External funding
If your project is self-funded or competition funded, you may wish to explore funding options from an external funding source outside the University.
There are multiple sources you could consider for external funding including government, charities and industry sponsors, as well as a postgraduate doctoral loan. These may cover a portion of or all of your tuition fees, and in some cases living costs, but you would likely need to cover living costs yourself.
Below are some example funding sources and resources to help you find external funding. Please note, the below list is not exhaustive; we recommend you do your own research and contact potential sponsors for funding. You can also speak to your supervisor for advice on funding.
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The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
You can use The Alternative Guide Online (AGO) to search for funding from alternative sources including charities and non-profit organisations.
Find funding opportunities with The Alternative Guide Online
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Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund is a doctoral scholarship fund provided by the Institute of Physics to encourage greater diversity in physics.
Read more about the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
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Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP)
The Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) offers fully‑ or partly‑funded postgraduate and academic fellowships to eligible applicants from Commonwealth countries.
Read more about the Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP)
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CONACyT Mexico Scholarships
The University of Manchester offers a minimum of 10% discount on tuition fees to those students who receive a CONACyT scholarship for tuition.
Read more about the CONACyT Mexico Scholarships
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Tuition fees information
You can find further details on tuition fees on individual programme pages, or explore our guidance on general tuition fee for postgraduate research.
Funded PhD projects
We also offer a number of advertised projects with full or partial funding, you can browse available projects using our FindAPhD search tool.
Further information
If you have any questions about tuition fees or funding, please contact our admissions team fse.doctoral.admissions@manchester.ac.uk.