As part of a major expansion in research activity the University has made available University Research Scholarships.
These scholarships are for strategic recruitment to important areas of research within the University. Fee waivers available to University research scholars are 15%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The decision will be made by the individual Schools and may be awarded to applicants whose proposal addresses one of the strategic research aims.
To apply please complete the online application form, marking it clearly with fee-waiver scholarship application.
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for University of Huddersfield graduates
PhD fee waiver opportunities in the School of Education and Professional Development
The School has a well-established research culture and is keen to recruit high quality full-time PhD candidates in its areas of special expertise. To this end we offer a maximum of 3 full-fee waivers for full-time PhD candidates per academic year. The criteria on which these are awarded are:
- Excellence of candidates evidenced through previous academic achievements (eg 1st class honours degree; distinction at Master’s level) together with quality of proposal;
- The topic must be in an area identified by one of our leading researchers, and that researcher must be able and willing to act as first supervisor;
- The application (research proposal) must be viewed and deemed worthy of support by the Director of Graduate Education and another leading researcher in addition to the potential supervisor / sponsor.
Please contact the individual professors if you want to discuss any possible application.
The cultural, class and identity factors that contribute to literacy and numeracy difficulties experienced by adults and the forms of education and learning that are most effective in empowering individuals and communities experiencing educational disadvantage.
An investigation of the factors that encourage or prevent access to higher education for, and retention of, educationally disadvantaged adults.
An analysis of how international policy discourses on inequalities impact on UK national and local policies for adult education and lifelong learning.
The changing nature of post-compulsory education, particularly staff and student experiences of vocational education and training – either historically or in contemporary settings.
Young people’s transitions into adulthood, especially their experiences of education and work. I am particularly interested in those wishing to research the lives of young people classified as NEET or at risk of becoming NEET, or those of those engaged in provision designed to prepare marginalised youth for the world of work.
Youth, extremism and education - how and why young people become attracted towards extremist groups and ideologies, the role of education and educators in preventing and countering extremism, the Prevent strategy.
Youth people, ethnic segregation and community cohesion – young peoples’ experiences of ethnic identity and ethnic tensions, the role of education and educators in addressing ethnic tensions and contributing to community cohesion, policy approaches to cohesion and integration.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme
At the University of Huddersfield, we’re passionate about research; seeking to solve the problems and answer the questions posed by industry, science and society. To help us make this difference, we seek the very best Huddersfield graduates to participate in our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme, which gives those selected access to a full tuition fee waiver on their research degree.
Details
Our Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme provides a full fee waiver on either full-time or part-time research degrees, meaning the recipient will not be charged tuition fees for their research degree. This waiver applies to eligible research degrees starting from September 2020 and is open to home, EU and international candidates.
Eligibility criteria
Our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme is a competitive application process and to be eligible you must have achieved one of the following:
- A first class honours degree - A distinction at taught Master’s
or
- Have been recommended on the basis of your Master’s by Research by your supervisor and academic school
and
- Have graduated from the University of Huddersfield in the last three years. If you are due to graduate in the current academic year, then any offer will be conditional on your degree outcome
General
- Our Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme is available for research undertaken on either a full-time or part-time basis.
- Research degrees include the following awards; PhD, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Enterprise (EntD), Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Master of Arts by Research, Master of Science by Research and Master of Enterprise.
- Our Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme is available for the standard registration period only; for doctoral awards this will be either 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time and for Master’s by Research awards this will be either 1 year full time or 2 years part time. The fee waiver will not apply to any research undertaken outside of this standard registration period, including any write up period.
- The University of Huddersfield reserves the right to vary or withdraw the waiver at any point in future academic years.
If you have any queries or require further information please contact study@hud.ac.uk
How to apply?
To apply, complete our online research degree application form. Please make clear on your application that you wish to be considered for our Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme.
Applications must be submitted as follows to be considered for our Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme:
Research start date
Application deadline
September 2020
02 July 2020*
January 2021
23 October 2020
April 2021
29 January 2021
September 2021
04 June 2021
*please note that the deadline for the School of Music, Humanities and Media is 04 June 2020.
Selection process
All eligible candidates will be subject to interview as part of the selection process. This will be arranged by the relevant academic school.
