Funding opportunities
A number of funding routes are open to students on our research degree programmes in Drama, including:*
| Award | Value | Application deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Scholarship Scheme | up to £3,000 plus additional support services worth £3,500 | Tue 31st May 2022 | Sports scholarships are awarded to students of outstanding sporting ability who show evidence of achievement at international level in their chosen sport. |
| Warm Welcome Full Degree Scholarships 2022/23 (Afghanistan) | Tuition fees and stipend | Fri 10th Jun 2022 | Warm Welcome Full Degree Scholarships are available for eligible scholars in the UK with links to Afghanistan planning to study full-time for an undergraduate, taught masters or PhD level course beginning in September/October 2022. |
| University of Exeter Alumni Scholarship 2022/23 | 10% reduction in the first year tuition fee | There is no application for this award. You will be automatically considered. | A tuition fee discount for University of Exeter alumni who start a postgraduate degree with us in 2022/23 |
| University of Exeter Class of 2022 Progression Scholarship | 10% reduction in the first year tuition fee | There is no application for this award. You will be automatically considered. | A tuition fee discount for current University of Exeter students completing a degree in 2022 and progressing directly to a standalone postgraduate programme with us in 2022/23 |
| Fulbright Scholarships: Postgraduate Student Awards - 2022/23 competition | Full tuition fee waiver for one year of Masters / PhD & living stipend | Deadline passed (Tue 12th Oct 2021) |
Our UK Partnership award with Fulbright is available for Masters or Doctoral students who are USA or dual USA:UK citizens wishing to study at the University. The award takes the form of a tuition fee waiver for the first year of graduate study (either Masters or PhD) and a living stipend. We also accept scholars in receipt of Fulbright 'Open Awards' (also referred to as the All Disciplines Award). |
| SWW2 AHRC DTP Awards (Exeter) | Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free maintenance stipend of £15,609 per annum or part-time equivalent. | Deadline passed (Mon 24th Jan 2022) |
Up to 47 fully-funded PhD studentships for entry in September 2022 with the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. Awards are for three years eight months duration (or part-time equivalent) as standard. Once their studentship has begun students can apply to extend their studentship to up to 4 years, should they wish to undertake a placement opportunity with an external organisation or undertake significant training that is essential to their project. |
| 2022/23 Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships (low and middle income countries) | Visiting scholar tuition fee, approved fares, and personal maintenance | Deadline passed (Thu 17th Feb 2022) |
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to spend up to 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. |
| COLFUTURO Ayudar Joint Graduate Scholarship-Loan Programme - 2022 call | Tuition fees and living stipend for a maximum of two years | Deadline passed (Mon 28th Feb 2022) |
COLFUTURO offers scholarship-loans to provide financial support to Colombian citizens to access high-quality Masters or Doctoral programs abroad. Recipients of Colfuturo funding who have applied to study a Masters degree at the University will be considered for the University's Ayudar Scholarship which provides an annual stipend in line with the UK Research Council recommendations c.£15,609 in 2021/22). |
| Canadian Centennial Scholarships Fund | £5,000 | Deadline passed (Fri 11th Mar 2022) |
Awards for study for Canadian Students already pursuing full-time, multi-year postgraduate programmes in any field of study in the UK |
| University of Exeter Alumni Scholarship 2021/22 | 10% reduction in the first year tuition fee | There is no application for this award. You will be automatically considered. | A tuition fee discount for University of Exeter alumni who start a postgraduate degree with us in 2021/22 |
| Sanctuary Scholarship | Full tuition fee waiver plus annual living cost grant | Deadline passed (Fri 20th May 2022) |
The Sanctuary Scholarship scheme enables individuals seeking asylum and refugees who are not able access student finance to study at the University of Exeter. |
| Warm Welcome In-Year Scholarships (Afghanistan) | Maintenance costs for the remainder of 2021/22 / current course of study | Deadline passed (Fri 20th May 2022) |
Warm Welcome In-Year Scholarships are available for eligible scholars in the UK with links to Afghanistan currently enrolled on a UK higher education course |