ESRC White Rose Social Science DTP scholarships 2023-24 (PhD), University of Sheffield, UK
Deadline for applications: 25 January 2023
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
About
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK’s largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. At any one time, the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.
The University of Sheffield is part of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership – a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, Bradford and Manchester Metropolitan University – and offers a range of ESRC Postgraduate Scholarships.
Award details and eligibility
The White Rose DTP awards a number of Pathway and Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) awards (Including two Interdisciplinary Research awards and two Stuart Hall Foundation awards for Black British students) through a central competition. Funding is also awarded via supervisor-led Collaborative Awards.
ESRC-funded postgraduates follow a 3-year PhD programme (known as a ‘+3’) or a 4-year programme consisting of a Masters plus PhD (known as a ‘1+3’) depending on their previous social science research training.
Please refer to the ESRC White Rose DTP webpages for information about the award schemes.
All the awards cover:
- tuition fees
- an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK research rate (£17,668 in 2022/23)
- access to Research Training Support Grant funds to support conference and other expenses
Students may apply for additional funding to support overseas fieldwork, language training and overseas institutional visits.
For 1+3 and +3 awards, applicants must hold at least a UK 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent (a lower classification can be accepted with additional qualifications, for example, a Master’s degree).
Applicants applying for a +3 award must demonstrate that they have already completed the full research training requirements, either through a Master’s Social Science Research degree or equivalent experience.
Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University’s English Language requirements.
Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Sheffield whilst in receipt of the Studentship (except for time spent on agreed fieldwork).
UK/Home and International (including EU) applicants are eligible to apply for the awards. Further details about the ESRC’s residency requirements can be found on the ESRC website.
How to Apply
Applications for ESRC WRDTP Pathway and AQM awards are submitted through the University’s Postgraduate Online Application system. The White Rose DTP application deadline is Wednesday 25th January 2023 at 17:00 GMT.
ESRC funding commences on 1st October each academic year. By selecting a start date of 1st October 2023, you will gain access to an additional Scholarships section of the online application form. All sections of the online application form need to be completed and submitted by the above deadline.
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