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Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust Development and Innovation Bursaries
Deadline: 31 May, 2025
Level of Study
Postgraduate Research, Postgraduate Taught
Country Group
GB, NI, ROI
Application Status
Open

Eligibility summary

  • NationalityAll
  • Level of StudyPostgraduate Research, Postgraduate Taught

Overview

The Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust Development and Innovation Bursaries will normally be awarded to up to five postgraduate students who are in financial need and/or who require financial support to participate in further high-quality, transdisciplinary training and development. Established in 2018, the Bursaries are named in honour of Dr Bill Strain, a Queen’s graduate and long serving physician at the Ulster Hospital.

The Bursaries are designed to financially support and motivate postgraduate students at Queen’s who are members of the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution, or the spouse, child, relative or dependant of a member.

Note: Deadline is 07/09/2024 and 31/05/2025 (23.59.00) or sooner if funds used.  

Further Information

Funding Towards

Financial Difficulties, Internship and Work Placement, Placement, Training and Development

Funding Body

Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution (Grand Lodge of Ireland | Freemason.ie)

Funding Amount

Minimum of £1000

Number of Awards

Up to five

Funding Body

Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution (Grand Lodge of Ireland | Freemason.ie)

Terms and Conditions
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  1. A minimum bursary of £1,000 per applicant will be awarded to up to five eligible postgraduate students who are deemed to be suitable by a selected Panel to include the Graduate School Manager or their nominee.  The value of the scholarship is subject to funds available.
  2. The Panel will determine the split of the funds based on the criteria, financial need and proposed use of the bursary.
  3. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are in financial need and/or require financial support in order to further their career ambitions. ‘Financial need’ will be determined by requesting a summary of financial information from applicants, and a ranking will be established based on the stated need of applicants.
  4. Applicants who require financial support to further their career ambitions by participating in development activities through the Graduate School must submit a proposal for use of the bursary, and these will be scored by the Panel. A list of suggested personal, professional, employability and enterprise development activities and costs, although applicants may propose activities beyond this list.  The Entrepreneurship/Innovation Funding options available within the Graduate School and wider Queen’s University include:  eg Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 7 Certificate including Strategic Project Management & Entrepreneurship Practice (approximately £1,000).Note a bursary application does not guarantee a place on the proposed development programme.  Candidates must apply for the place separately at https://www.qub.ac.uk/graduate-school/development/chartered-management/.  Further details regarding development activities available within the Graduate School are at The Graduate School | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)
  5. Retrospective applications for development activities already undertaken will NOT be considered.
  6. Details of the applicants’ membership of the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution, or relation to a member will be requested during the application process.  These details will be verified by the Trustees of the Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust for successful applicants only.  Offers of funding will be withdrawn if any details provided are found to be false.
  7. The award can be held alongside other funding subject to the terms of your current funder/loan provider.
  8. Applicants can be awarded a bursary more than once.
  9. Subject to availability of funds, applications will be considered on a monthly basis. Applications will be accepted initially from 07 August 2024 to 07 September Thereafter, subject to availability of funds, applications will be considered on a monthly basis up to 31 May 2025.
  10. The Graduate School panel will normally meet each month to review application forms. Candidates will be notified whether or not your application has been successful normally within one month after the Panel has met.
  11. If the scholarships are not fully allocated the funds may be carried into following financial year.
  12. Scholarship payment(s) are subject to registration and satisfactory progress.
  13. Recipients must notify the Graduate School in advance if considering a registration status change, or if the development activity is not undertaken or is postponed, to discuss the impact of this on the bursary.
  14. Recipients must write a short report (approx. 500 words) by the end of the academic year outlining how they used the funding to further their career ambitions.  These reports will be shared with the donor.

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration an applicant must;

  • Hold an offer of a place for postgraduate course in 2024-25 academic year at Queen’s University Belfast.  A candidate who applies during the 2024-25 academic year must be a registered Queen’s postgraduate student.
  • Be a member of the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution, or the spouse, child, relative or dependant of a member. This will be verified by the Graduate School in conjunction with the Trustees of the Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust. 
  • Provide a summary of their financial information which demonstrates that they are in financial need and/or require financial support to further their career ambitions by participating in innovation training and development activities through the Graduate School (e.g. CMI Level 7).  Students will be asked to provide this information during the application process.
Funding Type

Fee Status

GB, NI, ROI

Nationality

All

Country Group

GB, NI, ROI

Study Level

Postgraduate Research, Postgraduate Taught

Start Date

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 BST

Close Date

Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 BST

Contact Us

pgawards@qub.ac.uk 

How to Apply

Applications forms should be completed by the specified closing date using QUB 2024-25 Dr RWM Strain Masonic Charitable Trust Development & Innovation Bursary

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