Below, current Northern Bridge Consortium studentship award-holders will find the application forms and guidances notes for the various funding opportunities available.

The Cohort Development and Innovation Scheme (Student-led) funds innovative training programmes, events and activities. The NBCDTP Academic Directors will receive, evaluate, and prioritise innovative proposals for generic and specialised research training that emerge from the cohort of NBCDTP students:

• Cohort Development and Innovation Scheme Guidance NEW
• Cohort Development and Innovation Scheme Application Form NEW

The NBCDTP also welcomes supervisors of award-holders, as well as representatives of Strategic Partners, Postgraduate Research Directors, and our colleagues in Careers, Library, IT and Language Services to submit proposals for cohort training and development initiatives:

• Cohort Development Fund (Staff-led)

The NBCDTP runs a number of Cohort Development events during the academic year: the Autumn Induction conference (new award-holders only); the Summer School (all award-holders) and the Completion and Leadership Workshop (award-holders going into their final year of funded study). Attendance is mandatory. If you are unable to attend, you must complete and submit the exemption form:

• NBC Mandatory Event Exemption Form

Risk Assessment

You may be asked to complete a Risk Assessment by your home university if your proposed activities trigger local protocols. Funding approved by the NBC is considered provisional in these instances, and subject to the approval of internal Risk Assessment processes.

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