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ESRC Awards

The School of Social and Political Science is pleased to announce the availability of PhD studentships funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Eligibility

Appplicants must be students from the UK or EU countries, and satisfy the eligibility criteria of the ESRC. 

Scottish Doctoral Training Centre

The University of Edinburgh is the hub for a new Scotland-wide Doctoral Training Centre which is funded and accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

This will provide world-class postgraduate research and training in the social sciences across a wide range of disciplines, known as 'pathways'. The Scottish DTC has 65 fully-funded ESRC studentships available for (UK and EU) students commencing their postgraduate studies in the 2011/12 academic year.

The following types of ESRC studentship are funded:

• 1+3 awards: Funding is provided for students to complete a research training masters degree (one year) and then study a PhD (three years). Students who hold or are just completing an undergraduate degree and wish to study for a PhD must apply for these awards. 
• +3 awards: Funding is provided for students who already have a masters degree and are applying to start a PhD directly.
• 2+3 awards: Funding for students to complete a language-based masters degree and then move on to a PhD. These awards are known as Language-Based Areas Studies (LBAS) studentships.

Studentships are available across the DTC 23 subject or interdisciplinary pathways at any of the participating institutions.  For further information about the Scottish DTC and pathways, please see the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science DTC website.

 

How to Apply

If you wish to apply for an ESRC award to be held at the School of Social and Political Science, you should contact the relevant Subject Area Postgraduate Advisor as soon as possible to discuss your proposal and your interest in the ESRC awards. They will also help identify a suitable PhD supervisor.  Click here for information on our full range of PhD programmes and Research Masters, including how to contact the relevant Postgraduate Advisor. 

The application process is as follows:

1) Application for admission via EUCLID. Please adhere to guidance for this, even where requirements differ from ESRC requirements (e.g. Research Proposal length).

Guidance on how to apply for PhD study, using the EUCLID on-line application system, is available here. 

2) Application for studentship. Full details can be found at the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science website.

The final closing date is Friday 30th March 2012. However, it is strongly advised that you ensure you have done the following substantially in advance of the closing date.

• checked that you are eligible to apply for an ESRC award 
• submitted a complete application for PhD study in SSPS, via EUCLID
• secured the support of the relevant Subject Area, including supervisor/s, and submitted to the Subject Area any additional supporting documents needed

We strongly recommend that you contact the relevant Subject Area as soon as possible, and that all necessary application information is completed by mid-March.

It is likely that decisions will be announced in early May.

This page was published on 8 February 2012