Funding Opportunities
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Are you planning an activity such as a networking event or hosting a guest speaker? Perhaps you are thinking about attending a conference or a professional development programme to help develop your career? Or are you planning your dissertation/thesis and seeking support with supporting research costs?
The Student Development Office has some funding to help with the costs of organising and attending these types of activities for SPS students.
Full details and guidance for each fund can be found below. Please ensure you have reviewed this before submitting your application.
While every application is considered and reviewed, funding is not guaranteed.
You may reach out to ssps.student-development@ed.ac.uk with any questions.
Funds on Offer:
- Dissertation and Fieldwork Fund
Funding available for SPS undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only.
This funding could be put towards associated costs for dissertation research or fieldwork such as travel, accommodation, or reimbursement for research costs.
- PGR Research Support Fund
Funding available for SPS postgraduate research students only.
This funding could be put towards associated costs for research or fieldwork such as travel, accommodation, or reimbursement for research costs, as well as presenting at a conference or taking part in an external development workshop or event.
- Placement-Based Dissertations Fund
Funding available for SPS postgraduate taught students on selected programmes only.
This funding could be put towards associated costs for placement-based learning such as travel, accommodation, or reimbursement for research costs.
- Personal Development Fund
Funding available for SPS undergraduate and postgraduate taught students only.
This funding could be put towards attending a conference, taking part in an external development workshop or event, or facilitating collaboration and networking opportunities.
- Student Initiative Fund
Funding available for SPS undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research students only.
This funding could be put towards setting up a conference, hosting a speaker, holding a writing retreat, organising an event, or facilitating collaboration and networking.
- Widening Participation Fund
Funding available for Widening Participation students within the School of Social and Political Science only.
The fund aims to remove the financial barriers that some students face in taking part in sport, society, cohort and other community building activities.
Guidance and Important Information
Please review all details of the fund to which you are applying carefully before submitting your application.
- Applications must be made in advance of any activity and as early as possible.
- Where retrospective applications are permitted, they will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
- Applications including travel and events must be received two weeks in advance.
- Do not submit multiple applications for the same request.
- Please make applications as detailed as possible.
- The amount requested section should be itemised and detailed.
- The funding provided may not cover all costs associated with your activity.
Deadlines
We are reviewing our funding deadlines and application windows. Deadlines will vary according to the funds. Please use the links above to check requirements for each fund.
Travel
- Travel must be undertaken in accordance with the University of Edinburgh Sustainable Travel Policy
- All travel requests must be accompanied by a Travel Risk Assessment
- Risk assessments must be submitted for approval at least 2 weeks prior to travel.
- Please note we cannot fund or recommend using Airbnb accommodation.
- Always await risk assessment approval before you travel.