PhD funding

About the project

Create ground-breaking research with our funded PhD opportunities and PhD scholarships for UK and international students.

PhD loans

You may be eligible for a PhD loan of up to £28,673. Read more about PhD loans .

Our Doctoral Training Centres and Partnerships

We have scholarships and studentships funded by the following doctoral training centres and partnerships :

Our doctoral training partnerships and centres funded by the UK Research Councils (UK Research and Innovation) are open to UK and International students according to the UKRI student eligibility rules . Up to 30% of each cohort of students may be International, but International PhD fees are not covered by the scholarships.

For information on eligibility, please check the current UKRI guidance .

• SEDarc scholarships (funded by the Economic Social Research Council)
• be.AI Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships (Leverhulme Trust)
• CHASE (funded by AHRC - the Arts and Humanities Research Council)
• The Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation to Perception and Awareness
• Sussex STFC studentships (funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council)
• DISCnet Centre for Doctoral Training (funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council)
• SeNSS – the South-East Network for Social Sciences (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council - ESRC)
• SoCoBio Doctoral Training Partnership (funded by BBSRC – the Biotechnology and Biosciences Research Council)
• Sussex EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
• UKRI Food Systems

Ways to pay for your research, training and living costs

You can also:

You may be eligible for the Disabled Students Allowance If you have a learning difficulty, health problem or disability. Email studentsupport@sussex.ac.uk for information on disability support.

• look for a part-time job (on campus or in Brighton & Hove) - you may have working restrictions if you have a visa
• teach other students (this depends on your project and where you're based, so check with your supervisor or research group)
• apply for researcher funding while you study through the Doctoral School.

Contact us

Doctoral School doctoralschool@sussex.ac.uk +44 (0)1273 877767

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