To be eligible for the Doctoral Scholarship you need to be:

✔  Working in the field of RE/RVE/RME e.g. as a teacher, educator, adviser. If you are not sure, please contact fiona@cstg.org.uk

✔  Intending to take a part-time or full-time doctorate (e.g. PhD, EdD, DProf) that relates directly to religion and worldviews and aligns with our strategic objectives.

✔  Intending your doctoral studies to directly lead to development, innovation and improvement in RE/RVE/RME in your school, place of employment, local area or region and/or nationally.

✔ A UK resident

Whilst we welcome applications from all those working in the field of RE/RVE/RME, in 2024-25, we are particularly interested in supporting scholars who are:

• researching interfaith/belief dialogue and promoting warmer community relations in schools and communities, including consideration of ‘the common good’
• researching ways of supporting and equipping religion and worldviews teachers who have other specialisms (TWOS)
• either themselves from a UK Minority Ethnic or Global Majority Heritage background and/or are researching ways to support teachers and leaders from these under-represented groups.

• Make up the university fee i.e. the difference between the bursary funding and tuition fee total required by the university. You may want to ask your place of employment to contribute to this and/or seek grant funding from another source if you wish.
• Contribute to a virtual community of practice with your time. Sessions are usually held as twilights (e.g. 4-6pm). There will also be other opportunities to contribute to the wider community such as writing a blogs, posters, case studies and so on for RE:ONLINE and/or sharing your research findings through an online seminar hosted by Culham St Gabriel’s.
• ‘Pay forward’ and give back to the religion and worldviews community.

Applications are open all year round and are taken to our Grants, Programmes and Education Committee three times a year where decisions are made, usually in November, March and June. If places are allocated early on in the academic year, there is a possibility you may have to wait until the following year’s round of funding. We would therefore advise applying in the Autumn or Spring Terms and speaking to us before you submit an application to ensure there are still places available.

1. Select a university and secure a place on a doctoral programme. Make sure you have a conversation with those who may supervise you, and make them aware of this scholarship.
2. Contact fiona@cstg.org.uk for a formal conversation before submitting your application.
3. Once you have secured your doctoral place and have spoken to Fiona, you should first seek two referees who will support your scholarship application. Please ask them to complete and submit this reference form before you apply to us. Each referee will send you an email to let you know when they have done this.
4. Complete the online doctoral scholarship application form. This application form asks you to state clearly how your research relates to religion and worldviews education, as well as with our vision, mission and strategic objectives. There are guidance notes accompanying the form which we encourage you to read. There are conditions of the funding which you must agree to in your application.
5. Once you have submitted your form, send documentary proof that you have secured a doctoral place at your chosen university. (i.e. an offer letter, details of the course and your acceptance) to fiona@cstg.org.uk

1. When we have received your application form and supporting document we will request two references. These will be the two referees you will have been named on your application form.
2. All applications, supporting documents and references are then considered by the Trust in their next Grants and Education Committee meeting.
3. You will normally be notified of the outcome of your application as soon as the committee have met.
4. When you begin your studies it is very important that you ask your university finance department to send two invoices, one to Culham St Gabriel’s and one to you. It is very important that you make clear to the university finance department exactly who they should send invoices to, and how much they should charge in each case.
5. We will send you a welcome pack explaining how to become part of the virtual community of practice and details of ongoing support and advice offered for scholars.