ESRC Open Day - October 2019 Applicants

Are you interested in applying for ESRC funding to cover your postgraduate study in the Social Sciences? Come along to this open day to find out more.

'ESRC' stands for the Economic and Social Research Council. The ESRC is one of 7 Research Councils in the UK, and is the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. It supports independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and civil society.

ESRC funding for postgraduate students is delivered via its Doctoral Training Network. The Midlands Graduate School (MGS) is one of the ESRC's Doctoral Training Partnerships which forms part of this network: a consortium of 6 Universities that have come together to provide the highest quality doctoral training and cohort building centres of excellence in the country and beyond.

As part of the MGS, the University of Nottingham offers 13 training pathways, from Economics, to Politics, Sociology to Psychology and Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Come along to find out more and how to apply for these prestigious awards.