ESRC
ESRC
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research and training in social and economic issues including issues of importance to business, the public sector and government. The ESRC is an independent organisation, established by Royal Charter, but it receives most of its funding from the Government. More information on the ESRC can be obtained from the ESRC website.
ESRC SCOTLAND DOCTORAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
The University of Glasgow is a member institution of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS), at the heart of the SGSSS is the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC DTP). By combining the expertise of sixteen universities across Scotland, SGSSS facilitates world-class PhD research. The DTP offers ESRC-accredited training in 15 discipline areas called "pathways". Each pathway involves collaboration across a number of Scottish universities to make sure the best expertise gets to the right students. View a list of pathways at the University of Glasgow. For information on the other institutions involved in the DTP, please see the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science website.
ESRC Studentships are available through these pathways or in collaboration with the Scottish Government and other partner organisations. Please see our ESRC applications website for further details and deadlines.
The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science awards approximately 60 ESRC-funded PhD studentships annually across the Student-led Open Competition and the Supervisor-led Steers and Collaborative Competitions.
Number of Scholarships
VariesEligible countries/regions
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo Democratic Republic of
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea North
- Korea South
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Eligible programmes
- Accounting & Finance[PhD]
- Advanced Quantitative Methods[PhD]
- Ageing, Health & Welfare[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- American Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Ancestral Studies[MRes]
- Animal Ecology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Applied Linguistics[PhD]
- Applied Photonics[EngD]
- Archaeology[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Autonomous Systems and Connectivity[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Biochemistry & Biotechnology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Biomedical Engineering[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Cancer Sciences[PhD/iPhD]
- Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- Cell Engineering[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Celtic & Gaelic[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Central & East European Studies[PhD]
- Chemistry[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Classics[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Clinical & Surgical Sciences[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- Comparative Literature[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Computing Science[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Creative Writing[DFA/MFA]
- Criminology[PhD/MRes]
- Dentistry (Community Oral Health & Oral Sciences)[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Diabetes, Renal, Endocrine & Metabolic Medicine[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- Doctorate in Education[EdD]
- Economic & Social History[PhD]
- Economics[PhD]
- Education[PhD/MPhil/MRes]
- Electronics & Nanoscale Engineering[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- English Language & Linguistics[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- English Literature[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Environmental Research[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Environmental Sciences[PhD/MSc (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
- Environmental Sustainability[PhD]
- Evolutionary Analysis[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Film & TV Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- French[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- General Practice & Primary Care[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Geology[PhD/MSc (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
- Geospatial Data Science[PhD]
- German[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Health and Social Policy[PhD]
- Hispanic Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- History[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- History of Art[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
- Human Geography[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Infection, Immunity & Inflammation[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- Infectious Disease[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Information Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Infrastructure & Environment[PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Interdisciplinary Studies[PhD/MPhil]
- Italian[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Law[PhD/LLM (Research)]
- Management[PhD]
- Mathematics[PhD/iPhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Media & Cultural Policy[PhD/MLitt/MPhil]
- Medical Education[PhD]
- Mental Health[PhD/iPhD]
- Microbiology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Modern Languages & Cultures[PhD/MRes]
- Molecular Genetics[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Molecular Pathology[PhD]
- Molecular Pharmacology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Music[PhD/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Neuroscience & Psychology[PhD/iPhD/MD]
- Nursing & Health Sciences[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Nutrition[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- Parasitology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Philosophy[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
- Philosophy & Psychology[PhD]
- Physics & Astronomy[PhD/EngD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Plant Science[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Politics & International Relations[PhD]
- Population & Ecosystems Health[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Precision Medicine[PhD/iPhD]
- Psychology
- Public Health[PhD/iPhD/MD]
- Scottish Literature[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Sensor & Imaging Systems[EngD]
- Slavonic Languages & Cultures[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Social & Public Health[PhD]
- Social Science & Health[PhD]
- Sociology[PhD]
- Statistics[PhD/iPhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Systems Biology[PhD/iPhD/MSc (Research)]
- Systems Power & Energy[PhD/EngD/MPhil/MSc (Research)]
- Text/Image Studies[PhD]
- Theatre Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes]
- Theology & Religious Studies[PhD/MPhil/MTh/MLitt (Research)/MRes]
- Tissue Regeneration & Cancer[MSc (Research)]
- Tourism Studies[PhD]
- Translation Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
- Urban Studies[PhD]
- Veterinary Medicine[PhD]
- Virology[PhD/iPhD/MD/MSc (Research)]
- War Studies[PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)]
How to apply
Please visit the webpages on https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/ourresearchenvironment/prs/esrc/ , which contain information for prospective and current students and staff and details about current scholarship application rounds.
If you have any questions after consulting the application procedure, please contact your prospective College’s Graduate School Office.
For more information contact: pgr@glasgow.ac.uk