Studentships

Funding is is only available to PhD students working on that specific funded project or one that is open to any applicants in a specified field.

Most funding is for PhD places. Schemes vary and may provide either full cover or partial funding for tuition fees, and some may also include a maintenance grant. A list of schemes currently open will get advertised below throughout the year and via the national press or on job websites. Appointments are then made following shortlisting and interviews.

Please check individual awards for eligibility. Current research students are not eligible to apply for our research studentships.

Available studentships

Studentships are updated regularly so if you have missed a deadline, or there are no relevant opportunities at the moment, please check again soon.

ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP)

The North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership is one of fourteen DTPs in the UK, created by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

The NWSSDTP comprises the Universities of Liverpool, Keele, Lancaster, Manchester, and Central Lancashire, and provides Master’s and PhD students with access to funding and quality research training in social science disciplines.

You will have access to research expertise across the partners. You can take advantage of a variety of study in social sciences, as well as in subjects where scientists are collaborating with colleagues from other disciplines such as medicine and the arts. The NWSSDTP welcome applications for full-time and part-time study across all the constituent pathways and institutions.

Funding is available at the University of Central Lancashire for the following subject pathways:

Criminology, Social Policy and Social Work
Psychology
Socio-legal Studies
Sociology

More information about how to apply can be found on the ‘How to Apply’ webpage.

There is a two-stage application process:

1. Apply for a place at the University of Central Lancashire using our online application system (please state “NWSSDTP” as the proposed funder in your application). We recommend you submit this before you apply for NWSSDTP funding.

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2. Apply for NWSSDTP funding. Download the Application Form from the ‘How to Apply’ webpage. This site also contains lots of support information for preparing your funding application.

The deadline for submitting your completed form plus your transcripts and references is 5pm on 3 February 2025.

Please contact us if you have any queries.

Studentships

Available studentships

ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP)

UCLan funded Doctoral Training Centre for industry collaboration

More postgraduate research funding options