The following opportunities are available for students joining the Education PhD programme in September 2024:

ESRC Research Studentships - Education Pathway Award Competition

Eligibility
The scholarship is available to UK and international students (including EU).

Application process
Please visit:

• Apply to the SWDTP
• How do I apply for a studentship?

Deadline

Full applications must be submitted by 12 noon (GMT) on Monday 11 December 2023. We will not accept any applications that have outstanding documents past this date.  Note: they do not have to have an offer of study by this date.

The funding application deadline is 12 noon (GMT) Friday 12 January 2024.  By this deadline applicants must have an offer to study and have submitted their SWDTP/ESRC applications to ed-phd@bristol.ac.uk

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University of Bristol Research Scholarships & Alumni Funding

Application process

More information can be found here.

Deadline

 Full applications to study must be submitted by  12 noon GMT Tuesday 27 February 2024. We will not accept any applications that have outstanding documents past this date.  Note: you do not have to have an offer to study at this point.

You will also need to complete and return a Nomination form for this funding by the same date. Please contact ed-phd@bristol.ac.uk to request this form after submitting your Education PhD application.

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China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol Joint-Funded PhD Scholarship

Eligibility

Students who are successful in securing an offer of study for the Education PhD will be considered for nomination for the CSC scholarship. If they are successful in securing nomination they will be provided with a formal nomination letter by February 2024.

Application process
Please read the following information on how to apply here.

Deadline

Successful nominees should then apply directly to the China Scholarship Council between 1 March 2024 and 31 March 2024.

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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures (CenSoF) ‘Futures Studio’ PhD  

This is a +3 (three year) PhD studentship to commence in autumn 2024. The PhD is associated with the ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures and linked to the Centre’s Futures Studio. More information can be found here. 

Application process
Applicants will need to apply for the Sociology PhD, indicating their interest in the CenSoF Studentship, as well as submitting their Annex A document by the below deadline. Please see the above link for more information.  

Deadline 

Full applications to study must be submitted by 30 January 2024. Applications that have outstanding documents will not be accepted past this date.  Note: you do not have to have an offer to study at this point.

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The Sasakawa Japanese Studies Postgraduate (PhD) Studentship Programme 2024/25  

This Japanese Studies Postgraduate Studentship Programme, funded by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, is designed to support the development of the study of Japan in the UK.  

 The studentships are intended for support of PhD programmes only at the University of Bristol. This is a one-year studentship with the value of £15,000. Applications can be made in recurrent years of three years (although the Foundation cannot make a recurrent three-year commitment to any one PhD candidate at the outset).  

 Eligibility   

1. PhD applicants/candidates pursuing any aspect of Japanese studies (the primary focus of the thesis needs to be on Japan)  
2. All disciplines within arts, humanities, and social sciences  
3. Open to any nationality (including Japanese)   
4. Previous study of Japanese language is not a condition   

Application process
Prior to application, please contact Dr Misa Izuhara (M.Izuhara@bristol.ac.uk) at the School for Policy Studies for further details. 

Deadline
Full applications to study must be submitted by 1st March 2024. Applications that have outstanding documents will not be accepted past this date.  Note: you do not have to have an offer to study at this point. 

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Zutshi-Smith Scholarship

This scholarship covers the cost for an Indian student to do a PhD course. Please find more information here.

Eligibility

You can apply if:

• You have received an offer from the University of Bristol to study for a PhD course,
• You are ordinarily resident in India (preference will be given to applicants of Kashmiri origin),
• Applications are welcome from students in all disciplines currently represented at the University of Bristol,
• Applicants may also be current students.

How to Apply

State on your programme application form that you want to be considered for this scholarship.

Deadline

The deadline for 2024/25 applicants to send forms to the relevant Postgraduate Research Director is 18th April 2024.

The Zutshi-Smith scholarship usually runs once every two years. It will not be running in 2025/26, but it is expected to run in the 2026/27 academic year.

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Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Please also see the Faculty website for other Doctoral funding opportunities.

The Student Funding Office also provides advice and guidance to applicants and current students who are looking for funding and financial help.