How to Apply
Applications are made through our online portal, Good Grants.
You’ll find a step-by-step guide to the application process in these Application Flow Charts:
Crocus DLA Project Applications – Process Flow
Crocus DLA BAME Scholarship – Process Flow
We aim to let you know the outcome of your application on Wednesday 5 February. To help reduce unconscious bias, applications are anonymised before being assessed.
Key Dates for Applications for Autumn 2025 Entry
Application Deadline: Monday 20 January, 2025
We aim to let you know whether you will be invited to interview on Wednesday 5 February.
If you have applied for more than one project and/or the Crocus BAME Scholarship, you will be contacted separately for each.
There will be an in-person interview day at the University of Reading and Swansea University on Wednesday 19 February 2025 and online interviews on or around this date for those who cannot attend in person.
The Crocus Selection Board will meet in early March and we will let you know the outcome of the interviews as soon as possible. NERC Universal Acceptance Deadline is Wednesday 19 March 2025.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to increase the number of applications we receive from under-represented groups. To help reduce unconscious bias, applications will be anonymised before they are reviewed by potential supervisors.
What happens next?
After you’ve submitted your application and supporting documents via Good Grants, you’ll receive a confirmation email from us.
Referees are automatically contacted when your application is submitted.
Your completed application will be assessed by different panels. The time it takes to consider and process your application varies for each panel.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please email crocus-dla@reading.ac.uk