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The is the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. At any one time, the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.

The University of Sheffield is part of the - a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, York, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, Bradford and Manchester Metropolitan University - and offers a range of ESRC Postgraduate Scholarships.

The White Rose DTP awards a number of Pathway (Including two Interdisciplinary Research awards and two Stuart Hall Foundation awards for Black British students), Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM), and Advanced Data Analytics (ADA) awards through a central competition. Funding is also awarded via supervisor-led Collaborative Awards. 

The ESRC White Rose DTP has issued the call for nominations for 2026 entry.  Please refer to the for information about the call for nominations and the award schemes available.

ESRC White Rose DTP Pathway, Advanced Quantitative Methods, and Advanced Data Analytics awards

The University of Sheffield application portal for the ESRC White Rose DTP Pathway, Advanced Quantitative Methods and Advanced Data Analytics awards for 2026 is open.

All the awards cover:

• tuition fees
• an annual, tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard UK research rate (£20,780 in 2025/26)
• access to Research Training Support Grant funds to support conference and other expenses

Students may apply for additional funding to support overseas fieldwork, language training and overseas institutional visits.

Applicants must hold at least a UK 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent (a lower classification can be accepted with additional qualifications, for example, a Master's degree).

Applicants applying for a +3.5 award must demonstrate that they have already completed the full research training requirements, either through a Master's Social Science Research degree or equivalent experience.

Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University's English Language requirements.

Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Sheffield whilst in receipt of the Studentship (except for time spent on agreed fieldwork).

UK/Home and International (including EU) applicants are eligible to apply for the awards. Further details about the ESRC’s residency requirements can be found on the .

How to apply

Applications for ESRC WRDTP Pathway, AQM and ADA awards are submitted through the University's Postgraduate Online Application system. 

ESRC funding commences on 1st October each academic year. Applicants wishing to apply for an ESRC WRDTP studentship must select a start date of 1st October 2026. This will enable you to gain access to an additional Scholarships portal of the online application form which includes an attachment to the ESRC WRDTP application. 

The WRDTP application should be downloaded as a Word document and then uploaded into the online portal once completed. All relevant sections of the form need to be completed and submitted by the deadline. 

Please ensure that you observe the word limits for each field. Where any field exceeds the word count, the applicant will be excluded from the competition. The word count is strictly enforced, with no lee way and the WRDTP will reject over-length applications outright. 

The WRDTP application should only be accessed via the online portal as it is the most up to date version of the form. Forms from prior application rounds must not be recycled.

ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Awards

Selected projects will be advertised from February 2026.

Further information

If you have any queries about the ESRC White Rose DTP Scholarships, please see the or email pgr-scholarships@sheffield.ac.uk.

For more information about scholarships in general, please visit our Scholarships FAQ page.