ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

The University of Edinburgh has been awarded ESRC recognition for a number of programmes of study. The ESRC offers awards to linked Master's/PhD awards (1+3) and three year PhD studentships only (+3). Studentships for Master's only programmes of study are no longer offered. Funding is not available for Master's degrees if you do not intend to proceed to MPhil/PhD study.

Quota Studentships (2010-2011)

Most 1+3 awards and +3 PhD awards are now allocated by quota. The University of Edinburgh has quota awards in the following subject areas:

1+3 Award Subject areas:

Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
Human Communication Research Centre
Institute of Geography
Management School
Politics
School of Education
School of Law
School of Social and Political Studies including: Social Work & Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics
Scottish Training for Anthropological Research

+3 Award Subject Areas

School of Social and Political Studies (Social Policy)
Community Health Sciences - > read more

Open Studentship Competition

There is limited competition for 1 + 3 awards and +3 PhD only awards in all of the above subjects and in following areas:

Economic and Social History
Centre for International Public Health Policy
School of Social and Political Studies (Socio-legal Studies)

Please note that +3 PhD only awards are only open to students with research training from an ESRC recognised Masters course (or its equivalent).

For more information on one of these programmes of study you should contact the relevant school. It is necessary to complete an application form for admission as a postgraduate student before submitting an ESRC application.

Applications for postgraduate study at the University of Edinburgh are made online. You can apply online from each degree webpage. Simply look for the “Apply” button under “Apply for this Degree”. To find the degree you wish to apply for use the Degree finder which is available at:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/finder.html

Further information on the linked Master's/PhD awards (1+3) and the three year PhD studentships can be found on the ESRC website:

Guidance Notes for Applicants

Frequently Asked Questions

Please note that both the proposal and nomination applications are only available for submission through the ESRC Joint Electronic Submission System, manual applications will not be accepted. Further details can be found at: ESRC Application Form

Application Procedure

Applications must be made through the appropriate University of Edinburgh school. Applications have to be prepared in close collaboration with prospective supervisors. The closing date for submission by the University of completed applications to the ESRC is 1 May 2010. However, to enable the necessary processing of applications, students intending to apply must contact their School Postgraduate office no later than 2 months before the ESRC deadline (ie by 1 March 2010). Applicants should give a complete application to the School no later than one month before the deadline (ie by 21 March 2010). Please note that some Schools may set earlier deadlines.

All studentship applications for the Proposal (Open) Studentship Competition to ESRC must be made electronically through the Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S). Postal Submission is not possible.

African Studies, Childhood Studies, Politics, Science and Technology Studies, Social Anthropology, Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work: Graduate School of Social and Political Studies

Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

Criminology: School of Law

Economics, Management and Business Studies: Management School and Economics

Education: Moray House School of Education

Human Geography: School of GeoScienes

Informatics: School of Informatics

Psychology, Linguistics: School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Science

Public Health Sciences