PhD opportunities

Our projects cover clinical psychology, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience and robotics, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, social, health and environmental psychology and systems neuroscience.

Some of our projects come with specific funding (eg, from a research council or Centre for Doctoral Training) to cover your tuition fees and living expenses. If you apply and are selected for one of these projects, you will be automatically awarded the funding.

If a project does not come with specific funding, you may be able to apply for a scholarship. Once you have found a project you want to apply for, find out how to apply.

If you have your own idea for a project, you can find a potential supervisor by visiting our research pages. Contact a member of academic staff to find out about PhD opportunities in their area.

Upcoming deadlines - Scholarship opportunities for 2023/24 entry

The deadline for the following scholarship applications for PhD study in the Department of Psychology is 11 January 2023. This is a strict deadline. You must have a study offer in place to be considered for a scholarship.

The scholarship opportunities can be found below:

• Sheffield–China Scholarships Council PhD Scholarship Programme
• White Rose ESRC DTP Open Competition Scholarships
• White Rose ESRC DTP AQM Open Competition Scholarships