PhD funding
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4 year PhDs at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 4 May 2026 9:00
Up to 10 4 year EPSRC scholarships in Quantum Information Science and Technologies
AI selecting or evaluating humans. Professional and ethical tensions in the use of AI in organisations. (ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work PhD Studentship) (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 15 May 2026 23:59
Digit is offering a PhD studentship, with stipend and fees covered in line with UKRI standards, on digital work with focus on AI/human interaction.
Biochemistry Studentship - Integrating High-Throughput Biophysics and Structural Biology for Accelerated Molecular Discovery (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 3 April 2026 23:30
Funding type: Partnership
A fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Life Sciences for 42 months
China Scholarship Council (CSC) University of Sussex Scholarships (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 12 February 2026 16:00 - the deadline has now expired
Up to 14 scholarships for outstanding PhD students from China
Climate Leaders Scholarship (2026)
Level: UG, Masters (taught), PhD (research)
Application deadline: 1 July 2026 23:59
Funding type: Sussex funded
£3,000 scholarships available to active environmentalists (in any subject) bringing about real-world behaviour change
Neuroscience PhD: Restructuring motor maps by developmental expansion of motor cortex (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 30 April 2026 23:45
A fully-funded PhD studentship in the School of Life Sciences for 42 months
PhD Studentship in Wellbeing and Work Psychology (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 8 May 2026 23:45
Funding type: Donor funded
1 fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students only). Supervised by Dr Charlotte Rae, closing date 8th May 2026
PhD Studentship in “Technology and the (future) human in war” (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 31 March 2026 23:30
Funded PhD as part of the Leverhulme-funded project “Technology and the (future) human in war” focusing on mis/disinformation cyberoperations.
School of Life Sciences Studentship: How Chromosome Structure Shapes Genetic Diversity and Genome Stability (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 8 April 2026 23:45
A fully-funded PhD studentship in the School of Life Sciences for 42 months
Wessex One Health BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award scholarships (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentships available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award
Wessex One Health BBSRC scholarship: Deciphering mutational pressures in bacterial and viral pathogens using mutation signatures (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentship available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award
Wessex One Health BBSRC scholarship: How do bacteria adapt to their environment? (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentship available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award
Wessex One Health BBSRC scholarship: How does norovirus spread within care homes and what are the transmission links between care and acute healthcare settings? (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentship available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award
Wessex One Health BBSRC scholarship: Investigating how virial infection impacts RNA degradation and mitochondrial biology (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentship available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award
Wessex One Health BBSRC scholarship: Investigating the antigenicity and cross-reactivity of lyssaviruses and coronaviruses to inform intervention strategies (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 23 January 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Biological Sciences PhD studentship available from the Wessex One Health Doctoral Landscape Award