Scholarships

About the funding process

There may be other scholarships available within the University and externally that are not included here.

You must have applied for PhD study and been accepted for a place at the University before you can submit an application for a PhD scholarship.

You should discuss the most appropriate scholarship for you with your supervisor or department. 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 supervisor/department will be able to advise once you have established the most appropriate scholarship application for you.

The main scholarships competition in the University closes at the end of January, and decisions are made and communicated to applicants between the end of February to the end of April, depending on the scheme.

Most scholarships cover tuition fees and provide a stipend (student living allowance), plus a Research Training Support Grant to cover research costs and consumables. However, you should check the details of each scholarship when you apply.

If you're applying for a project in one of our departments, check if you're eligible for any funding it comes with.

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Scholarships which fund PhD study developed by the applicant 

Scholarship	Organisation	Application process	Eligibility
ESRC Pathway Scholarships	White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership	Department nominates applicants for scholarships	Home/ Overseas applicants
ESRC AQM Pathway Scholarships	White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership	Department nominates applicants for scholarships	Home/ Overseas applicants
AHRC Scholarships	White Rose College of Arts and Humanities	Direct application to White Rose College of Arts and Humanities	Home/ Overseas applicants
University Postgraduate Research Committee Scholarships	University of Sheffield	Department nominates to Faculty selection process	Home/ Overseas applicants
China Scholarship Council Scholarships	University of Sheffield / China Scholarship Council	Department nominates to Faculty; Faculty nominates to University for final selection	Chinese nationality applicants

Scholarships offered with an existing research project 

Scholarship	Organisation	Application process	Eligibility
ESRC Collaborative Studentships	White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership / University of Sheffield	Apply for PhD project	Home/ Overseas applicants
ESRC Network Studentships	White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership / University of Sheffield	Apply for PhD project	Home/ Overseas applicants
ESRC CDT Data Analytics Scholarships	ESRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Analytics	Apply for PhD project	Home/ Overseas applicants (overseas self-funding)
AHRC Collaborative Scholarships	White Rose College of Arts and Humanities	Apply for PhD project	Home/ Overseas applicants