School of Social Sciences - North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWSSDTP/ESRC) - Studentships - 2021 (CLOSED)
Type of award
Studentship
Managing department
School of Social Sciences
Value
Standard Studentship
- Tuition fees up to the Home rate. This is £4,407 in 2020/21 (2021/22 rate TBC)
- An annual maintenance stipend (£15, 285 in 2020/1, exact rate for 2021/22 subject to confirmation from UKRI)
- Students can claim reimbursement of research expenses via the Research Training Support Grant
AQM (Advanced Quantitative Methods) - Economics and Social Statistics Programmes ONLY
- Tuition fees up to the Home rate. This is £4,407 in 2020/21 (2021/22 rate TBC)
- An annual maintenance stipend (£18, 285 in 2020/1, exact rate for 2021/22 TBC)
- Students can claim for certain research expenses from the Research Training Support Grant
Students opting to study part- time will receive a pro rata maintenance grant of the equivalent of a full time award.
Students will receive additional disability allowance where appropriate.
Specified use
Tenable period
- 3 or 4 years full-time, depending on programme.
- 6 or 8 years part-time, depending on programme.
Continuation of award
Continuation of the award is subject to satisfactory progress.
Number available
Funding provider
North West Doctoral Training Centre
Level(s) of study
This funding is available to students undertaking the following types of study:
- Postgraduate taught
- Postgraduate research
Allowed study options
This funding is available to students undertaking the following modes of study:
- Full-time
- Part-time
Subject restrictions
This funding is available to students undertaking study in:
- Criminology
- Economics
- Law
- Politics
- Social Anthropology
- Social Statistics
- Sociology
Academic requirements
+3 (PhD)
- Bachelors (Honours) degree (or overseas equivalent) at 2:1 level or above in a cognate subject, and
- Normally a Masters degree at 65% overall average with minimum 65% in dissertation and with no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant cognate subject, preferably one with a substantial research methods component.
1+3 (Masters followed by PhD)
- UK Bachelors degree (or overseas equivalent) at 2:1
PhD Economics (4 or 5 year)
- Full academic entry requirements can be found here .
Nationality restrictions
This funding is available to all nationalities.
Other eligibility criteria
Application procedure
Full on-line programme application which must include;
- Research proposal - click here for guidelines.
- Two academic references
- Degree certificates and transcripts
- CV
-
IELTS/TOEFL certificate (non-native English speaking applicants only)
Application form
Selection criteria
Selection body
Closing date
27 Jan 2021
If you wish to be considered for NWSSDTP funding, you first must submit a complete on-line programme application by;
POLITICS - 1 DECEMBER 2020
ECONOMICS - 8 JANUARY 2021
SOCIOLOGY - 1 DECEMBER 2020
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 1 DECEMBER 2020
SOCIAL STATISTICS - 1 DECEMBER 2020
CRIMINOLOGY - 1 DECEMBER 2020
LAW - 1 DECEMBER 2020
Late applications may not be considered.
NWSSDTP application forms must be emailed to research.soss@manchester.ac.uk by Monday 27 January 2021.
Decision date
Contact details for enquiries
- Edita Pymm
PGR Admissions Manager
Tel: 0161 275 4743
Email: research.soss@manchester.ac.uk