Sport Ireland Research Grant Scheme 2026

New fully funded PhD scholarship opportunity at The University of Western Australia in the UWA School of Human Sciences . The project focuses on women's health , sport participation , physical activity , psychology , and behaviour change , with a specific emphasis on the psychological, social, and behavioural factors that influence women's return to and ongoing participation in sport after childbirth. The research aims to generate evidence that can help sporting organisations, health professiona...

Fully-funded PhD opportunity at Buckinghamshire New University on "Running Narratives" : using stories of running to engage and inspire people in drug and alcohol recovery. The project explores how storytelling, co-created with people who have used running as part of their recovery journey, can move beyond traditional testimonials to inspire, liberate, and support recruitment into physical activity social prescription pathways. Funding: full tuition fees for up to 3 years plus a £15,000 p.a. bur...

The Safe and Inclusive Sport Research Group is inviting applications for PhD scholarships focused on creating safer, more inclusive, and more equitable sporting environments. This opportunity is centred on multidisciplinary research that aims to transform sport through safety, inclusion, justice, policy, practice, and culture change . The group highlights the importance of centring the voices of people with lived experience and working collaboratively with communities to address systemic harm. R...

PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Adelaide in sport and exercise psychology , psychological flexibility , wellbeing , mental health strain , and cognitive science . The project is titled “Psychological flexibility, wellbeing and mental health strain in elite athletes: extending the validity and utility of the PPFI-Sport” and is supervised by Dr John Baranoff , with a supervisory panel including Professor Carolyn Semmler , Dr Rosie Stanimirovic , and representatives from the Austra...

IE University is advertising an FPI predoctoral fellowship for a research project identified as PID2024-162698OB-I00 - FAMCOMP . This is a PhD-level opportunity focused on predoctoral research training, likely connected to family complexity and related social-science research themes. The post comes from IE University and links to the official careers portal for the full vacancy details. The excerpt does not include the supervisor name, exact research group, stipend amount, tuition coverage, or t...