We offer several funded postgraduate degrees that are fully funded, and we welcome applications from motivated applicants. Fully funded opportunities will be posted across the year, please check regularly if you're interested.
These opportunities are offered via specific research projects and have an application period and deadline.
We do not offer funding internally for applicant proposed projects.
A studentship is a form of financial support provided by the University via an application process to specific projects defined by the University which may consist of payment of fees plus an annual stipend; or of fees only; for a fixed duration of the study.
As part of ongoing investment into areas of research strength, Teesside University is pleased to offer a number of fees-paid and fully-funded PhD studentships to exceptional doctoral candidates.
There currently aren't any studentships open to applications, if you are interested, please check back regularly.
We are part of the DTA (Doctoral Training Alliance) and offer three-year PhD Studentships. Teesside University offers a range of funded opportunities which are linked to specific research topics and are recruited on a competitive basis. The University will place students on these programmes and allocate the funding.
All of our funded studentships can be found on findaphd.com
Many postgraduate research students are supported to undertake their study by sources outside the university, for example: sponsorship by employers, governments inside and outside the UK or research funding charities. You can find out more about externally funded studentships on findaphd.com
Teesside University offers a range of funded opportunities which are linked to specific research topics and are recruited on a competitive basis. These include:
The AHRC funded Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership which offers funding opportunities for PhD study in the Arts and Humanities, including:
To find out more about research expertise in Arts and Humanities please see the Centre for Culture and Creativity. For enquiries, please contact the following: Jenna Clake (Creative Writing; J.Clake@tees.ac.uk); Rob Hawkes (English Literature, R.Hawkes@tees.ac.uk); Charlie McGuire (History; C.McGuire@tees.ac.uk).
The ESCR funded Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP) which offers funding opportunities for PhD study in the Social Sciences, including the following Pathways:
To find out more about research expertise in Social Sciences please see the Centre for Social Innovation. For enquiries, please contact Kevin Dixon (k.dixon@tees.ac.uk).