Postgraduate research studentships
The School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences offers fully funded postgraduate research studentships to support PhD students each year.
Our PhD studentships are usually attached to a specific research project and cover the cost of tuition fees as well as providing a maintenance stipend for 3-4 years depending on the type of studentship. Some of the funding available is limited to applicants with home fee status. Full details of the funding available is provided on the project page.
| Project Title/ Funding Scheme | Supervisor | Deadline |
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| How humans learn to feel safe: links between brain, behaviour, and mental health | Dr Annemieke Apergis-Schoute | Monday, 3rd November 2025 |
| Characterising Cognitive Biases Elicited by Misinformation Using Reinforcement Learning | Dr Rani Moran | Monday, 10th November 2025 |
| AI-Driven Pharmaceutical Development | Dr Mohamed Elbadawi | Sunday, 30th November 2025 |
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Using Dietary Supplements to Mitigate the Effects of Infection |
Dr Vincent | Wednesday 26th November 2025 |
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Queen Mary University of London has partnered with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to offer a joint scholarship programme to enable Chinese students to study for a PhD programme at Queen Mary. |
See full details here: China Scholarship Council - School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences |
Apply to QMUL by 28th January 2026 |
We also accept students via the following Doctoral Training Programmes which offer a number of research studentships each year.
- AI for Drug Discovery Doctoral Training Programme
- BBSRC LIDo Programme
- ESRC LISS DTP
- NERC TREES Programme
Alternative sources of funding for PhD studies
See our fees and funding page for information on scholarship schemes and self-funding a PhD.