Society and Ethics Doctoral Studentships

Purpose

This scheme enables scholars to undertake up to three years of full-time research on a topic related to the Society and Ethics programme, leading to a doctoral degree at a university in the UK, the Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country.

Strong preference is given to applicants intending to make a long-term academic career in the subject or area.

What’s included

Support is provided for up to three years and includes:

• the student's stipend
• a set amount to cover conference travel, research expenses and, where justified, the cost of overseas fieldwork
• all compulsory university and college fees.

Fees at the overseas rate will only be considered for applicants who are from low- or middle-income countries.

All students receiving a three-year award are expected to complete writing up and submit their theses in the final year of Wellcome Trust support.

Eligibility

Although it is not a prerequisite, applicants would normally be expected to hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a subject that is relevant to the aims of the Society and Ethics programme. Please contact the Trust if you have any doubt regarding your eligibility before completing the application form.

Your application must be sponsored by a senior member of the department, faculty or institute, or an Society and Ethics grantholder (current or former), who would supervise you if an award were made.

Applications must be submitted through the host institution.

Applications will not be considered from those who have already received support for their doctoral studies from another funding body or who are already registered for a research degree.

Unsuccessful applicants will normally not be allowed to resubmit in a subsequent year.

Prospective applicants should note that only a very small number of doctoral studentships are awarded each year and that competition for them is intense.

Application process

Please complete and submit a full application form via the Trust's eGrants online application system. A sample application form can also be downloaded/printed from eGrants.

(Note: select Society and Ethics from the 'Funding Area' drop-down menu, then Society and Ethics Doctoral Studentships from the 'Scheme Type' menu, then select Society and Ethics Doctoral Studentship form from the 'Scheme Name' drop-down menu.)

Deadlines

This is an annual competition.

• Full application deadline for 2013 is now closed (2 April). Next year’s application deadline will be 1 April 2014.
• Application review: approximately two months after the deadline

Contacts

Grants Management – Society and Ethics
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE, UK

T +44 (0)20 7611 8893
E se@wellcome.ac.uk