Vice Chancellor’s Scholarships and Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships
School of Human and Health Sciences
In addition to our fully funded PhD studentships and scholarships with a specific focus, the School of Human and Health Sciences is offering a limited number of Vice Chancellor’s and Chancellor’s Anniversary scholarships comprising fee-waivers for MSc by Research and PhD for competitive application. For eligibility, please see the links above. Those applying to HHS for one of these scholarships should be prepared to contribute up to 270 hours of unpaid work per year (approx 6 hrs per week, or 3 hrs per week part-time) to the School which may include teaching assistance, related preparation and marking and research assistance.
Application is via the online application form.
Additional application notes
• Select either Master’s by Research or PhD (as relevant) on the application form in one of the following subjects: Psychology, Sociology, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Social work and Social Policy, Public Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Applied Health Sciences.
• Where the online application form asks about payment of fees select 'other' and state that you wish to be considered for the “Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship” or “Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarship” in the free text box and provide the name and reference number HHS_2023_CAS01 (Chancellor's Anniversary Scholarship) or HHS_2023_VCFW (Vice Chancellor's Scholarship). You can follow more detailed instructions in our Scholarship Application Funding and Fees Guidance document.
• Add a 200-word summary of the proposed research project at the beginning of the research proposal headed ‘Summary of Research Proposal for Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship / Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarship’.
• At the end of the research proposal please include a 300-word statement explaining the broader contribution that you would make to the School. This should include the contribution of your proposed research to the work of one of our research centres, and the qualities that you would bring to enable you to contribute to the teaching and research communities of the School (e.g. contributing to seminars, assisting with staff research, assisting with undergraduate teaching and marking).
• Discuss your proposed research with two members of academic staff who are prepared to supervise the project and name these on the application form. The supervisors should complete the Statement of Support for Supervision of a Scholarship 2023 form and submit this to HHSPhDApps@hud.ac.uk. Applicants are advised to remind potential supervisors to submit this by the applicable deadline, see below:
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Research start date
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Application deadline
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January 2024
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15 October 2023
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April 2024
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26 January 2024
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Sept/October 2024
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07 June 2024
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• Please also note that if applying for PhD based on your MSc by Research outcome, you will need to allow us to review the examiners’ comments on your MSc thesis.
General enquiries about scholarships and postgraduate research within the School of Human and Health Sciences should be directed to Prof Ann Caress or hhs-re@hud.ac.uk. Queries about the process of application should be directed to the postgraduate research admissions administrators at HHSPhDApps@hud.ac.uk.
