Leverhulme Trust Announces 2023 Doctoral Scholarship Winners, Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Students

Leverhulme Trust Announces 2023 Doctoral Scholarship Winners, Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Students

(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust has unveiled the recipients of the 2023 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships, marking an increased commitment to the program. These scholarships enable universities to support up to 18 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholars in interdisciplinary research areas. This year, additional scholarship places were offered to support Black and low-income students in pursuing master’s and doctoral programs, along with up to three scholarships for international students. Consortia of two universities were also allowed to apply, broadening the scheme’s reach and the diversity of institutions supported. The Trust’s chairman, Niall FitzGerald, emphasized the aim to offer rewarding opportunities to talented students from diverse backgrounds, while Professor Anna Vignoles highlighted the potential for bold and innovative research to shape a better future. In this round, eleven grants were awarded, covering various doctoral scholarship programs across universities in the UK.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Feb-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — The Leverhulme Trust is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships. These awards enable universities to fund up to 18 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholars in an interdisciplinary priority research area.

This year, the Trust Board increased its commitment to the scheme. It offered additional scholarship places to support Black and low-income students to undertake a master’s plus doctoral programme and up to three scholarships in each award for international students. Applications were also accepted from consortia of a maximum of two universities to increase the reach of the scheme and the diversity of institutions the Trust funds.

Chairman of the Leverhulme Trust, Niall FitzGerald, said: ‘We want to offer richly rewarding, not to mention personal and society transforming careers to the best and brightest students, no matter their background or where they come from.’

Director of the Leverhulme Trust, Professor Anna Vignoles, said: ‘We are proud to offer these new opportunities to students whose research is often bold, innovative and edgy and has the potential to make our world of tomorrow a better place.’

In this round, eleven grants were awarded. The quality of the applications was exceptionally high, and selecting these eleven was correspondingly challenging.

The 2023 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programmes are detailed below:

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation
Professor John Rowan
University of Dundee

Sustainable Transitions in Governance, Ecological Management and Society – Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme
Dr Stephen Turner
University of Essex

The Leverhulme Programme for Doctoral Training in Ecological Data Science
Professor Colin Torney
University of Glasgow

Sustainable Rural Futures Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme
Professor Clare Holdsworth
Keele University

Leverhulme Space for Nature Doctoral Scholars
Professor Zoe Davies
University of Kent

Knowledge Orders before Modernity: a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme
Professor Julia Crick, King’s College London
Dr David Rundle, University of Kent

The Connected Waters Leverhulme Doctoral Programme
Professor Anne Robertson, Roehampton University
Dr Robert Grabowski, Cranfield University

Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub
Professor Bill Davies, University of Salford
Professor John Drever, Goldsmiths, University of London

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme for Interdisciplinary Resilience Studies
Dr Eli Lazarus
University of Southampton

Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics
Professor James Windmill
University of Strathclyde

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Network for AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility
Professor Sabine Braun
University of Surrey

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SOURCE:  Leverhulme Trust