Quota doctoral training grant competition evaluation

March 2011

Evaluation of quota doctoral training grant competition (PDF 934KB)
Appendices (PDF 1.69MB)

Summary

A review panel has provided an independent evaluation of the activities supported by the Quota Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) competition, with a particular focus on doctoral training supported by the 2005 allocation.

Objectives

To assess the quality and breadth of the doctoral training provided
To examine the outcomes and achievements of the doctoral training and research
To examine how departments are using the flexibility of Quota DTG funding
To identify ways to build on successes and address identified gaps and issues

Evaluation findings

The panel based their findings on:

Results of questionnaire surveys from a sample of:

Quota DTG grant holders
Quota DTG applicants
Quota DTG postgraduate student supervisors
Quota DTG postgraduate students

Information from BBSRC databases

Contact

Corporate Policy and Strategy
bbsrc.cps@bbsrc.ac.uk