School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies

Postgraduate Research Fund 2016-2017

Applications are invited from postgraduate research (MA by Research, MRes and PhD) students in
the School of CLAS for funding to support essential activities related to their research. Such
activities may include: research trips, presenting a paper at a conference, or the organisation or a
conference, symposium or research-related event that will be of direct benefit to the thesis.

CLAS postgraduate research awards are discretionary and competitive. Priority will be given to
awards that are (a) of direct benefit to a students research project and overall research profile
and (b) part-funded from another source (e.g. Graduate School or research council).

Awards are limited to ONE per student per year except in cases where a student makes a joint
application with (an)other student(s) in the School (e.g. for conference organisation*). Students
funded by the AHRC Midlands3Cities DTP should apply to the specific research support fund
schemes provided by the DTP (e.g. SDF or CDF) rather than apply for the School Postgraduate
Research Fund.

Students who are in thesis pending or writing up are eligible to apply.

Applications are limited to a maximum of 500 per applicant and must be fully costed with
supporting documentation attached.

Applications should be made on the CLAS application form BEFORE the research event takes
place. Retrospective applications are not accepted. Completed applications with statements of
support from supervisors should reach the Senior Student Services Administrator (Jo Pullen) no
later than noon on 7 November 2016, 6 February 2017 or 8 May 2017.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within three weeks of the closing
date. If you are successful, you will be expected to make your travel bookings through the CLAS
Purchasing Team (CLAS-purchasing@nottingham.ac.uk) to ensure that you are covered by
University travel insurance. For reimbursement of expenses incurred, a non-staff expense claim
form along with scanned copies of the receipts should be emailed to the Purchasing Team with
EXPENSE CLAIM PGR award in the subject line. More information is available on Workspace.

*To support student initiatives which will enhance the student experience and contribute to
fostering a sense of academic community, please be aware that there is a School Student
Experience Fund that would be the appropriate source of funding. More information can be found
by logging in to Workspace and clicking the link above or by contacting Stuart Wright at
stuart.wright@nottingham.ac.uk.

http://workspace.nottingham.ac.uk/display/mlPGSH/PG+Travel+and+Conference+Awards
 School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
Application for Postgraduate Research Funding
Students: Please complete sections 1-4 and attach all relevant financial documentation (such as
screen shots, quotes, etc). Email your application and costing information to your supervisor for
their reference and allow them at least a week before the deadline to complete their relevant
section.

Supervisors: Please forward the Statement of Support (Ctrl + click to jump to this section) on
page 6 and email to the Senior Student Services Administrator (PGR)
(Joanna.pullen@nottingham.ac.uk ) no later than noon on the corresponding deadline date (7
November 2016, 6 February 2017 or 8 May 2017).

1 PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname Runner Mr

Jacob Wayne
Forenames

Student ID 4266792

Department CLAS

Course PhD Comparative Literature

Student e-mail
Jacob.Runner@nottingham.ac.uk
address

2 DETAILS OF RESEARCH TRIP OR EVENT

Conference title or
purpose of
International Medieval Congress 2017
research visit/
activity

Date(s) 3-6 July 2017

Location
Leeds, UK
(town/country)

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Project Outline
Please provide a brief description of your planned research trip/activity and its relation to your
research project. This should include a summary of the benefits that will be derived from the
trip/activity and specific details of why this funding would be of value at this particular time in
your research (500 words maximum).

The International Medieval Congress held in Leeds is an annual research event during
which scholars working on all aspects of medieval studies share their research, and there
are two intended goals of my planned research trip to attend this conference. Funding to
attend this event will first allow me to present and receive feedback regarding a paper I
have been invited to present at the conference, entitled Runic Usage as Other in
Cynewulfs Fates of the Apostles. This specific paper has been excised from my current
PhD research into modern and medieval multilingualism as both relate to the use of
multiple character systems. The specific paper deals with Old English multilingualism,
and it will prove particularly useful at this relatively early stage to get objective
responses and criticism to my work, since these will allow me to make informed
adjustments that will beneficially shape the remaining course of my analysis.

Being able to attend will also be beneficial to my research on a broader scale, however,
since the conferences scope is rather large and the interdisciplinary focus of the 2017
event is on concepts of otherness. In addition to relating directly to the medieval
elements, this theme is also central to the modern aspects of my research, which
addresses English and foreign language influence on Japanese literature. Attendance will
prove invaluable at this formative stage in my own interdisciplinary research, since it
will allow me to be audience to papers across an array of fields being presented on this
critical subject. Being able to witness how other scholars have addressed and continue to
address foreignness and otherness in different academic disciplines and even more
importantly, across disciplinary lines, will help to guide not simply my research topic,
but also my ongoing and future research process and methodology.

Word count (tip: highlight the input text and check status bar at bottom 500 max): 297

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3 DETAILED FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN

What is your source of funding UK Research Council School Self-funded

for your degree course?
Other please specify ........................................

Please give below details of the total cost of your proposed visit, indicating
the source of the information and a full itemised list as necessary. Make sure TOTAL
to attach copies of all quotes and costings. COST ()
Travel (ie bus/train/flight fare details)
25
Return Train Ticket to Leeds
Accommodation
300
Accommodation in Leeds
Subsistence
75
Meals and Food Expenses
Registration fee
N/A- Presenting Research Paper
Insurance (where relevant)
N/A
Any other expenses (please specify and list)
N/A

Total cost of the visit (a) 400

Award requested from the School of CLAS (b) 200

Balance 200
Balance to be funded as follows:
Support from sources external to the University (please give details)

Contribution by funding body (including Research Councils)

Contribution from the Graduate School

Personal contribution by student
200

IMPORTANT: Make sure to include supporting documentation of the costings

(quotes, legible screen shots, etc.) with the application. Please note that simply
providing vendor web links is not sufficient as evidence.

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4 DECLARATION

Applicant's Declaration

I understand that, if my application is successful, I shall be required to provide an account of

expenditure together with photocopies of relevant receipts along with a follow-up report.

Name (BLOCK CAPITALS) ........................................

Student ID ........................................

Signed ........ Date .....................

Electronic signature is acceptable manual signature not required if sent directly from students email account

Please request a statement of support from your supervisor at least one week
before the deadline. Email your application, along with the relevant financial
supporting information, to the Senior Student Services Administrator (PGR)
Joanna.pullen@nottingham.ac.uk by noon of the deadline with CLAS PGR
funding application in the subject line.

QUICK CHECK HAVE YOU:

Emailed your application to your supervisor providing them with sufficient
time to complete their statement of support?
Attached the relevant financial information to support the costings?
Emailed the completed application to the Senior Student Services
Administrator (PGR) by noon on the deadline with CLAS PGR Funding
Application in the subject line of your message?

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 Statement of Support from Supervisor

Name of student:

Name of supervisor:

Please comment, with details, on each of the criteria listed. Please continue on a separate sheet.
In cases where a student is making a joint application with another student in the School (e.g.
for conference organisation), you are invited to comment on the benefits of the activity beyond
the quality and project of the lead applicant, as appropriate.
The candidate will be disadvantaged if FULL details are not provided

Quality of student

Quality of student's research project

3. Expected benefit of the trip or research event for the applicant

I fully support this students application

Signed ......................... Date .

(Supervisor signature not required if sent from supervisors email account )

Supervisor: This form can be sent as an email attachment to the Senior Student Services
Administrator (PGR) Joanna.pullen@nottingham.ac.uk . Please write CLAS PGR Funding
Application in the subject line of your message.

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