# Category:PhD
**Source**: https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/category/phd/
**Parent**: https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/2020/06/11/alumni-inspiration/
Not sure if postgraduate study is for you? Attending an [information or open day event](https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/PostgraduateStudy/PG-Events/) is a good first step. When it comes to desktop research, there are loads of great sites to help you explore your study options. Here are 11 to save in your favourites.
1. **Prospects postgraduate search**
This [search tool](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses) lets you explore postgraduate taught courses by subject and location.
2. **Target jobs**
[Search postgraduate taught courses](https://targetjobs.co.uk/postgraduate) by job sector including Law, Engineering and Teaching.
3. **Find a Master’s**
Search a database of [22,500 Master’s courses](https://www.findamasters.com/) throughout the world.
4. **Postgraduate Search**
[Search courses](https://www.postgraduatesearch.com/), and access advice on funding.
5. **Find a PhD**
The world’s largest database of PhD opportunities has over 4[,000 PhDs](https://www.findaphd.com/) to select from.
6. **Jobs.ac.uk**
[Search PhDs by subjects](https://www.jobs.ac.uk/phd) including Creative Arts and Design, Computer Sciences and Politics and Government. You can also access student vlogs that offer an insight into life as a PhD student.
7. **Gradireland**
Want to study in Ireland? Filter by institutions like Trinity and University College Cork to find a [postgraduate course](https://gradireland.com/postgraduate-courses) that suits you.
8. **Graduate Prospects**
Access information on [studying abroad](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/study-abroad) in a range of countries including Australia, USA ad China.
9. **The Fullbright Commission**
The [Fullbright Commission](http://www.fulbright.org.uk/) site has all you need to know about postgraduate study in the USA including information about the Fullbright Scholarship.
10. **Canada Memorial Foundation**
Discover awards for British students or graduates who want to pursue a [postgraduate course in Canada](https://www.canadamemorialfoundation.org/scholarship/).
11. **Association of Commonwealth Universities**
Access information on scholarships to [undertake postgraduate study](https://www.acu.ac.uk/funding-opportunities/for-students/scholarships/queen-elizabeth-commonwealth-scholarships/) in low and middle income commonwealth countries including Sri Lanka and South Africa.
For information on postgraduate study at Queen’s, visit [The Graduate School](https://www.qub.ac.uk/graduate-school/).
- [Career Planning](https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/tag/career-planning/), [next step](https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/tag/next-step/), [PhD](https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/tag/phd/), [postgraduate](https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/tag/postgraduate/), [research](https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/tag/research/)