Forms will be sent to supervisors before the end of each 12 month period. All payments will be suspended until the form has been completed and returned. The organisation is responsible for ensuring that students and supervisors have access to effective procedures for resolving problems arising from the administration and supervision of postgraduate awards. These procedures are normally set out in the departmental faculty code of practice. Students are advised to take note of these procedures and should pursue any complaint or grievance through the organisation's normal channels.
Awards start on the date specified in the award letter, unless otherwise agreed by the scheme.
This will normally be 1st October. Duration of awards. Doctoral studentships are awarded for three years. The scheme may, under some circumstances, consider extending the duration of a doctoral studentship, to compensate for time unavoidably lost. However, awards will not be extended where it has proved difficult to complete the project within the period of the award, where a change of project has occurred, or following transfer to another organisation.