Seven SeNSS ESRC-Funded Supervisor-led Studentships Available

SeNSS provides:

• Innovative and challenging world-class doctoral training in a dynamic, inter-disciplinary research environment
• Subject-specific, generic, and advanced training, tailored to your needs
• Collaborative and work placement opportunities across a network of non-academic organisations
• Opportunities for overseas visits and fieldwork, attending and presenting at conferences and events, and academic publishing

Fully-funded SeNSS studentships include:

• Tuition fees (UK/EU rates)
• Maintenance stipend at RCUK rates (currently £14,777 p.a., tax free)
• London weighting: £2,000 p.a. (London-based SeNSS universities only)
• Research training support grants
• Access to further research funding

Academic eligibility

For Masters and PhD funding: qualifications or experience equal to a first or upper second class honours degree,or an equivalent combination of qualifications and/or experience are required

For PhD funding: qualificationsor professional experience equivalent to a Masters degree with distinction or merit, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and/or experience are required

Residential eligibility

Full SeNSS Studentships are available only to Home or EU students who meet the RCUK eligibility criteria. EU students who have not been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to 30 September 2018 may be eligible for a fees-only award. The ONLY exception is that international students may apply to the Economics Pathway and, if successful, will receive a full award.

Full award (fees + stipend) eligibility - you must:

• Have settled in the UK with no restrictions on length of stay
• Have been a UK ‘ordinary resident’ for three years prior to 30 September 2018
• Not have been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education (not applicable to UK/ EU nationals)

Fees-only eligibility - you must:

• Be ‘ordinarily resident’ in an EU member state

How to apply

1. Check your academic and residential eligibility at www.esrc.ac.uk/skills-and-careers/studentships/prospective-students
2. If you are eligible, decide which SeNSS university you’d like to attend and which supervisor you want to work with (spend some time researching this, and your supervisor)
3. Apply directly to that University by 20 January 2019 and follow their processes and deadlines for SeNSS funding applications

Note: Each SeNSS university has its own deadlines for applying for a SeNSS studentship.

Considering making an application?

For further information, go to the SeNSS website: senss-dtp.ac.uk/apply

If you are interested in applying for a SeNSS Supervisor-led Studentship, please visit: senss-dtp.ac.uk/apply