Funding for PhD applicants is available from a range of sources on a competitive basis.
Follow the links in the table to find full details regarding eligibility, available finance, application methods and closing dates. Follow us on and to hear when we have added new studentship opportunities.
| Funding opportunity | Subject area |
Application deadline | Availability |
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| School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences |
17 February 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
| Politics | International Relations | 28 February 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
| University Sanctuary PhD Studentships | All disciplines | 28 February 2025 | Please check eligibility criteria |
| Mathematics | 28 February 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| School of Biological Science |
1 March 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
| Agriculture | Crop Science | Plant Sciences |
7 March 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| EPSRC Mathematics for our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training |
Mathematics |
9 March 2025 | Open to applicants worldwide |
| Mathematics |
9 March 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| Mathematics |
9 March 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
| Law |
17 March 2025 | Open to applicants worldwide | |
| Law | 17 March 2025 | Open to applicants worldwide | |
| Law | 19 March 2025 | Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Wilkie Calvert PhD Studentships (for part-time study) | All disciplines |
11 May 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Finance and Accounting | International Business & Strategy | Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation | Real Estate and Planning |
Open for applications, please check individual department websites for details |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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Apply for a loan of up to £29,390 for 2024/25 |
All disciplines Full or part-time study, including by Distance |
Ongoing | Open to UK nationals, Irish citizens and EU nationals settled under the EU settlement scheme |
| School of the Built Environment PhD Scholarships | Architecture | Built Environment | Construction Management Engineering | Ongoing | Open to applicants worldwide |
| Department of Meteorology PhD Scholarships | Meteorology | Ongoing | Open to applicants worldwide |
| Alumni Discount |
Current undergraduate and master's students at 17³Ô¹Ï Alumni of the University |
Ongoing | Open to 17³Ô¹Ï alumni |
| Any discipline (see external website for further details) | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Open to applicants from low and middle income Commonwealth countries | |
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (Awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences) |
Please check external website for details about scholarships | Female applicants only |
| Archaeology | Climate, environmental sciences and sustainability | Food security | Human nutrition | Language, cognition and the mind | See external website for further details | Applicants from the USA | |
| All disciplines | Ongoing | Applicants from the USA | |
| All disciplines | Ongoing | Applicants from Canada | |
| Various | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Applicants from Canada | |
| Many disciplines | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Applicants from India | |
| The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding | Web resource for candidates who have already applied to study at the 17³Ô¹Ï | Various | Varies depending in funding scheme |
| ESRC SEDarc Doctoral Training Partnership (social sciences) |
Agri-food Economics | Development Studies | Architecture and Built Environment | Business and Management | Economics | Education | Linguistics | Geography and Environmental Studies | Politics and International Relations | Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 | Open to applicants worldwide |
| China Scholarship Council Studentships |
All disciplines |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 |
Applicants from China |
| University International PhD Studentships |
All disciplines | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 |
Open to international applicants |
| AHRC SWW Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships for the Arts and Humanities |
Archaeology | Architecture | Art | Classics | Cultural Geography | English Language and Literature | Film, Theatre and Television | History | History of Art | Law and Legal Studies| Modern Languages and European Studies | Philosophy | Political Studies and International Relations | Political Philosophy | Typography |
Currently closed for applications. Details of future PhD funding in the Arts and Humanities will appear here in October 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
| Chemistry | Computer Science | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Geography and Environmental Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics | Meteorology | Sustainable Land Management (Agriculture) |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Meteorology, Mathematics and Computer Science |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Computer Science | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Biological Sciences) | Meteorology |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in October 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Agriculture | Biological & Biomedical Sciences | Chemistry | Food and Nutritional Sciences | Geography and Environmental Sciences | Pharmacy |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in Autumn 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Felix Scholarships |
Many disciplines |
Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2026/27 application process will appear here in Autumn 2025 |
Open to Indian nationals |