**Apologies for cross-posting. Please can you forward this to anyone interested in doing a human geography PhD **


The School of Geography at the University of Leeds has a number of PhD scholarships that are available for UK/EU and international applicants wishing to commence PhD studies in September 2013.

To learn more about the School of Geography, our research interests and PhD funding opportunities (including the deadlines for the various scholarships that we offer, eligibility and details of the application process) please see:

http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/study/phd.html


The PhD funding that the School of Geography currently has to offer includes:

1 x ESRC QUOTA STUDENTSHIP & ESRC ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS SCHOLARSHIPS 
Available through the ESRC's White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WR DTC) for students who wish to develop their own PhD topic on a theme that relates to the research interests of one of the School's 3 human geography research clusters: Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP); Cities and Social Justice and Citizenship and Belonging. Scholarships are available on either a 1+3 or +3 basis. In addition, the School can also nominate a candidate for one of the WR DTC's Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) scholarships. Deadline for applications: 1st February 2013.  


LEEDS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS (LIRS) - up to 9 available across the University
Available for international students who wish to conduct PhD research that relates to the research interests of any one of the School's research clusters: Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP); Cities and Social Justice; Citizenship and Belonging; Ecology and Global Change and River Basin Processes and Management. Deadline for applications: 21st January 2013.


UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS (URS) 
Available for UK/EU students who wish to conduct PhD research that relates to the research interests of any one of the School's research clusters: Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP); Cities and Social Justice; Citizenship and Belonging; Ecology and Global Change and River Basin Processes and Management. Deadline for Faculty of Environment applications: 22nd March 2013.


UOL/CHINESE SCHOLARSHIPS COUNCIL - up to 10 available across the University
For citizens and permanent residents (at the time of application) of the People's Republic of China who wish to conduct PhD research that relates to the research interests of any of the School's research clusters: Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP); Cities and Social Justice; Citizenship and Belonging; Ecology and Global Change and River Basin Processes and Management. Deadline for applications: 4th January 2013.


The School of Geography at the University of Leeds is one of the most innovative and successful geography departments in the UK. We seek to be at the forefront of internationally cutting-edge research, helping to tackle the major social, political and environmental challenges associated with global change. The School was ranked with the second highest research rating in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise with 70% of the School's research activity judged to be internationally leading or internationally excellent. Home to over 600 single honours undergraduate students, 70 Masters students and more than 70 research postgraduate students, the School is one of the UK's largest geography departments. With a large number of teaching, research, professional and support staff, the School is a lively, exciting and busy place and provides a very friendly, supportive and stimulating environment in which to study geography.


FURTHER DETAILS ON EACH SCHOLARSHIP (INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY, DEADLINES AND HOW TO APPLY) ARE AVAILABLE AT:
http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk/ 


Any questions about the above scholarships can be answered by Jacqui Manton (School of Geography's RPG Administrator). 
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Kind regards,

Nichola Wood (Deputy Research Postgraduate Tutor)



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Dr. Nichola Wood
Lecturer in Critical Human Geography

School of Geography
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom