14 fee-waived PhD programs in Psychology — UK

14 programs for a PhD in Psychology in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1
    Annual tuition
    $49,024
    Program duration
    48 months
  2. 2

    University of Edinburgh

    Clinical Psychology DClinPsychol

    Application deadline
    Dec 5 +1
    Program duration
    36 months
  3. 3
    Annual tuition
    $20,621
    Program duration
    48 months
  4. 4

    University of York

    Psychology PhD

    Application deadline
    Jan 7
    Program duration
    3 years full-time
  5. 5

    Cardiff University

    Psychology PhD

    Annual tuition
    $34,176
    Program duration
    3 years full-time
  6. 6

    Lancaster University

    Clinical Psychology: DClinPsy

    Application deadline
    Nov 30
    Program duration
    36 months
  7. 7

    University College London

    Clinical Psychology DClinPsy

    Application deadline
    Sep 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $49,024
    Program duration
    36 months
  8. 8

    University of Edinburgh

    Psychology PhD

    Application deadline
    Apr 13 +1
    Annual tuition
    $35,328
    Program duration
    72 months
  9. 9
    Annual tuition
    $12,186
    Program duration
    3 years full-time
  10. 10

    Lancaster University

    Psychology: PhD

    Application deadline
    Feb 2
    Annual tuition
    $18,195
    Program duration
    84 months

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Complete Program List14 programs

The complete list of Psychology PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#37University College LondonChild and Adolescent Psychotherapy DPsych48 months
#37University College LondonClinical Psychology DClinPsy36 months
#37University College LondonPhD in Psychoanalytic Studies3–4 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghClinical Psychology DClinPsychol36 months
#50University of EdinburghPhD and MSc by Research in Clinical Psychology72 months
#50University of EdinburghPsychology PhD72 months
#50University of EdinburghPsychotherapy and Counselling DPsychotherapy4 years full-time
#132University of BirminghamForensic Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ForenClinPsyD)48 months
#132University of BirminghamForensic Psychology Practice Doctorate (CPD route)3 years full-time
#132University of BirminghamPsychology PhD|MSc (Research)3 years full-time
#164University of YorkPsychology PhD3 years full-time
#201–250Cardiff UniversityPsychology PhD3 years full-time
#201–250Lancaster UniversityClinical Psychology: DClinPsy36 months
#201–250Lancaster UniversityPsychology: PhD84 months

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