The SENSS Scholarship provides a stipend of £19,237 per year (2024/25 academic year rates) to undertake postgraduate studies in the UK (plus an extra £2,000 per year if you study at a London-based university). The SENSS ESRC Studentship enables students to be guided by excellent supervisors and receive high-quality advanced research training. You will be part of a postgraduate community spanning 8 universities and 6 interdisciplinary themes.
Deadline: January 22, 2025
Type: Postgraduate
Value: Studentships include the following for the duration of the award:
-Access to additional funding to support your research, UK or overseas fieldwork, international study visits, and language training.
-A tax-free maintenance stipend to cover your living costs: this is set at £19,237 per year. For those studying at universities based in London, there is an additional £2,000 per year paid as London Weighting, given that the cost of living is higher for those living in London. If you are not studying at a London-based university, but still choose to live in London, you will not receive the London Weighting payment.
-Fees: whether home or international, no SENSS-funded student will have to pay any university tuition fees for the duration of their funding award.
-Access to research training support funds; and,
-Access to other funds to support overseas fieldwork, overseas institutional visits, and language training.
Eligibility: To be considered for the SENSS ESRC Studentship, note the following criteria:
-If you have already started your PhD, you are eligible to apply for SENSS funding, but only if you have not already completed a substantial proportion of your studies.
-Residential criteria: studentships are available to all applicants, regardless of nationality or residency, across all 8 SENSS universities and 6 SENSS interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary Pathways. However, there are a limited number of studentships (approximately 10 each year) available to international applicants.
-To apply for a master’s plus PhD (+4.5-year award), you will need: qualifications or professional experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree (Honours).
-To apply for a PhD only (+3.5-year award), you will need: qualifications or professional experience equivalent to a master’s degree, or a master’s degree and already have the research skills needed to successfully complete your research project.
Eligible Countries: All countries
SENSS Partner Universities
-University of Roehampton
-City St George’s University of London
-Cranfield University
-University of East Anglia
-University of Essex
-Goldsmiths University of London
-University of Lincoln
-Middlesex University
Host Country: UK
How To Apply: Click on” Apply for This Scholarship” below
Source: senss.ac.uk
