The Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies (FURS) Writing-Up Grants and Studentships are both now open for applicants.

Writing-Up grant applications are for a number of six month writing-up grants for doctoral students within the field of urban and regional studies’ who are close to submission. Further information can be found here, and application forms are available for download.

Studentship applications are for a number of one-year studentships for new or continuing doctoral candidates only (Masters students are not eligible), within the field of urban and regional studies. Further information can be found here, and application forms are available for download.

The closing date for both is 31st January 2017. Applicants must be working within the field of urban and regional studies whose nationality falls into the countries listed in Groups B and C of the World Bank classification, preference given to students who completed their first degree in their home or another World Bank B or C country.

Successful applicants will be informed by end April 2017.