The University of Strathclyde Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) in UK
Number of scholarships Approx 50
Help with Tuition fees, Living costs
Duration 3-4 years
he Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) facilitates world-class PhD research and is the UK’s largest doctoral partnership providing funding, training and support for postgraduate research students in social science by combining the expertise of sixteen universities across Scotland (of which 12 are accredited to receive Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding across 15 subject pathways).
The ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership Scotland is nested within the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science. As a collaboration of Scottish HEIs involved in Social Sciences, SGSSS is dedicated to making the best possible provision for doctoral researchers in these areas. It is supported by both the Scottish Funding Council and the Economic and Social Research Council and aims to create a supportive community of doctoral graduates, capable of being research leaders in whichever sector they choose to enter upon graduation.
- Number of scholarships Approx 50
- Value Home tuition fee & stipend for eligible candidates
- Opens 20 October 2021
- Deadline 9 December 2021
- Help with Tuition fees, Living costs
- Duration 3-4 years
Further Information
Candidates for ESRC funded studentships, which can be of either three years (PhD funding for students with Masters research training already) or four years (Masters training plus PhD) and should contact the University Pathway Representative (see contact details below) for their chosen discipline.
Pathway Representatives
- Education – Professor Kate Wall (kate.wall@strath.ac.uk)
- Social Work and Social Policy – Professor Marion Henderson (marion.henderson@strath.ac.uk)
- Politics and International Relations – Dr Heinz Brandenburg (heinz.brandenburg@strath.ac.uk)
- Economic and Social History – Professor Tanja Bueltmann (tanja.bueltmann@strath.ac.uk )
- Psychology – Dr Louise Brown Nicholls (l.nicholls@strath.ac.uk)
- Accounting, Finance, Business and Management – Professor Kathy Hamilton (kathy.hamilton@strath.ac.uk)
- Economics – Dr Alex Dickson (alex.dickson@strath.ac.uk)
- Human Geography, Environment and Urban Planning – Professor Scott Cunningham (scott.cunningham@strath.ac.uk)
- Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology – Dr Emily Rose (emily.rose@strath.ac.uk)
Contact us
Pathway Representatives
- Education – Professor Kate Wall (kate.wall@strath.ac.uk)
- Social Work and Social Policy – Professor Marion Henderson (marion.henderson@strath.ac.uk)
- Politics and International Relations – Dr Heinz Brandenburg (heinz.brandenburg@strath.ac.uk)
- Economic and Social History – Professor Tanja Bueltmann (tanja.bueltmann@strath.ac.uk )
- Psychology – Dr Louise Brown Nicholls (l.nicholls@strath.ac.uk)
- Accounting, Finance, Business and Management – Professor Kathy Hamilton (kathy.hamilton@strath.ac.uk)
- Economics – Dr Alex Dickson (alex.dickson@strath.ac.uk)
- Human Geography, Environment and Urban Planning – Professor Scott Cunningham (scott.cunningham@strath.ac.uk)
- Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology – Dr Emily Rose (emily.rose@strath.ac.uk)