Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships
Overview
Eligibility
The scheme is open to applications from any UK university.
A university may submit one application only.
Applications are not accepted from a group or consortium of universities.
Once a university has selected their preferred bid, they should provide the Trust with the principal applicant’s name, departmental affiliation and email address. Access will then be granted to the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System.
The Leverhulme Trust does not accept applications directly from graduates wishing to pursue doctoral study.
What the Trust offers
Each scholarship is for a fixed sum of £90,000 for each student for up to 48 months of full-time doctoral study. This covers:
- maintenance (at research council levels)
- tuition fees (at research council levels)
Any remaining funds are to be used for the Leverhulme Scholar’s research and training expenses.
While the scholarships may be held by students of all nationalities, the Trust has a particular interest in supporting UK or EU students.
Topics
The awards are offered in a subject area or thematic area that applicant universities have identified as a research priority.
The chosen area should be sufficiently broad to sustain 5 doctoral students in each of the 3 years of the grant, but it should also have a clear and coherent overarching thematic identity.
Assessment criteria
When considering applications for this scheme they will use the normal Leverhulme Trust assessment criteria to identify applications of outstanding merit which that fit with the particular values of the Trust. These general assessment criteria are set out in detail in Our approach to grant-making.
There are three additional criteria that are specific to the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships scheme:
- The strength of the case made by the applying university for the choice of subject area that has been identified as a priority for doctoral training at that institution. E.g:
- Does the chosen subject area support a research priority that is identified in the university’s strategic plan?
- Does it contribute to an existing area of research excellence? Or will it enable the university to innovate in a new field of research?
- How well the proposed scholarships fit within the applicant university’s current provision for doctoral training, and the extent to which the award would add value.
- The extent to which the scholarships will deliver a legacy for the university’s research in the chosen area, and how well this legacy will be sustained beyond the three years of a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships grant.
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