Funding

Studentship Awards commence in October 2025 and will cover your tuition fees as well as a maintenance grant (currently £19,237 p.a. for 2025/26 for full-time students, updated each year); and includes access to an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG), though an element of this latter fund may be ‘pooled’ and require separate applications. There are other opportunities and benefits available to studentship holders, including an overseas fieldwork allowance (if applicable), internship opportunities, overseas institutional visits and other small grants.

For further information, please visit out dedicated webpage. 

The Department of International Politics is pleased to invite applications for AberDoc PhD scholarships for 2024 entry. 

Those awarded an AberDoc Scholarship will receive a grant for up to three years which will cover their tuition fees (up to the UK (Home) rate of £4,712 per annum*).  A maintenance allowance of approximately £18,622 per annum* and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £1000 per annum*) will also be provided. Scholarships commence in September 2024. 

EU and International students must cover the difference between UK tuition fees and the EU/International tuition fees from their scholarship. However, there will be 3 additional President's Scholarships, which fund this difference in tuition fees. These will be awarded to the three highest ranked EU or International candidates in the AberDoc competition. 

For all enquiries, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Jan Ruzicka (jlr@aber.ac.uk).

The deadline for AberDoc applications is 12 January 2024.

*Value of award is subject to confirmation for 2024-2025.

Further information on how to apply. 

Further information on AberDoc

Aberystwyth University is one of a number of institutions in the South, West & Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) and has successfully secured funding for PhD scholarships in the arts and humanities, including International Politics research compatible with SWW aims, especially under the SWW DTP thematic research environments of 'Polities, Policies and Values' and 'Conflict and Post-Conflict'. Students successful in obtaining SWW funding will be able to benefit from cross-university supervision and other training available at more than one university within the DPT. 

To find out how to apply for SWW funding and for further information, including subject areas, please see SWW DTP website.

For all enquiries, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Andrew Davenport (acd11@aber.ac.uk)

How to Apply

Applications for PhD study can be made on-line or alternatively, forms can be downloaded and printed. Please see the Postgraduate Admissions Office website for full details. A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words, two letters of reference and academic transcripts are also required. There are no separate application forms at the initial stages for funding.

Please note: there are different deadlines for applications to the AberDoc competition and the ESRC and AHRC competitions. Please ensure that your application is submitted, complete, before the relevant deadline.