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Durham University Pro:NE Participation Fund

Open call for full time Postgraduate Taught or Doctoral Research Students

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Summary

This is an open call for full time Postgraduate Taught or Doctoral Research Students applications for UK-HOME candidates from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds, specifically: Asian British, Black, Black British, Caribbean or African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Please see the Government's guidance on ethnicity facts and figures for more details.

What is Pro:NE?

Postgraduate Research Opportunities for the Northeast/Network for Equity (Pro:NE) is an ambitious, multi-partner regional research project funded by the Office for Students. Durham University has joined together with Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside Universities to develop a 4-year programme (ending in January 2026) to mobilise and increase the number of students of colour undertaking post-graduate research in the North-East universities and to ensure that they receive the support that they need. Access and participation for students of colour is limited by persistent inequalities that exist throughout Higher Education but is of prevalence in the Northeast which has some of the lowest numbers of students of colour in England.

Awarded on applicant excellence

The background and proposal for how the student will utilise the funding to engage with their academic programme in a more meaningful way. The funding is aimed at helping to overcome barriers to the academic programme engagement. Be that equipment costs, transport costs, or potential for conference costs that students could/would attend to the benefit of their studies.

The participation funding will be paid directly to the successful applicant to the amount of £1000, the fund is for home student PGT and PGR candidates from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds only, specifically: Asian British, Black, Black British, Caribbean or African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Please see the Government's guidance on ethnicity facts and figures for more details.

As additional information, please see advanced HE guidance on positive action for reasoning around offering this participation fund for candidates exclusively from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds.

Applications open from 28th October 2024 to 30th May 2025.

Applications will be considered at the end of every term. 

Eligibility

  • Home student from a racially minoritised ethnic people background, specifically: Asian British, Black, Black British, Caribbean or African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Please see the Government's guidance on ethnicity facts and figures for more details
  • Please note: to be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:
    • be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
    • have settled status, or
    • have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
    • have indefinite leave to remain or enter
  • Candidates must be in Post Graduate Taught or a Post Graduate Research Student at Durham University

How to apply

  1. Applying for funding

    Application should not exceed two sides of A4 and should include:

    • Study level
    • Subject/Research interests
    • A clear outline of the intended use of the participation fund funding
    • Short EDI statement on why the student is eligible for the funding and how the funding would benefit their engagement and learning experience

     

    For additional information please contact Pro:NE

    • Applications that do not include all the above will not be considered
    • Applicants should be clear and state that they are applying for Pro:NE participation funding
    • Applicants who submit an incomplete application to the Pro:NE Team will not be considered
    • Applicants' will apply directly he Pro:NE Team pro.ne@durham.ac.uk

Contact Information

Durham University makes every effort to ensure that the information published or contained on its website is accurate. However, the University cannot guarantee the information may not subsequently be altered owing to circumstances beyond the University's reasonable control. Such circumstances include (but are not limited to) changes in Government policy or change of law. Whilst any changes will be incorporated into the University's website any person wishing to clarify the details of a particular scholarship/s should contact the University at scholarships.advice@durham.ac.uk.

 

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about whether you are eligible for a scholarship or the application process, get in touch with our Scholarships and Student Funding Office:

Scholarships and Student Funding Office

Durham University

Palatine Centre

Stockton Road

DH1 3LE, UK