Falmouth Doctoral Studentships

Expectations of Falmouth Doctoral Studentship candidates

Falmouth Doctoral Studentships form an essential component for the delivery of the University's 2030 Research & Innovation strategy. As such, the alignment of funded doctoral projects to the strategy as a whole and to the priorities of Research & Innovation themes, programmes and departments is essential. In addition to the successful completion of the funded doctoral programme, students funded through the Falmouth Doctoral Studentship will also be expected to make an active contribution to the University's Research & Innovation community.

Falmouth Doctoral Studentship students would normally be expected to live within commuting distance of the University, to maintain a presence on the University's campuses and to make every effort to take a full and active role in their membership of the University's Research & Innovation community. This would normally include but not be limited to:

• Full participation in the Research Student Development Programme events and symposia as outlined in the UAL and Falmouth Research Degrees Handbooks
• An active role in student-led events
• Full participation in wider Falmouth University Research & Innovation events, including workshops and workgroups, seminars, and training and development activities
• A willingness to represent the University in internally hosted and external events

Studentships will be awarded on the basis of overall project idea, proposal and application quality, as well as strength of alignment with our research and innovation themes and programmes.​
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The following criteria will be taken into account when awarding studentships and places on our postgraduate research programme:​

• The quality, innovation and viability of your project proposal​.
• The alignment of your project proposal with Falmouth University's research themes and programmes​.
• The potential for your proposed research to have tangible positive impacts​.
• The contribution you are able to make to the Falmouth research community and your host department, in terms of both research and teaching​.
• The strength of your professional and academic profile, as demonstrated through previous study and/or professional experience​.

We recommend you consider and address each of these points in your expression of interest and formal application when applying for a research degree at Falmouth. Full details of applicant criteria and project requirements can be found on our How to Apply page.

The application process for funded studentships is built in to the formal research degree application.

You can apply to the opportunities listed on the doctoral projects page, each of which is aligned to one of our three cross-disciplinary Research & Innovation themes and one of our ten Research & Innovation programmes, or you can propose your own research project idea. If applying with an original research idea, it too must align with one or more of our research programmes to be eligible for studentship consideration.​
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There are three steps to the application process: pre-application prep, Expression of Interest submission and formal application submission, which includes the opportunity to apply for a Falmouth doctoral studentship.

Any queries? Get in touch with our Research & Development team

E: PGR@falmouth.ac.uk
T: (01326) 255831