Extra Time Award

This scholarship is funded by the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Government to research the Scottish FA’s Extra Time programme for a three-year PhD project.

Key facts

Fee status

England, Wales, NI, Republic of Ireland, Scotland

Your country/region

UK and ROI

Level

Postgraduate (research)

Number of awards

1

Value of awards

£75,000 (covering stipend plus fees in full for three years)

Deadline

Deadline for the current round of applications has passed. We're waiting on funding confirmation for the next round.

This scholarship is funded by the Scottish Football Association through a grant provided by the Scottish Government to research the Scottish FA’s Extra Time programme for a three-year PhD project.

Information about this scholarship is also available on findaphd.com.

Eligibility and availability

Eligible for PhD study (usually has Master’s degree or equivalent with a sizeable social science component).

UK fees only will be covered.

This specific PhD competition only.

Study commences in Autumn 2024.

Student will be expected to attend on-campus meetings and commit to being on campus for a significant amount of the week.

How to apply

Applicants must be able to demonstrate an interest in the sector and potential and enthusiasm for developing skills more widely in related areas. Applicants will need to have interpersonal skills to develop positive working relationships with supervisors and stakeholders. It is essential to have effective verbal and written communication skills. Applicants should demonstrate that they can work to deadlines, prepare, and deliver presentations and write high quality research papers.

Applicants should submit via email a curriculum vitae (no more than 2 pages), a sample of writing, a brief letter outlining their qualification for the studentship, transcripts of undergraduate and master’s qualifications, and two academic references to Professor Michael Roy (email: michael.roy1@stir.ac.uk) by no later than 5pm on 17th May 2024. Please ensure the subject line of your email appears as ‘Scottish FA support for Extra Time PhD project application.

In conjunction with the above application process, the successful candidate will also be required to complete a PhD Management and Organisation application and have their offer in place in good time for an autumn 2024 start date.