Self-funding your PhD can be very challenging for both the student and the supervisor. If you are thinking about self-funding your PhD to join the lab, please get in touch for a discussion so we can establish what your goal will be? Also, here are a small collection of possible but competitive external schoarships for PhD (orginal curation from Cambridge University) you can consider before fully committing to self-funding.
PhD fellowships for outstanding junior scientists worldwide wishing to pursue a PhD project in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.
Financial support for women of any nationality studying in higher education at British Universities, for academic excellence or financial need.
Funding for three years to enable students to study for a PhD in occupational or environmental health at a UK university.
Grants for students who have been accepted on or are applying for a Master’s or Doctoral degree in any subject.
Funding for Sudanese/South Sudanese individuals looking to conduct postgraduate study that will ultimately benefit their home country.
Loan scholarships to help support Indian students with higher studies overseas.
Full and part scholarships as interest-free loans for Indian nationals pursuing postgraduate studies.
Stuart Young Foundation. Applications are open February-April for Israeli Nationals looking to commence a PhD in the UK. Contact info@stuartyoungfoundation.org.uk for further information or an application form.
Postgraduate scholarships for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) pursuing full-time PhD or Master’s degrees.
Scholarships for Australian citizens who are planning to undertake postgraduate study overseas.
Awards for US graduate students, academics and professionals interested in studying, researching or teaching at higher education institutions in the UK.
Postgraduate scholarships for citizens and permanent residents of Canada studying at universities outside Canada.
Awards for graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania. The award covers full tuition and fees for up to two years at any degree-granting programme in the UK.