Applications for CCS Scholarships now open

The Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University has opened applications for its Scholarships and Bursaries for 2024/25.  Available awards include:

• Up to FIVE Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) Bicentenary Scholarships for full-time or part-time MA and PhD candidates in Catholic Theology or Catholic Studies.  Each award includes full tuition fees (at the UK/Home rate) and a maintenance allowance of up to £17,000 per annum (pro rata).

• ONE three-year Louis Lafosse PhD Scholarship funded by the Sisters of the Religious of Christian Education.  The award included full tuition fees (at UK/Home rate) and an annual maintenance grant of up to £13,850 per annum (pro rata).

• Tuition fee only awards:
• The Catherine McAuley Postgraduate Scholarship Fund, funded by the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy;
• The St Jude Postgraduate Scholarship Fund, funded by an anonymous individual; and
• ONE Jesuits in Britain Durham Rutilio Grande MA Bursary of £5,000 towards MA tuition fees for 2024/25.

The closing date for applications for the FCJ and Louis Lafosse scholarships is Sunday 18 February 2024. New candidates for a postgraduate degree within the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University must also complete a standard DU application for postgraduate admission with all supporting documents by Sunday 28 January 2024.

Full details of the awards available, including eligibility criteria and an application form, are available at Funding - Durham University