South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership Social Science (SCDTP) PhD studentships

The University of Southampton and 3 other universities make up the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP). This collaboration is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). 

This studentship provides funding for a wide range of disciplinary pathways for the following awards:

  • 1-year MSc and 3.5 years PhD
  • 3.5 years PhD
  • 4.5 years Interdisciplinary award
  • 4.5 years Integrated PhD in Economics, Education or Gerontology at Southampton

For more information about masters programmes under each eligible pathway, please contact the pathway leads for more information.

This funding pays for a Research-in-Practice placement, your tuition fees and a stipend (living allowance) of up to £19,237, tax free. As part of this award there are additional funding opportunities to support your research.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship you must have an offer to study for a masters degree or PhD in one of the following disciplinary pathways:

  • business and management
  • criminology
  • demography
  • economics
  • education
  • gerontology
  • human geography
  • linguistics
  • politics and international relations
  • psychology
  • science and technology studies
  • social science methods for health research
  • social policy
  • Social Statistics
  • sociolegal studies
  • sociology
     

Residency requirement

SCDTP accepts applications from UK and International students. 

UK students must meet one of the following: 

If you don't meet these criteria you are classed as an International student. To comply with visa condtions, international students can only apply for full-time courses. The SCDTP does not provide any funds to cover visa costs. You can find more visa information from The Student Hub and the SCDTP.

Deadline to apply

You must apply by 5pm on Friday 17 January 2025.

How we award scholarships

This is a competitive process - not all applications will be successful. 

There are 4 stages to the shortlisting process: 

  1. Eligibility: we check your application to make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
  2. Applications: we review your research degree and funding applications, to gain a complete picture of your academic qualifications and your motivations for undertaking a PhD.
  3. Interview: if you're invited for interview, we'll provide details when we contact you.
  4. SCDTP Selection Committee: we review nominated applications from each disciplinary pathway.

The decision of the scholarship panel is final.

Conditions of the SCDTP scholarship

How to apply

Before applying, you should read our guidance on How to Apply for a Research Degree.

  1. Find a potential PhD supervisor and create your own PhD proposal
  2. Apply for your chosen PhD course using the links under Programme application links
  3. Apply for the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership studentship

Programme application links

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences

If your application is successful we will contact you in April 2025.

Contact us

If you have any questions, email [email protected]