Social Care PhD Studentship Scheme now open

Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the 2023 round of the Social Care PhD Studentship Scheme is now open. 

These awards fund talented individuals to undertake research and study leading to a PhD and support capacity building in social care research in Wales.  

PhD projects funded through these awards should provide robust evidence that addresses the social care needs of service users, carers and the wider population, and/or the organisation and delivery of efficient and effective social care services in Wales.

While applications will be welcome from across social care research, for the 2023 call, Health and Care Research Wales will particularly welcome applications that:

• align with the social care elements of the wellbeing objectives in the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government 2021-2026
• address the social care-related challenges set out in A Healthier Wales, the Welsh Government’s strategy for health and social care
• address health and social care issues related to equality, diversity and inclusion in the context of Programme for Government or A Healthier Wales

Applications must come from the proposed supervisor, who is defined as the applicant to this scheme. There is no need for a student to have been identified at the application stage.  

The application window opened on Thursday 12 January 2023 and will close at 16:00 on Thursday 9 March 2023.

You can find out more on our funding schemes pages.