School of Social Sciences - North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (AHRC NWCDTP) - 2023
Type of award
Studentship
Managing department
School of Social Sciences
Value
- Tuition fees
- Stipend £17,668 per annum for 2023/24
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.
Please refer to the guidance for eligibility criteria and details.
Specified use
PhD Philosophy
PhD Social Anthropology with Visual Media
PhD Law
PhD Criminology
In 2023, NWCDTP is offering ring-fenced studentships* for applicants from socioeconomically unequal backgrounds in the UK via the Broken Pipeline studentship. In addition to this, NWCDTP is offering a Philosophy Pathway studentship for a female scholar (including any candidate identifying as a woman). The Philosophy Pathway studentship is open to Home and International candidates. Applicants from these groups will also be considered as part of the open competition.
* Applicants wishing to apply for one of the ring-fenced studentships will have the opportunity to identify themselves on the application form as wishing to be considered for these targeted studentships. Their applications will be considered as part of the standard award competition and will be subject to the same assessment criteria and schedule.
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
Open competition
Funding provider
AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership
Level(s) of study
This funding is available to students undertaking the following types of study:
- 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
- Law
- Philosophy
- Social Anthropology
Academic requirements
Bachelor's (Honours) degree (or overseas equivalent) at 2:1 level 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
Nationality restrictions
This funding is available to all nationalities.
Application procedure
Eligible applicants must complete and submit the AHRC NWCDTP Application Form by 5pm GMT, 3 February 2023. Please note that this is a strict deadline and applications received after 5pm will not be included in the competition. The completed AHRC NWCDTP 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 programme application by the dates specified below. This is to ensure you hold an offer of a place by the time the NWCDTP committee make their selection. Otherwise, you will not be included in the competition.
PhD Philosophy - 13 January 2023
All Other Programmes - 1 December 2022
Application form
Additional documentation
- AHRC NWCDTP Application Form
- Research Proposal
- Degree Certificates and Transcripts
- CV
- Two Academic References
Selection criteria
Selection body
Closing date
03 Feb 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 applicants):
Philosophy - 13 January 2023
Social Anthropology - 1 December 2022
Law - 1 December 2022
Criminology - 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) 161 275 4740
Email: pgr-soss-admissions@manchester.ac.uk