ESRC PhD studentship for UK and EU Nationals
Posted on 11 February 2011
Deadline for applications: March 2011Eligibility: UK and EU nationals
Further Information
Education at York has been awarded an ESRC Scholarship as part of the Education cluster of training pathways within the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre, a major new collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York with a total of 48 ESRC studentships per year over 5 years. The White Rose Doctoral Training Centre is one of the largest consortia in the country and offers a wealth of supervisory expertise across the social sciences as well as numerous training opportunities, particularly focused upon maximising the social and economic benefits of your research. Students will work together with others studying in their discipline from across Yorkshire and have numerous opportunities to develop their interdisciplinary networks and expertise.
Funding
This fully-funded 3-year scholarship will cover maintenance and fees for UK candidates, or fees only for EU candidates, starting from Autumn 2011.
Eligibility
The competition is open to UK and EU students who have completed a Masters qualification in Education or in a related discipline (e.g., Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology) no more than 5 years prior to the application, or expect to obtain such Masters by 30th September 2011. The Masters qualification should be from an ESRC recognised outlet (list at http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/guidance/postgraduates/eligible-outlets.aspx), or should have included research training that meets all or most of the requirements in sections D, E and F of the ESRC Postgraduate Training Guidelines 2005 (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/guidance/postgraduates/ptguidelines.aspx).
Applications
Candidates should apply as early as possible, as they need to be accepted on the programme by 31 March 2011. Candidates should apply for a PhD following the instructions on our departmental website: http://www.york.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/mphil-phd, including a research proposal, and specifying that they are applying for the ESRC studentship. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for interview. Successful candidates will be notified by the beginning of June. More information is also available here: http://www.york.ac.uk/students/housing-and-money/financial-support/bursaries/postgraduate/esrc/
For further details about the scholarship application procedure please contact Dr Benedetta Bassetti (benedetta.bassetti@york.ac.uk).