This is an open call for full time Postgraduate Taught or Doctoral Research Students applications for UK-HOME candidates from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds, specifically: Asian British, Black, Black British, Caribbean or African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Please see the Government's guidance on ethnicity facts and figures for more details.
What is Pro:NE?
Postgraduate Research Opportunities for the Northeast/Network for Equity (Pro:NE) is an ambitious, multi-partner regional research project funded by the Office for Students. Durham University has joined together with Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside Universities to develop a 4-year programme (ending in January 2026) to mobilise and increase the number of students of colour undertaking post-graduate research in the North-East universities and to ensure that they receive the support that they need. Access and participation for students of colour is limited by persistent inequalities that exist throughout Higher Education but is of prevalence in the Northeast which has some of the lowest numbers of students of colour in England.
The background and proposal for how the student will utilise the funding to engage with their academic programme in a more meaningful way. The funding is aimed at helping to overcome barriers to the academic programme engagement. Be that equipment costs, transport costs, or potential for conference costs that students could/would attend to the benefit of their studies.
The participation funding will be paid directly to the successful applicant to the amount of £250, the fund is for home student PGT and PGR candidates from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds only, specifically: Asian British, Black, Black British, Caribbean or African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Please see the Government's guidance on ethnicity facts and figures for more details.
As additional information, please see advanced HE guidance on positive action for reasoning around offering this participation fund for candidates exclusively from racially minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
Deadline for applications: January 2024
Application should not exceed two sides of A4 and should include:
For additional information please contact Pro:NE
Applicants' will apply directly he Pro:NE Team: ne@durham.ac.uk
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Created in 2018, the fund financially supports students to develop skills, attributes and experiences that will help them to progress into their chosen destination.
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