Midlands3Cities AHRC funding application 2018 1. Personal details Contact details for term time and out of term time. 1. First name * Middle name Last name * Your contact details * Phone number * Email address * Alternative email address (May to September) 2. Home address Address 1 Address 2 Address 3
City Postcode/zip code Country 2. Residency 3. Residency Nationality Country of birth Country of permanent residence What year did your residency commence? (or if from birth please state) If you have obtained indefinite leave to remain, please state the commencement date 4. Have you been resident in the UK for the past 3 years? Yes No 5. If NO provide details and the exact dates of any non-holiday periods spent away from your country of permanent residence. Start date End date DD/MM/YYYY Please specify location(s) and reason: if for employment please specify if part-time or full-time
6. Are you a UK or EU applicant? UK EU 7. For which award are you applying? Full-time Open Doctoral Competition Part-time Open Doctoral Competition Full-time Collaborative Doctoral Award Part-time Collaborative Doctoral Award 3. Your supervision team Please provide details of your potential supervision team; you are expected to have a minimum of two supervisors and a maximum of four on your team which could include an external partner organisation. CDA applicants should list both the lead HEI supervisors and the names of the supervisor(s) at the partner institution. 8. Potential lead supervisor University of potential lead supervisor (this will be your Home University) Birmingham City University De Montfort University Nottingham Trent University University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Nottingham Academic unit (this should be the smallest unit e.g. the department or subject area). 9. Potential co-supervisor
University or cultural partner of potential co-supervisor Birmingham City University De Montfort University Nottingham Trent University University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Nottingham Or name of cultural partner organisation 10. Potential second co-supervisor University or cultural partner of potential second co-supervisor Birmingham City University De Montfort University Nottingham Trent University University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Nottingham Or name of cultural partner organisation 11. If you have brokered a relationship with a partner organisation who you would like to work with please can you name them in the box below? Alternatively, if you would like to work with one of our established collaborative partners please indicate which one. (NB. This is for information only. Whether or not you anticipate any links at this stage will not influence any final decision about this funding application)
Birmingham Museums and Galleries The British Film Institute (BFI) The British Museum Broadway Cinema Central Conservatory for Music (Beijing) The Cinema Museum Museums and Arts Leicester City Council Nottingham Museums and Galleries Creative Leicestershire Derbyshire County Council Leicester City Council Leicester Curve National Archives National Army Museum Nottingham Playhouse Phoenix, Leicester Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) The National Video Game Arcade I have brokered a relationship with the following partnership organisation: 12. Date on which your doctoral study will begin (or if you have already started, date on which it began), and end date of your doctoral award Start date End date DD/MM/YYYY 4. Your references and referees You will need to provide two references in support of your application to your Home University s admissions office as part of your application for a place to study using the Midlands3Cities Reference Form available for download from the website. Please indicate the names and contact details of your referees here.
13. Referees Referee 1 Referee 2 Name Email address Institutio 5. Your career in higher education to date 14. Undergraduate degree Subject Qualification type (e.g. BA) Classification Awarding institution Country Mode of study Full-time Part-time Start and finish dates Start date Finish date DD/MM/YYYY 15. Postgraduate degree Subject Qualification type (e.g. MA) Classification
Please confirm that you have studied 180 credits for your Masters qualification,(even if not all of these were at Masters level). List your MA modules, and the credit value of each, if known. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Title Awarding institution Country Mode of study Full-time Part-time Start and finish dates Start date Finish date DD/MM/YYYY 16. Subject of PhD if already started
Awarding institution Country Mode of study Full-time Part-time Start and finish dates Start date Expected finish date DD/MM/YYYY 17. Are there any other qualifications that you feel are relevant to your application? Please provide full details (UG/PG FT/PT, start date, end date etc.) 6. Professional Experience Please provide information about any employment, work or professional experience that is relevant to your application. 18. Employment status, if you are currently employed full-time and are applying for a fulltime M3C research studentship please confirm that you will no longer work full-time in order to take up a full-time award. If you do not confirm this here you will not be eligible for a full-time studentship. If you work part-time, or will work part-time, please confirm how many hours per week. If you intend to continue to work part-time please confirm that you intend to apply for a part-time award. Please refer to the guidance notes Currently in full-time employment Currently in part-time employment Will be continuing part-time employment and applying for a part-time award Will be ceasing employment and applying for a full-time award
If working part-time or intending to work part-time, please specify how many hours per week 19. Please provide information about any employment, work or professional experience relevant to your proposed programme of study. Please include start and end dates, years worked, employer name and country, and a brief description of your relevant experience. Employment history 1: 20. Employment history 2: 21. Employment history 3: 7. Proposed study For applicants to the Midlands3Cities Open Doctoral Competition: Please provide details of your proposed project. Read the Guidance Notes to help you. For applicants to the Midlands3Cities Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) competition: Please provide details of the purpose and reasons for undertaking research on the collaborative project. Read the Guidance Notes to help you. 22. Please provide a project title for your proposed programme of research (120 characters) 23. Outline your proposed project and your preparation for study and previous experience (2000 characters)
24. Explain the context of the research, its aims and objectives, its potential application and impact. If you have already begun your doctoral study, please remember to refer to the research you have undertaken to date so that it is clear what has already been completed. (2000 characters) 25. Please identify any ethical and intellectual property issues associated with the project and how these will be addressed (or have been addressed if you are a current PhD student)
8. Fieldwork and study visits If you need to undertake a study visit or fieldwork trip (including archival visits) during the period of your award, please state (1) your planned destination(s) (2) the expected duration and purpose of your visit (3) the relevance of the visit to your research project. These details must be completed if you intend to make research visits; see Guidance Notes 26. Does your proposal require a study visit or field work? Yes No If yes, please give details What is your planned destination What is the duration of your planned visit 27. What is the purpose of your visit and the relevance to your research project (1000 characters) 9. Previous and extended funding 28. Prior award applications Have you previously applied for an AHRC award for postgraduate study? Have you previously applied to Midlands3Cities? Have you previously received an award from the AHRC? Will you be applying for an AHRC award at any other institution for study commencing 2018? Yes No
If the answer is yes to any of the questions, please provide further details 29. In certain cases, projects may have research requirements that need an additional period of support. If you need to apply for extended funding, please include the justification for this below. See Guidance Notes for more information. 10. Equal opportunities Applicants to the Midlands3Cities are considered solely on the basis of their academic experience, merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, ethnic or racial origin, age (subject to university regulations on minimum age), disability, religion, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant distinction. The Equal Opportunities data will not be used in the assessment of your application but is a requirement of the application process 30. Date of birth DD/MM/YYYY 31. Gender Male Female Intersex Prefer not to say 32. Do you have a disability/dyslexia/long-term medical condition? Yes No If yes please tick all that apply
In receipt of Disabled Students Allowance A long standing illness or health condition e.g. caner, HIV diabetes A mental health condition such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder A physical impairment or mobility issues such as using a wheelchair or crutches A social/communication impairment such as an autistic spectrum disorder A specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or Ad(H)d Blind or a serious visual impairment uncorrected by glasses Two or more impairments and or/disability medical conditions Deaf or serious hearing impairment** A disability, impairment or medical condition that is not listed above** ** please give further details 33. Do you have any criminal convictions (excluding motoring offences for which a fine/or 3 penalty points were imposed)? Yes No If yes, please give further details 34. Ethnic origin * Asian British Asian other Black British Black other Mixed / multiple ethnic groups Other White British White other
I do not wish to disclose my ethnic origin 11. Applicant ID You must have received an applicant ID from your home university before you can submit this funding application. If you have already started your PhD at an M3C partner university you must submit your current ID number. 35. Applicant ID * 12. Source of enquiry 36. Which sources of information did you consult when making your application.1. Partner websites Birmingham City University De Montfort University Nottingham Trent University University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Nottingham Online prospectus Graduate school Faculty/school/department Which of these was the most helpful? 37. Which advertising partners did you use? (tick as many as appropriate) FindaPhD Jobs.ac.uk PostgraduateStudentships The Guardian 38. Which social media platforms did you use to find more information? (tick as many as appropriate)
Blog (any platform) Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Twitter Other (please specify): 13. Before you submit The next page will take you to the submit button. Before you submit, please review your application and ensure that all fields are completed correctly. Only one submission per person is permitted. We are not able to return submitted applications. If your application is not complete it will be withdrawn from the assessment process and you will not be considered for an award. 39. I confirm I have read and understood the submission criteria above. * Yes