Postgraduate Researcher Experience Programme (PREP)


• Are you a postgraduate researcher?
• Would you like to add to your work experience alongside your PhD?
• Do you need to develop skills, build networks or improve your understanding of the career opportunities open to you?
• Are you looking to make informed career choices and improve your chances of being offered your next position?
• Could you benefit from a financial award to cover expenses, unpaid experience or costs to allow you to do this?

The Postgraduate Researcher Experience Programme (PREP) has been established to enable researchers to add to their experience. It encourages you to get the experience, information, training, advice or insights you need. It does this by providing an award of between £100 and £1000 that can be used to pay for travel, accommodation, resources, training fees or to provide a small salary to cover your time. It is your responsibility to set up the experience or create the opportunity but if you can do that, the scheme can cover some or all of the costs.
Early applications are encouraged as funding is limited and will be awarded on a first come – first served basis. Applications to the scheme will close on Thursday 1st March 2018 or earlier if all funds have been allocated.

Researchers who receive an award will be expected to complete reflective activities following their experience. All recipients will complete a 500-1000 word reflective learning log. In addition, those receiving an award of £500 or more will also create a resource based on their reflection to highlight the benefits of the scheme to other researchers. This could be in the form of a case-study, blog-post, 3 minute video, poster or presentation.

Further information and how to apply can be found at https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/prep

Researchers who receive an award will be expected to complete reflective activities following their experience. All recipients will complete a 500-1000 word reflective learning log. In addition, those receiving an award of £500 or more will also create a resource based on their reflection to highlight the benefits of the scheme to other researchers. This could be in the form of a case-study, blog-post, 3 minute video, poster or presentation.

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