Energy Industry Doctorate Programme

Energy Industry Doctorate Programme 2021 - 2023

ETP are delighted to announce that our successful Energy Industry Doctorate Programme is back open and accepting applications. Thanks to continued funding from the Scottish Government, the programme will continue to deliver highly skilled researchers into the workforce in support of the energy transition.

Round 4 Call Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday 31 August 2023

You can download the application from and notes for guidance here.
If you have not submitted a Draft of the application in advance of the deadline, please note this is not a barrier to submitting a full application. Applicants can submit a full application until 12 noon 31 August 2023. ETP will also accept draft applications for feedback until 12 noon 31 July 2023.

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Assessment

On submitting an EoI one of ETP's BDMs will be in touch to discuss a full project application. The Full application is then sumbmitted to ETP. Project applications will be assessed by ETP and CENSIS after the closing date of 31 October 2023. The results will be communicated to companies around the end of November 2023.

Application Information

Each studentship must have two supervisors from different ETP universities.
Studentships are funded on 1/3 1/3 1/3 model: up to £30k from ETP, remainder split between host university and industrial partner.
Industrial partner can be any size, any location

This phase of the PhD programme will bring the overall number of co-funded energy industry doctorates across all themes to 151 since it started in 2010. This next phase of the ETP Energy Industry Doctorate Programme will comprise 4 calls, spread out over 9-month intervals.

Round	Open	Deadline
Call 1	16/03/2021	11/06/2021
Call 2	30/11/2021	28/02/2022
Call 3	31/08/2022	30/11/2022
Call 4	01/04/2023	31/08/2023

Round 4 Call Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday 31 August 2023

You can download the application from and notes for guidance here.
If you have not submitted a Draft of the application in advance of the deadline, please note this is not a barrier to submitting a full application. Applicants can submit a full application until 12 noon 31 August 2023. ETP will also accept draft applications for feedback until 12 noon 31 July 2023.

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Resources for download

You can download information on the process

Frequently Asked Questions

Call 4 Information Webinar Presentation

Application Form

Round 4 Call - Information Webinar

Join ETP on Thursday 1 June at 10:05am for an Information webinar to answer any questions about the application process for the Energy Industry Doctorate Programme.

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