Eligibility criteria for transferring in

• The applicant must intend continuing with the research they started at a different intstitution.  If they wish to move to Royal Holloway and start afresh on a new research topic, they should go through the standard application process.

• In order to qualify for consideration, the applicant’s previous programme of research:

• • (a) must be in a field and at a level appropriate to the proposed programme of study at the College

  • (b) must have been undertaken at a higher education institution of appropriate standing and be certified by a competent officer at that institution;

  • (c) must have been undertaken no longer than seven years prior to the start date of the programme at the College;Royal Holloway Research Degree Regulations

  • (d) must not already have been taken into account in the award of a Research Degree.

How long has the applicant studied already at their previous institution?

• If the applicant has completed less than 12 months full time (or equivalent) at their previous institution, it would normally be expected that they start afresh.  The exception is if they are following their supervisor to Royal Holloway or there is a pre-exisiting agreement with the other institution (e.g. cohort on NERC studentships).

• If the applicant has completed between 12 and 24 months full time (or equivalent) at their previous institution, they are eligible to transfer to Royal Holloway as long as they fulfill the criteria above and have satisfied the College's requirements regarding skills training and upgrade.  

• If the applicant has completed more than 24 months full time (or equivalent), a suspension of regulations would need to be requested to permit them to transfer in.

See section 4 of the Research Degree regulations for further details

What's the next step?

If you would like a postgraduate research student to transfer to Royal Holloway to complete their research studies here, contact doctoralschool@royalholloway.ac.uk in the first instance.

The Doctoral School will send the applicant an online form to complete, which captures the information that is required to ascertain if the applicant is permitted to transfer in without a suspension of regulations and to calculate their upgrade / submission deadline if they do transfer in.