Health and Social Care: Welsh Government PhD: Business Management: Intensive Learning Academy (ILA) Innovation in Health and Social Care Scholarship (RS668)

Funding providers: Welsh Government

Subject areas: Innovation in Health and Social Care 

Project start date: 

• 1 October 2024 

Project supervisors:

• To be confirmed at shortlisting stage

Aligned programme of study: PhD 

Mode of study: Full-time (Method B)

Project description: 

ALL-WALES INTENSIVE LEARNING ACADEMY FOR INNOVATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 

The All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health and Social Care has been developed to deliver a world-class learning, research and teaching base that will equip leaders with the confidence, skills and capability to realise innovation in health & care and wellbeing. 

Supported by Welsh Government, the Academy has been developed to support innovation, from the incremental to transformative across Health & Social Care. Involving public, private and third sectors through a case-based learning and practice approach, drawing upon front-line activities of groups such as the NHS Innovation Leads through to international knowledge and expertise of international partners and networks.  

The All-Wales Academy for Innovation in Health and Social Care welcomes applications for Postgraduate Research Study from individuals working for Health and Social Care in Wales. Organisational support for professional learners is required, including consideration of how the research activity and output related to the policy and/or practice. Topics can relate to any aspect of innovation which focus on delivering against the Priorities of a Healthier Wales. Applications will be selected on the basis of this contribution, and against the eligibility criteria listed below.

Applicants for the PhD must hold an Masters degree from an approved university.  

All applicants will be contacted by two representatives of the programme leadership team (normally including the programme director) and will be expected to demonstrate the drive and intellectual ability to undertake the research programme.

English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Full details of our English Language policy, including certificate time validity, can be found here. As well as academic qualifications, Admissions decisions may be based on other factors, including (but not limited to): the standard of the research synopsis/proposal, performance at interview, intensity of competition for limited places, and relevant professional experience. 

If you have any questions regarding your academic or fee eligibility based on the above, please email pgrscholarships@swansea.ac.uk with the web-link to the scholarship(s) you are interested in. 

This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees.

The scholarship is funded by Welsh Government and is available to professional learners employed in Wales, working within the following:  

• NHS Wales  
• Local Authority Social Services in Wales 
• Social Care Organisations in Wales 
• Third Sector organisations in Wales 

To apply, please complete your application online with the following information:

1. Course choice – please select Business Management / PhD / Full-time / 3 Year / October

   In the event you have already applied for the above programme previously, the application system may issue a warning notice and prevent application, in this event, please email pgrscholarships@swansea.ac.uk where staff will be happy to assist you in submitting your application.

2. Start year – please select 2024
3. Funding (page 8) –

• ‘Are you funding your studies yourself?’ – please select No
• ‘Name of Individual or organisation providing funds for study’ – please enter ‘RS668 - Health and Social Care’

*It is the responsibility of the applicant to list the above information accurately when applying, please note that applications received without the above information listed will not be considered for the scholarship award.

One application is required per individual Swansea University led research scholarship award; applications cannot be considered listing multiple Swansea University led research scholarship awards.

We encourage you to complete the following to support our commitment to providing an environment free of discrimination and celebrating diversity at Swansea University: 

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Monitoring Form (online form) 

As part of your online application, you MUST upload the following documents (please do not send these via e-mail). We strongly advise you to provide the listed supporting documents by the advertised application closing date. Please note that your application may not be considered without the documents listed:

• CV
• Degree certificates and transcripts  
• Two references  
• Research Proposal 
• Industrial Supervisor CV Method B form
• Email or signed letter from their external supervisor stating they are happy to form part of the supervisory team. 
• PhD Scholarship Form - July 2024 
• Evidence of meeting English Language requirement (if applicable). 
• Copy of UK resident visa (if applicable) 

Informal enquiries are welcome, please contact IHSCAcademy (IHSCAcademy@swansea.ac.uk).

*External Partner Application Data Sharing – Please note that as part of the scholarship application selection process, application data sharing may occur with external partners outside of the University, when joint/co- funding of a scholarship project is applicable.