The competition for pathway-specific ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership studentships commencing in October 2023 is now closed.

We will also be offering a number of Joint and Collaborative project-led studentships for October 2023 entry. Information on the different projects available and how to apply will published in early February 2023 on our Collaborative and Joint Studentships page.

The Midlands Graduate School DTP makes an annual award of a large number of studentships to outstanding applicants across the Social Sciences. The studentships are linked to disciplinary and inter-disciplinary training pathways, and some have a built-in element of collaboration.

A Masters is not a prerequisite for studying at the Midlands Graduate School DTP. Students are able to apply directly from undergraduate programmes and we ring-fence a number of studentship awards for students applying straight from an undergraduate degree. A range of training programmes is available based on an assessment of the applicant’s prior learning and training needs, including a 1+3 award option with a Masters continuing onto PhD study.

All studentships can be offered on a full or part time basis.

There are 17 training pathways available across the six universities in the DTP consortium. Not all pathways are available at all universities. You can use the lists below to browse pathways and institutions, or you can download a PDF grid summarising who offers each pathway .

If you are not sure which training pathway your proposed research project fits into please contact the pathway lead at the University you would like to study at.

For information on submitting an ESRC DTP scholarship application please visit our 'How to Apply' pagesLink opens in a new window. Please also check your eligibility by visiting our Eligibility Requirements pageLink opens in a new window to confirm whether you will be classed as a Home or International applicant under UKRI rules.

Browse by pathway Select a pathway title from the list below to find out which consortium partner offers programmes in that area.

Browse by partner Select a consortium partner from the list below to find out which pathways are offered at that university.

Applied Linguistics University of Birmingham University of Nottingham University of Warwick Area Studies Aston University University of Birmingham University of Nottingham Communication & Media University of Leicester Loughborough University Economic & Social History University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Nottingham University of Warwick Economics University of Birmingham University of Nottingham University of Warwick Education University of Birmingham Loughborough University University of Nottingham University of Warwick Health & Wellbeing and Mental Health & Wellbeing University of Birmingham (Health & Wellbeing only) University of Leicester (Health & Wellbeing only) University of Nottingham (Mental Health & Wellbeing only) University of Warwick (Health & Wellbeing only) Human Geography University of Birmingham University of Leicester Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Digital Society University of Nottingham (Digital Society only) University of Warwick (Interdisciplinary Methodologies only) Management & Business Studies and Finance Aston University University of Birmingham Loughborough University University of Nottingham University of Warwick Museum Studies University of Leicester Political Science & International Relations University of Birmingham University of Nottingham University of Warwick Psychology University of Birmingham University of Nottingham University of Warwick Social Policy and Social Work University of Birmingham Loughborough University (Social Policy only) University of Nottingham Socio-Legal Studies University of Birmingham University of Nottingham University of Warwick Sociology University of Nottingham University of Warwick Sport & Exercise Science University of Birmingham Loughborough University

Aston University Area Studies Management & Business Studies and Finance University of Birmingham Applied Linguistics Area Studies Economic & Social History Economics Education Health & Wellbeing Human Geography Management & Business Studies and Finance Political Science & International Relations Psychology Social Policy and Social Work Socio-Legal Studies Sport & Exercise Science University of Leicester Communication & Media Economic & Social History Health & Wellbeing Human Geography Museum Studies Loughborough University Communication & Media Education Management & Business Studies and Finance Social Policy Sport & Exercise Science University of Nottingham Applied Linguistics Area Studies Economic & Social History Economics Education Mental Health & Wellbeing Digital Society Management & Business Studies and Finance Political Science & International Relations Psychology Social Policy and Social Work Socio-Legal Studies Sociology University of Warwick Applied Linguistics Economic & Social History Economics Education Health & Wellbeing Interdisciplinary Methodologies Management & Business Studies and Finance Political Science & International Relations Psychology Socio-Legal Studies Sociology