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South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc); Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
SEDarc ESRC Doctoral Studentship Competition 2027-2028 (South East Doctoral Training Arc)
Do I qualify 3 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- UK students, international students
- institution nomination by one of the six SEDarc institutions Exact current official rule
- Not open to: enrolment already commenced a PhD Exact current official rule
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- eligible to pay fees at the home fee rate Exact current official rule
- Black or Black British – Caribbean, Black or Black British – African, Other Black background, Asian or Asian … Exact current official rule
- home fee status for part-time study Exact current official rule
Not open to: already commenced a PhD
- Level of study
- PhD
- Fields of study
- Social sciences
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- ESRC-funded studentships consisting of UK home fees and a stipend (amount not stated on the competition page); award lengths of +3.5, +3.75 or 1+3.5 years including a placement. The page does not say that international fees are covered.
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- Kingston University; Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Kent; University of Reading; University of Surrey; University of Sussex
What I need Not listed here
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How to apply
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- Contact an administrator at your chosen SEDarc institution to ask about that institution’s application process and deadline. Required
- Complete the chosen institution’s institutional-stage process and obtain its nomination; nomination by one of the six SEDarc institutions is required to apply. Required
- Submit an application to SEDarc by its application deadline. Required
- Deadline
- 29 January 2027
- Deadline notes
- Applicants must first be nominated by one of the six SEDarc institutions; each institution has its own deadline and process for the institutional stage (not listed on the competition page), so contact the institution well before 29 January 2027.
- Deadline timezone
- GMT
- Application cycle
- 2027 application cycle
- Notes
- ESRC DTP studentship numbers may be revised following a mid-term review in 2026; allocations for the 2027 cohort are expected to be confirmed around January 2027.
Details to confirm
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