ESRC Student Led Project PhD Scholarships
ESRC Student Led Project PhD Scholarships
Applicants wishing to pursue a PhD in Social Science can apply for ESRC funding via the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science. These studentships are open to applications annually from September to November.
Applicants should hold a minimum 2:1 Honours degree.
Eligible countries/regions
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo Democratic Republic of
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea North
- Korea South
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Eligible programmes
- Accounting & Finance[PhD]
- Central & East European Studies[PhD]
- Criminology[PhD/MRes]
- Economic & Social History[PhD]
- Education[PhD/MPhil]
- English Language & Linguistics[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Human Geography[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Information Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Infrastructure & Environment[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Interdisciplinary Studies[PhD/MPhil]
- Law[PhD/LLM (Research)]
- Management[PhD]
- Neuroscience & Psychology[PhD/iPhD/MD]
- Politics & International Relations[PhD]
- Psychology[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Public Health[PhD/iPhD/MD]
- Slavonic Languages & Cultures[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Social & Public Health Science[PhD/MD]
- Sociology[PhD]
- Statistics[PhD/iPhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
Value
Annual stipend at UKRI rates, tuition fees and access to Research Support Training Grant.
How to apply
Please see our SGSSS Student-led Open Competition webpage and guidance booklet for full details and deadlines, and also refer to our How to apply page.
These studentships are open for applications from September to November.
For more information contact: pgr@glasgow.ac.uk