Master’s and PhD Programmes in Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology/Neuropsychology MSc
- Cognitive Psychology PhD
- Developmental Psychology MSc
- Forensic Psychology MSc
- Forensic Psychology PhD
- Organisational and Business Psychology MSc
- Political Psychology MSc
- Psychology PhD*
- Social Psychology MSc (taught)
- Social Psychology PhD
*We can offer supervision of projects in the areas of Developmental, Organisational and Political Psychology as part of the Psychology PhD programme.
Division of Human and Social Sciences Research Scholarships (Graduate Teaching Assistantships)
Awardees of such hold a unique position in the University; they are both registered PhD students in receipt of a scholarship and employees of the University. The GTAs will cover tuition fees at the UK rate plus a combined maintenance grant and salary, equivalent to the Research Councils UK National Minimum Doctoral Stipend. The scholarship will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years subject to satisfactory academic performance.
This Division of Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Research Scholarship competition in SAC is open to applicants from any country. Please note that International students must have the appropriate documentation to evidence eligibility to work in the UK. The method of determining tuition fee status is complex and follows guidelines issued by the UK Council for International Student Affairs. If you are applying as an international candidate, you will have to make up the difference between UK and International fees.
Please note that students who have already started their PhD are not eligible for this scholarship.
SeNSS ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership Funding
SeNSS is one of only 14 UK ESRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships and will be offering a number of full-funded ESRC doctoral studentship to start in September 2023. To find out more about eligibility, see the SeNSS page. The awards offer a doctoral stipend (equivalent to the Research Councils UK National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2022/2023 was £17,668 2023/24 to be announced plus tuition fees at the Home rate and access to further research funding. If you are applying as an international candidate, Kent will waive the difference between Home and International fees.
If a SeNSS +3 applicant has not completed/is studying a SeNSS approved Master's degree, additional checks will be needed to ensure that the required research methods training outcomes have been met. SeNSS 1+3 candidates should note that all of our taught Master's degrees are compliant.
Criteria
To be considered for the scholarships, candidates must hold:
- an Honours degree (First or 2:1), required for HSS Research Scholarship applicants, SeNSS +3 applicants and SeNSS 1+3 applicants
- Master’s degree (merit or distinction) from recognised institutions, with first-class marks in research dissertations and research methods (if available) or relevant professional experience,required for HSS Research Scholarship applicants and SeNSS +3 applicants, optional for SeNSS 1+3 applicants. SeNSS encourages applications from talented students holding undergraduate degrees only, and has ring-fenced 12 studentships for such applicants.
- All candidates must have a background in psychology or a methodologically relevant discipline.
- Applicants must also provide evidence that they satisfy the University’s minimum English language requirements.