Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 May 2025
LOCATION: Scotland
The University of Glasgow will fund up to two studentships covering tuition fees and a stipend for up to five years to enable students to receive comprehensive MREs (pre-PhD) training and to subsequently undertake supervised independent research in a chosen field of economics, leading to a PhD. Funding is annually renewable and includes small teaching obligations starting from year 2.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, you must:
Hold an offer for the MRes Economics starting in September 2025.
For the list of eligible countries and programmes, check the program website.
Application Deadlines:
March 2025: First round of awards
Candidates who apply for the Economics MRes by Friday 1 March 2025 will be considered for the scholarship in the second half of March. Candidates will be informed of the outcome by email by Friday 29 March 2025. Those who are unsuccessful will not be considered again.
May 2025: Second round of awards
Candidates who apply for the Economics MREs by Wednesday, May 1, 2025, will be considered for the second round of the award for the remaining scholarships. Candidates will be informed of the outcome by email by Wednesday, 29 May 2025.
Late applications
Candidates who submit their applications after 1 May 2025 may be considered for an award if one becomes available.
There is a deadline of 1 July 2025 for international applicants. Candidates will be considered for an award if one becomes available.
There is a deadline of 1 August 2025 for home applicants. Candidates will be considered for an award if one becomes available.
For more information, contact: economics-mres@glasgow.ac.uk
Note: You are required to attend a 2-week introductory course in mathematical methods before commencing the MRes programme.
BENEFIT:
The scholarship will run for a maximum of 5 years. Each year’s funding is conditional on successful progression and acceptance into the PhD programme and includes:
tuition fees at the standard Home/EU or international rate
an annual bursary equivalent to the RCUK rate
during the 3 PhD years, there will be a research support grant of £750 per annum
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