Please refer to:
 Application for AHRC Funding: Doctoral Programmes - Notes on completing the form
 Application for AHRC Funding: General information
Forms and supporting documents can be downloaded from: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ahrcawards
1: Please indicate the AHRC subject area(s) applicable to your PhD programme
Applicants are advised to consult the School in which they intend to study
AHRC subject area 1
AHRC subject area 2 (if applicable)
2: Name
Title First name(s) Last name
3: Cardiff University applicant/student number
4: Contact details
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Valid to:
Address
Address
Postcode
Country
Telephone:
Email Address:
ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS
From:
Address
Address
Postcode
Country
Telephone:
Email Address:
To:
5: Current funding applications
Are you currently applying for BGP/AHRC funding at another institution?
NO YES If yes, where else have you applied?
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6: Professional experience that is relevant to this application
Dates
(month and year)
From To
Full or parttime?
Employer/Organisation
(including location)
Status and responsibilities
7: Career in higher education to date
Name of university and/or college
Country (if not UK)
Undergraduate degree
Full-time Part-time
Mode of attendance
(please indicate)
Month and year in which your programme started and finished (or will finish)
Start date mm yy
End date mm yy
Qualification and title of award
(e.g. BA Archaeology)
Master’s degree
Full-time
Start date mm yy
Degree classification (where awarded)
8: Details of the School in which you propose to study
Name of the (home) School Head of School
School AHRC Contact name (if different from the Head of School)
Email address of
School AHRC
Contact
School AHRC Contact address
Part-time
End date mm yy
PhD (if already started)
Full-time
Start date mm yy
Part-time
End date mm yy
9: Supervisor and programme details
Name of lead PhD supervisor
Are you applying for a FULL-TIME or
PART-TIME award?
Full-time Part-time
Date on which your doctoral study will begin or, if already started, date on which it began
10: Proposed research project
Duration of doctoral registration period in years
Please give a brief title for your proposed programme of research
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Please make your supporting statement in the space below
Refer to the notes on completing the form and be sure to address the following key points:
1) Research question, context and project outline; 2) Your interest in this area and the contribution you hope to make; 3) Relevant experience.
Word count (note: this should be no more than 500 words):
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11: Your referees
Please complete the referees' contact details below.
(It is recommended that one of the referees is your prospective or actual PhD supervisor)
Referee 1
Name (block capitals)
Contact telephone number
Contact e-mail address
Institution/Organisation
Position
Contact address
Referee 2
Name (block capitals)
Contact telephone number
Contact e-mail address
Institution/Organisation
Position
Contact address
12: Applicant's declaration
I confirm that the information I have provided in Part I of this form is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge at this date.
Signature Date
Now you should:
(a) pass a copy of the completed Part I of the application, along with copies of the supporting documents, to each of the referees you have cited above so that they can complete their reports; you should supply each of them with Part II of the application for them to complete; you should also provide them with "Application for AHRC Funding: Doctoral Programmes - Notes on completing the form" and "Application for AHRC Funding: General Information";
(b) pass the completed Part I of the application to the AHRC contact person in the School in which you propose to study, along with the supporting documents (transcripts of marks and degree results).
The referees should complete their sections and then pass them directly to the School's AHRC contact (as provided at Question 8). Both referees are asked to return their references to the relevant School by 1
February 2013: this is the deadline by which the School must have Parts I and II of the form along
with the supporting documents. Please note that it is the applicant's responsibility to monitor the progress of the application and check that all Parts are completed: the University will not request references on your behalf from your referees, and your application will not be considered if both references are not received.
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