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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| EPSRC Mathematics for our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training |
Mathematics | Meteorology | Physics |
Applications open on a rolling basis until remaining studentships are allocated | Open to applicants worldwide |
| Department of Classics |
2 May 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide | |
| Wilkie Calvert PhD Studentships (for part-time study) | All disciplines |
11 May 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 16 May 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences |
16 May 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| Biomedical Engineering | 22 May 2025 | Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates |
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| School of Agriculture, Policy and Development | 31 May 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
| Henley Business School - Informatics Research Centre | 1 June 2025 |
Open to applicants worldwide | |
| School of Pharmacy | 6 June 2025 |
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland candidates | |
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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 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Alumni of the University |
Ongoing | Open to 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 51ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø | 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 |
| University Sanctuary PhD Studentships |
All disciplines |
Currently closed for applications in 2025/26. | Please check eligibility criteria |
| Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Finance and Accounting | International Business & Strategy | Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation | Real Estate and Planning |
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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