Get paid to do postgraduate study!

The South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) offers funding of up to £20,000 per year for you to undertake postgraduate studies.

Why apply for SeNSS funding?

• You will be paid to study for either a Masters plus PhD, or a PhD.
• You will be guided by excellent supervisors and receive high quality advanced research training.
• You will be part of a postgraduate group spanning 10 universities and 13 social science disciplines.
• You will make connections with our influential external partners including government departments, industry and NGOs.
• This funding and these connections will help you launch your career.
• There is additional financial support for fieldwork, international study visits, and language training.
• These studentships are offered by SeNSS, which is funded by the Economics and Social Research Council.

What options are available?

• Full-time and part-time study.
• Fully-funded studentships (tax-free living costs at approximately £15k per year, plus London weighting where relevant, and tuition fees of £4k+ per year) for for all successful applicants.
• To apply, you can either:
  • Create your own research proposal (student-led studentship), or
  • work on a project devised by your supervisor and an external partner (collaborative studentship), or
  • Work on an inter-disciplinary Environment and Social Sciences project devised by your supervisor (joint ESRC-NERC studentship).

Are you eligible?

• Residential criteria: Fully-funded studentships are available to all prospective students across all 10 SeNSS universities and 13 SeNSS disciplinary and cross-disciplinary Pathways. However, there are a limited number of studentships available to international students (approximately 10-15 studentships per year). Please check our website for the full residential criteria.
• To apply for a Masters plus PhD you will need: qualifications or professional experience equivalent to a first or upper second class honours degree.
• To apply for a PhD only you will need: qualifications or professional experience equivalent to a Masters degree with distinction or merit, which includes relevant research methods training.
• To apply for funding to complete your current PhD: please check our website.

Where can you study?

You can choose to study at one of 10 SeNSS universities:

What subjects can I study?

Your research must link to one of SeNSS’s 13 social science pathways:

I’m interested! What should I do next?

Click on the studentship you are interested in for more information, and how to apply.

Available projects