PhD funding

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Postgraduate funding options

There are many ways to help fund your postgraduate studies at Southampton. Your options will depend on what course you're studying and where you're from.

Ways to fund your postgraduate studies

• Loans and grants Check if you can apply for a loan or grant from the UK government to help fund your postgraduate studies.

Loans and grants

• Loans and grants: Check if you can apply for a loan or grant from the UK government to help fund your postgraduate studies.
• Scholarships Explore our full range of scholarships to see what funding you're eligible for.

Scholarships

• Scholarships: Explore our full range of scholarships to see what funding you're eligible for.
• Funding from research councils Find out if you can apply for tuition fee funding or a maintenance grant through a UK research council. Available to UK and EU students only.

Funding from research councils

• Funding from research councils: Find out if you can apply for tuition fee funding or a maintenance grant through a UK research council. Available to UK and EU students only.
• Self Funded Student Support Fund If you experience unexpected financial difficulties like the loss of your job during your studies, you may be eligible for a single discretionary payment to help.

PhD funding

• Funded PhD studentships Find a funded PhD studentship on our University recruitment pages.

Funded PhD studentships

• Funded PhD studentships: Find a funded PhD studentship on our University recruitment pages.
• Funded doctoral training programmes Funded doctoral training programmes offer fully funded studentships for up to 4 years.

Funded doctoral training programmes

• Funded doctoral training programmes: Funded doctoral training programmes offer fully funded studentships for up to 4 years.
• Presidential scholarships Postgraduate research scholarships, or "Presidential Scholarships", fund part or all of your tuition fees, a stipend and a support grant for up to 3.5 years.

Presidential scholarships

• Presidential scholarships: Postgraduate research scholarships, or "Presidential Scholarships", fund part or all of your tuition fees, a stipend and a support grant for up to 3.5 years.
• Engineering Doctorate Our 4 year Engineering Doctorate (EngD) runs in collaboration with an industry sponsor. It combines advanced technical and management training with PhD level research.

Engineering Doctorate

• British Federation of Women Graduates Charities administered by the British Federation of Women Graduates sometimes make awards women graduates undertaking doctoral research.

British Federation of Women Graduates

• British Federation of Women Graduates: Charities administered by the British Federation of Women Graduates sometimes make awards women graduates undertaking doctoral research.
• Knowledge transfer partnerships Study for your master's or PhD while working with a company in your industry, and managing a strategic project.

Knowledge transfer partnerships

• Knowledge transfer partnerships: Study for your master's or PhD while working with a company in your industry, and managing a strategic project.

Help and advice

• Additional support Our student support services can help you with anything from wellbeing to study skills.

Additional support

• Cost of living Understanding the costs of student living in Southampton can help you make informed choices about your finances and support you may need.

Useful links

• Sponsorship Form SP1 (PDF, 152KB)

Research areas