Funding your PhD

<p>Carol, Jo-Anne and Merve cover everything you need to know about getting funding for your PhD. They cover the many (many) routes to finding and applying for funding, as well as advice on how to make an application, which organisations to approach for funding and how to get used to rejection. The team shares their own experiences along the way. </p><br><p>Merve interviews Professor Matt Hickman who gives his advice for PhD applicants on how to make sure your application is selected, and how to approach an interview for funding. </p><br><p>Here are a few links that the team refer to through the podcast. </p><ul><li>Find A PhD: <a href="https://www.findaphd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.findaphd.com/</a></li><li>Alternative guide to postgraduate funding: <a href="https://www.postgraduate-funding.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.postgraduate-funding.com/</a></li><li>Society for the Study of Addiction PhD funding: <a href="https://www.addiction-ssa.org/funding/phd-studentships/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.addiction-ssa.org/funding/phd-studentships/</a></li><li>UCL Overseas Research Scholarship: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/overseas-research-scholarships" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/overseas-research-scholarships</a></li><li>Welcome Trust PhD funding: <a href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/doctoral-studentships" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/doctoral-studentships</a></li><li>UCL Wellcome Trust PhDs in Mental Health: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/study/ucl-wellcome-4-year-phd-mental-health-science" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/study/ucl-wellcome-4-year-phd-mental-health-science</a> </li><li>Research and Innovation updated eligibility criteria: <a href="https://www.ukri.org/our-work/developing-people-and-skills/find-studentships-and-doctoral-