Funding Opportunities
Scholarships
Applications for the 2024/25 academic year are now closed for School of Economics scholarships providing maintenance and tuition fees. These are awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and research potential. Application for the 2025/26 academic year will open in November.
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2025-2026 scholarships and funding
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The Faculty of Social Sciences provides a range of PhD scholarships, including ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) These scholarships can cover:
- Tuition fees.
- An annual stipend to cover living expenses equivalent to UK Research Council rates.
- A grant to support researach training.
Eligibility
Most scholarships are open to UK and overseas students. All applicants should check guidance before making an application. For all enquiries please email econphd@sheffield.ac.uk .
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China Scholarship Council
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Applications for the Sheffield–China Scholarships Council PhD Scholarship Programme for 2025 are not yet open. A date shall be published once confirmed.
This scheme provides academically excellent Chinese students with the opportunity to study for a PhD at the University of Sheffield. The scholarships are supported jointly by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Sheffield.
How to apply
You must have applied for a place to study at the University ideally by the middle of January 2025 to be considered for a PhD scholarship application. We strongly recommend that you have contacted and made an application for a place to study with the School of Economics by the end of December 2024.
You should discuss the most appropriate scholarship for you with your potential supervisors and the Directors of the PhD programme once you have an offer of study. Scholarships are very competitive, and your application will need to be tailored to the most appropriate source.
There are also different routes for scholarship applications, and your supervisors will be able to advise once you have established the most appropriate scholarship application for you.
The main scholarships competition in the University opens in November 2024. Decisions are made and communicated to applicants between the end of February to the end of April 2025, depending on the scheme.
Fees
You can look up the current tuition fees here and read more about the PhD tuition fees here.