Study at Cardiff | Postgraduate

ESRC studentships

Cardiff University is the lead partner in the Economic and Social Research (ESRC) Wales Doctoral Training Centre. As an ESRC-accredited training centre, the Wales Doctoral Training Centre is awarding a number of research studentships to support doctoral research and training.

Each DTC has accredited pathways, onto which 4-year or 3-year studentships are awarded. Cardiff University's pathways are:

• Economics
  • Open Call: Labour economics; Macroeconomic Theory and Applications; Regional Economics (especially Wales); International Trade and Finance; Econometrics, Theory and Forecasting; Finance; Economic History
    Application deadline: 15 March 2013
• Empirical Studies in Law
• Environmental Planning
• Human Geography
  • Food and Sustainable City-Regions
    Application deadline: 1 March 2013
• Language Based Area Studies
  • Convergence and Divergence in Central and Eastern Europe
    Application deadline: 15 April 2013
• Linguistics
  • Open Call
    Application deadline: 15 April 2013
• Management and Business Studies
  • Open Call: Accounting and Finance; Economics; Human Resource Management; Logistics and Operations Management; Marketing and Strategy
    Application deadline: 15 March 2013
• Psychology
  • The ESRC particularly welcomes applicants in the areas of social, developmental, health and cognitive psychology, find out more.
    Application deadline: 15 March 2013
• Social Sciences
  • Open Call: Criminology, Education, Science and Technology Studies, Social Policy, Social Work and Social Care, Sociology
    Application deadline: 1 March 2013

"I have been fortunate in having secured ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funding for my Masters and subsequent PhD studies, which has allowed me to live very comfortably and to focus on studying rather than worrying about finances. My home school was very supportive throughout the funding application process, holding information sessions and workshops to deal with the paperwork."

Émilie Crossley
PhD Psychosocial Studies