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DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY (DFE) STUDENTSHIPS

28 DfE studentships are being offered by The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences commencing October 2026.

These studentships will cover maintenance and fees for a maximum of three years.

Deadline for DfE studentships within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will be Tuesday 13 January 2026.

For full details on how to apply please visit - How to apply

For more details see our central DfE page

For further information regarding this, please contact the following staff in the relevant School or Institute to initiate the discussion: 

School of Arts, English and Languages

Contact: Nicola Holmes, Research and Postgraduate Administrator

Email: nicola.holmes@qub.ac.uk

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Contact: Angela Anderson, Research and Postgraduate Administrator,

Email: happresearch@qub.ac.uk  Tel: 028 9097 1362

School of Law

Contact: Heather Kinning, Research and Postgraduate Administrator,

Email: h.kinning@qub.ac.uk  Tel: 028 9097 3182

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Contact: Victoria Nesbitt, Research Administrator,

Email: sseswresearch@qub.ac.uk Tel: 028 9097 5941

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SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Each school will have details of the projects funded by DfE. 

After you have made contact with an academic member of staff and a suitable research project has been identified, please complete an application form on the Queen’s University Postgraduate Applications Portal

Please choose the code DFE26/AHSS26 into the section regarding funding. 

The Deadline for new applicants and for currently registered students to make their schools aware that they wish to be considered for a DfE funded scholarship is 13 January 2026.