Faculty of Social Sciences PhD Scholarships

Faculty of Social Sciences PhD Scholarships

No longer applicable

This scholarship is no longer available due to the deadline date passing or it was for a previous academic year.

The scholarship may be available in future academic years, but please note this may not always be the case.

This page remains online for information purposes only.

• Study level: Postgraduate Research
• Academic entry year: 2017/18
• Apply by 01-Aug-2017
• Attendance of study: full-time
• Available to: prospective students
• 4 scholarships available
• Apply by 01-Aug-2017

The Faculty of Social Sciences (FoSS) is offering up to four PhD scholarships to cover the cost of Home/EU tuition fees (currently £4,195) for three years.

The scholarship will be available for students wishing to begin in either September 2017 or January/February 2018.

Funding for each year will be subject to satisfactory progression.

Applicable courses

Full-time PhDs in any of the following areas:

• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Criminal Justice
• Peace Studies
• International Development

Eligiblity

UK, EU and international students proposing to study full-time in the Faculty of Social Sciences – International students will need to pay the balance of the international fee .

Successful candidates will have to meet the normal Faculty of Social Sciences entry criteria for PhD students including visa requirements

Successful candidates will have to demonstrate academic excellence and potential to produce a high quality thesis. This will be measured through (i) the record of previous academic success (ii) references from referees (iii) the quality of proposals

There will need to be an identifiable supervisory team able to supervise the candidate.

View eligible countries

• Afghanistan
• Aland Islands
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Antilles (Netherlands)
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijani Republic, The
• Bahamas, The
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Antarctic Territories
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Brunei Darussalam
• Burkina Faso; Also Upper Volta
• Bulgaria
• Burundi
• Myanmar
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Canary Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Channel Islands, not elsewhere specified
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo (Peoples Republic)
• Congo, Democratic Republic
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cura
• Cyprus (European Union)
• Cyprus (Non-European Union)
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Timor Leste (East Timor)
• Ecuador
• Egypt, United Arab Republic of
• El Salvador
• England
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• Gabon
• Gambia, The Republic of The
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland, the Republic of
• Isle of Man (The)
• Israel
• Italy
• Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Cambodia
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati (The Gilbert Islands)
• Korea (North), Democratic Peoples Republic of
• Korea (South), Republic of
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos People’s Democratic Republic
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao (Special Administrative Region of China)
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldive Islands
• Mali
• Malta
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte (French Territorial Collectivity)
• Mexico
• Moldova, Republic of
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia, also French Overseas Territori
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Ireland
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine; West Bank; Gaza Strip inc E Jerusa
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oenno Islands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Samoa, Independent State of
• San Marino
• Sao Tome & Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• St Pierre and Miquelon
• St.Kitts and Nevis
• St.Lucia
• St.Vincent and the Grenadines
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United States of America
• United States Virgin Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City, Holy See Vatican City State
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Wales
• Wallis and Futuna
• Western Sahara
• Windward Islands (not otherwise specified)
• Yemen, Republic of
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Payment amount & frequency

Home/EU tuition fees (currently £4,195) for three years.

How to apply

The eligible candidates should make a standard PhD application .

In addition, on the application, candidates must indicate their interest in being considered for the scholarship and a written statement should be included explaining their suitability for the scholarship.

Selection process:

Stage 1: All applications will go through the Faculty’s standard PhD application review process. Candidates who have successfully secured a position on the PhD programme and are eligible to be considered for a Scholarship will be notified by the PhD office. 

Stage 2: The applications will be reviewed and shortlisted by a selection panel appointed by the Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee (RKTC) and including representatives from all Divisions in the Faculty. The aim will be to select one PhD candidate for each Division (Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Peace Studies and International Development). However, in cases where applications in one area are deemed not to meet the selection criteria, scholarships may be distributed to other Divisions as judged appropriate by the selection committee.

Stage 3: The candidates are informed about the outcome by the PhD office.