For Admission Cycle 2024/25 the OOC DTP is launching an Applicant Mentorship Scheme.
Who is this for? Anyone applying for Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP funding for an October 2025 start AND who has faced barriers in Higher Education linked to any of the following
- ethnicity
- sex
- gender
- sexual orientation
- illness
- disability
- socio-economic background
- first-generation
- any others not covered above
Please note that this scheme is only open to applicants who would be eligible for Home fee status.
What is provided? Selected applicants will be paired with a current OOC DTP student from Oxford, Cambridge or The Open University. The mentor will guide the mentee through the application process for AHRC-funded studentships, this will include personalised feedback on how to strengthen research proposals; and the mentee will have access to writing and information sessions with senior academics.
When is it? The scheme will run between October and December 2024, ahead of university application deadlines for funding.
How to apply: by 6th October 2024 via this application form
If you have any questions, feel free to contact enquiries@oocdtp.ac.uk
