HealthMod Linked Studentship
Policy Modelling for Health is a £7.5 million UKRI-funded consortium tackling the economic drivers of ill health and inequalities through cutting-edge computational modelling. Led by the University of Glasgow with partners including the University of Essex, the programme is developing SimPaths, a dynamic microsimulation framework that explores how health and economic inequalities evolve and how policies on taxation, welfare, employment and housing can shape outcomes.
As part of this initiative, the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CeMPA) at Essex is offering a fully funded three-year PhD studentship. The successful candidate will join an international team of researchers, working at the frontier of health and economic inequality research, with full fees covered, a stipend of £20,870 per year, and additional research training support.
Find out more about the HealthMod Linked Studentship.
Funded studentships for PhD
The studentship competition for October 2025 start has now closed but you can let us know if you are interested in applying to start next year. We will share new details about PhD studentships on offer early in the next academic year.
Self funded PhD?
If you would like to fund yourself to study here, supervised by our world-leading experts, please contact us to find out more.
For details of current fees and more about support available visit the University page on funding here
Masters courses funding opportunities
We offer Essex graduates an alumni discount and there’s also a wide range of scholarships and bursaries available to students from other institutions from all over the world, to help people from all backgrounds access these opportunities. Get in touch to find out more about fees for our Masters courses and financial support packages based on your resident status and background.