Applications and further information
Students wanting to apply for a DHPA should contact individual recipient universities, using the contact points provided, rather than sending applications to EPSRC or RCUK.
Application procedures will vary between universities, and each university will have its own processes and deadlines. However, in general, most universities will expect students to apply for (and subsequently secure) a PhD place at the university, before being considered for DHPA funding.
Applicants should note the following: Each sponsor will be provided with information about their DHPA scholars and the projects that they are carrying out, and may wish to enter into correspondence with them. Some sponsors may also wish to contact scholars who have been awarded DHPAs prior to the commencement of their PhD studies. To allow this to happen, universities have been asked to forward the details of students who have accepted DHPAs directly to the relevant sponsors (with copies to EPSRC), as soon as these details are known. Potential applicants should be aware that applying for DHPA funding means that their contact details will be sent directly to sponsors if their application is successful.
Any DHPA updates will be posted on the DHPA homepage. For general enquiries about DHPAs, please contact: studentships@epsrc.ac.uk