Funding Database
Research Council Awards - ESRC
Study Level: Research Postgraduate
Country: EU countries
Subject:
Accountancy
Anthropology
Economics
Finance
Geography & Environment
History
Management Studies
Psychology
Sociology
Health Sciences
Linguistics
Business
Brief Description
The University of Aberdeen is a member institution of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (SGS-DTC). 1+3 and +3 doctoral scholarships are available in certain areas under the ESRC SGS-DTC.
Description
The University of Aberdeen welcomes applications for ESRC 1+3 and +3 doctoral scholarships in the following areas:
Accounting & Finance (Prof Clare Roberts, c.roberts@abdn.ac.uk)
Business & Management (Dr Natasha Mauthner, n.mauthner@abdn.ac.uk)
Economic and Social History (Professor Andrew Blaikie, a.blaikie@abdn.ac.uk)
Economics (Dr John Skatun, j.skatun@abdn.ac.uk)
Human Geography (Dr Lorna Philip, l.philip@abdn.ac.uk)
Language Sciences (Prof Kees van Deemter, k.vdeemter@abdn.ac.uk)
Psychology (Prof Arash Sahraie, a.sahraie@abdn.ac.uk)
Real Estate (Dr Rainer Schulz, r.schulz@abdn.ac.uk)
Social Anthropology (Dr Arnar Arnason, arnar.arnason@abdn.ac.uk)
Sociology (Dr Andrew McKinnon, andrew.mckinnon@abdn.ac.uk)
As well as in the following interdisciplinary areas:
Environment, Climate Change & Energy (Dr Jillian Anable, j.anable@abdn.ac.uk)
Families, Relationships & Demographic Change (Prof Claire Wallace, claire.wallace@abdn.ac.uk)
Health (Dr Marjon van der Pol, m.vanderpol@abdn.ac.uk)
Social & Applied Investigations in Language (Professor Barbara Fennell, b.a.fennell@abdn.ac.uk)
Please note that at Aberdeen, 1+3 scholarships are available for Business & Management, Human Geography, Language Sciences, Psychology, Real Estate, Social Anthropology, Sociology and the interdisciplinary Social & Applied Investigations in Language pathway. All other pathways have +3 scholarships available.
Eligibility
Full awards are available to applicants with established UK residency and fees-only awards are available for EU applicants without UK residency. Awards may also be available to International applicants to the Economics pathway.
Please refer to the full details of residential eligibility, which can be found in the Postgraduate Funding Guide for Accredited Doctoral Training Centres. Visit www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/looking-for-funding/postgraduate-funding-guide.aspx and download the document from the relevant link. Guidelines related to residential eligibility can be found in Annexe 1 (pages 45-48).
Criteria
The sole criterion for allocation of scholarships is academic merit.
Application Procedure
To be considered for nomination by the University of Aberdeen to the ESRC SGS-DTC, you must:
1) Contact the relevant pathway representative
2) Contact your prospective supervisor
3) Apply for a place at the University of Aberdeen
All of the above must be undertaken no later than Thursday 7 February 2013.
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If the pathway representative and relevant colleagues deem you to be suitable for nomination, you will be informed by Thursday 21 February as you will need to register as a nominee using the ESRC SGS-DTC's online portal no later than Friday 22 February.
Thereafter, you will have until Friday 8 March to complete your application for consideration. This will be reviewed by the pathway representatives from all relevant universities in the ESRC SGS-DTC, including Aberdeen.
Guidance regarding the application process following receipt of confirmation of nomination can be found at http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/studentships/types_of_studentship/guidance_notes_for_pathway,_aqm_and_open_competitions.
Deadline: 7th of February 2013
Further Info
Please note that when undertaking step 3) - applying for a place, www.abdn.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply - state 'ESRC' in the 'Intended Source of Funding' section (if using the downloadable form) or 'Name of Proposed Supervisor' section (if applying online).
General queries regarding ESRC scholarships at the University of Aberdeen should be directed to Ann Marie Davidson at a.m.davidson@abdn.ac.uk.