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White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP)
White Rose funded PhD scholarships at Sheffield Hallam University, starting in October 2027
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Do I qualify 9 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- Social sciences research within the ESRC's remit
- At least one of the WRDTP's seven Thematic Interdisciplinary Training Pathways
- institution Sheffield Institute of Education (SIoE), Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), School of …
- degree At least a UK upper second-class honours degree or equivalent
- Not open to: enrolment Applicants who have already commenced a PhD
- admission An offer for a PhD place in an eligible school or department
- Reside within a reasonable travel time of the registered Research Organisation
- Not open to: Remote, online or distance-learning PhD programmes
+1 more requirements
- language Evidence of English language ability to the required minimum level, if English is not the applicant's first l…
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes 3 ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- For the +3.5 award, completion of the full social sciences research methods training requirements at masters level
Preferences and flexible criteria (8)
- International students
- An own project idea aligned with the Education, Childhood and Youth pathway
- degree For the +3.5 programme, a social science master's degree and 60 or more credits or equivalent of master's-lev…
- degree For the +3.75 programme, a social science master's degree without core research training
- degree For the 1+3.5 programme, no social sciences master's degree
- language Recent academic IELTS meeting the relevant entry requirements, awarded within the two years preceding the doc…
- language A UK Master's degree at merit or above, obtained within the two years preceding the doctoral programme start date
- language Countries on the UKVI list exempt from language entry requirements
Not open to: Applicants who have already commenced a PhD; Remote, online or distance-learning PhD programmes
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
- Fields of study
- Education, Social sciences
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- A full studentship provides tuition fees, a PhD stipend at the standard Sheffield Hallam rate (GBP 22,152 a year full-time in 2025/26) and a research training support grant where eligible.
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
What I need English test waiver possible
- English requirement
- English test waiver possible
- In-person requirements
- Required in-person study/placement/event
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How to apply
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- Contact Dr Lisa McGrath to discuss your research interests and potential supervisor fit. Required Email for this step: l.mcgrath@shu.ac.uk
- Submit a working research proposal using the WRDTP Studentship Application Form, including the project details in Section 2, “About Your Project”; the university asks applicants to submit the proposal in the first instance. Required Email for this step: l.mcgrath@shu.ac.uk
- Submit a formal Sheffield Hallam PhD application online using the application page for your chosen full-time or part-time study mode. Include the required documents listed below; incomplete applications will not be considered. Required
- If shortlisted, attend an interview. Sheffield Hallam hopes to hold interviews in the first or second week of December 2026. Required
- If your PhD-place application is successful and your application is selected among the strongest, Sheffield Hallam will nominate you to the WRDTP for the ESRC studentship competition; applicants do not submit the scholarship application directly to the WRDTP. Required
- If your application progresses to the WRDTP second stage, provide the additional paperwork when the further instructions are provided to applicants. Required
- Deadline
- 13 November 2026
- Deadline timezone
- GMT
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- Full-time and part-time study are available.
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