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Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025

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Eligible Degrees

Funding Type

Only tuition fees · Tuition Fees + Stipend (for eligible candidates)

Eligible Courses

Selected subjects offered by the university

Eligible Nationalities

Oprn to all nationals

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Overview

The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) brings together the expertise of sixteen universities throughout Scotland (of which twelve are accredited to receive funding from the Economic and Social Research Council across 15 subject pathways) to enable top-notch PhD research. It is also the largest doctoral partnership in the UK, offering funding, training, and support for postgraduate research students in the social sciences.  The University of Strathclyde is one example of this. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) jointly support the USGS.

Eligibility for Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC): 

  • A strong honors degree from an accredited university with a standing in the first or upper second classes, or above.
  • UKRI support is available to both domestic and international students, and it will pay for the entire cost of tuition at home and the stipend. The University of Strathclyde will pay the overseas component of the tuition cost for successful candidates; the UKRI grant cannot pay this element.
  • The UKRI has mandated that a maximum of thirty percent (30%) of the students hired annually under each specific training grant must be international. The ESRC and SGSSS will make the ultimate funding choices.

Eligible Subjects:

Accounting & Finance, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship, History, Law, Marketing, Politics, Psychology, Business, Management, Social policy, International relations, Social work

Deadline: 24 November 2025
 

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  • The deadline of Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 is Expired.
  • Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 is offered to Masters degree.
  • Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 is offered for Selected subjects offered by the university.
  • Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 is open for: Oprn to all nationals.
  • Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 is offered by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
  • Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC) 2025 covers Only tuition fees, Tuition Fees + Stipend (for eligible candidates).