School of Social Sciences Economics PhD Studentships 2025 Entry

• Tuition fees
• An annual maintenance stipend (£19,237 per annum for 2024/25)
• A research training support grant

• +4 - covering a full postgraduate research programme (1+3 Stream)
• 1+4 - covering Master's and Doctoral study (1+1+3 Stream)

Please note that existing postgraduate research students cannot be considered for this funding.

4 or 5 years full-time

A number of awards are available on a competitive basis.

High level of performance: At a minimum, applicants must achieve an average of 65% in coursework with no unit marks below 55%, for both the UG and PGT degrees as well as a 65% mark for the dissertation. Typically, offer holders exceed these standards significantly (see section how your application is considered).

Degree Requirement: The economics training applicants have received should be equivalent to that offered at the University of Manchester. Applicants with degrees in quantitative fields other than economics will be considered on a case-by-case basis . We do not normally consider applicants whose previous studies have been in non-quantitative fields. Our criteria are:

• 1+1+3 Stream: high-level performance in a degree equivalent to a BSc or MA in Economics from the University of Manchester.
• 1+3 Stream: high-level performance in a degree equivalent to the training provided in the MSc phase of our PhD programme.

You must submit an online application for PhD Economics. Your programme application should contain all necessary supporting documents.

Section 9 of the application asks for your funding intentions. In this section, you should detail fully all the competitions in which you would like to be considered. There is no limit to the number of competitions you may enter, but all must be detailed in your online application form to ensure you are included. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of Manchester Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): SoSS Economics PhD Studentships
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Please note that there is no separate funding application form for School of Social Sciences Economics Studentships. All decisions are based on the online programme application and supporting documents.

Your full online application must include;

• A 1,500 word PhD research proposal and 500 word supporting statement. Please upload the 2000 word document as a single file
• A copy of your Bachelor's and Master's academic transcript and certificate. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript.
• An up-to-date academic CV.
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE General Test).
• You must nominate two academic referees (including one from your most recent institution). Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following submission of your application form.
• A certificate or evidence demonstrating your English language ability and proficiency.

• Academic merit and preparedness for research
• Quality and feasibility of research proposal
• Consideration of ethical responsibility

School of Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC)

Applications for September 2025 entry onto PhD Economics will be accepted until 30 June 2025. All applications will be considered for School of Social Sciences Economics PhD Studentships, however, we reserve the right to close the competition at any stage if all awards have been allocated, so we recommend that you apply as early as possible.

If you intend to apply for external funding sources, including ESRC NWSSDTP, you must submit your programme application far enough in advance of the relevant external funding deadlines, which are usually much earlier than the programme deadline listed above.

Offers of funding are not deferrable. If you cannot start your programme by the date mentioned in your studentship offer letter, the award will be withdrawn. You are permitted to re-apply in future.