The School of Law is able to offer up to two PhD studentships in socio-legal studies for 2012-13. These studentships are offered through the South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC). They are open to European Union citizens only. The deadline for application is 17 February 2012 for October 2012 entry.
Please note: The studentships support study on the MSc in Socio-Legal Studies followed by a 3 year programme of doctoral research. Applications for a place on the MSc funded by the applicant will be accepted up to the end of July 2012.
For an informal discussion about either the studentships or the MSc, contact the Programme Director, Bronwen Morgan or Mark Samways, the Postgraduate Student Administrator.
To apply for this scholarship you should submit an online application to the MSc or (if you already hold a relevant research master’s qualification) PhD via the Online Postgraduate Admissions System You must also submit a 1000 word research proposal with your original application. Details about the information this should contain are on the PhD page.
Please quote reference MSC/ESRC/2012 in your application and clearly state that you wish to be considered for an ESRC award.