Fees and Funding

ESRC studentships are fully supported by the Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership

ESRC studentships are highly competitive, and successful candidates will hold at least a 2:1 in a relevant discipline. Application guidance is available on-line from the Doctoral Training Partnership.

Applications

Applications for 2025 will open later in 2024.

Please contact Professor Louise Mullany for further information and before applying for this scholarship.

The Scholarships Programme offers 100% tuition fee Masters scholarships to support British Muslims to study at UK universities. The scholarships are aimed at those who wish to advance in their careers and bring positive change to their communities and beyond. 

Full scholarship details

A range of funding is available for students from different countries.

See the full range of Masters scholarships available

Postgraduate loans are available for eligible students who are studying a taught Masters course. 
Please check the eligibility requirements and terms and conditions for part-time students.

Full details on the Student Services website

The Faculty of Arts is committed to undertaking initiatives which support under-represented groups to study with us. One initiative is this faculty-funded studentship.

Eligibility

The studentship is open to candidates who:

• identify as being from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
• hold an offer of a PhD place in the School of Humanities, the School of English, or the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (current PhD students are not eligible to apply)
• have a Home tuition fee status

What the studentship covers

• Home tuition fees for the remainder of a normal PhD period of study (which is three years full-time or six years pro-rata part-time) .
• A stipend which is tax-free, does not need to be paid back and will match the UKRI stipend (as an indication, the UKRI stipend for 2023/24 is £18,662 per year for full-time study, pro-rata part-time).

Your research proposal

Successful applicants will have an extremely well-thought-through proposal which, above all else, shows what the project going to address, why it is important that this should be addressed, and how it will address this.

The project must be clearly focused, feasible (in terms of being completed within three years, and in terms of practical aspects such as methodology), innovative, and timely. We expect research questions to be set out, and for it to be clear how the methodological plans will allow applicants to answer these questions. The proposal needs to be accessible to non-specialists, and to demonstrate the importance of the project and what it brings to the discipline.

How to apply

The scheme has closed for 2024. 

More information and application form

More information and application form

The Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C DTP) provides UK/EU research candidates with:

• funding

• expert supervision (including opportunities for cross-institutional supervision)

• training

• access to a wide range of facilities

• cohort events

• placement opportunities with regional, national and international partners in the creative and cultural sectors

Full details and how to apply

ESRC studentships are fully supported by the Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership

ESRC studentships are highly competitive, and successful candidates will hold at least a 2:1 in a relevant discipline. Application guidance is available on-line from the Doctoral Training Partnership.

The closing date for applications for 2025 entry will be late January 2025.

Please contact Professor Louise Mullany for further information and before applying for this scholarship.

Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

A range of funding is available for students from different countries.

See the full range of PhD scholarships available

Postgraduate loans are available for eligible students who are do a PhD or equivilant course.

Full details on the Student Services website