PhD Studentship with the Stuart Hall Foundation (Social Sciences) 2025 Entry

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

The Stuart Hall PhD Scholarship will be awarded to one student in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester for a PhD starting in September 2025 and will cover fees and a stipend. The scholarship can be held in any of the 8 Departments within the School of Social Sciences. It is expected that the award-winner will be working in an interdisciplinary area of study focused on one of Stuart Hall's many areas of interest: cultural studies, race, ethnicity and inequalities.

Please note that existing postgraduate research students and applicants for distance learning PhD programmes cannot be considered for this funding.

3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time.

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• Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a cognate subject at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)

Stage 1:

You must submit a complete application for your chosen PhD programme by the deadline for your department (below). 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. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of Manchester Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): Stuart Hall Foundation Studentship
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Stage 2:

The completed Stuart Hall Application Form must be submitted to the Humanities Doctoral Academy via hums.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk no later than 5pm BST, 1 March 2025.

Please note that this is a strict deadline and applications received after 5pm will not be included in the competition.

Your full online application must include;

• A 1,500 word  PhD research proposal .Please state the word count on page 1 of the document.
• 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 summarising your academic record, employment history, publications and highlighting experience demonstrating your research potential.
• The names of two academic referees, including one from your most recent institution. Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following the submission of your application form.
• A certificate or evidence demonstrating your English language ability and proficiency.

Applications will be ranked based on academic merit, and on the fit of research proposal with Stuart Hall Foundation areas of interest:

• Cultural Studies
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Inequalities

School of Social Sciences and Stuart Hall Foundation

Please note that these are strict deadlines and late or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

All Stuart Hall Scholarship Applications must be received by the Humanities Doctoral Academy before 5pm BST, 1 March 2025 .

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:

1 December 2024 - Criminology, Economics, Law, Politics, Social Anthropology, Social Statistics, Sociology
13 January 2025 - Philosophy

Please note that this is a strict deadline and applications received after 5pm or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

We expect to communicate the outcome to 2025 entry applicants in May 2025.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications, as outcomes are determined by independent panels.

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.

Successful applicants for the studentship will work with the Stuart Hall Foundation, enhancing their career and research profile. They will engage with the Foundation's resources and networks, including the annual gathering of Stuart Hall Scholars and Fellows.

Founded in 2015, the Stuart Hall Foundation honours the legacy of Stuart Hall, a Jamaican-born British public intellectual and pioneer of Cultural Studies. The Foundation tackles issues of race, class, and intersecting inequalities through a commitment to public education.

It provides opportunities for students and academics, exploring themes related to Hall’s work. Recognising the challenges young people from diverse backgrounds face—evidenced by admissions data and staff diversity issues—the Foundation collaborates with universities in the UK and globally to uphold Hall’s teaching commitment.

Learn more: www.stuarthallfoundation.org.
About Stuart Hall: www.stuarthallfoundation.org/stuart-hall.