Funding your research degree

PhDs and postgraduate research

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PhD Scholarships and Bursaries

Thinking about postgraduate research? Take a closer look at our fully-funded PhD projects

Our PhD funding schemes are now closed for 2020.

Our funding schemes are now closed for 2020 – but if you're a UK, EU or international student interested in PhD scholarships, studentships or bursaries, this page is where you'll find information about our funded PhD opportunities, and details on how to apply for them.

In the meantime, browse the remaining funded projects for 2020 here.

Other routes to a PhD

Explore the other ways you can start a PhD at Portsmouth.

See our pre-approved PhD projects

Browse all the already-approved PhD projects across our subject areas – including self-funded projects – and find out how to apply.

Find a project

Find a PhD supervisor

If you've already got your own research idea, start looking for a supervisor whose research interests match yours at our Find a PhD Supervisor page.

Start searching

Explore our PhD subject areas

Find out what areas we specialise in, and get in contact with the PhD supervisors within our various subject areas.

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Other ways to fund your PhD

Alongside our funded PhDs, we offer self-funded projects, and there are many different ways to cover their cost – including postgraduate doctoral loans from the UK government.

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