School of Sociology and Social Policy welcomes the recommissioning of the new ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions over the next five years.
ESRC will fund 15 Doctoral Training Partnerships across the whole of the UK. They will cover the breadth of social sciences, as well as areas of interdisciplinary research.
This is a significant investment, and one that sends a clear message about the importance of the postgraduate research community and the WRDTP’s proven track-record in supporting postgraduate researchers to realise their academic and professional aspirations.
Professor Felicity Matthews, Director of the WRDTP
The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP)
White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership consists of the Universities of Sheffield, York, Leeds, Sheffield Hallam, Manchester Metropolitan, Bradford and Hull. Professor Luke Windsor, Dean of the University of Leeds Doctoral College said,
We are delighted to be able to continue our work to advance doctoral education across the White Rose consortium. Our continued membership of the White Rose DTP aligns with our approach to research and training, which is defined by interdisciplinarity, collaboration within and beyond higher education, and policy engagement.
In the next competition, using match-funding, the WRDTP will award up to:
- 32 x Pathway (including 2 x Interdisciplinary Research Awards and 2 x Stuart Hall Foundation awards)
- 7 x Collaborative Awards
- 2 x Advanced Quantitative Methods Awards
- 2 x Advanced Data Analytics Awards
Studentships At The University of Leeds
As one of the seven partner universities in the WRDTP, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations to the first tranche of WRDTP2 social sciences studentship funding. Funding for Cohort 1 will be available for doctoral research students commencing their studies in October 2024.
We very much welcome the news of the WRDTP’s recommissioning for another five years. As a partner in the White Rose consortium, the University of Leeds is committed to the delivery of world-class postgraduate training, development, and supervision in the social sciences.
Professor Jen Hendry, Director of the Graduate School in the Faculty of Social Sciences
For full information about the available studentships, please visit our dedicated webpage here.
