Collaborative and Strategic Joint Studentships

In addition to our pathway-specific studentships, the Midlands Graduate School DTP will offer a number of Collaborative Studentships involving research or other activities with external public, private or third sector organisations. As part of the Midlands Graduate School, we also offer a number of Strategic Joint ESRC DTP Studentships. Students will be fully registered and hosted at one of the Midlands Graduate School institutions, but will have a second supervisor at another MGS institution.

Applications for Collaborative and Strategic Joint studentships for October 2026 entry are now closed. Some further opportunities may become available over the coming weeks and details will be presented below.

For information on supervisor-led opportunities for entry in October 2026, please refer to the email you will have received from the pathway contact at your institution.

Collaborative Studentships

In order to apply for one of the advertised collaborative studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship Application form (there is a separate link for each project, available below), and ensure that you upload all application material as part of the online application process.

Additionally please read the Collaborative Guidance Notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicants  before completing the application form.

University	Training Pathway	Collaborating Organisation	Research Topic (including link to advertisement)	Application Deadline (23:59 BST unless otherwise stated) and link
University of Birmingam	Management & Business Studies	UKHSA	Misinformation, Trust, and Vaccine Uptake: Theory and Evidence from the UKLink opens in a new window	Sunday 7 June 2026 Application linkLink opens in a new window
De Montfort University	Health & Wellbeing	These Hands Academy	Deteriorating Unnoticed in Digital Health: Inequality and the Human Dimensions of Telehealth in Care HomesLink opens in a new window	Monday 25 May 2026 (17:00 BST) Application linkLink opens in a new window
Loughborough University	Education	IDEMS International	Improving Students' Transition to University Mathematics in Low Resource EnvironmentsLink opens in a new window	Sunday 31 May 2026 Application linkLink opens in a new window

Strategic Joint Studentships

In order to apply for one of the advertised strategic joint studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship Application form (there is a separate link for each project, available below), and ensure that you upload all application material as part of the online application process.

Additionally please read the Strategic Joint Guidance Notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicants  before completing the application form.

University (where the student will be registered)	Training Pathway	Joint University	Research Topic (including link to advertisement)	Application Deadline (23:59 BST unless otherwise stated) and link
Aston University	Health and Wellbeing	University of Birmingham	Longitudinal prediction of children's health and wellbeing outcomes from early years assessmentsLink opens in a new window	Sunday 31 May 2026 Application linkLink opens in a new window

Project-Linked Studentships

There are no Project-Linked studentships currently available.