The William Paton Award

Level of study

Postgraduate taught masters

Subject area

Theology and Religion

Nationality

EU, Overseas (Non-EU), UK

Type of Award

University

Deadline for applying

Closes 26/03/2025

Award Description

The William Paton Fund supports teaching and education in the subjects of Theology and Religion. The William Paton Scholarship supports Masters Level (Taught) students by covering up to 100% of their tuition fees (at home or overseas rates).

Value of Award

Successful students will be awarded up to 100% of their tuition fees (at home or overseas rates).

Eligibility Criteria

Applications for funding can only be considered alongside an application to study any Masters Level (Taught) programme offered by the Department of Theology and Religion or MA Philosophy of Religion and Ethics: Global Philosophy of Religion pathway.

This award cannot be held in conjunction with any other scholarship (including partnership scholarships). 

How to Apply

In order to apply, you must have completed an application to study. You will then need to complete our online funding application form. Your application must also be supported by two references.

You'll need to complete the online funding application form and get two referees to supply references via the funding reference form

The deadline for applying is Wednesday 26 March 2025 at 4pm GMT.

By applying, you will be automatically considered for relevant College of Arts and Law scholarships:

• Harding International Legal Scholarship
• Music Department Masters Scholarships 
• Edna Pearson Scholarship
• The Amphlett Scholarship
• The Islam Scholarship
• The William Paton Award
• Woltmann Research Masters Scholarship

Only complete applications submitted before the deadline will be considered.  

Further Information

It is your responsibility to contact your referees with the link to the online College of Arts and Law Funding reference form. You'll need explain to them the importance of the reference being completed on the online form and submitted by the deadline. 

We would recommend that you are in touch with your referee ahead of the deadline to ensure that references have been completed. There is no leeway with references. These must be received by the deadline.

If references are received late they will not be considered. If references are received but are not on the correct online funding reference form they will not be considered. In any of these circumstances your application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn from the competition.

For your application to be considered we need to have received a complete application, i.e. study application, online funding application and two online references received by the deadline.  Your application will then be processed as follows: 

• Graded and ranked by School Panels
• Each School will recommend their top applicants for an award
• A College Panel consisting of: CAL Graduate School Deputy Director (Chair) and School Heads of Postgraduate Taught (or representative) will meet to consider the School recommendations and to award any additional scholarships (depending on funding available) through a ranking process.

We will let you know as soon as possible the outcome of your application - usually within the period from early May to the end of June.  

If you have any further queries, please email calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Contact

College of Arts and Law Graduate School
calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk