Five Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships with Keele’s Sustainable Rural Futures Programme (SURF)
Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships – Keele University (SURF Programme) Keele University is offering five Leverhulme-funded PhD scholarships through its Sustainable Rural Futures (SURF) Programme, designed to train the next generation of interdisciplinary rural researchers. Applications are open for student-proposed PhD projects that address real challenges facing UK rural communities and align with SURF’s research themes and values. Deadline: 23 March 2026 Interviews: 30 April – 1 May 2026 Who Can Apply: Applicants from a wide range of disciplines including ecology, economics, environmental science, geography, law, politics, psychology, history, sustainability, and more. Project Requirements: Proposals should: Tackle a current challenge in UK rural communities Be community-led and more-than-human in approach Align with at least two themes: Landscape, Land Use, Lifestyle, and Livelihood Applicants should outline their research aims, methods, training needs, ...