To be completed only by continuing Stirling PhD students who wish to be considered for the AHRC DTPS
scholarships. Note: students entering their third year of full time study or fifth year of part time study are not eligible to apply. Submit to ahrcdtps@stir.ac.uk
no later than 5pm on 22 December 2015.
Personal Details
Surname:
First Name:
Title:
Student Number:
Current Research Degree:
First supervisor:
Second supervisor:
Date Started Degree:
Expected Date of Completion:
Confirm eligibility for an AHRC Scholarship:
See page 13 of the RCUK Conditions of Training Grants booklet
Fees and stipend / Fees only
Research Proposal – up to 1700 words
Please attach an up to date research proposal. Your research proposal should include:
 Preparedness for study (400 words) [An account of how your previous study and/or professional
experience and/or development has prepared you for the doctorial project].
 an indication of the primary discipline(s) of the PhD research project
 a straightforward, descriptive, and informative title for their proposed PhD project
 a research question and overall aim of the project (100 words)
 research context, methods and sources (500 words) [An assessment of how your research will engage with recent study in the subject – the context of your project; any interdisciplinary considerations; why you are the right person to undertake this research; an account of the methodology and approach you will take; a discussion of the texts, documents, objects, behaviours, experiments or practices your
research will draw upon; why the host HEI is the most relevant to your research aims.]
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research impact (300 words) [An account of why your research question is important and worth investigating; what impact might your research have for other people outside of Higher Education; what are the implications of your research?; how you would expect to disseminate your ideas (in addition to
completing your final thesis)]
Training needs assessment (300 words) [any additional training needs required for the research project]

 Fieldwork (100 words) [please set out any fieldwork that is necessary for the completion of the project]
References
Continuing PhD students should obtain up-to-date references from their supervisor(s) and ensure these are e-mailed to ahrcdtps@stir.ac.uk
no later than 5pm on 22 nd December 2015.