Funding Opportunities

The following are potentail funding sources for PhD Studentships:

Research Council Doctoral Training Grants (DTG)

Each year the School is awarded an MRC and EPSRC DTG. The amount of funding is based on the School's overal grant income from each research council.

For the MRC DTG an open call for projects will be announced around August/September. Projects must have been internally reviewed by completeing the Graduate Recruitment Form. All suitable projects will then be advertised in October with a January deadline for applications. Interviews will take place in February by an independent panel. The best students will be awarded a studentship.

Research Councils

The BBSRC does not run a DTG allocation. Supervisors must apply for studentships as they would a grant.

Dorothy Hodgkin Funded Studentships

The Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA) is a UK scheme to bring outstanding students from India, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the developing world to come and study for PhDs in top rated UK research facilities.

The call for studentships is open in March and are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Supervisors must have a sponsor who will fund £45k, the remaining £45k will be funded by a Research Council. This will only funded a students stipend and fees.

University of Sheffield Studentships

Each year the Faculty is awarded a number of University of Sheffield funded studentships.

As per the MRC DTG an open call for projects will be announced around August/September. Projects must have been internally reviewed by completeing the Graduate Recruitment Form. All suitable projects will then be advertised in October with a January deadline for applications. Interviews will take place in February by an independent panel. The best students will be awarded a studentship.