These are the deadlines for PhD studentships in the 2021/2022 recruitment year.
Details for each individual studentship can be found either via the course finder or on the studentship's host website.
PhD and Studentship funding deadlines
| PhD studentship | Application deadline |
|---|---|
| NRP Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership | 22 November 2021 |
| Faculty of Science Studentships Competition | 29 November 2021 |
| AgriForwards Centre for Doctoral Training | 31 December 2021 |
| EDESIA: Plants, Food and Health (Wellcome PhD programme) | 10 January 2022 |
| Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences | 10 January 2022 |
| ARIES (NERC Doctoral Training Partnership) | 12 January 2022 |
| CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership | 12 January 2022 |
| Faculty of Arts and Humanities PhD Studentships | 12 January 2022 |
| MMB DTP | 17 January 2022 |
| Leverhulme Critical Decade | 19 January 2022 |
| SeNSS DTP Studentships | 25 January 2022 |
| Faculty of Social Sciences Studentships
| 25 January 2022 |
| Social Sciences School Studentships - School of Psychology | 25 January 2022 |
| China Scholarship Council | 31 January 2022 |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences PhD Studentships | 28 February 2022 |
Faculty of Social Sciences Studentships
| 28 March 2022 |
| Social Sciences School Studentships
| 28 March 2022 |
| CHASE Doctoral Awards (CDA) | To be confirmed |
PHD PROJECT DEADLINES
Additional deadlines for individual PhD projects both self-funded and funded can be found on the Postgraduate Research PhDs and Studentships in our course finder.
SELF-FUNDED RESEARCH DEGREE START DATES AND DEADLINES
| Start date | Last date for submitting applications | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | International | ||
| 1 February 2022 | 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2021 | |
| 1 June 2022 | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2022 | |
| 1 October 2022 | 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2022 | |
Please note that not all of the start dates are available for each school. Contact the Postgraduate Research Service for more information.
The School of International Development only has an October start date.
| School of International Development - last date for submitting applications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Home | International |
| 1 October 2022 | 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2022 |
The EdD has a start date every other year. The next start date will be in October 2022.
| Professional Doctorates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course title | Application deadline | |
| Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) | 17 November 2021 Applications for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology are made through the Leeds Clearing House | |
| Doctorate in Educational Psychology (EdPsyD) | 17 November 2021 Applications for the Doctorate in Educational Psychology funded places are made through the Association of Educational Psychologists | |
| Doctor of Education (EdD) | 31 May 2022 (International), 30 June 2022 (Home) | |
| Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care (ProfD HaSC) | Date in 2023 to be confirmed | |
| Doctor of Medicine (MD) | The MD has three available start dates. Please see the self-funded application deadline table for details | |