School of Social Sciences - North West Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC NWSSDTP) Studentships 2023
Type of award
Studentship
Managing department
School of Social Sciences
Value
Standard Studentship
- Tuition fees up to the Home rate (£4,596 for 2023/24)
- An annual maintenance stipend (£17,668 for 2023/24)
- Students can claim reimbursement of research expenses via 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
- +3 (PhD)
- +2 (Current PGRs Only)
- 1+3 (Masters + PhD)
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 Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
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)
Bachelor's (Hons) degree (or overseas equivalent) at 2:1 or above in a cognate subject, and normally a Master's 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.
+2 (24 months for Current PGRs)
You must be enrolled upon a PhD Programme at the University of Manchester, with at least 2 years remaining, and you must meet the academic requirements for +3 funding, specified above.
1+3 (Masters followed by PhD)
UK Bachelor's degree (or overseas equivalent) at 2:1
PhD Economics
Full academic entry requirements can be found here
Nationality restrictions
This funding is available to all nationalities.
Other eligibility criteria
Application procedure
Eligible applicants must complete and submit the ESRC NWSSDTP Application Form by 5pm GMT, 1 February 2023 . Please note that this is a strict deadline and applications received after 5pm will not be included in the competition. The completed ESRC NWSSDTP application form, together with your transcripts and references, must be submitted to the School of Social Sciences Postgraduate Admissions Co-ordinator at pgr-soss-admissions@manchester.ac.uk.
You must also submit your online application for a place on your chosen PhD programme by 1 December 2022. This is to ensure you hold an offer of a place by the time the NWSSDTP committee make their selection. Otherwise, you will not be included in the competition.
Application form
Additional documentation
All applicants (including +2) must submit all of the following documents to pgr-soss-admissions@manchester.ac.uk before 5pm, 1 February 2023:
- ESRC NWSSDTP Application Form
- Research Proposal
- Degree Certificates and Transcripts
- CV
- Two Academic References
Selection criteria
Selection body
Closing date
01 Feb 2023
All ESRC NWSSDTP Applications must be recieved by the school before 5pm, 1 February 2023.
In advance of this, you must submit your completed programme application by the dates specified below to ensure you hold an offer at the time of funding selection (not applicable to +2):
Politics - 1 December 2022
Economics - 1 December 2022
Sociology - 1 December 2022
Social Anthropology - 1 December 2022
Social Statistics - 1 December 2022
Criminology - 1 December 2022
Law - 1 December 2022
Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Decision date
Contact details for enquiries
- School of Social Sciences
PGR Admissions
Tel: +44 (0) 161 306 1113
Email: pgr-soss-admissions@manchester.ac.uk