PhD scholarships

Scholarship opportunities for 2027-28 entry

ESRC White Rose Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) studentships for 2027-28 entry

These PhD studentships are awarded to UK and international students wishing to start in October 2027. The competition provides the following opportunities:

WRDTP Pathway Awards

WRDTP Advanced Quantitative Methods Awards

WRDTP Advanced Data Analytics (ADA) awards

It is encouraged and expected that applicants will have contacted their proposed supervisor and discussed their research proposal well in advance of the below study application deadline. 

To be eligible to apply for a studentship you must first have a study offer (a PhD place). For this, you must apply for the PhD no later than Wednesday 4th January 2027. This deadline is for all documents to be finalised and submitted to the application portal. This is a strict deadline. Further guidance is available on the Management School webpage.

The WRDTP studentship application deadline is 20 January 2027, 17.00. This deadline is for all documents to be finalised and submitted to the application form. Details on how to submit your studentship application, including the application link can be found on the main University of Sheffield WRDTP scholarships webpage.

Management School PhD scholarship

Applications for the Management School studentships for 2027-28 entry have now closed. This page will be updated with future opportunities as the information becomes available.