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Seven PhD opportunities across the Departments of Sociology and Criminology, International Politics, and Economics
School of Policy & Global Affairs (SPGA)
City St George’s, University of London
Location: London
Salary: Annual stipend (currently £21,237; will rise in line with UKRI guidelines) for three years full-time (pro-rata for part-time study), inc. of London weighting, a full UK tuition fee waiver, & £1,500 in research expenses/consumables over the course of the a
Date Placed: 28 Nov
Closes 28 Feb
Two Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarships
School of Politics and International Relations
University College Dublin
Location: Dublin
Salary: £21,744.90 Yearly Stipend. Please refer to advert for further funding details.
Date Placed: 18 Nov
Closes 06 Feb
Scholarship for PhD Study in Political Science
Department of Political Science
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Location: Dublin
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 13 Nov
Closes 13 Feb
LISS DTP Fully-Funded Social Science PhD Studentships
King's College London
Location: London
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 13 Nov
Closes 23 Jan
Funded PhDs at Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Location: Portsmouth
Salary: Our PhD studentships cover all your tuition fees, while others also offer an annual stipend (£20,780 for 2025/26) for three years
Date Placed: 12 Nov
Closes 31 Jan
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards: Arts & Humanities Postgraduate Scholarships at Kent (x3 Posts)
University of Kent
Location: Canterbury, Hybrid
Salary: £20,780 p.a. / see advert
Date Placed: 12 Nov
Closes 16 Feb
UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026
University College Dublin
Location: Dublin
Salary: Covers full fees and provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
Date Placed: 05 Nov
Closes 30 Jan
ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics
Department of Politics
University of Liverpool
Location: Liverpool
Salary: Please refer to advert for funding details.
Date Placed: 03 Nov
Closes 02 Feb
PhD Studentship: Announcing 3 PhD Studentships within Royal Holloway funded by the AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards
Doctoral School
Royal Holloway, University of London
Location: Egham
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 03 Nov
Closes 12 Jan
PhD Scholarships in Economics, History, Law and Political and Social Sciences
European University Institute
Location: Fiesole
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 01 Nov
Closes 15 Jan
LSE PhD Studentships for 2026
London School of Economics and Political Science
Location: London
Salary: The studentships will be awarded across the School, providing full fees plus an annual stipend
Date Placed: 24 Oct
Closes 14 Jan
Full-Time PhD Studentship - Daphne and her Sisters: Framing Gendered Violence
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS)
Durham University
Location: Durham
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 21 Oct
Closes 16 Jan
Grand Union DTP Studentships
Faculty of Arts and Social Science (FASS)
The Open University
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £20,780 per annum stipend
Date Placed: 21 Oct
Closes 07 Jan
ESRC PhD Studentships in the Social Sciences in the Midlands Graduate School
Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership
Location: Birmingham, Coventry, University of Warwick, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham
Salary: Please see advert
Date Placed: 01 Oct
Closes 13 Jan
Economic and Social Science Research Council PhD Studentships: South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP)
South West Doctoral Training Partnership
Location: Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth
Salary: Fully-funded studentships
Date Placed: 01 Oct
Closes 09 Jan
Fully Funded PhD Scholarships From SENSS
South and East Network for Social Sciences
Location: Cranfield, Essex, Lincoln, London, Norwich
Salary: £20,780 to £22,780 per year
Date Placed: 01 Oct
Closes 14 Jan
PhD Scholarship: The Wheeler History of Travel Writing
History
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick
Salary: UKRI rate for 3.5 years
Date Placed: 23 Sep
Closes 15 Jan
CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership ESRC-funded PhD Studentships
CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership
University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Please see advert for details
Date Placed: 15 Sep
Closes 15 Dec

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