Please complete the form below in order to complete your application for a Midlands Graduate School ESRC PhD studentship starting in October 2023. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 24th January 2023 (23:59 GMT). This online application form cannot be saved and must be completed in one go. Therefore, in order to help you complete the online form, applicants may find it useful to download a copy of the application form available here. This copy of the form includes both Section 1 and Section 2.
No personally identifying information will be collected in Section 2, which is the section that will be sent to reviewers along with the documents that you are required to upload in Question 14. We only require your ID number so that DTP administrative staff are able to link up both Sections of your application in their records.
1: The University, School/Department in which you intend to study and your intended programme of research
2: Qualifications
Date PhD started; Qualification type; Qualification subject; Awarding Institution; and Mode of study Full-time or Part-time
3: Previous Research Methods and Core Skills Training
Please outline any previous Research Methods and Core Skills Training you have undertaken as part of a Masters.
You should give details of the composition of your Masters course by listing modules you have (or will have) undertaken. You must provide sufficient information for us to assess whether the Masters course contained the requisite training in Research Methods and Core Discipline Skills to prepare you for an ESRC-funded research degree.
Notes:
The ESRC expects all DTP researchers to be trained in the following areas:
Module title & short description; Grade (if available); Credits
Please refer to the Guidance Notes for detailed information about which scheme you should apply for.
4: Professional Experience that is relevant to this application
Date From (mm/yy) and Date To (mm/yy); Full-time or Part-time; Employer/Organisation (including location); Status and responsibilities
5: Other Experience and/or Awards
6: Project Details
Please attach your research proposal as a Word Document. This should be a maximum of 1,000 words, no smaller than Arial font 11 (you may include an additional 1 side of A4 for references and figures only). You must state the project details word count at the top of your ‘Project Details’ attachment. If your research proposal exceeds the word limit it will be cut off at 1,000 words prior to being sent for review. Please do not include your name or any other identifying details in your research proposal.
The case for support should include:
1+3 programme applicants need to give an indicative answer as your research interests will develop further during the year of your Masters training. We are not looking for a refined research proposal with full methodological details at this stage, but an indication of your probable research area, an indicative topic and a case for why this is important. You should show how this will build towards a PhD. +3 and +3.5 programme applicants should give a provisional thesis title/topic, explain the context of the research, its aims and objectives and its potential research outcomes. Students should give a description of their proposed research topic including the questions or hypotheses to be addressed, the methods to be used, the sources to be consulted and a brief timetable covering the period of study. Details of field work should be included in the timetable. If you have already begun your doctoral study, please remember to refer to the research you have undertaken to date. Your research proposal should be attached at the end of this online application under Question 14. Uploading Supervisor Supporting Statement and other Documentation
7: Personal Statement
8: Details of Project Partners and Collaborators
If your project is likely to involve collaboration with an external partner please provide details below and include:
Only complete this section if applicable. (Maximum 200 words)
9: Overseas Fieldwork
10: Language Training
11: Ethical and Intellectual Property Issues
12: Please enter the names and contact details (email addresses) of the referees you have listed in your application to the University of Birmingham and confirm the following:
For applicants who are yet to commence their PhD study:
For applicants who are already on their PhD programme:
14: Uploading Supervisor Supporting Statement and other Documentation
In addition to uploading your 'Project Details' as outlined in Question 6 please also upload:
Project Details Supporting Statement (as outlined in Question 6)
You must ensure that you complete all relevant sections of the application form and upload all relevant documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
15: How did you find out about us?
The University of Warwick will use the data provided in this application form for the purpose of assessing your application and eligibility for the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Studentship. This data will not be shared or disclosed to any third parties external to the University of Warwick except a limited number of administrators and academics across the 6 institutions that form part of the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP (Universities of: Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham) who will use this data for the purposes of assessing your application and eligibility only. If successful in your application, the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP will also use this data for the purposes of administering your studentship. By submitting this application you understand that this data will be processed and used by the University of Warwick and the Universities of: Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham for the purposes outlined above and will be kept for the lifetime of the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership. For further information regarding: how your information is held, including how we maintain the security of your information, your rights to access information we hold about you, how to update us on any changes to your details or to withdraw your consent for your data to be used for the purposes outlines above then please contact: esrcdtp@warwick.ac.uk
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