CSSAH PGR Research Funds

Research Development Fund (RDF) 2026-27

Open to applications from Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) within CSSAH, this fund offers a contribution to the costs involved in presenting at conferences and/or essential research travel.

Eligibility

The maximum allocation for each PGR is £350 per academic year, as a contribution to costs:

• For presenting your research at a conference (travel, accommodation, conference fee)
• For research essential to the completion of your thesis (travel, accommodation)
• Related to essential specialist research training (travel, accommodation)

To be eligible to apply, you must:

• Have successfully completed your first Annual Review (Probation Review).
• Not have access to alternative funds - such as those available within UKRI Doctoral Training Partnerships or Landscape Awards and other national and international scholarships that support research development and training costs. If you have a fees-only scholarship, you are eligible to apply.
• Have submitted the required report, if previously awarded CSSAH funding.

Your application must include an estimate for each relevant cost and a statement by a member of your supervisory team, and those awarded funding will be required to submit a short report on completion of the activity supported.

• Activities unrelated to the thesis
• Conference attendance alone
• Equipment, books, and consumables
• Contracted or freelance services, such as proof-reading or research assistance
• Your own employment
• Downloads or reproduction costs
• Subsistence costs
• Membership costs

CSSAH RDF Round One: for research activities 1 November 2027 - 31 January 2027*

Deadline for applications: Monday 16 November 2026

*this is the first round of the 2026/27 academic year, so you can also apply for retrospective funding for activities completed 1 August - 31 October 2026.

Apply now for 2026/7 CSSAH RDF (Round One)

Research Culture and Community Funds (RCCF) 2026-27

Supporting PGR-led research events - within and across CSSAH academic Schools, this fund opens week commencing 19 October 2026.

For queries about CSSAH PGR Funding, please contact [email protected].