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There are a variety of sources by which students can be fully funded for the duration of their PhD including their fees and a stipend. Some of these may depend on which format of PhD you apply for (1+3, +3, or 4 year), although if you apply for one format of PhD and we subsequently find a funding source that requires a different format we can transfer your application. It is also possible for students to finance themselves privately, but in this case they will be liable for tuition fees and will also be required to provide evidence to the University that they have adequate means of support.
Every year the School is able to fund around 10 studentships from a variety of sources. These sources typically provide support of fees (at Home/EU level) and a stipend of roughly £13,950 p.a. Some of these studentships are funded through UK research council schemes held by the University such as the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre , the MRC or the EPSRC. Some of these schemes such as the ESRC DTC require an additional application form to be filled in, which we will advise you on if we think your application is suitable. Additionally we have some studentships funded by research charities that supervisors have been awarded for particular projects. Discuss with your prospective supervisor whether your project falls within the remit of any of the Research Council or charity schemes and highlight such potential funding sources on the application form when you apply for any of our PhD programmes.
The Graduate School website has further information about potential funding sources. Regardless of which form of funding you hope to attain, the application procedure is the same; discuss your ideas with a potential PhD supervisor and make sure you apply before the School’s application deadline to be considered for funding. We will then help try to identify potential funding sources for your PhD. These funding schemes are all competitive, with funding being limited, and studentships will be awarded according to academic merit of the applicants. In all cases decisions about funding are separate to decisions about whether you have been offered a place on our programmes. International students (outside the EU) are also encouraged to apply for any of the above schemes. Such students may need to obtain an appropriate visa in order to receive funding (see the <University International Office> for information) and must provide evidence that they have adequate means of support for the duration of the PhD, either from private sources or from the School funding schemes above. In particular, note that the fees for international students are higher than those for EU students and the School of Psychology may only cover fees at the Home/EU rate. There are additional funding opportunities for international students to cover either fees or fees and a stipend and many countries provide grants for students to study in the UK. For further information on funding opportunities see the Graduate School funding page
In most cases students on the MSc course(s) are self-funded, unless they have been offered a studentship from the School to fund them for a 1+3 course. For information about fees see the University fees and funding page The School also has one Weston Scholarship to be given to the top-ranked applicant to the MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging course (or to the 1+3 course including this MSc, if no other form of funding is found). The Weston Scholarship covers fees, at a Home/EU student level but does not pay a stipend. It is not available to students applying for the MSc in Psychological Research Methods which is taught by IWHO in combination with the School of Psychology.
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