Scholarship Description: The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is offering 6 ESRC funded postdoctoral fellowships, to be based at one their partner institutions.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) Scheme is aimed at those in the immediately postdoctoral stage of their career, to provide the opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, their networks, and their research and professional skills.
Available Subject: Fellowships are awarded to study any of the subjects offered by the university.
Scholarship Benefits: The total cost for each fellowship can include the following:
- Fellow’s salary costs
- Indirect costs
- Estate costs
- Up to £10,000 of other costs (to include costs such as mentoring costs, travel and subsistence, conference attendance, training, and fieldwork, for example).
- No other costs are permitted. Each proposal will need to show these figures like 100% of full Economic Cost (FEC) and the ESRC will meet 80% FEC on the proposals submitted.
Number of Scholarships: Six fellowships are available.
Eligible Nationalities: Fellowships are available for International students.
Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Application Procedure
- Download the Stage 1 Application form
- Fill in the form with support from your Mentor
- Register with GrubHub
- Submit your Stage 1 Application to SGSSS by 3 December 2018