Amanda Firth
4 months ago
This scholarship has expired. You can find similar scholarships from the section below or browse our scholarships listing pages.
Fee Waiver Scholarship
PhD Opportunity in Public Health, Maternity Care, and Housing Conditions for Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Women The University of Huddersfield in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Nursing
Funding
Fee waiver scholarship with tuition fees covered. No stipend amount or additional living-cost funding is mentioned.
Deadline
Expired
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of Huddersfield

How do I apply for this?
Sign in for free to reveal details, requirements, and source links.
Meet Kite AI
Suggested scholarships
Keywords
About this position
PhD opportunity at The University of Huddersfield in the UK on housing conditions, public health, maternity care, and health inequalities. The project, Ref: HHS-2026-16, is supervised by Amanda Firth and Prof Philip Brown.
The research topic is: “The Impact of Housing Conditions on the Health and Healthcare Engagement of Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Women During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood in the UK.” It focuses on how temporary, overcrowded, or poor-quality accommodation affects physical and mental health, safety, access to maternity and primary care, and engagement with healthcare services.
The PhD will use qualitative and participatory methods and aims to capture perspectives from women and families as well as midwives and maternity professionals. The work is intended to inform policy, maternity services, and public health interventions supporting asylum-seeking and refugee mothers and babies.
Funding: Fee waiver scholarship; tuition fees are covered. No stipend is mentioned.
Eligibility/fit: Strong interest in public health, maternity research, migration, refugee health, housing, and healthcare access is relevant. The post does not specify a required degree classification or language waiver.
Deadline: 19 June 2026.
How to apply: Submit an application through the provided link. For informal enquiries, contact [email protected].
Funding details
Fee waiver scholarship with tuition fees covered. No stipend amount or additional living-cost funding is mentioned.
What's required
Applicants should be interested in public health, maternity care, migration, health inequalities, and qualitative or participatory research methods. The project is suitable for candidates able to investigate the health and healthcare engagement of asylum-seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood. No specific degree classification, language test, or prior experience is stated in the post.
Ask ApplyKite AI
Professors

How do I apply for this?
Sign in for free to reveal details, requirements, and source links.