Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the SGSSS are looking to fund up to four new PhD studentships, starting in October 2025. This research will provide new knowledge and insights to help advance the understanding of key skills issues from a Scottish perspective.
The purpose of this PhD scheme is to engage with the academic community to support the production of new, high-quality research focused on the Scottish labour market. The scheme is led by supervisors, and designed to:
Please read the competition guidance carefully, paying particular attention to the role of SDS in the recruitment process and project support.
To be eligible to be first supervisor in any SGSSS competition, supervisors must meet the criteria listed in our Supervisor Eligibility page.
Second supervisors may work within any of the SGSSS 16 partner HEIs. We encourage applicants to consider co-supervision with different universities across our network. You can find full information about the SGSSS partner universities online here.
Please submit an application via our application system, SGSSS Apply, by the application deadline of 23 October at 5 p.m.
We will announce details for our 23/24 competition Q&A session, soon!
SGSSS held a a Q& A overview session of the Skills Development Scotland Collaborative Competition on 4 September.
To review the presentation slides, visit this link.
To view the recording, visit this link.
Following up to our session, SDS has provided some examples of reports which provide information on research with young people.
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