Funding for PhD applicants is available from a range of sources on a competitive basis.
Follow the links in the table to find full details regarding eligibility, available finance, application methods and closing dates. Follow us on and to hear when we have added new studentship opportunities.
| Funding opportunity | Subject area |
Application deadline | Availability |
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| Politics and International Relations | 31 October 2024 | Open to UK applicants | |
| EPSRC Mathematics for our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training |
Mathematics |
10 November 2024 | Open to applicants worldwide |
| School of Psychology and Clinical Language |
6 December 2024 |
Open to applicants worldwide | |
| ESRC SEDarc Doctoral Training Partnership (social sciences) |
Agri-food Economics | Development Studies | Architecture and Built Environment | Business and Management | Economics | Education | Linguistics | Geography and Environmental Studies | Politics and International Relations | Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences |
16 December 2024 | Open to applicants worldwide |
| China Scholarship Council Studentships |
Students from China, see external website for eligible areas |
3 January 2025 |
Applicants from China |
| University International PhD Studentships |
All disciplines |
6 January 2025 |
Open to international applicants |
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Apply for a loan of up to £29,390 for 2024/25 |
All disciplines Full or part-time study, including by Distance |
Ongoing | Open to UK nationals, Irish citizens and EU nationals settled under the EU settlement scheme |
| Department of Meteorology PhD Scholarships | Meteorology | Ongoing | Open to applicants worldwide |
| Alumni Discount |
Current undergraduate and master's students at Reading Alumni of the University |
Ongoing | Open to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumni |
| Any discipline (see external website for further details) | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Open to applicants from low and middle income Commonwealth countries | |
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (Awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences) |
Please check external website for details about scholarships | Female applicants only |
| Archaeology | Climate, environmental sciences and sustainability | Food security | Human nutrition | Language, cognition and the mind | See external website for further details | Applicants from the USA | |
| All disciplines | Ongoing | Applicants from the USA | |
| All disciplines | Ongoing | Applicants from Canada | |
| Various | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Applicants from Canada | |
| Many disciplines | Please check external website for details about scholarships | Applicants from India | |
| The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding | Web resource for candidates who have already applied to study at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ | Various | Varies depending in funding scheme |
| (environmental science-related areas) |
Agriculture, Policy and Development | Archaeology | Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Geography | Environmental Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics | Meteorology |
Currently closed for applications, please check back in October 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
| Meteorology, Mathematics and Computer Science | Currently closed for applications, please check back in October 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 |
Open to applicants worldwide | |
| AHRC SWW Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships for the Arts and Humanities |
Archaeology | Art | Classics | Cultural Geography | English Language and Literature | Film, Theatre and Television | History | History of Art | Law and Legal Studies| Modern Languages and European Studies | Philosophy | Political Studies and International Relations | Political Philosophy | Typography |
Currently closed for applications, please check back in October 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
| Agriculture | Biological & Biomedical Sciences | Chemistry | Food and Nutritional Sciences | Geography and Environmental Sciences | Pharmacy |
Currently closed for applications, please check back in October 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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| Felix Scholarships |
Many disciplines |
Currently closed for applications, please check back in Autumn 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 | Open to Indian nationals |
| International Business & Strategy | Marketing and Reputation | Leadership, Organisations & Behaviour | Business Informatics, Systems & Accounting | Finance and Capital Markets (ICMA Centre) | Real Estate and Planning |
Currently closed for applications, please check back in Autumn 2024 for details of funding for 2025/26 |
Open to applicants worldwide |
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