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Method of Allocation of 70% and 30% Quotas to Faculties

Initial 70% Faculty Quotas

The scholarship allocation formula:

  • mirrors the government's Research Training Scheme allocation formula for domestic places and;
  • takes into account the relative success of faculties in attracting international students to research degree programs.

The RTS formula is based upon:

  • 50% weighted completions (weightings for Masters/Doctorates by research completions is 1:2) over a two year rolling average;
  • 40% research income (weightings for low/high cost is 1:2.35) over a two year rolling average; and
  • 10% publications (weightings for low/high cost is 1:2.35) over a two year rolling average.

A further weighting will be applied which will take into account the relative success of faculties in attracting international students to research degree programs.

Research Income, Publications and HDR Completions will be calculated using 2007 and 2008 figures.

30% Discretionary Allocation

The remaining 30% of awards shall be allocated by the Central Selection Committee by reference to the relative length and strength of each faculty's Order of Merit List below the initial 70% cut off.

The aim is to ensure that the academic merit of students who are offered awards is always higher than that of applicants below the final faculty cut-off points.

Each faculty's quota of the 30% discretionary allocation is calculated by:

  • averaging two formulas:
  • the 70% formula applied to 100% of available awards to determine a notional apportionment among faculties;
  • measurement of length of each faculty's H1/H1 equivalent "tail" below the initial quota point to derive notional allocation of remaining awards among the faculties and then;
  • comparing the relative quality of individual candidates around those faculty benchmarks and adjusting the notional cut-off points accordingly.

To allow calculation of 30% allocation it is imperative that:

Each faculty list should rank ALL eligible H1 (or equivalent) scholarship applicants to whom the faculty would be prepared to make a scholarship offer if such a scholarship were available. The faculty should also ascertain if such an applicant would accept an offer, should it be made.

Once again, faculties are reminded that applicants should only be ranked by departments/faculties if the resources and the facilities required for the  research project are available in the relevant academic unit.

Over-offer of First Round Offers

In order to reduce the number of declined awards that may possibly have to be re-offered in January and February 2010, an over-offer of approximately 15% will be made.