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Durham Inspired Climate Change and Polar Science Research Scholarship

Thanks to a generous donation from a Durham alumnus, the Department is able to offer a scholarship for those undertaking a Masters by Research (MRes) in the field of Climate Change and/or Polar Science. The Scholarship consists of the MRes tuition fees (tbc for Academic Year 2024-2025) and some minor research costs to help defray some of the costs of the project. The Scholarship is part of efforts to widen access to postgraduate study and so is aimed at students where such financial support might help promote postgraduate study.

You are eligible for the 2024-2025 Scholarship if:

  1. you are commencing your MRes in the Geography Department in Academic year 2024-25 (normally October 2024); and
  2. the topic area is in Climate change and/or Polar Science; and
  3. your official fee status is a Home student; and
  4. your household income, in the final year of your undergraduate degree, was assessed by Student Finance England (SFE) (or equivalent) as below £62,342 (if you are unsure whether your household income is below the threshold, please contact Professor Mike Bentley (m.j.bentley@durham.ac.uk) to discuss, in complete confidence).

Review of applications for 2024-2025 entry will start after 1 April 2024 and continue until the Scholarship is awarded.

The Polar Scholarship for 2023-2024 has not yet been awarded and so if anyone is still interested in starting an MRes in academic year 23-24 applications can still be considered and will remain open until June 30th 2024. Enquiries to Professor Mike Bentley m.j.bentley@durham.ac.uk  

More information can be found here: Notes for Applicants

Durham University Alumni Fee Scholarship 2024-25

The Alumni Fee Scholarship 2024-25 for Durham University alumni will contribute part of the cost of tuition fees for all postgraduate taught and research Masters programmes across all faculties of the University.

Further information on funding for postgraduate studies can be found on the University Postgraduate Scholarships and International Scholarships webpages.