SeNSS, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

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Scholarship value

These scholarships include a doctoral stipend (equivalent to the Research Councils UK National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2021/2022 of £15,609.  Tuition fees at the home rate and access to further research funding.

Deadline

Apply for a PhD place at Kent by Monday 18 January 2021, 12noon.
You will also need to complete a SeNSS FluidReview application.
Although FluidReview will stay open until 1st February, applicants that have not applied for a PhD place at Kent by Monday 18th January will not be considered at the University of Kent.
Note: You must have a supporting statement from a potential supervisor when submitting your Kent application.

Criteria

In order to receive ESRC studentship funding you must have qualifications/experience equal to the standard of a good honours degree at a first or upper second class level from a UK academic research organisation. Degree qualifications gained from outside the UK, or a combination of qualifications and/or experience that is equivalent to a relevant UK degree, may be accepted.

UK residential conditions:

  • Be a UK National (meeting UKRI residency requirements), or
  • Have settled status, or
  • Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirement) or
  • Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

If you are applying as an overseas student (this includes EU nationals), Kent will waive the difference between the Home and Overseas fees.

Further details

The University of Kent is proud to be part of the South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) which has been accredited as a prestigious Doctoral Training Partnership by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in July 2016.  Our partners include City, University of London; Goldsmiths, University of London; the Universities of East Anglia, Essex, Reading, Roehampton, Surrey and Sussex and Royal Holloway, University of London.

SeNSS is one of only 14 UK ESRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships and will be offering a number of full-funded ESRC doctoral studentship to start in September 2021.  Kent will offer ESRC SeNSS studentships in the following subject pathways:

Business and Management (Kent Business School)

Linguistics (School of European Culture and Languages)

Politics and International Studies (School of Politics and International Relations)

Psychology (School of Psychology)

Science, Technology and Sustainability Studies (School of Anthropology and Conservation)

Social Anthropology (School of Anthropology and Conservation)

Social Work and Social Policy  (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research)

Socio-Legal Studies (Kent Law School)

Sociology (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research)

What SeNSS provides:

SeNSS is committed to providing innovative and challenging world-class doctoral training in a dynamic, inter-disciplinary research environment.  This includes a wide range of subject-specific, generic and advanced training, tailored to your individual needs as well as opportunities for overseas visits and fieldwork, attending and presenting at annual conferences and academic publishing.  You will become part of a large cohort of fellow SeNSS students, which will offer support and networking opportunities.

Further information is available on the SeNSS Website

How to apply

New students wishing to be considered for ESRC SeNSS funding must apply for a PhD at the University of Kent by 18 January 2021, 12noon at the latest. You must have a supporting statement from a potential supervisor when submitting your Kent application. (Although FluidReview will stay open until 1st February, applicants that have not applied for a PhD place at Kent by Monday 18th January will not be considered at the University of Kent.)
Applicants are advised to discuss their research project with academic members of staff in the relevant school as soon as possible. Any current PhD students wishing to be considered for ESRC SeNSS funding should contact their School Director of Graduate Studies (with responsibility for research programmes) as soon as possible or by 18 January 2021 at the very latest.

A University of Kent briefing for potential applicants will take place online on 13 November at 13:00. For more information and to book your place visit www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/46677/senss-briefing-for-prospective-students.