ESRC Funded Students
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Funding Guidelines
The ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guides describe the terms and conditions of your award. Please refer to the relevant document for information in the first instance (Note: there is a separate Guide for students whose awards commenced prior to October 2011, and those on the newly accredited DTC from October 2011).
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Please note that any queries or requests for changes to your award should be made to Kathy White at the Student Registry, not direct to the ESRC.
Kathy White (kathy.white@admin.cam.ac.uk)
Managing Your Award
If at any time you would like to make a change to your award (e.g. suspending your studies due to illness, maternity leave, or applying for overseas fieldwork expenses), details of how to go about it can be found under 'Making a Change to Your Award'.
Payments
'Full' Award
You will receive:
- University Composition and College Fees, paid directly to your college
- Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) for PhD students (£750 per annum full-time, £450 part-time), paid to your department/faculty (you claim it from them)
- maintenance grant (£13,590 full-time rate for 2011/12; part-time rate is 60% of this) paid directly into your bank account at quarterly intervals for the tenure of your award
- overseas fieldwork expenses (on application).
'Fees-Only' Award
You will receive:
- University Composition and College Fees, paid directly to your college
- Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) for PhD students, paid directly to your department/faculty (you claim it from them).
Maintenance Payments Schedule:
| Expected payment date | To cover period |
|---|---|
| On or around 1st October | 1 Oct - 31 Dec |
| On or around 1st January | 1 Jan - 31 Mar |
| On or around 1st April | 1 Apr - 30 Jun |
| On or around 1st July | 1 Jul - 30 Sep |
If you have not received payment when expected, please contact Kathy White, the Student Registry's ESRC Co-ordinator.
Kathy White (kathy.white@admin.cam.ac.uk)