Harry Clough Bursary (Music) 2025 Entry

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Contribution towards tuition fees for a PhD programme in Music.

3 years full-time or 6 years part-time.

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• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)

The bursary is open to new PhD students only.

You must submit your online application for a place on your chosen Postgraduate Research programme by 13 January 2025. This is to ensure you hold an offer of a place by the time the school committee make their selection.

Section 9 of the application asks for your funding intentions. In this section, you should detail fully all the competitions in which you would like to be considered. There is no limit to the number of competitions you may enter, but all must be detailed in your online application form to ensure you are included. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of Manchester Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): Harry Clough Bursary
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Please note that there is no separate funding application form for the Harry Clough Bursary. All decisions are based on the online programme application and supporting documents.

Your full online application must include:

• A 1,500 word PhD research proposal
• Copies of the academic transcript and certificate from both your Bachelor's and Master's degrees. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript
• An up to date academic CV, detailing your education and qualifications; employment history; publications; and any other relevant information
• You must nominate two academic referees (including one from your most recent institution). Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following submission of your application form.
• If you are not from a majority English speaking country, you must additionally provide English Language evidence (e.g IELTS).
• After you submit your application, we may request a compositional portfolio.

• Academic merit and preparedness for research
• Quality and feasibility of research proposal
• Consideration of ethical responsibility

Music Studentship Committee.

Your complete online application for your preferred PhD programme must be submitted by 13 January 2025.

Please note that this is a strict deadline and late or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

We expect to communicate the outcome to applicants by May 2025.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications, as outcomes are determined by independent panels.

Offers of funding are not deferrable. If you cannot start your programme by the date mentioned in your studentship offer letter, the award will be withdrawn. You are permitted to re-apply in future.