ESRC White Rose DTC Scholarships
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. At any one time, the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.
The University is part of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre - a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York - and through this is able to offer a range of ESRC Postgraduate Scholarships.
Award details
ESRC-funded postgraduates will follow a 3 or 4-year programme, or the equivalent part-time.
The type of ESRC scholarship awarded is based on an applicant's residency status. UK applicants and EU applicants who have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years immediately preceding the start of their course are eligible for the full scholarship. This pays:
- the standard UK/EU tuition fees
- an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK research rate, which for 2011-12 was £13,590
- students may apply for additional funding to support overseas fieldwork, language training and overseas institutional visits.
EU applicants that have not been resident in the UK for 3 years immediately preceding the start of their course are eligible for a fees-only award, paying the standard UK/EU tuition fees only.
International students are not normally eligible for ESRC scholarships. However, ESRC have relaxed the residency eligibility rules in the strategic areas of Economics and Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM). This means that UK, EU and international applicants wishing to study in these areas may apply for a full award paying tuition fees and maintenance.
Further details about the ESRC’s residency requirements and eligibility for funding can be found here http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/looking-for-funding/eligibility.aspx
Applications
Please see http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/social-sciences-dtc/postgraduate-programme/esrc-studentships for details of available studentships for 2012-13.
Applications for the ESRC White Rose DTC scholarships for 2012-13 are now open. Please see the Application Process page for how to apply.
Closing date: 3 February/ 17 February 2012 - please check with the academic department you are applying to as to their deadline.