{"id":5879,"date":"2025-11-04T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/?p=5879"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:25:23","slug":"phd-funding-opportunities-for-law-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/2025\/11\/04\/phd-funding-opportunities-for-law-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD funding opportunities for Law applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>&nbsp;The <strong>China Scholarship Council Studentships<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5727\">https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5727<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current first year PhD students may apply (those starting September 2025 onwards), provided they are eligible in accordance with CSC scheme rules, but priority will be given to new applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadline for submissions is <strong>Monday 1 December 2025 at 12 noon GMT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong>&nbsp;The <strong>ESRC SWDTP Studentships &#8211; 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<strong>Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences PhD Studentships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp; <strong>Home<\/strong>&nbsp;(UK) tuition fees: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5723\">https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5723<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp; <strong>Global Majority<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Home (UK) tuition fees: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5725\">https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5725<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp; <strong>International<\/strong>&nbsp;tuition fees: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5724\">https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5724<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong>&nbsp;for submissions is <strong>Monday 23 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong>&nbsp;The <strong>Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities PhD Studentships<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 University of Exeter Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5726\">https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/study\/funding\/award\/?id=5726<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research must be in the area(s) of <strong>history<\/strong>, <strong>literature<\/strong>&nbsp;or <strong>languages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong>&nbsp;for submissions is <strong>Monday 23 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application deadlines vary from December 2025 to February 2026. 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