ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship Proposals

This is a formal call for proposals for Collaborative Studentships to be funded under the second iteration of the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

Departments forming part of the MGS2 ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership are invited to submit proposals for Collaborative Studentships to start in October 2025. The lead supervisor applying for the studentship must be based in an accredited DTP training pathway at the institution where the studentship will be hosted, and the project must involve a formal collaboration with an external non-academic partner organisation.

Please ensure that you read the Guidance Notes for Academic Applicants for Collaborative and Strategic Joint Studentships prior to applying.

Academics wishing to submit a Collaborative Studentship proposal should do so using the Collaborative Studentship 2025 Application FormLink opens in a new window . Prior to submitting this form, each member of the university-based supervisory team (not colleagues at collaborating organisations) should complete the MGS EDI form to assist the DTP with equal opportunities monitoring.

Proposals should be submitted as an email attachment with ‘ESRC DTP Collaborative Application’ in the subject line to the ESRC DTP office: esrcdtp at warwick dot ac dot uk by the deadline Tuesday 12^th November 2024.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship Proposals

This is a formal call for proposals for Joint Studentships to be funded under the second iteration of the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

Departments forming part of the MGS2 ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership are invited to submit proposals for Strategic Joint Studentships to start in October 2025. The lead supervisor applying for the studentship must be based in an accredited DTP training pathway at the institution where the studentship will be hosted but should have a second supervisor based at another MGS institution (Aston, Birmingham, De Montfort, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Nottingham Trent and Warwick). Please note that the second supervisor in another MGS institution can be drawn from outside the DTP pathways, but the main supervisor at the institution where the studentship will be hosted must be based in an accredited DTP training pathway.

Please ensure that you read the Guidance Notes for Academic Applicants for Collaborative and Strategic Joint StudentshipsLink opens in a new window prior to applying.

Academics wishing to submit a Strategic Joint Studentship proposal should do so using the Joint Studentship 2025 Application FormLink opens in a new window . Prior to submitting this form, each member of the supervisory team should complete the MGS EDI form to assist the DTP with equal opportunities monitoring.

Proposals should be submitted as an email attachment with ‘ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Application’ in the subject line to the ESRC DTP office: esrcdtp at warwick dot ac dot uk by the deadline Tuesday 12^th November 2024.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Timeline

• August 2024 - call opened
• 12 November 2023 - call deadline
• December 2023 - institutional shortlisting
• January 2024 - final awarding decisions made by MGS2 Management Committee and all applicants informed of outcomes
• February - March 2024 - advertising and recruitment
• April 2024 - student nominations reviewed by Management Committee and decisions confirmed with recruiting academics