisis or otherwise, please apply to us for support.

The fund is open to all students, regardless of level of study or nationality. It is open all year round and can award grants and loans to help you overcome financial hardship or unforseen expenses.

For information about eligibility criteria and application process, please see Living Cost Support Fund website. 

UK Doctoral Loan

If you’re coming to Manchester this year to begin or continue postgraduate doctoral research, you could qualify for a loan from the UK government. Please see eligibility criteria and how to apply on the website below.

• Postgraduate loans for doctoral students
  

Key Travel is a specialised procurement system the University of Manchester uses to make academic transportation and lodging arrangements much more efficient and easy to arrange. Your profile details, which you only need to input once, will be imperative to any University-funded travel arrangements you need to make during the rest of your time at The University of Manchester.

As a doctoral PG Researcher with scope for conferences and fieldwork, we ask that you now please register with Key Travel by following the information below.

Step 1: Create a login

• Go to the Key Travel website select ‘New online user’ and enter your university email address and click 'Request new password'.
• Email Key Travel as soon as possible with your user ID should you have any technical difficulty procuring your login.

Step 2: Create a traveller profile

• Select 'Create your own profile'
• Refer to the Key Travel webinar if you are unsure of any details required to create your profile.
• Please note that the fields relating to 'Redress number' and 'known traveller' relate only to specific travellers to the USA.
• Please be aware that your preferences, for example, which direction you may prefer to sit on a train, may not be taken into account by all suppliers.
• Profiles can be viewed and edited by the authorised person(s) only. For example, arrangers will not be able to view your personal information.
• All profile data is encrypted and stored as per the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Information is only used for the purpose of each trip.

All the PG Researchers are activated on Key Travel with Standard access (look not book) and can follow the steps in the attached Getting Started with Key Travel.

After you have created your profile, you can view all of the travel options available and send them to the PGR Office to book.

Instructions to book

1. View travel options (flights, hotel, and rail)
2. Select your preferred travel options and add to basket
3. View Basket
4. Share Quote - Once you’re happy to proceed with your selected options, send quote to pgr-operations-salc@manchester.ac.uk by sharing the quote details you can find out how to do this in the full documentation.

NB: Please note, you should obtain approval from the Travel Support Fund or Fieldwork Bursary application process before proceeding with a Key Travel booking.

Postgraduate researchers should contact Key Travel on 0161 819 9797 for price matches if a cheaper quote is available on a different site.