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Deadline for Applications is 17:00 (GMT) on 17 January 2025
The South Coast DTP is an exciting collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Brighton, Portsmouth and Chichester, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council.
The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership is now accepting applications for fully funded studentships to commence in October 2025.
SCDTP provides funding across a wide range of disciplinary pathways for the following types of award:
Academic Qualifications
The ESRC expects that applicants embarking on a +3.5 programme would have achieved a level of research training that would allow them to proceed directly to PhD; this is usually through the attainment of a previous Master’s qualification in the social sciences. In addition, +3.5 awards assume that the student will undertake a Research-in-Practice placement during their PhD. Where such placement has not taken place by the end of the third-year of studies, the SCDTP reserves the right to remove 0.25 of the +3.25 duration of funding. For more information on Research-in-Practice, please see the SCDTP website.
The South Coast DTP is able to accept applications from UK and International applicants to all of our accredited disciplines/pathways, however due to UKRI funding conditions, awards to non-UK residents are capped at 30% of our overall allocation.
To be classed as a home/UK student, candidates must meet the following criteria:
If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as an International student.
For further information about Residency requirements please see ‘Residency Requirements’ on the SCDTP website or the UKRI terms and conditions of training grants.
In addition to covering the cost of programme fees, those in receipt of a South Coast DTP studentship award will also receive a tax free annual maintenance grant of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate).
As part of your award, you will have additional funding opportunities to support your research including:
The application procedure requires applicants to complete two forms.
It is very important that both forms must be submitted before the deadline 17:00 (GMT) 17 January 2025 for the application to be considered.
Full details on each application procedure can be found on the SCDTP website.