Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarships 2021 – Extinction Studies

7 Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarships are available for Home fee-rated students for Session 2021/22 of study.

Extinction is one of the great challenges of our times. As part of a new doctoral training programme, hosted at the University of Leeds, we are offering full funding for students to work on topics relating to extinction and its meanings, histories and legacies.

Working both individually and collaboratively, you will have the opportunity to explore the rich connections between the biological, cultural and social meanings of the global extinction crisis, and to clarify the responses and impacts that extinction is currently having upon societies and cultures across the world.

Closing date for application forms 17:00 (UK time) Friday 26th February 2021

Duration of the Award

Full-time (3 years). The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Funding

• These awards are available to Home fee-rated applicants
• EU students with settled status in the UK are also eligible to apply. International fee-rated students are welcome to apply, but must have alternative sources of funding
• The awards provide a maintenance grant at the standard UKRI rate (£15,609 in Session 2021/22).

Other conditions

Students will be required to work across at least two of the following disciplines represented by the 18-strong members of our supervisory team: biology, communication and media, ecology, environmental social science, geography, history, linguistics, literary studies, palaeontology, philosophy, political science, theology and religious studies, sociology and social policy.

For potential supervisors, please see the Extinction Studies webpage.

While candidates may choose their own topics, they will be required to discuss their proposals further with at least one member of the supervisory team before making an official application.

Additionally:

• Applicants must not have already been awarded or be currently studying for a doctoral degree
• Awards must be taken up by 1 October 2021
• The awards are available for new Postgraduate Researchers undertaking full-time research study leading to the degree of PhD. Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded from applying
• Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this Scholarship.

Selection process

For further information about the selection process and to find out how to apply, please visit phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/170-leverhulme-trust-doctoral-scholarships-2021

Contact details

For further information please check the relevant contact information at extinctionstudiesdtp.leeds.ac.uk/how-to-apply/, or contact the Programme Convenor, Professor Graham Huggan (g.d.m.huggan@leeds.ac.uk).