Studentship fees and stipends 2011-12
All studentships registered at an ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) from October 2011 will be eligible to receive the following:
Basic studentships award
- Standard maintenance: £13,590
- Fees: £3,732
- **RTSG: £750
- *Overseas fieldwork: £253
*Overseas fieldwork is only available for agreed specified periods of overseas fieldwork. The cost of overseas fieldwork is based on a notional amount per student. The actual allocation of funds towards fieldwork is at the DTC's discretion but we will not normally supplement this amount for additional costs. Costs for overseas fieldwork for research grant linked studentships are not calculated in the same way. Exact costs associated with overseas fieldwork must be applied for at the grant application stage.
Enhancements and notes
| Type of enhancement | Condition | Amount | RTSG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM)
| Payable only to specified awards in AQM
| - | **Additional £250 |
| Economics | Payable only to specified awards in economics
| £3,000 | Standard |
| London weighting | Studentships held at London-based institutions | £2,000 | Standard |
**RTSG is only paid to students in the +3 part of their award
Studentships that commenced before October 2011
| Type of studentship award | Maintenance | RTSG |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 1+3 or +3 Quota and Competition (ordinary) | £13,590 | £750 |
| CASE | £15,590 | £750 |
| ESRC/NERC +3 | £15,590 | £1,000 |
| ESRC/MRC 1+3 or +3 | £15,590 | £1,000 |
| Studentships linked to research grants
(standard grants, Centres, professorial fellowships) | £13,590 | £750 |
| Professorial Fellowship studentships | £13,590 | £750 |
| Studentships linked to research grants | £13,590 | £750 |
Enhancements and notes
| Type of enhancement | Condition | Amount | RTSG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Quantitative Methods | Payable to +3 award holders only | £3,000 | Additional £250 |
| Economics | Payable to starters from October 2006 | £3,000 | Standard |
| London weighting | Studentships held at London-based institutions | £2,000 | Standard |
- RTSG amounts are only paid to students in the +3 part of their award
- From October 2008 part time students' payments for Fees, Maintenance Grant and Research and Training Support Grant (RTSG) are made on a pro-rata basis.