PhD scholarship opportunities

We award a number of competitive scholarships to new PhD students each year.

Current scholarship opportunities

• Developing culture models of the degenerate IVD niche to test Notochordal cell therapies (BMRC)
• Extracellular Vesicles: small packages with a big role in bowel cancer metastasis (BMRC)
• Efficacy testing of biomaterial delivered iPS cells in in vitro cultures systems to mimic the degenerate niche (BMRC)
• To Improve the Accuracy of Measuring the Social Impact of Sport (Sport)
• Characterising the skeletal muscle secretome and its role in cardiometabolic disease
• Development of antimicrobial-impregnated catheter coatings to prevent uropathogenic Escherichia coliinfection
• Synthesis and Drug Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors of PTP1B for the Treatment of Obesity-related Comorbidities
• Role of Hormones and Load on Trabecular and Cortical Bone Remodelling
• Research Degrees in Health and Social Care
• Research Degrees in the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre
• Research Degrees in Sport and Physical Activity
• Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)
• Sheffield Business School PhD Scholarships
• Sheffield Institute of Education

University scholarships

In addition to faculty and department scholarships, we offer a number of University-wide opportunities each year, including Vice-Chancellor's scholarships and Graduate Teaching Assistantship scholarships.

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

The WRDTP is a collaborative partnership between Sheffield Hallam and the universities of Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan, Sheffield and York.

Accredited by the ESRC, it builds on the research excellence of the partners to deliver PhD training across the social sciences.

Visit our WRDTP scholarships page for more details of eligibility and current opportunities.

The University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliance

Building on the research strengths and industry-focused ethos of its partner universities, the University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) is the largest multi-partner and only nationwide doctoral training initiative of its kind.

We offer scholarships across the three DTAs: Applied Biosciences for Health, Energy and Social Policy.

DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship programme

Sheffield Hallam University is a partner in the extended University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA3), which brings together our existing doctoral training initiatives in Applied Biosciences for Health, Energy and Social Policy.

Following a €6.5million award from the European Commission, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme, DTA3 will be delivered through a consortium of 15 universities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to develop up to 83 early-stage researchers.

Find out more about Cofund

North of England Consortium for Arts and Humanities

Founded in 2014, the North of England Consortium for Arts and Humanities (NECAH) is a partnership between Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds Beckett, Sheffield Hallam and Teesside universities, established to deliver doctoral training, widen access to Masters provision and to promote research across all arts and humanities disciplines.

Visit the NECAH website for more information and details of available scholarships.