Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Social Sciences at University of Edinburgh in the UK

The University of Edinburgh in the UK is offering Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Social Sciences. The scholarships last for 6 years and the student must be accepted into one of the PhD programs at the university on a part-time basis.

• The scholarship covers full payment of PhD tuition fees and provides an annual stipend of £10,000 each year.
• All PhD students in the School of Social and Political Science can apply to the PhD Research Support Fund for help with fieldwork and other research-related costs throughout their period of study.
• In combination with their research methods training, subject specific training, and doctoral studies successful candidates will also work with supervisors, the Student Development Office, and the Alice Brown Scholarship Programme Coordinator to participate in a comprehensive ongoing programme of professional development.
• There will be a particular emphasis on digital skills, including the opportunity to develop expertise in online design and content creation and blended learning. Successful candidates will also work with the Graduate School and relevant research clusters/centres to gain professional academic skills, and hands-on experience of knowledge exchange and public engagement activities with communities, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
• Within their programme of training, successful candidates are expected to contribute to the School’s strategic aims. This could be through participating in digital skills development, contributing to efforts to widen participation and access to higher education for students from non-traditional backgrounds or other development activities.
• scholarship holders will be expected to take up paid work opportunities in teaching and research assistance, to gain experience and consolidate their training.

This scholarship is open to applicants who have applied to a part-time PhD programme commencing 2022-2023 in one of the following broad subject areas

• African Studies.
• International Development.
• International Relations.
• Politics.
• Science, Technology and Innovation Studies.
• Social Anthropology.
• Social Policy.
• Social Work.
• Sociology.
• South Asian Studies.
• Sustainable Development.

Applicants who have applied for a full-time PhD programme in one of these subject areas may also apply but will have to change their programme of study to part-time if selected. First year part-time PhD students already at the School of Social and Political Science may apply and funding would be provided to the completion of the 6-year part-time programme. Full-time first-year students may also apply if they convert to part-time study on award of the scholarship.

About the University of Edinburgh:

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 18th in the QS World University Rankings 2019. It offers around 500 undergraduate courses and more than 300 taught masters courses from 150 research areas. One of Britain’s leading research universities, the university is associated with 21 Nobel Prize winners.

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