Funding a postgraduate place

Lancaster is part of the NWDTC, the largest centre in England for social science postgraduate training. The NWDTC provides a wide range of research pathways, including psychology.

ESRC Northwest Doctoral Training Centre – Psychology Pathway at Lancaster – 2012 Call for Applications

We are seeking outstanding postgraduates for places on our fully-funded 1+3 (Masters + PhD) and +3 (PhD) training routes starting October 2012. Successful applicants would benefit from training opportunities available across the NWDTC – a partnership between the Universities of Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool.

Funding

ESRC funding provides full support for UK/EU tuition fees, an annual tax-free maintenance stipend (2011 rate: £13, 590) and £750 annual allowance towards training costs (equipment, surveys, conference attendance etc). The training allowance is provided during the PhD phase only. Candidates must be UK/EU nationals due to the nature of the funding.

Non-UK EU nationals who have not been permanent UK residents for at least three years prior to the start of the ESRC training qualify for studentships covering their tuition fees and training costs only.

How to Apply

Applications are invited from individuals seeking either 1+3 or +3 training places commencing in October 2012. We strongly recommend that you contact a relevant member of staff with expertise in your area of interest, and work with them to prepare a research application for funding. The first deadline for expressions of interest from students is 27 January 2012, with formal submissions of proposals 15 February 2012

The Department is delighted to offer a limited number of prestige scholarships to students taking Masters courses in the psychology department. All current eligible applications will automatically be considered for relevant bursaries and sucessful candidates will be informed as soon as possible.

The University has information about funding posssibilities that can be found here

These are three-year studentships, which provide fees plus an annual stipend (at Research Council rates) to support PhD research. The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching in the Department.

We are compiling and maintaining a dynamic listing of postgraduate funding and news information that is currently relevant. It can be found at this page.

For further details, please contact Mark Levine or the postgraduate coordinator at: