Program Overview

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About this project

The University of Hull is a member of the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership. We are looking for talented students to join us for a world-class start to your research career by doing a funded social science research degree at Hull.

This innovative Doctoral Training Partnership is a collaboration between the leading social science departments in the Universities of Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam and York.

The partnership distributes funded PhD places to excellent students to train and nurture the next generation of world-class social science researchers with outstanding skills and potential. It is funded and accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of the national research funding body UKRI.

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What we offer

There are 45 Pathway Awards across the DTP, incorporating two Interdisciplinary Research Awards and two WRDTP/Stuart Hall Foundation Awards for Black British applicants available in this round as well as four DTP Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) Awards.

At Hull, there are two types of funded PhD studentships available for full or part-time study in three of our leading social science departments: Human Geography, History and Psychology.

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Routes

4-year programme (referred to as a 1+3 programme).

Your first year on this programme will be the Taught Masters (MSc) in Social Sciences. This will introduce you to social science research design, to quantitative and qualitative methods, and ways to develop your professional skills. The second year onwards is the PhD degree, which involves developing, undertaking and completing a PhD on your own research design, alongside ongoing research training.

3-year programme (referred to as +3).

This programme is a three-year PhD only. To qualify for this route you will need to have a Masters degree already that meets the requirements regarding social science methods training, or to be able to demonstrate significant social sciences research training skills and experience equivalent to a Masters degree.

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Advanced Qualitative Methods awards

In addition to the Pathway awards, the WRDTP is also offering funded Advanced Quantitative Methods Awards. Priority will be given to those who will be working with large data sets (an ESRC priority).

Stuart Hall Foundation Awards for Black British students

The WRDTP in partnership with the

Stuart Hall Foundation

has ringfenced two Pathway studentships for Black British students. Historical structural inequalities in education have resulted in the under-representation of BME communities in academia. The WRDTP is keen to start addressing these issues through this partnership.

Find out more.

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How to apply

Sorry, this scholarship is currently closed.