Research Studentships
Please see below for a list of PhD studentships currently available in the School of Natural and Built Environment. Successful applicants will normally commence their PhD on 1 October. Details of both funded and unfunded research projects may be found by searching Queen's University's PhD Opportunities. A list of funding organisations and further advice is also provided below.
PHD STUDENTSHIPS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR UK/ROI CANDIDATES
Civil Engineering
Assembly and Robotics Innovation in Steel Building Erection (ARISE)
Application deadline extended: 30 September 2023
Development of robotic printable long-life mortar system
Application deadline extended: 30 September 2023
Geography
Diversity and Inequalities in Ethnicity and Religion in the UK, 2001-2022
Application deadline extended: 29 September 2023.
Funding organisations and their PhD studentships
Studentship | Further information | Closing date |
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Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE)* |
The Department for the Economy (DfE) sponsors postgraduate studentships at Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Further information available on their website: www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/department-economy-studentships |
Studentships will be advertised as they become available on FindaPhD (see feed below) and on Queen's University's PhD Opportunities |
AHRC Northern Bridge Awards Standard PhD |
AHRC Northern Bridge provides funding for projects orientated towards the humanities. We have three AHRC Northern Bridge (NBC) subject areas in our School as follows: For further details of this competition, please visit: www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastudentship/theopenstudentshipcompetition/ |
The 2022/2023 NBC competition is closed. The new competition for entry in October 2024 is expected to open in October 2023 and will be announced on their webpage. Applicants apply to QUB by the advertised deadline: |
AHRC Northern Bridge Awards Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA)* |
Collaborative Doctoral Awards (Staff-led) For further details of this competition, please visit: www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastudentship/cda/ |
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EPSRC* |
Guidance for applicants: |
Studentships will be advertised as they become available on FindaPhD (see feed below) and on Queen's University's PhD Opportunities |
ESRC NINE DTP Studentships* |
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Northern Ireland and North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Partnership – for studentships in Social Sciences https://www.ninedtp.ac.uk/ We have two subject areas in our School: (1) Human Geography and (2) Environmental Planning. |
The deadline for applications to QUB will be published once the competition is launched. It's likely to be at some point in mid/late January 2024. |
The Bryden Centre |
The Bryden Centre is a €9.4 million cross-border, renewable energy research centre funded by the EU under the Interreg VA programme. |
Ongoing |
QUADRAT NERC |
Up to 5 Awards available for supervisor-led projects. |
Applicants to apply directly to QUADRAT (not QUB) by 23.59 (UK Time) on 9 December 2022. |
QUB-China Scholarship Council (CSC) awards |
Candidates must be citizens of the People's Republic of China at the time of application. Up to 20 full PhD scholarships were available for candidates starting their studies in the 2023-24 academic year. |
Application deadline will be 24 January 2023. |
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission |
A range of scholarships and fellowships are available for citizens of developed and developing Commonwealth countries. Details at https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships-filter-search/ |
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* Studentships will be advertised as they become available on FindaPhD (see feed below) and on Queen's University's PhD Opportunities
How to Search for Funding
High quality applications to QUB School of Natural and Built Environment have a good record of success in scholarship competitions.
You can search the A-Z of Research Opportunities for both funded and unfunded PhD Studentships at the School of Natural and Built Environment.
International students should visit the University's international postgraduate research scholarships webpage.
It is also worth visiting www.jobs.ac.uk/phd for possible sources of PhD funding.
Please note that there are differences between the PhD entry requirements and requirements for funding, which are often assessed separately.