ESRC Studentships
Three ESRC studentships now available for 2012/13
Areas
- Social Research
- Gender Studies
- Social Policy
The School of Sociology and Social Policy has been awarded three ESRC studentships in Social Research and Gender Studies training pathways within the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre.
These studentships are available on a 1+3 or a +3 basis.
Entry Requirements
Students entering on a 1+3 or +3 basis should have, at minimum, a good 2.1 degree qualification, and, additionally, if on a +3 basis, a Masters level qualification in a relevant field from an ESRC recognised outlet, or an appropriate research training programme.
How to apply
The School will nominate applicants for consideration by the White Rose DTC Academic Quality Committee, which will make decisions on the final awards (expected end of March 2012).
Applicants must submit an application for postgraduate study AND and application for an ESRC studentship.
To be eligible for nomination all applicants must be holding an offer of a place on the 1+3 or +3 programmes. See How to Apply for details on making an application. Applicants are strongly advised to submit applications for postgraduate study well in advance of the ESRC application deadline and ensure that all supporting documentation is available, this includes:
- Full Transcripts (or transcript of results to date where a degree result is not yet known)
- Two Academic references
- A Research Proposal (see How to apply for guidance)
DEADLINE: Now extended to 17th February 2012. Please note that this is the deadline for submitting the ESRC application form, you must be holding an offer of a place to be considered for nomination for an award. You are strongly advised to submit your application(s) for a place well in advance of this to allow time for the decision making process.
For further details about the application procedure, please contact our postgraduate admissions office.
ESRC WR DTC Network Studentships
Deadline for applications: 17 February 2012
Four ESRC WR DTC Network Studentships are available at the University of Leeds in the following interdisciplinary/challenge pathways.
- Science and Technology Studies
- Social Work (this pathway covers areas such as families, children, the workplace, ethnicity etc).
- Demographic Change and Future Challenges
- Social Order and Urban Unrest
Further details on these studentships will be provided in December 2011.
ESRC WR DTC Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) Studentships
Deadline for applications: 17 February 2012
There is also the opportunity to nominate candidates for up to four scholarships in Advanced Quantitative, which are available to applicants who intend to use Advanced Quantitative Methods in their project (in particular using large-scale datasets), with appropriate training in relevant pathways.