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SENSS ESRC POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Application Deadline:  Wednesday 24 January 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

University ofEast Anglia is  delighted to offer 1+3 (Masters and PhD) studentships in the social sciences through the SeNSS ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership. Please note that SeNSS-funded 1+3 students can only undertake Masters courses currently approved by SeNSS.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nationality: UK Fees and International Fees paying students

Number Available Per Year: SeNSS award over 40 studentships each year.

Course: Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research SeNSS Eligible Masters courses and PhDs

​SeNSS studentship holders would be expected to give up any other funding

Applications for a place to study for a PhD (and Master’s, if required) must be submitted to UEA using the University of East Anglia online application form by Wednesday 24 January 2024.

A separate application to SENSS for studentship funding must be made by midday on Friday 9 February 2024 via the SENSS online application platform. Your supervisor’s supporting statement must also be completed and submitted by this deadline.

To apply, you will need a PhD research proposal and the support of a UEA PhD supervisor. Assistance with this is available through the support team or UEA SeNSS pathway leads. Early contact with supervisors is encouraged so that there is plenty of time to perfect the research proposal ahead of the winter application deadlines. Please note that SeNSS-funded 1+3 students can only undertake Masters courses currently approved by SeNSS.

BENEFIT:

These Economic and Social Research Council studentships will cover your tuition fees and pay you a stipend, as well as access to funds to support your proposed research and training. Additional funds are available for students needing additional support with their studies because of a disability or long-term health condition.

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UNITED NATIONS GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 1 March 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations, now in its 62nd year. Over the past six decades, the GSP has trained over 3,000 young people from more than 110 countries on all continents. This intensive two-week summer seminar provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations and “International Geneva” through first-hand observations, lectures, research, and networking.

ELIGIBILITY:

This Programme is open to currently enrolled graduate students, who are between 22 and 32 years of age, are not employed full time, and are fluent in both written and spoken English. The application process will be open from 11 December 2023 until 1 March 2024. Only complete applications submitted before the deadline will be considered.

In selecting participants, the Selection Committee will consider academic qualifications of the applicants, their extracurricular activities and achievements, relevant professional experience, languages spoken, as well as the applicants’ motivation, while trying to ensure fair gender and regional balance. All candidates will be informed of the results on 1 April 2024 and are thus kindly asked not to inquire about their application status until then. All decisions by the Selection Committee are final.

BENEFIT:

Programme participation is free of charge. Participants will have to cover their own expenses of visa, travel, board and lodging in Geneva. The United Nations Office at Geneva is in no position to provide scholarships or arrange for sponsorships.

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