Are you ready to become a world-changer?

At the University of Southampton, impact is at the heart of our research agenda. If you share our drive to turn new knowledge into meaningful change, a Social Impact Scholarship could help make it happen.

Meet our research students

Our social impact researchers are innovators and problem-solvers who are turning their ideas into societal benefit. Their Southampton PhD opens doors, connecting them with the organisations and networks through which real change happens.

  • Meet Rezia

    ¸£Àû×ÅƬ out how Rezia’s practice-based investigation of heritage and self has opened up a global creative and cultural network. (3 minutes)

  • Healthy people and inclusive communities

  • Sustainable environments and technologies

  • Creative economies and cultural futures

  • Policy governance and societal systems

Social impact scholarship

Ready to discover more?

What this scholarship offers

  • your UK fees, covered in full
  • a tax-free allowance of over £20,000 each year for 3.5 years to help with living costs
  • an annual training and support grant of £1,200 to support your development as a researcher
  • opportunities for public engagement, policy influence and collaboration with civic partners
  • dedicated training and placements from Public Policy Southampton
  • peer support, networking opportunities and inspiration from our vibrant, inclusive research community

 

We welcome applications that have the potential to benefit communities, influence policy or address social challenges. This includes research fields such as health and wellbeing, education, youth, economy and employment, engineering, infrastructure and technology, arts, culture and heritage, governance, law and social inclusion, environment and sustainability.