The School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol is pleased to be able to offer PhD studentships in Social Policy or Social Work. Studentships cover maintenance and fees for UK residents for full-time or part-time beginning in October 2013.
The School also leads the following Interdisciplinary pathways: Security, Conflict and Justice, and Health and Wellbeing.
The School for Policy Studies is committed to providing the highest standards of social policy and social work research. Applications will be considered in any of the areas of the Schools’ national and international research expertise. Further information about the School is available at: www.bris.ac.uk/sps
All candidates must fulfil relevant ESRC academic and residential eligibility criteria. Candidates who have already completed a programme of research training at Masters Level are eligible for a 3 year award (PhD only). Candidates who have not completed a programme of research training at Masters Level are eligible for a 4 year award (1 year MSC in Policy Research/Social Work Research + 3 year PhD). Please click on the link for further information about the SWDTC.
Application forms for Social Policy and Social Work pathways should be clearly marked ‘SPS ESRC Studentship’ (Section 6).
Closing date for applications is 14th February 2013.
The SWDTC will also accept applications for Interdisciplinary pathways (Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Science and Health; Environment, Energy and Resilience; Global Political Economy: Transformations and Policy Analysis; Health and Wellbeing; or Security, Conflict and Justice).
Closing date for applications is 14th February 2013.
Potential applicants are welcome to discuss these opportunities further with the Postgraduate Research Admissions Officer, Dr Anne Haase (sps-pgadmissions@bristol.ac.uk)
The criteria against which applications will be assessed are:
The funding priorities of research councils vary year to year, so we suggest you consult the Student Funding Office website for up to date information on sources of finance.
Home and international students can apply for the University of Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarship which pays the difference between home and overseas fees. International students may also wish to consult the British Council, which provides advice to students wishing to travel to the UK to study.
International students may also wish to refer to the scholarship search engine.
Please check current fees on the University's Tuition Fees pages.