ESRC Studentship Funding
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. It supports independent, high quality research relevant to business, the public sector and voluntary organisations. At any one time the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.
The ESRC awards for UK students cover university and college fees as well as a maintenance element to contribute towards living costs. EU students are eligible for a fees only awards.
The ESRC recognised departments eligible for ESRC studentships in the University of St Andrews are Economics, Geography, Social Anthropology, Management, Psychologyand International Relations.
The studentships offered are 1+3 or +3 Studentships to the Scottish Doctoral Training Centre.
1+3 studentships are four year awards comprising of one year Masters and 3 year Doctorate (applied for together) +3 studentships are three year awards for students intending to study their Doctorate only and hold an ESRC accepted masters degree or suitable experience.
NEW Scottish Doctoral Training Centre
The ESRC have awarded 65 Studentships each year for five years from October 2011 to the Scottish Doctoral Training Centre. The University of St Andrews is a member Institution of the ESRC Scottish Doctoral Training Centre. It welcomes applications for ESRC 1+3 an +3 doctoral Studentships in the schools of Economics, Social Anthropology, Geography, Management, Psychology and International Relations. Each of the afore mentioned schools are part of study pathways held within the Scottish Doctoral Training Centre and are linked with other Scottish Institutions to strengthen the collective experience.
Application for studentships should be made directly to the University and the school where they believe their research interests are best represented. Applicants are not permitted to apply to more than one University in the same pathway, awards will be determined by the govenance comittee representing each pathway. Applicants should refer to the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide to first establish wheather they are eligible for ESRC funding. Those eligible to apply must apply for a place at the University through the University application system and also apply for the ESRC studentship via the relevant pathway representitive, please contact the school's Director of Postgraduate Studies to establish the current ESRC pathway representitive within the school.
Current award holder and DTC applicants should refer to the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide for full details on RTSG payments, top-ups, fieldwork expenses, Overseas Universities Visits and extensions.
All funding and reporting is via the University Finance Advice & Support office so students will be requested to provide project details (title & description) for the ESRC annual submission via the student research data portal (SDP) after the matriculate in first year only, any changes to status, extensions or the research project must be reported to to Angela Johnston (DTG Coordinator).
Applicants and current students can contact the school administrator or our Finance Advice & Support office and speak to Angela Johnston (DTG Coordinator) for any additional information on applying for funding or leave such as fieldwork, Overseas Institutional Visits and Internships.