PhD Funding
AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) Studentships
Level of Study: PhD degree
Details of Award: In association with the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP), each year Lancaster University invites applications from outstanding candidates for AHRC Doctoral Studentships. The NWCDTP expects to make approximately fifty awards across the whole range of arts and humanities subjects.
A wide range of subjects and pathways are available – follow the link for full details.
AHRC Studentships
ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) Studentships
Level of Study: Master's Degree followed by a PhD ("1+3"), or PhD degree
Details of Award: Lancaster University forms part of the ESRC's North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP). The studentships cover tuition and maintenance, and are available for those wishing to study in areas covered by the ESRC at Lancaster, Liverpool, UCLAN, Manchester or Keele.
A wide range of subjects and pathways are available – follow the link for full details.
ESRC Studentships
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Doctoral Scholarships
Level of Study: PhD degree
Details of Award: A number of Faculty Doctoral Scholarships are available in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a dynamic and creative community of enquiry, learning and engagement, and encourages both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary work and research. We warmly welcome applications from home and international students, in all diversity groups. Two of the scholarships are reserved for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority applicants with UK home status.
FASS Doctoral Scholarships
The Peel Trust Studentship
Level of Study: All
Details of Award: The Peel Trust Studentship is unique to Lancaster, and is reserved for applicants aged 21 or over on the first day of the first term for which they are seeking assistance. You can apply in any year of study. Both UK and international students may apply, with applications assessed on the basis of academic merit and financial need.
The Peel Trust Studentship
Postgraduate Loan Scheme - PhD (Government scheme)
Level of Study: PhD Degree
Details of Award: Students living in the UK can apply for a government scheme postgraduate loan. This funding can help with your course fees and living costs while studying.
Postgraduate PhD Loans
PhD Studentship: Mapping and Classifying Global Safeguarding Models
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies, funded as part of the ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, and will work alongside other researchers involved in researching in various aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, social sciences
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship: Mapping and Classifying Global Safeguarding Models
PhD Studentship: Quantification of risk as evidence in the family justice system
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies (CLASS), funded as part of the ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, working alongside other researchers involved in researching aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, psychology, sociology, computer science and cognate disciplines.
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship: Quantification of risk as evidence in the family justice system
PhD Studentship: Corpus linguistics and safeguarding studies
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD with fees paid for three years and a two-year studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the new multidisciplinary Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies (CLASS), funded by an ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, and will work alongside researchers involved in theoretical and practical work in various aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, social policy, social care, computer science and cognate disciplines.
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship corpus linguistics and safeguarding studies
Lancaster University Funding Pages
A number of full and partial bursaries are offered by Lancaster University. Details of all such funding opportunities are available from the University's Postgraduate Funding pages and in a searchable database on the Student Services website.
