The University of Southampton and 3 other universities make up the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP). This collaboration is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
This studentship provides funding for a wide range of disciplinary pathways for the following awards:
- 1-year MSc and 3.5 years PhD
- 3.5 years PhD
- 4.5 years Interdisciplinary award
- 4.5 years Integrated PhD in Economics, Education or Gerontology at Southampton
For more information about masters programmes under each eligible pathway, please contact the pathway leads for more information.
This funding pays for a Research-in-Practice placement, your tuition fees and a stipend (living allowance) of up to £19,237, tax free. As part of this award there are additional funding opportunities to support your research.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship you must have an offer to study for a masters degree or PhD in one of the following disciplinary pathways:
- business and management
- criminology
- demography
- economics
- education
- gerontology
- human geography
- linguistics
- politics and international relations
- psychology
- science and technology studies
- social science methods for health research
- social policy
- Social Statistics
- sociolegal studies
- sociology
Residency requirement
SCDTP accepts applications from UK and International students.
UK students must meet one of the following:
- be a UK national
- have settled or pre-settled status
- have indefinite leave to remain or enter
If you don't meet these criteria you are classed as an International student. To comply with visa condtions, international students can only apply for full-time courses. The SCDTP does not provide any funds to cover visa costs. You can find more visa information from The Student Hub and the SCDTP.
Deadline to apply
You must apply by 5pm on Friday 17 January 2025.
How we award scholarships
This is a competitive process - not all applications will be successful.
There are 4 stages to the shortlisting process:
- Eligibility: we check your application to make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
- Applications: we review your research degree and funding applications, to gain a complete picture of your academic qualifications and your motivations for undertaking a PhD.
- Interview: if you're invited for interview, we'll provide details when we contact you.
- SCDTP Selection Committee: we review nominated applications from each disciplinary pathway.
The decision of the scholarship panel is final.
Conditions of the SCDTP scholarship
Find out about the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) conditions and view the ESRC postgraduate funding guide.
How to apply
Before applying, you should read our guidance on How to Apply for a Research Degree.
- Find a potential PhD supervisor and create your own PhD proposal
- Apply for your chosen PhD course using the links under Programme application links
- Apply for the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership studentship
Programme application links
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
- PhD Geography SCDTP full-time
- PhD Geography SCDTP part-time
- PhD Health Sciences SCDTP full-time
- PhD Health Sciences SCDTP part-time
- PhD Psychology SCDTP full-time
- PhD Psychology SCDTP part-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
- PhD Economics SCDTP full-time
- PhD Economics SCDTP part-time
- PhD Education SCDTP full-time
- PhD Education SCDTP part-time
- PhD Gerontology SCDTP full-time
- PhD Gerontology SCDTP part-time
- PhD Politics SCDTP full-time
- PhD Politics SCDTP part-time
- PhD Social Statistics and Demography SCDTP full-time
- PhD Social Statistics and Demography SCDTP part-time
- PhD Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology SCDTP full-time
- PhD Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology SCDTP part-time
- PhD Management SCDTP full-time
- PhD Management SCDTP part-time
- PhD Law SCDTP full-time
- PhD Law SCDTP part-time
- Integrated PhD in Economics SCDTP full-time
- Integrated PhD in Education SCDTP full-time
- Integrated PhD in Education SCDTP part-time
- Integrated PhD in Gerontology SCDTP full-time
- Integrated PhD in Gerontology SCDTP part-time
If your application is successful we will contact you in April 2025.
Contact us
If you have any questions, email scdtp@soton.ac.uk