Applications are invited for a range of funded research studentships and awards. Studentships cover tuition fees and an annual stipend. They will be advertised here as and when they become available. Please check back regularly.
Available funding
We regularly advertise details of available studentships here and on findaphd.com. Keep an eye on this page to find out what's new. You may also want to take a look at the Centre for Doctoral Studies Funding Database.
PhD studentship in preclinical models of Alzheimer’s disease intervention
This four-year, fully-funded PhD studentship aims to identify and restore key cellular pathways that are responsible for the early manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease.The goal of the project is to manipulate these pathways in a well-established rodent model of Alzheimer’s disease with a clinically approved compound and monitor changes in disease progression at the molecular, cellular, neuronal network and behavioural levels.
PhD studentship at the NIHR Healthtech Research Centre for Brain Health
The NIHR Healthtech Research Centre in Brain Health and King's College London are offering a 3-year PhD studentship. This project aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of ultra-low-field MRI (ULF-MRI) compared to high-field MRI in assessing brain changes in dementia patients.
Neurodiversity in sport: from PE to elite sport
Sport, exercise science and sport psychology focused PhD fully funded by ESRC LISS doctoral training programme. The overarching aim of the PhD is to work alongside our partner organisation, Neurodiverse Sport, to build a better evidence base understand the experiences of neurodivergent individuals in sport at all levels and develop best practice guidance for neurodivergent-inclusive sport.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Menopause: From understanding to management
Research has identified that women with ADHD are often undiagnosed, untreated and more likely to have depression and anxiety. This has led to calls to examine the role of female hormones in ADHD. This PhD studentship is within the Department of Psychology and is offered as a 3.5 year position or a 1+3.5 years for those taking an MSc in Mental Health Studies first.
Four Year PhD fellowships in the Brain health in Gen2020 Programme
PhD opportunities are offered across a wide range of subject areas, focusing on understanding the fetal origins of childhood brain health.
The PhD projects will include human developmental neuroscience, maternal immune activation and immunology, MRI imaging and analysis and computational modelling of fetal and neonatal brain development. Clinicians are encouraged to apply.
Application process for studentships
Applying for a studentship follows a different process than applying for a PhD or MD(Res) course. Therefore please read the advert carefully to ensure you apply to the correct department and with correct funding code.
It is likely that you will have to make an online application but the project approval form may have already been completed by the supervisors. If this is the case, then if successful, all you will need to do is to sign the project approval form, to confirm you are happy with the project. Otherwise, you will work with the supervisors to complete the project form.
A project approval form has to be completed in all cases as the project has to be approved as suitable for a PhD and feasible in the time allowed.
Should you have any queries about the PhD studentship application process, please contact the Postgraduate Research Administrator by emailing ioppn.pgr@kcl.ac.uk.
External funding sources