Funded opportunities
Listed below are the funded studentship opportunities which are currently accepting research student applications.
Research Council Studentships
PhD studentships funded by Research Councils open for September 2024 entry
Wellcome Trust DTP Studentship Projects for September 2024
- Projects within the areas of Population Health Sciences, Genetics, Psychology and Vision Sciences, Cardiovascular Sciences, Law
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 3 December 2023 (Midnight UK time)
Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Programme
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 10 January (12.00pm UK time)
CENTA Studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 10 January 2024
BBSRC MIBTP DTP Studentships for September 2024
- College of Life Sciences
- Start date 23 September 2024
- Closing date 4 January 2024
The Sciences and Technology Facilities Research Council (STFC) Studentships for September 2024
- Physics and Astronomy
- Start date 23 September 2024
- Closing date 19 January 2024
Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (LHII DTP) Studentships for 2024
- Start date 1 October 2024
- Closing date 31 January 2024
MRC AIM 2024 studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2023
- Closing date: midday GMT Friday 12 January 2024
College of Life Sciences
Please read the studentship adverts for eligibility criteria, funding and application process.
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands
- Dr Thomas Wilkinson: Improving outcome measure selection in physical activity research
- Start date:1 March 2024
- Closing date 21 January 2024
- Dr Dimitrios Papamargaritis
- Start date: 8 January 2024
- Closing Date 3 December 2023
Cardiovascular Sciences: Measuring myocardial immunosenescence in cardiovascular disease
- Supervisor: Professor Gavin Murphy
- Start date: 1 February 2024
- Closing date: 11 December 2023
Wellcome Trust DTP: Studentship Projects for September 2024
- Projects within the areas of Population Health Sciences, Genetics, Psychology and Vision Sciences, Cardiovascular Sciences, Law
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 3 December 2023 (Midnight UK time)
- Open to Chinese applicants only
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 20 December 2023
CENTA 2024 studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 10 January 2024
Molecular and Cell Biology PhD available to selected January 2024 Master's students
- Open to students registering on the MSc Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology or MSc Molecular Genetics in January 2024.
BBSRC MIBTP Doctoral Training Programme Studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 4 January 2024
Population Health Sciences Exploring patient safety incident investigation capability and capacity in healthcare
- Supervisors Farhad Peerally and Natalie Armstrong
- Start date 23 September 2024
- Closing date 8 January 2024
Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (LHII DTP) Studentships for 2024
- Start date 1 October 2024
- Closing date 31 January 2024
MRC AIM 2024 studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2023
- Closing date: midday GMT Friday 12 January 2024
Self funded PhD projects
- Evidence-based empathy education and training
- Population Health Sciences
- Supervisor: Professor Jeremy Howick
- Closing date: Open until filled
- Start date: September 2024
- Population Health Sciences
- Open until filled
- Respiratory Sciences
- Open until filled
College of Science and Engineering
Please check eligibility for each individual project.
University of Leicester/China Scholarship Council Studentships
- Open to Chinese applicants only
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 20 December 2023
Physics Studentship: Using Raman Spectroscopy to Assess the Habitability of Oxia Planum
- Supervisor Professor Ian Hutchinson
- Start date 23 September 2024
- Closing date 19 January 2024
The Sciences and Technology Facilities Research Council (STFC) Studentships for September 2024
- Physics and Astronomy
- Start date 23 September 2024
- Closing date 19 January 2024
CENTA Studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 10 January 2024
MRC AIM 2024 studentships
- Start date: 23 September 2023
- Closing date: midday GMT Friday 12 January 2024
Chemistry Graduate Teaching Assistantships GTA projects
- Supervisors. Project 1, Dr Alison Stuart. Project 2, Dr Minjun Yang
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 31 January 2024
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Practice-Based PhD in Archaeology and/or Ancient History – tuition fee waivers available
- Open to UK applicants
- January 2024 starts
Practice-Based PhD in Criminology - tuition fee waivers
- Open to UK applicants
- January 2024 start
- Closing date: 3 November 2023
University of Leicester/China Scholarship Council Studentships
- Open to Chinese applicants only
- Start date: 23 September 2024
- Closing date: 20 December 2023
Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Programme
- Start Date: 23 September 2024
- Closing Date: 10 January (12.00pm UK time).