ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 and 1+3 Studentships: Psychology Ref: 1096
About the award
The College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Exeter is pleased to be offering ESRC 1+3 or +3 studentships in the South West Doctoral Training Centre. We are inviting applications for up to 2 ESRC studentships in the area of Psychology for 2013/14 entry.
We strongly recommend that applicants identify a potential supervisor sufficiently early in the process to enable discussion of potential research projects and time to liaise over development of a research proposal before submitting an application. Supervisors can be identified from the following research groups:
Psychology
- Clinical Research Group
- Cognition Research Group
- Social, Environmental and Organisational Research Group
Academic entry requirements:
For the 1+3 programme candidates must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class UK Honours degree, or the equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK, in a social science discipline. Candidates for the +3 programme must, in addition, have (or expect to complete by September 2013) a Masters degree in a social science discipline with appropriate research training.
For the 1+3 studentships in Psychology you would register for either the MSc Psychological Research Methods or the MSc Social and Organisational Psychology (Streatham Campus, Exeter) in year 1, followed by the MPhil/PhD Psychology at the Streatham Campus, Exeter.
For the +3 studentships you would register for the MPhil/PhD Psychology at the Streatham Campus, Exeter.
Value of award and residency entry requirements:
The studentship will cover a stipend at the standard Research Council rate (currently £13,590 per annum for 2012-2013), a contribution towards research costs and tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for students who meet the residency requirements outlined by the ESRC (see http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/looking-for-funding/eligibility.aspx) for up to three years for +3 candidates, and up to four years for 1+3 candidates. Students from EU countries who do not meet the residency requirements may still be eligible for a fees-only award.
Summary
| Application deadline: | 14th February 2013 |
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| Value: | £13,590 plus UK/EU tuition fees for eligible students |
| Duration of award: | per year |
| Contact: CLES Postgraduate Research Team | cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk |
How to apply
Please upload the following documents to the studentship application form - Click here to apply
- CV
- Covering letter (outlining your academic interests, prior research experience and reasons for wishing to undertake the project).
- 2,000 word research proposal, confirming the potential supervisor and identifying the general question(s) the research will address, how this extends upon previous work in that field and studies you plan to conduct.
- Transcript(s) giving full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained (this should be an interim transcript if you are still studying)
- 2 references (if your referees prefer, they can email the reference direct to cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk)
If you have any general enquiries about the application process please email cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1392 725150/723706/723310.
Informal enquiries can be made to cles-studentships@exeter.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is midnight Thursday 14 February 2013.
