ESRC White Rose Social Science DTP scholarships
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. At any one time, the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.
The University of Sheffield is part of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership - a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, Bradford and Manchester Metropolitan University - and offers a range of ESRC Postgraduate Scholarships.
The White Rose DTP awards a number of Pathway (Including two Interdisciplinary Research awards and two Stuart Hall Foundation awards for Black British students), Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM), and Advanced Data Analytics (ADA) awards through a central competition. Funding is also awarded via supervisor-led Collaborative Awards.
ESRC White Rose DTP Pathway, Advanced Quantitative Methods, and Advanced Data Analytics awards
Applications for the ESRC White Rose DTP Pathway, Advanced Quantitative Methods and Advanced Data Analytics awards for 2025 entry are now open.
Please refer to the ESRC White Rose DTP webpages for information about the award schemes.
All the awards cover:
- tuition fees
- an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK research rate (£19,237 in 2024/25)
- access to Research Training Support Grant funds to support conference and other expenses
Students may apply for additional funding to support overseas fieldwork, language training and overseas institutional visits.
Applicants must hold at least a UK 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent (a lower classification can be accepted with additional qualifications, for example, a Master's degree).
Applicants applying for a +3.5 award must demonstrate that they have already completed the full research training requirements, either through a Master's Social Science Research degree or equivalent experience.
Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University's English Language requirements.
Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Sheffield whilst in receipt of the Studentship (except for time spent on agreed fieldwork).
UK/Home and International (including EU) applicants are eligible to apply for the awards. Further details about the ESRC’s residency requirements can be found on the ESRC website.
How to apply
Applications for ESRC WRDTP Pathway, AQM and ADA awards are submitted through the University's Postgraduate Online Application system.
ESRC funding commences on 1st October each academic year. By selecting a start date of 1st October 2025, you will gain access to an additional Scholarships portal of the online application form which includes an attachment to the ESRC WRDTP application. The WRDTP application should be downloaded as a Word document and then uploaded into the online portal once completed. All sections of the form need to be completed and submitted by the deadline. The WRDTP application should only be accessed via the online portal as it is the most up to date version of the form. Forms from prior application rounds must not be recycled.
The White Rose DTP application deadline is Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 17:00 GMT.
Some Schools have earlier internal deadlines by which they need to have received your application. Please ensure that you have consulted your School so you are aware of their deadline.
ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Awards
Currently closed.
Further information
If you have any queries about the ESRC White Rose DTP Scholarships, please see the DTP website or email pgr-scholarships@sheffield.ac.uk.
For more information about scholarships in general, please visit our Scholarships FAQ page.