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The cost of research degrees and funding your studies

Our Postgraduate Research level courses benefit from a range of support and funding opportunities, drawing from internal schemes for current students and alumni, external grant funding, and scholarships made available through our international partnerships and national university alliances. You can find full details of the scholarships and bursaries currently available here.

If you're currently studying at Essex or have completed a degree with us before, you could save 20% on the first year of your next degree.

Government funding

You may be eligible to apply for postgraduate funding from the Government. Details are provided

Doctoral training centre studentships

• ARIES (Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences) - Postgraduate research students in environmental sciences
• Essex AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award s -Postgraduate research students in the arts and humanities
• SENSS Studentships- Postgraduate research students in the social sciences
• Soc-B studentships - Postgraduate research students in biological, medical and social sciences

Other funding sources

Many of our PGR students receiving funding from other sources, including scholarships from charities and national scholarship schemes. Our Scholarships finder is a great place to start when looking for funding sources, as well as discussing opportunities your department may be aware of.

Employment opportunities

Our PhD students play an invaluable role in supporting the University’s delivery of excellent teaching through their role as Assistant Lecturers (AL) and Graduate Laboratory Assistants (GLA). In recognition of this, the University pays and contracts ALs and GLAs in line with other employees to ensure they are treated fairly. Such positions are competitively awarded and it should be noted that the roles are not guaranteed. Further information is available here or by contacting your Department or School.

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