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Postgraduate - PhD Fees and funding

There are a wide range of possible sources of studentships, scholarships and bursaries you will need to begin your enquiries in good time to meet deadlines.

Quite a lot of our postgraduate students are externally funded. Our students have been supported by governments, grants from funding bodies, sponsors, and private sources too. We highly recommend applicants applying for the funding below also look externally for funding.

This year's funding opportunities are:

• North West ESRC Doctoral Training Centre - deadline passed for 2013
• Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
• Faculty Fees-only Studentships
• Funded PhD Studentship: Liveable Cities (Sociology)
• Other University funding opportunities
• Other Opportunities
• Undergraduate Teaching

ESRC FUNDING (Deadline for 2013 passed)

1+3 or +3 funding: UK students eligible for full funding (fees and living expenses), EU students’ fees- only funding. EU students resident in the UK for the past 3 years may be eligible for full funding.

It is important that applicants inform Rachel Verrall of their intention to apply for ESRC funding as soon as possible. In order to allow the department to review applications and suggest improvements to make them as competitive as possible please can applicants submit their completed ESRC form to Rachel as soon as possible, by 4pm on 28th January at the latest. We will then contact you and suggest any improvements for you to resubmit the final form by the ESRC deadline of 4th Feburary.  

We are now accepting applications for ESRC 1+3 or +3 studentships within the Sociology Department. These studentships provide full funding (fees and living expenses) to cover one year of MA study and 3 years of PhD study at Lancaster (1+3).  EU students are only eligible for the fees funding, not full living expenses. On the 1+3 programme, students take the MA in Sociological Research, which prepares them for doctoral research. They then complete three years of PhD research, supervised within the Department. The studentships cover any area of the Sociology Department’s expertise, including Gender and Women’s Studies and Science and Technology Studies. For details of staff expertise, see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles.

Studentships will be allocated within the ESRC Northwest Doctoral Training Centre scheme (DTC), and proposals must fit within one of the DTC’s pathways. Pathways which may be relevant to applicants on the PhD Sociology, or co-supervised in the Department include:

• Sociology
• Social Anthropology
• Science Technology and Innovation
• Security, Conflict and Justice
• Social Statistics

If you aren’t sure which pathway your research fits with please get in touch:  once we have your application we can help align your research proposal with the pathways.

 The application process:

• Applicants should initially contact Rachel Verrall (spgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk, 01524 594178) to register their interest in applying and request an application form. This application form must be submitted to Rachel by email by 28th January 2013.
• Please forward Rachel a copy of your draft research proposal. The 2 page PhD proposal should outline the topic of the doctoral research, key research questions, and the proposed methodology. Prospective supervisors of applicants will help applicants shape this proposal. This proposal should be 2 sides of A4 in length (excluding references).
• Staff will help applicants identify suitable doctoral supervisors within the Department, however we encourage applicants to make contact with potential supervisors as soon as possible.
• Applicants for the studentships need to apply to the University via the online system. This can be a lengthy process, so candidates should start the application process as early as possible and applications should be submitted by 14th January 2013. Those applying for 1+3 must submit a 2013 MA application and a 2014 PhD application.

Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Studentships

The department is hoping to be able to offer AHRC studentships for MA and PhD students. Details will be available in early 2013.

The full AHRC awards for 2012/13 included a fee waiver and maintenance award of £13,590 (Doctoral) and £9,490 (Masters). Doctoral awards will be made for three years, subject to satisfactory progress. * Details of the provision and funding offered by the AHRC are available on the AHRC website.
* Subject to AHRC Spending Review update.
 (please see AHRC for information on student eligibility)
Eligibility:
UK and EU students resident in the UK for 3 years (full award)
EU students not resident in the UK for 3 years (fees only)

Faculty Studentships (fees only)

The department is able to offer the following fees-only studentships in October 2013:

• 1+3 (MA + PhD), UK/EU students
• PhD, UK/EU students
• MA, Overseas students (x2)

Further studentships for Overseas and EU/UK applicants may become available later in the year. Any eligible applicant with a pending or accepted application will be sent the details if they become available.

Applications for these studentships will be accepted from January 2013. Recipients will need to meet their general living expenses themselves.

Funded PhD Studentship: Liveable Cities (Sociology)

Lancaster University is looking to recruit a university funded PhD to work on the EPSRC Programme Grant Liveable Cities, Transforming the Engineering of Cities for Global and Societal Wellbeing.

The studentship is available to UK/EU students and subject to eligibility and covers the payment of tuition fees and a tax free yearly stipend of £13,590.

Further information and details on how to apply can be found on the Liveable Cities webpage, or by contacting Claire Coulton, Liveable Cities Project Administrator, 01524 510818, c.coulton2@lancaster.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 24th February 2013.

Other University funding opportunities

For details of other departmental and university funding opportunities, please visit the University postgraduate funding web pages and Faculty Studentships, Scholarships and Bursaries information.

Other opportunities

UK students

Information about funding opportunities for UK students, including Professional & Career Development Loans and Government Funding, is available from the Student Based Services website. These include:

• The Learning & Skills Council operates a Professional & Career Development Loans scheme. Applicants can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year's relevant unpaid practical work).
• Possible sources of Government Funding include Disabled Student's Allowance, Tax Credits, and (for UK part-time students) Government (state) benefits such as housing benefit, income support and council tax benefit.

International students

A number of funding opportunities are available for international students through the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Department for International Development.

Undergraduate Teaching

Most graduate students at Lancaster do a certain amount of undergraduate teaching during their study, paid at a generous hourly rate.

Further Information

If you require further information about fees and funding, please contact Rachel Verrall at:

Sociology Postgraduate Admissions
Dept of Sociology
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YT

Tel: + 44 (0)1524 593148

E-mail: spgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk

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