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A unique, fully funded opportunity to seamlessly transition from a master’s programme to a PhD, ensuring a comprehensive and well-rounded academic experience across four years.

Prestigious full studentships across Arts and Humanities research to support six talented PhD students in 2026.

Research projects within the cross-disciplinary Centre for Digital Trust and Society.

Five years of full funding to support our most high-achieving Home (UK) students progress to combined master's and PhD study in the Alliance Manchester Business School.

Fully funded studentships for four year PhD study in our Alliance Manchester Business School.

A bursary that covers Home (UK) tuition fees for PhD study provided by funds from the Usher, Nash, and Henriques funds in the Department of Art History and Cultural Practice.

PhD studentships in the School of Environment, Education and Development open to home students for 2026.

This joint award provides fees and stipend funding for PhD students joining us from the People's Republic of China.

Full studentships to support six talented PhD students on cutting-edge creativeAI projects in 2026.

Full funding to cover PhD study, or master's and PhD study combined, in the Department of Economics.

The School of Environment, Education and Development is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion, including recognising those systemic barriers to inclusion. This scholarship is one of the ways that SEED is addressing the challenges.

This award is for Home (UK) PhD applicants and offer holders who identify as Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME)/People of Colour.

This is a collaborative funding initiative involving The University of Manchester and four partner universities in North West England, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It offers fully funded postgraduate studentships with a focus on high-quality research training in social sciences.

A single fully funded studentship in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures for a Home (UK) student researching on PhD French Studies.

One studentship available to support Geography by Practice research in 2026.

A fully funded PhD studentship to support research in our leading Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute.

Information on the Daiwa and Sasakawa Scholarships to support PhD research in Japanese studies.

Bursaries to support fees for PhD students in the Department of Music. These include the Harry Clough Bursary and Myrtle McMyn Bursary for 2026.

This 4-year PhD programme combines world-class research with structured entrepreneurship training.

A unique, fully funded opportunity to seamlessly transition from a master’s programme to a PhD, ensuring a comprehensive and well-rounded academic experience across four years.

This flagship funding scheme is open to high calibre students across all nationalities. The award will include fees, stipend and a stipend enhancement each year.

Two studentships across the Faculty of Humanities that engage with queer and trans research topics in 2026.

Fully funded studentships for 3.5 years' PhD study across our programmes in our School of Environment, Education and Development.

Fully funded studentships for 3.5 years' PhD study across our programmes in our School of Social Sciences.

A single fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Social Sciences for a student researching in an interdisciplinary area of study in cultural studies, race, ethnicity and inequalities.