ESRC postgraduate studentships in the School of Education, University of Leeds.

Deadline for applications is 5 February 2016

Two ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre studentships for PhD study are available at the School of Education, University of Leeds, for a 2016/17 start.

To be eligible for a scholarship, you

· must be a UK citizen (fees + maintenance grant of c. £14000) or an EU citizen (fees only). The mode of study is 1+3 (i.e. one year research MA + 3 years doctoral study) or +3 (3 years doctoral study), depending on your academic background.

· must have a strong academic background

· must submit a high quality research proposal on the scholarship application form

· must have already applied for a place for PhD study in the School BY 31 DECEMBER 2015

To apply for PhD study we advise you to contact a potential supervisor or supervisors to discuss your idea. Information about the Language Education team and our research and supervision interests can be found on our staff pages at http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/research/language-education/

Applications for study at Leeds can be made on line at the following website:

http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/postgraduates/research-postgraduates/phd

Click on How to Apply, where you will also find information about preparing your research proposal.

The link to the ESRC studentship application is http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk/

(search for ESRC WR DTC Studentships)

For further information about the ESRC studentship please contact Sue Haines:

Sue Haines

Student Recruitment and Marketing

School of Education

University of Leeds

Hillary Place

Leeds LS2 9JT