Grants and Awards

Postgraduate Studies: Grants, Awards and other useful information

The College of Arts and Social Sciences of the University of Aberdeen offers a limited number of awards to assist with fees.

Further information is available from the website: www.abdn.ac.uk/cass

A good source of information on funding is the Grants Register, published by Macmillan and available at most good libraries. The main sources of grants available to students include:

Arts and Humanities Postgraduate Studentships

A booklet describing these is available either at: http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/postgraduate/index.htm

or from:

The Postgraduate Awards Division
The AHRB
Whitefriars
Lewins Mead
BRISTOL BS1 2AE
Telephone: 0117 987 6543

ESRC

ESRC funding information can be found at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/funding/details.php?funding_id=34

Overseas studentships

There are a number of awards available to students from overseas who wish to take higher degrees in Britain. Information about these can be obtained from your nearest British Council Office, or Commonwealth Scholarship Agency. Applicants from overseas who have been offered a place for study will automatically be sent an application form for the ORS awards scheme, which covers the difference in cost between the tuition fees for home and international students.

International Students

The University's International Office seeks to assist and welcome overseas students. Do contact them for information and advice on studying in Aberdeen, including help in finding accommodation. They offer a number of useful booklets, including the 'International Students Handbook'. See www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/international/ or write to this address:

International Office
Student Recruitment Services
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Scotland, United Kingdom