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  • Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  • Study
  • Postgraduate research
  • Funding and fees
  • Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
  • Study
  • Postgraduate research
  • Funding and fees
    • Understanding funding
    • Funded programmes
    • Funding opportunities
    • Fees and costs
    • Other funding support

Funding and fees

Discover our range of funding opportunities and learn about postgraduate research fees

In the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health we offer a wide range of funding to support your postgraduate research. Fully funded programmes cover tuition fees, research costs and an annual stipend. 

This includes fully funded programmes - offered in partnership with research councils or charities and linked to specific projects - and fully funded scholarships and awards - which you can be nominated for if your project doesn't include funding.

Alternatively, if you're unable to secure one of our fully funded programmes or scholarships, there may be other available funding that you can apply for through your government, industry, a trust or charity.

Browse our a range of funded programmes and opportunities now open for applications for 2025/26:

Related pages:

  • Understanding funding
  • Funded programmes
  • Funding opportunities
  • Fees and costs
  • Other funding support

Funded programmes

Want to undertake a fully funded PhD in a specialist area and benefit from links to research councils and industry partners, and specialist training with a cohort of postgraduate researchers?

Discover our range of specialist, fully funded PhD programmes and projects available in each.

Discover our funded programmes

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Funding opportunities for self-funded projects

Applying for a project that doesn't include funding?

Browse our fully funded scholarships available to support candidates applying for self-funded projects from specific backgrounds and countries.

Browse funding opportunities

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Understanding funding

New to postgraduate research funding? Learn more about how it all works, what options are available to you and what the it covers.

Learn about funding

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Fees and costs

Learn more about the cost of postgraduate research and what your funding will need to cover.

Find out about fees and costs

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Other available funding

Unable to find a fully funded programme or funding opportunity? Find out about other ways you can fund your postgraduate research.

Explore other funding support

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