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Postgraduate study in the School of Psychology
PhD Funding
Funding for full-time PhD study is available through a number of sources, including the ESRC, Bangor University, and the School of Psychology.
Internal Funding
School of Psychology PhD Studentships
The school offers several studentships to outstanding applicants each year for work towards a PhD. Our studentships are advertised on our website, on www.jobs.ac.uk and on www.findaphd.com on an annual basis.
Information about current opportunities...
Bangor University Anniversary Research Studentships
To celebrate our 125th anniversary in 2009, Bangor University launched a five-year programme of postgraduate expansion, offering several PhD scholarships and bursaries a year in various areas of study. The studentships cover all fees for three years and provide an annual stipend and an annual research allowance. The bursaries provide an annual stipend only. We welcome applications from outstanding students from the UK, EU and internationally.
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC)
Bangor, Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities have won a multi-million pound award from the ESRC to train top-level social scientists across Wales on a range of issues affecting society today. The establishment of an ESRC Doctoral Training Centre will allow 33 new postgraduate studentships to be offered every year in Wales for the next five years.
Staff-Solicited Funding (all applicants)
A PhD can be funded by working as a Research Assistant (RA) for a specific research project within the School of Psychology. Such Research Assistantships are usually funded through grants to individual researchers in the School. If the supervisor of the project agrees, the RA can apply for the PhD programme.
Staff members occasionally win funding for PhD studentships through their research grants. It is therefore worth you making direct contact with academic staff members you may be interested in working with in order to explore funding possibilities.Full list of our academic staff and their research interest
External Funding
Funding may be obtained through other bodies. A list of potential funding sources can be found below, along with links to the relevant websites where you can find out more about eligibility criteria and making an application.
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Research UK helps people to understand dementia and conducts world-class research to prevent, treat and cure it.
Information about their funding opportunities
Alzheimer’s Society
The Alzheimer’s Society aims to improve the quality of life of those affected by dementia. Information about how to apply for funding from the society can be found on their website.
Anglo-Jewish Association (AJA)
The AJA is one of the largest grant making organizations directly supporting Jewish students in the UK.
Information about their scholarships
AXA Research Fund
The AXA Research Fund holds an annual doctoral fellowship competition, and finances basic research with a view to boosting scientific progress and discoveries that contributes to understanding and preventing environmental, life and socio-economic risks.
Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships are mainly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with some contributions from Higher Education Institutions and other partners in the UK. They are for high calibre graduates who have the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.
Chevening Scholarships are open to EU and International students who wish to study in the UK.
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Scholarship
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD fellowships are awarded to outstanding young scientists aged 27 or under. They are open to EU and International students who are conducting their PhD project in Europe.
Breast Cancer Campaign
The Breast Cancer Campaign has a particular interest in supporting innovative research into breast cancer, including the emotional impact on those affected.
Further information about their funding schemes
British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)
The BFWG give awards to women in their third year of doctoral studies on an annual basis, and are awarded based on academic merit. Applicants need to have commenced their studies between September 1st 2008 and October 31st 2009 and need to be registered at a University in England, Wales or Scotland. BFWG cannot provide assistance towards living expenses.
Commonwealth Scholarships
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission provide various funding for students who are a citizen of a Commonwealth country to study at UK universities.
Visit their website to find out more.
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
DAAD provides information and support for German students who wish to study abroad.
Fight for Sight
Fight for Sight funds research into blindness and eye disease, and their awards are designed to encourage new graduates into a career of vision research.
Find out more about their PhD Studentship scheme
Fulbright Scholarships
Fulbright awards are open to US citizens wishing to pursue their postgraduate studies in the UK, and vice versa. Funding is available for the first year of Masters or PhD study.
Funds for Women Graduates (FFWG)
FFWG offers grants for women graduates to assist with their living expenses. Applicants need to be enrolled on postgraduate doctoral course (PhD or D.Phil) at an approved higher education institution in the UK. FFWG cannot provide assistance towards tuition fees.
International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
The IFUW provides fellowships and grants for women who want to conduct their research in any country other than the one in which they were educated and the country in which they habitually reside. Further information about eligibility and how to apply can be found by visiting their website.
Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholarships are available to young Americans who wish to pursue a graduate degree in any field of study in the UK.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
The NIHR aims to create a health research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public. They have several funding schemes available, including Doctoral Research Fellowships.
Parkes Foundation
The Parkes Foundation aims to promote the study of biosocial sciences and the interdisciplinary area between the biological and social sciences.
Further information about their funding opportunities
Parkinson’s UK
Parkinson’s UK works towards finding a cure and improving the quality of life of everyone affected by Parkinson’s disease. They hold an annual PhD studentship competition, along with several other funding schemes.
Visit their website to find out more
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust awards grants to postgraduate students from all fields of study. Applicants need to be 24 or over, and already a resident in the UK at the time of application and a resident in the UK during the course of their studies.
Tenovus
Tenovus aims to help prevent, treat and find a cure for cancer. They offer support, advice and treatment for cancer patients, information on cancer prevention and funding for research to improve the outcomes for people with cancer.
Information about their funding schemes
UK 9/11 Scholarship Fund
The British Council and the World Trade Center Disaster Fund jointly established the 9/11 Scholarship Fund in order to provide scholarships for study in the UK to children or dependants of victims of the September 11th attacks on the USA, or other subsequent terrorist tragedy.
The Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust is dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. The breadth of their support extends to public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health. They have a variety of PhD funding programmes available, information about the schemes they have on offer can be found on their website.
Visit the Wellcome Trust websiteWingate Scholarships
Wingate Scholarships are awarded to individuals of great potential who need financial support to conduct independent research in a wide range of subjects. Applicants need to be at least 24 years old and citizens of the UK, the Commonwealth, Israel or Ireland, or a citizen of a EU member country who has been resident in the UK for at least 3 years.
Visit the Wingate Scholarships website.
Further Information
More information about various means of funding your postgraduate studies can be found on the following websites.
British Council: www.britishcouncil.org
British Council’s Education UK website: www.educationuk.org
The Graduate Junction: www.graduatejunction.net/
Postgraduate Studentships: www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk
Prospects: www.prospects.ac.uk
UK Council for International Student Affairs: www.ukcisa.org.uk/
Postgraduate study in the School of Psychology
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