Northumbria University PhD Fees Studentships - exclusively for Home/UK racially minoritised candidates (PRONE25)

As part of Northumbria’s continued efforts to ensure opportunities for under-represented groups, provide education without barriers, and improve social mobility, we are offering five PhD scholarships that will meet the cost of tuition fees for full or part time study. This exciting opportunity is exclusively open to UK/HOME candidates from racially minoritised backgrounds.

Northumbria University has climbed into the top 25 for research power in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 – the biggest rise in research power for any UK University. This studentship is an excellent opportunity to join a widely acclaimed research environment and community, sharply rising in rigour and impact.

The studentship will be awarded based on applicant excellence. The candidate’s academic and/or work profile, proposal quality and interview performance will be under purview. The studentship supports tuition fees only to study full time or part time.

The proposed research topic should fit within one (or a combination of) the research areas below, drawn from a wider portfolio of our work at the University.

• Strategic Management and Innovation
• International Business
• Tourism Management
• Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
• Applied Sciences
• Psychology
• Nursing Midwifery & Health
• Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation
• Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing
• Sociology and International Relations and Development
• History
• English Literature
• English Language and Linguistics
• Performance and Visual Cultures
• Architecture and Built Environment
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Geography and Environmental Sciences
• Mathematics
• Physics and Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Eligibility and How to Apply

Eligibility requirements:

• Home candidate only from racially minoritised background
• Academic excellence i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities with preference for 1st class honours); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required
• Applicants cannot apply if they are already a PhD holder or if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere
• Must be able to commit to campus-based full-time or part-time study

To be classed as a Home student, candidates must:

• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• have settled status, or
• have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• have indefinite leave to remain or enter

If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as an International student and not eligible to apply.

Candidates are encouraged to identify appropriate areas of study and potential supervisors that can support the doctoral study. It is strongly advised that applicants contact potential supervisors to help support candidates to make a suitably strong application and ensure alignment with expertise in the University.

For further details including how to apply, visit our website. Applications that do not include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words will not be considered. Please include the advert reference (PRONE25) in your proposal.

Application Deadline - 18th December 2024
Interviews for shortlisted candidates: January - February 2025
Start Date: 1st October 2025

For academic queries, please contact the pro:NE Institutional Lead, Dr Benjamin Ajibade – benjamin.ajibade@northumbria.ac.uk. Find out more about the pro:NE project at www.pronortheast.org.uk.

For queries relating to the application process, please contact our PGR admissions team at pgr.admissions@northumbria.ac.uk.