Are you looking for funding for your research? The SWDTP has a wide range of funding pots to support your academic development, research and placement activities.
Please ensure in your planning that you refer / download the latest version of guidance notes and applications forms that are below.
If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, send an email through to the SWDTP Enquiries Mailbox and we’ll be in touch to talk through your ideas!
Map of OIV|DLT|OFA Visits
See below to find out where our students have gone in the past!
You can also click the slider button on the top left of the map to filter between OIV, DLT & OFA
Research Training Support Grant (RTSG)
RTSG is available to all funded students to support your research. It can be used for UK based fieldwork, attendance at conferences, training courses or other similar events and purchasing books and small items of equipment. Students also have the opportunity to apply for a one-off, fully costed, RTSG top-up. Please refer to the guidance notes for further details.
Overseas Fieldwork Allowance (OFA)
Funding is available to support students to meet the additional costs of undertaking fieldwork outside of the UK. Please refer to the guidance notes for further details.
Genevieve Stone, received OFA funding to travel to Mexico for data collection relating to her PhD project, click here to find out more.
Max Roger Taylor, utilised the OFA to travel to Brussels and Beijing to conduct EU research fieldwork. Read about his trip to Brussels here and his trip to Beijing here.
Overseas Institutional Visit (OIV)
Funding is available to support students to visit a Higher Education Institution or and organisation conducting substantive research, outside of the UK for a short period. Please refer to guidance notes for further details.
Ellen Martin visited the University of Auckland, New Zealand for her OIV. Read about her visit here.
Conor Fancis visited York University, Canada for his OIV. Read about his visit here.
Difficult Language Training (DLT)
Funding is available to support students undertake specialist language training relating fieldwork. The need for the training must have been indicated on your original studentship application. Please refer to guidance notes for further information.
Skylar Lindsay received DLT funding to travel to Vietnam, read more about it here.
Eimear McLoughlin undertook her fieldwork in Denmark, so needed a better understanding of the language. Read about her DLT and how it’s impacted her research.
