Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Edinburgh |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | £19,327 Annual stipend at the UKRI rate (currently £19,327 for 2024-25); PhD tuition fees; Coverage for relevant expenses |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 8th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 6th June 2024 |
Key contact: PG Research Office: pgresearch.sps@ed.ac.uk
Project Details
The University of Edinburgh is offering a three-year funded scholarship to pursue a PhD. This UKRI-funded scholarship sits within the 2024-29 research project, Studying Parliaments & the Role of Knowledge (SPARK). SPARK is a five-year research project with three overarching objectives:
Applicants should choose one (or more) of the following case study parliament(s) to pursue a research project that contributes to the overall SPARK aims:
Applicants may also suggest a combination of further cases from across SPARK for a comparative project. It is expected that the PhD student will focus on at least one of the three case study policy areas (healthcare, environment, welfare) as part of their project.
Eligibility
You must meet the eligibility criteria for admission to the full-time University of Edinburgh PhD Politics programme, with the exception of a Master’s degree requirement. Applicants must also meet the additional eligibility criteria for this award.
Award details
This scholarship is for three years (full-time PhD only), to commence on 1 September 2024.
It provides:
Application and Selection
How to apply
The closing date for this scholarship is 6 June 2024 at 23:59 GMT
Application Process and Deadline
Applicants must submit two separate applications by this deadline (further information about both is given below):
Application for admission to a PhD research degree
The application to study is made via the University's on-line applications system EUCLID.
PhD Scholarship application
Applicants should combine the following documents into a single PDF document and send it to marc.geddes@ed.ac.uk:
Selection process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview (likely to take place by the end of June). Candidates will be asked to submit a two-page proposal and a previous university assignment of which they are particularly proud. These materials will be discussed as part of a presentation and an interview about their suitability for this scholarship.
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