The Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP offer
- Funding - all applicants will be eligible for a full award consisting of a maintenance stipend (£18,622 in 2023 to 24), and payment of tuition fees at the home fee rate. The University of Nottingham will be offering a limited number of Fee Scholarships to international applicants who are successful in securing studentship funding from Midlands Graduate School (MGS). The Fee Scholarship will be used to cover the difference between the level of home fees and international fees.
- Supervision - from experienced academics across eight universities
- Research in practice - placement in academia, policy, business or third-sector organisations
- Training - both research and career skills
- Networking and collaboration - with other MGS students, our academics and research partners
MGS funding is open to both home and international applicants.
The MGS partnership
MGS is a collaboration between eight leading universities across the Midlands - Aston University; University of Birmingham; De Montfort University; University of Leicester; Loughborough University; Nottingham Trent University; University of Nottingham; University of Warwick.
Find out more about the MGS partnership
Types of MGS Awards
Pathway-specific studentships
How to apply for a pathway-specific studentship supervised or co-supervised in the Faculty of Arts
Step 1: Choose your pathway
We offer supervision and PhDs for the following pathways. Contact a department lead for more information.
Pathways and lead academics
| MGS pathways | Nottingham pathway lead | Relevant Faculty of Arts PhDs |
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Applied Linguistics
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Professor Louise Mullaney
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Area Studies
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Dr Jörg Arnold
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Cross-disciplinary Methodologies and Advanced Data Analysis
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Professor Marek Korczynski (Business)
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Includes, but is not limited to:
- Applied Linguistics
- History
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Health and Wellbeing
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Dr Elena Nixon (Medicine)
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- Applied Linguistics
- History
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Living in a Digital Society
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Professor Marek Korczynski
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Includes, but is not limited to:
- Applied Linguistics
- History
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Sustainable Development, Net Zero and Climate Resistance
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Professor Marek Korczynski
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Includes, but is not limited to:
- Applied Linguistics
- History
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Step 2: Apply for a Faculty of Arts PhD matched to your pathway
Applied Linguistics PhD
History PhD
Find a supervisor for your PhD research
Explore all our Faculty of Arts PhDs for interdisciplinary pathways
Step 3: Apply for a MGS studentship
Application deadline: noon, Tuesday 24 Jan 2024 for October 2024 start
Application form and guidance
Collaborative and strategic joint project-led studentship
These involve research or other activities with external public, private or third sector organisations. More information will be available in February 2024 for October 2024 start.
More information
Other sources of funding for PhD resarch in the Faculty of Arts
Support for PhD researchers in the Faculty of Arts