Postgraduate research opportunities PhD Student Excellence Awards 2023/24

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Key facts

  • Opens: Monday 7 November 2022
  • Deadline: Friday 31 March 2023
  • Number of places: 7
  • Duration: 3 years full-time (home & international) or 6 years part-time (home only)
  • Funding: Home fee, Stipend

Overview

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is pleased to invite applications from excellent students with original research proposals for the University of Strathclyde Student Excellence Awards for commencing study on 1 October 2023. These awards will cover student fees (at UK rates) and a stipend in line with UK Research Council rates.
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Eligibility

You must have, or be expected to obtain, a first-class honours degree and a master’s degree with distinction/merit.

Candidates from outside the UK will be considered but will be required to pay the difference between the Home and EU/International fee.

THE Awards 2019: UK University of the Year Winner
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Project Details

We are able to offer seven awards across the following subject areas:

  • Humanities
    • English
    • Journalism, Media, and Communication
    • Gender Studies
    • Creative Writing
    • French
    • Italian
    • Spanish
    • History
  • Law
  • Psychological Sciences & Health
    • Counselling
    • Physical Activity for Health
    • Psychology
    • Applied Linguistics
    • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Social Work & Social Policy
    • Criminology
    • Public Health and Health Policy
    • Social Work
    • Social Policy
  • Education
  • Politics

Further information

These awards are highly competitive for a limited number of places. The selection panel will view all complete applications submitted by the closing date. Please ensure you have followed all the steps under 'how to apply' and meet the eligibility criteria.

The selection panel will meet in April, although final results may not be announced until May 2023 in line with the AHRC and ESRC scholarship competitions.

The start date will be 1 October 2023.

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Funding details

Tuition fee at the home level; stipend at the UKRI rate

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Supervisors

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Find your chosen subject within our Graduate School, and from there you'll see our supervisors and their areas of expertise.

You must make contact with a potential supervisor, or the relevant PGR Director before you complete the online application as you must have a conditional offer of study before the closing date.

Find your relevant apply button below. When completing your application, please input the following:

  • in the "Programme Name", please select the appropriate PhD study area.
  • on the "Funding" section of the application form, please write ‘SEA Studentship’. 

You should upload the following documents with your application:

  • 1500-word research proposal
  • A 2-page CV, including your academic achievements and any professional experience
  • Academic transcripts
  • 2 Academic reference letters
  • IELTS Academic (minimum overall band score of 6.5 or higher for Education, taken within 2 years prior to commencing PhD study) or equivalent, if English is not your first language

Number of places: 7

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Contact us

For more information, contact the PGR Director in the relevant academic school.

School of Humanities

For English/ Journalism, Media and Communication/ Gender Studies, or Creative Writing please contact:

For History/ Modern Languages, please contact:

School of Law

School of Psychological Sciences and Health

School of Social Work & Social Policy

School of Education

School of Government and Public Policy

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