Social Sciences: Swansea University Research Excellence Scholarships (SURES): Fully Funded Scholarship in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
16 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Swansea University- Department
Central- Research Field
Sociology
Political sciences- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
United Kingdom- Application Deadline
11 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/London)- Type of Contract
Other- Job Status
Full-time- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Funding provider: Swansea University
Subject areas: Social Sciences
Project start date:
- 1 October 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-September)
Supervisors: Selected at short-listing stage
All applicants should note that the Faculty will assess their supervisory capacity for individual applicants at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process. The formal offer of a scholarship place to successful applicants is contingent on relevant supervisor capacity and experience having first been confirmed by staff internally.
Informal scholarship enquiries from applicants to prospective supervisors – prior to the application deadline – are warmly encouraged; please direct these to the relevant member/s of faculty staff.
Aligned programme of study: PhD (in programme of interest, within the School of Social Sciences)
Mode of study: Full-time
Project description:
Swansea University is pleased to offer fully-funded Swansea University Research Excellence Scholarships (SURES) for full-time doctoral students to its fifth cohort, commencing in October 2024.
The School of Social Sciences would welcome applications from across the full spectrum of Childhood Studies, Criminology, Economics, Education, International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, Social Policy and Sociology. We will be seeking to appoint the candidate that demonstrates a topical area of investigation that offers the potential for a significant contribution to knowledge.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Sociology
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- Political sciences
- Education Level
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Candidates must have attained, or must be expected to attain, a first-class honours degree and/or a distinction at master’s level. If you are eligible to apply for the scholarship (i.e. a student who is eligible to pay the UK rate of tuition fees) but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.
- Where applicants have multiple master’s degrees, a distinction must be held in the degree that is most relevant to the intended PhD study.
- If you are currently studying for a master’s level qualification with an expected award date that is later than 01/10/2024, you should hold a minimum of an upper-second-class (2:1) honours degree.
- You should be able to demonstrate a pass with a minimum grade average of at least 70% for your part-one master’s degree modules (the taught aspect of your master’s course rather than a research-focused dissertation) and submit your dissertation by no later than 30/09/2024.
Applicants must be able to begin their course of study in October 2024. As a cohort-based programme, deferral to an alternative enrolment window within the academic year or to another academic year is not permissible.
Please note that both the degree and language-proficiency entry requirements for SURES are higher than the baseline standard for entry that is stipulated for most of the PhD programmes at Swansea University.
Specific Requirements
Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by UKCISA regulations .
Additional Information
Benefits
Each SURES scholarship includes tuition fees and a stipend – reviewed annually at the UKRI standard rate – and a £1,000 annual training allowance to support immersive training experiences, conference attendance, engagement with industry and international collaborative opportunities.
Each scholarship is offered for a maximum period of three years; SURES students are expected to submit their theses within this timescale.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates must have attained, or must be expected to attain, a first-class honours degree and/or a distinction at master’s level. If you are eligible to apply for the scholarship (i.e. a student who is eligible to pay the UK rate of tuition fees) but do not hold a UK degree, you can check our comparison entry requirements. Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.
- Where applicants have multiple master’s degrees, a distinction must be held in the degree that is most relevant to the intended PhD study.
- If you are currently studying for a master’s level qualification with an expected award date that is later than 01/10/2024, you should hold a minimum of an upper-second-class (2:1) honours degree.
- You should be able to demonstrate a pass with a minimum grade average of at least 70% for your part-one master’s degree modules (the taught aspect of your master’s course rather than a research-focused dissertation) and submit your dissertation by no later than 30/09/2024.
Applicants must be able to begin their course of study in October 2024. As a cohort-based programme, deferral to an alternative enrolment window within the academic year or to another academic year is not permissible.
Please note that both the degree and language-proficiency entry requirements for SURES are higher than the baseline standard for entry that is stipulated for most of the PhD programmes at Swansea University.
Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by UKCISA regulations .
Selection process
Please visit our website for more information.
- Website for additional job details
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/social-sciences-su…
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Swansea University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/social-sciences-su…
Contact
- State/Province
Swansea- City
Swansea- Website
http://www.swansea.ac.uk- Street
Singleton Park- Postal Code
SA2 8PP
STATUS: EXPIRED
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