Social Mobility Student Research Hub

Please read this document before applying: Student Research Associate role descriptionLink opens in a new window

This programme will start in December, after a face-to-face launch and run for approximately six months. Hours may vary depending on individuals' commitments. However, we anticipate you will need to spend an average of about three hours per week on this project (up to approximately 70 hours in total).

You can view more information about this year's programme by viewing the slides here.

You should prepare the content of the application below in advance in order to complete the online application outlining your research proposal. The application cannot be saved so please keep a copy on word separately to avoid losing your work.

Please note that with the exception of Sanctuary Scholars, this ‘widening participation’ opportunity applies only to UK students who are classified as ‘Home’ students for tuition fee purposes. As a UK student, you must meet one or more widening participation criteria to be considered eligible (e.g. you were eligible for Free School Meals, you are in receipt of a Bursary or other means tested financial support, you spent time in local authority care). You must be a current undergraduate or postgraduate taught student to be eligible to apply. Please see the 'student research associate role description' via the link above to read the full list of eligibility.

Applications for the programme are now open and should be completed by the closing date of Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 11.55pm. Please note that this is an absolute deadline and we will not be able to accept any further applications beyond this date.

The applications will be assessed by the reviewers and successful applicants will be invited to attend a 30 minute interview. Invitations to interview will be sent via e-mail by Thursday 27th November 2025. Interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 1st December 2025.

You can view previous projects on our webpages found here. We welcome resubmissions from students who have applied to, but have been unsuccessful in previous years. If you would like feedback from a previous application, please contact us at socialmobilityhub@warwick.ac.uk. We also welcome previous Social Mobility Student Research Hub researchers to reapply if they would like to participate again.

If you have any questions relating to the programme, your eligibility or your application, please contact us at socialmobilityhub@warwick.ac.uk.

Please review the dates below as attendance is a compulsory part of the programme.

Dates for your diary	Event type	Notes
10th December 2025	Introductory Workshop & Ethics training	Introductions, meet your mentors and ethics training.
21st January 2026	Ethics workshop 2	Workshop 2 will finalise the ethics submission for your project.
28th January 2026	Deadline for research ethics approval	During December and January, you will work with your mentor to gain ethics approval for your project. You should have full approval from the SMSRH team by this date for data collection to commence.
25th February 2026	Workshop 3	Progress review; data collection and data analysis session.
11th May 2026	Project Output submission	Project output submission is due. Your output can take the form of a written report, video, podcast, poster or zine.

Full name

Uni ID

Email address (Warwick email preferred)

Confirm email address

Mobile phone number:

Home postcode (not term time postcode)

Degree programme:

Year of Study:

Type of study: You must be an undergraduate or postgraduate taught student to take part in the programme

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Other

Yes

Do you receive any bursaries or scholarships if so list them here:

State school

Grammar school

Independent school (scholarship)

Independent school (no scholarship)

Other

Masters (taught)

Masters (research)

PhD

1. Working title of research project (we understand this may change)

2. Briefly describe your reasons for applying to the project and why you want to commit (100 words max).

3. What is your research project – Explain your project to a non-expert audience (max 300 words)

4. How do you plan to carry out your project. Please include brief description of the data collection method(s) you intend to use (max 300 words)

5. How does your project fit in to the themes of the Social Mobility Research Hub

6. What are the ethical considerations of your project if any (max 100 words)

We require a reference as part of your application. Please write the name and contact details of your reference here (normally a personal tutor):

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