We offer a range of social sciences PhD studentships starting in October each year at our partner universities:
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WRDTP Pathway Awards (including our Interdisciplinary Research Awards and our WRDTP/Stuart Hall Foundation Awards for Black British students)
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WRDTP Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) Awards
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WRDTP Advanced Data Analytics (ADA) Awards
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WRDTP Collaborative Awards
The Pathway, Advanced Quantitative Methods and Advanced Data Analytics Awards fund student-led research projects.
WRDTP Collaborative Award projects are designed by academic colleagues at our partner universities, and fund collaborative research with partners in the private, public or third sectors. Students can then apply for a studentship linked to their preferred project in early Spring each year.
To ensure that all students acquire the core research skills necessary to undertake a doctoral project, the structure and duration of the WRDTP’s awards depend on the applicant’s previous academic experience, and any social science research training or experience already undertaken. Our award types are:
- +3.5 programme: funding for a 3.5-year PhD. Typically, applicants with a social science masters degree and with 60 or more credits of M-level social science research training are those most likely to benefit from this option.
- +3.75 programme: funding for an integrated PGCert/PhD. Typically, applicants with a social science masters degree, but who have not undertaken core research training are those most likely to benefit from this option.
- 1+3.5 programme: funding for a 1 year Masters programme, followed by the 3.5 year PhD. Typically, applicants without a social sciences masters degree are those most likely to benefit from this option.
Applicants should choose a programme based on their prior academic and research experience, and in consultation with their proposed supervisor. Further information is provided in the guidance for applicants and the guidance for supervisors and nominating universities.
