Funding Opportunities
This page collects various funding opportunities available to PhD applicants. Those interested in applying for these funding schemes should, in the first instance, contact Chris Colvin.
Queen’s Management School PhD Scholarships 2022
Queen’s Management School is making an open call for full-time 3-year PhD scholarship applications, commencing October 2022. We invite interested parties to submit applications that are aligned to the research interests of members of the school, including those based at Queen's University Centre for Economic History.
Available scholarships provide funding covering three years of annual tuition fees for either UK/EU (£4,407 per year) or International applicants (£16,950 per year) and living costs/stipend on a full-time basis valued at £46,827 over three years.
Eligibility:
Admissions onto the Queen’s Management School PhD programme typically require a UK 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) and a UK Masters degree in a relevant discipline with a final result of at least 60% (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University). International students wishing to apply, and for whom English is not their first language, must demonstrate proficiency in English to benefit fully from their programme of study or research. An IETLS score of 7.0 overall, with no less than a 6.0 in any component, is required.
PhD supervision:
Queen’s Management School will only accept applications where there exists sufficient research expertise to ensure proper supervision of students. In the first instance, applicants must identify potential supervisors from the School and make informal contact. Academic staff at the School will be able to tell you whether they have sufficient expertise to supervise your topic and whether a fuller application is worthwhile. Applications that are not supported by a supervisor will not be considered. A list of faculty potentially willing to supervise applicants in economic history is available here. Please get in contact with Chris Colvin for assistance in finding a supervisory match.
Application process:
Apply using our online Postgraduate Applications Portal and follow the step-by-step instructions. Applications to the scholarship must include a one-page cover letter detailing their suitability for the PhD programme at Queen's Management School, and a research proposal of no more than three pages and one page of references.
Key dates:
Available scholarships provide funding covering three years of annual tuition fees for either UK/EU (£4,407 per year) or International applicants (£16,950 per year) and living costs/stipend on a full-time basis valued at £46,827 over three years.
Eligibility:
Admissions onto the Queen’s Management School PhD programme typically require a UK 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) and a UK Masters degree in a relevant discipline with a final result of at least 60% (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University). International students wishing to apply, and for whom English is not their first language, must demonstrate proficiency in English to benefit fully from their programme of study or research. An IETLS score of 7.0 overall, with no less than a 6.0 in any component, is required.
PhD supervision:
Queen’s Management School will only accept applications where there exists sufficient research expertise to ensure proper supervision of students. In the first instance, applicants must identify potential supervisors from the School and make informal contact. Academic staff at the School will be able to tell you whether they have sufficient expertise to supervise your topic and whether a fuller application is worthwhile. Applications that are not supported by a supervisor will not be considered. A list of faculty potentially willing to supervise applicants in economic history is available here. Please get in contact with Chris Colvin for assistance in finding a supervisory match.
Application process:
Apply using our online Postgraduate Applications Portal and follow the step-by-step instructions. Applications to the scholarship must include a one-page cover letter detailing their suitability for the PhD programme at Queen's Management School, and a research proposal of no more than three pages and one page of references.
Key dates:
- The deadline for applications is 29 April 2022.
- Decisions on successful applications will be communicated no later than June 2022.
Credit where credit is due: Understanding the impact of product innovation in British banking
How did banks “learn” from the experience e.g. develop strategies to deal with risk, informational asymmetries and competition? What impact did credit provision have on business and society? What explains changes in the financing preferences over time and by location? How did the prevailing political/economic structure interact with banking service delivery?
This PhD project will examine credit innovation within Britain. We are open to proposals for any time-period (historical or modern), with the only stipulation that the primary focus is on credit innovation within banking. While we have framed the project around the cash credit, we are open to the PhD examining alternative cases of innovation.
The successful applicant will be based at Ulster University's new Belfast campus in the Cathedral Quarter. In addition, they can be a research student affiliate of Queen's University Centre for Economic History, and thus able to participate in the Centre's programme of events.
Key dates:
Further information:
This PhD project will examine credit innovation within Britain. We are open to proposals for any time-period (historical or modern), with the only stipulation that the primary focus is on credit innovation within banking. While we have framed the project around the cash credit, we are open to the PhD examining alternative cases of innovation.
The successful applicant will be based at Ulster University's new Belfast campus in the Cathedral Quarter. In addition, they can be a research student affiliate of Queen's University Centre for Economic History, and thus able to participate in the Centre's programme of events.
Key dates:
- Submission deadline: Monday 28 February 2022
- Interview date: mid March 2022
- Preferred student start date: mid September 2022
Further information:
- Please contact Stuart Henderson for more information about this position.
- A dedicated website about this project is available here.
Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership
The Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP) is a collaborative enterprise between seven universities across Northern Ireland and the North East of England. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, with support from the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland (DfENI). NINE DTP has a dedicated Economic and Social History Pathway, which is a collaboration between Queen's, Newcaste and Durham unversities.
The most important part of the application is a 2,000-word research proposal outlining the programme of research which you intend to pursue during your scholarship. Please get in touch with the contact person at your intended home institution to discuss potential research avenues, and to identify a suitable supervisory team, before applying.
To qualify for a 1+3 scholarship, applicants applying for a studentship must hold or be predicted a First or a good Upper Second Class undergraduate degree in the social sciences, or have relevant comparable experience. To qualify for a +3 scholarship, applicants must additionally hold a good Master's degree with a sufficient research training element in a relevant discipline.
Key dates:
Further information:
Please visit the dedicated ESRC NINE DTP website for more details about eligibility and the application process.
The most important part of the application is a 2,000-word research proposal outlining the programme of research which you intend to pursue during your scholarship. Please get in touch with the contact person at your intended home institution to discuss potential research avenues, and to identify a suitable supervisory team, before applying.
To qualify for a 1+3 scholarship, applicants applying for a studentship must hold or be predicted a First or a good Upper Second Class undergraduate degree in the social sciences, or have relevant comparable experience. To qualify for a +3 scholarship, applicants must additionally hold a good Master's degree with a sufficient research training element in a relevant discipline.
Key dates:
- 18 October 2021: Competition opens
- 21 January 2022: Application Deadline (all candidate applications must be submitted to departments in advance of this date to be considered for ESRC DTP funding)
- 11 February 2022: Pathway Deadline (all departments must submit their selected applicants to the relevant pathway in advance of this deadline)
- 25 February 2022: Nomination Deadline (all pathways must submit their final nominations to the Studentship Committee in advance of this deadline)
- March: Studentship Committee (the Studentship Committee will meet in late March; candidates will be informed of the outcome of the competition shortly thereafter)
Further information:
Please visit the dedicated ESRC NINE DTP website for more details about eligibility and the application process.