Studentships for postgraduate study by research

A wide range of financial support is provided by the University of Plymouth to help you during your time with us. Visit our scholarships, bursaries and fees pages which will signpost you to further details on our website regarding tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries for various programmes of study.

The Graduate School offers a variety of funding opportunities, including scholarships and studentships (GSS) leading to Masters, MPhil and PhD qualifications. If you are looking for funding opportunities for postgraduate study by research (MPhil, PhD or NewRoutePhD) take a look at the:

Studentships advertised below with project titles, and organised by faculty

Applicants are encouraged to visit our research pages and contact the appropriate academics to discuss their area of interest, or possible project, to seek their advice before submitting an application to the Postgraduate Admissions Office (unless otherwise instructed).

The university's staff vacancies page also advertises research studentships, and our Postgraduate Funding Guide provides information about funding from other organisations, such as the Research Councils.

ARTS	EDUCATION	HEALTH	PENINSULA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY	SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	PLYMOUTH BUSINESSS SCHOOL

Take care to read the full project descriptions, applicant specifications and the conditions of the studentships below you are interested in. If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact the academic or administrator indicated in the advert. Please note that stipends are subject to satisfactory progess.

Faculty of Arts

AHRC STUDENTSHIP SCHEME 2010

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Opportunities for postgraduate study
Research in the Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Education

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Postgraduate and Professional Studies

Faculty of Health

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Postgraduate opportunities
Faculty of Health research

Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry - Graduate School

Project title	Further information	Duration	Amount and conditions	Closing date	Start date	Research links
Does a polymorphism in the heme-oxygenase-1 gene lead to an increase in oxidative stress and diabetic nephropathy? Ref: PCMD/GS0021	Link to further information	3 years	The stipend will be £13,290 (based on full time). This studentship is open to UK/EU applicants only.	4pm Monday 26th July 2010	1st October 2010	Link to Research Pages
Identifying the basis of the resistance of ocular motor neurons to degeneration in Motor Neuron Disease Ref: PCMD/GS/0006R4	Link to further information	3 years	£13,290 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	4pm Friday 30th July 2010	1st October 2010	Link to Research Pages
Cross talk between lung carcinoma cells and cerebral endothelial cells and astrocytes – possible role in cerebral metastasis Ref: PCMD/GS0028	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	4pm Friday 6th August 2010	1st October 2010	Link to Research Pages
Toxicological Studies of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Dental Patients Ref: PCMD/GS/0026	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	4pm Friday 6th August 2010	1st October 2010	Link to Research Pages
An in vitro investigation of the effects of radon and ultraviolet radiation on human skin cells Ref: PCMD-GS-0029	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	4pm Friday 30th July 2010	Monday 6th September 2010	Link to Research Pages
The impact of environmental pollutants on human disease Ref: PCMD-GS-0030	Link to further information		The stipend, provided with support of the European Regional Development Fund to UK or EU applicants only, will be £13,590 (based on full time 10/11 rate) Tuition fees withh be paid at the home rate	4pm Friday 27th August 2010	October 2010	Link to Research Pages

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Postgraduate studies at the Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
Research at the Peninsula College of Medical & Dentistry

Faculty of Science and Technology

Project title	Further information	Duration	Amount and conditions	Closing date	Start date	Research links
Effect of mesoscale variability of water masses in a shallow sea on acoustic wave propagation	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 per annum and Home/EU tuition fees	Wednesday 1st September 2010		Link to Research Pages
Human Well-Being and Habitat Threat in Marine Environments	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	Friday 23rd July 2010	1st October 2010	Link to Research Pages
Accumulation of microplastic debris in the oceans	Link to further information			28th July 2010		Link to Research Pages
Cognitive Neuroscience of Top-Down Processes in Human Vision and Memory	Link to further information	3 years	£13,590 p.a. plus Home/EU tuition fees	Wednesday 15th September 2010	January or April 2011	Link to Research Pages

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Postgraduate programmes
Postgraduate fees and funding information
Research opportunites in Geography
Research studentships within Psychology
Research groups in science
Scholarships in the technology
Postgraduate study in technology
Research and innovation in technology

Plymouth Business School

Further useful information can be found on the following pages:
Postgraduate taught courses
Taught postgraduate scholarships
Postgraduate research at Plymouth Business School
Research in the Plymouth Business School