Funded PhD Opportunities

Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships

Funding competitions includes opportunities for PhD students to work with partner organisations, which are not higher education institutions, but are, for instance, museums, galleries, archives, heritage organisations, businesses, or charities.

Anyone interested in developing a Collaborative Doctoral Award partnership should contact the Director of Postgraduate Research, Dr. James Miller.

Northern Bridge staff-led CDA projects for the October 2025 intake will be advertised on the Northern Bridge website from mid-November 2024. Northern Bridge student-led applications will need to be submitted by 31st December 2024, as part of the open studentship competition.

Global Grand Challenges Studentships

Durham University is delighted to launch The Global Grand Challenges Studentships (Hunt-Raymond GGC Studentships) which are designed to support excellent early career researchers wishing to pursue doctoral research and training in areas aligned to a highlighted Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)

This call is for research and researchers aligned to SDG13: Climate Action for projects that aim to address issues associated with climate change and building a more resilient global future.

The application deadline is 3rd February 2025, but early contact with the proposed supervisor and the Director of PG Research is very strongly advised. More information can be found here: https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/scholarships/postgraduate/global-grand-challenges-studentships-/

Chinese Scholarship Council

A full tuition fee scholarship towards Doctoral students in partnership with the Chinese Scholarships Council. The China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarships are available thanks to a partnership with the China Scholarships Council. The scholarships are open to applicants from Mainland China wishing to study for a PhD at Durham.

The application deadline is 15th January 2025. More information can be found here: https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/scholarships/international/chinese-scholarships-council/

Queries can be sent to the Director of Postgraduate Research, Dr. James Miller.