Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
Language
English
- TOEFL iBT: 85
- PTE Academic: 65
- IELTS: 7
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
San Diego, United States
Disciplines
Cognitive Science
Overview
Education
The first year is devoted to familiarizing the student with the findings and current problems in cognitive science through Foundations and Issues courses.
In the second year, basic courses and laboratory rotations are completed, with the major emphasis on the completion of a year-long research project. Future years are spent completing the advancement to candidacy requirements and doing the thesis research.
Throughout the Cognitive Science program at the University of California, San Diego, there are frequent faculty-student interactions, including special lectures by the faculty or invited speakers and the weekly informal research discussions and cognitive science seminar.
Programme Structure
Trainings:
- Neurological processes and phenomena
- The experimental methods, results, and theories from the study of psychology, language
- Social and cultural issues
- The studies of computational mechanisms
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 85
- PTE Academic: 65
- IELTS: 7
General requirements
- Bachelors degree or equivalent on or before the beginning of the admission quarter.
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA
- Your GRE scores must be no more than 5 years old. UPDATE: The GRE test requirement has been waived for the FA23 admissions cycle and will not be considered in application reviews. You do not need to submit a GRE score to apply to the PhD program in Cognitive Science.
- Minimum of 550 TOEFL paper score or 213 computer score (International Applicants only); TOEFL scores must be no more than 2 years old.
Tuition Fees
- International: 51,223 AUD / year (≈ 36,477 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 51,223 AUD / year (≈ 36,477 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 30,016 AUD / year (≈ 21,375 USD / year)
Living costs
San Diego, United States — 1,966–3,447 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
PhD scholarship opportunities are available for Cognitive Science.
Available Scholarships
- Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) — Grant 72000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant Various benefits, Deadline 07 Oct 2026
- Other Scholarships For Graduate Students — Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Study Abroad Graduate Scholarships Of Jeollanam — Grant 40000 USD, Deadline 31 Mar 2027
- Next 100 (Kitas 100) — Grant 25600 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships — Grant 40000 AUD, Deadline 30 Sep 2026
- Thanks To Scandinavia Grants To Danish Students — Grant 20000 USD, Deadline 31 Mar 2027
- The Fulbright Program — Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships For Overseas Studies — Grant 300000 HKD, Deadline 30 Sep 2026
- Fulbright-Masaryk Award — Grant Various benefits, Deadline 01 Nov 2026
- Baltic American Freedom Foundation Scholarships — Grant 30000 USD, Deadline Not specified
- International Education Center's Study Abroad Programs — Grant 30000 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Hope For Addiction Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 28 Feb 2027
- Hope for Humanity Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 10 Feb 2027
- The Marietta Blau Grant — Grant 1580 EUR, Deadline Not specified
- The Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 08 Feb 2027
- The Crowder Law Firm Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Jan 2027
- Saving Smiles Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 02 Dec 2026
- Tatra Banka Scholarship — Grant 5000 EUR, Deadline 30 Jun 2027
- Uplifting Communities Scholarship — Grant 1500 USD, Deadline 28 Sep 2026
- Dedicated Volunteer Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 07 Dec 2026
- International Peace Scholarship Fund — Grant 12500 USD, Deadline 15 Dec 2026
- Don't Text and Drive Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Sep 2026
- Building Bridges Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- OAS Academic Scholarship Program — Grant 10000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Grant 3500 USD, Deadline 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Monthly Scholarship Series — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline Anytime
- Fulbright Master's And PhD Grants - Türkiye — Grant 50000 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship — Grant 1250 USD, Deadline 15 Oct 2026
- Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC Volunteer Service Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 15 Dec 2026
- InclusiveSkies Foundation Bessie Coleman Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 15 Jan 2027
- P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) — Grant 12500 USD, Deadline 15 Dec 2026
- The Higher Foundation Grant — Grant 500 USD, Deadline Anytime
- Community Leaders Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 02 Feb 2027
- Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. $1,000 Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- The Higher Foundation Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline Anytime
- Young Scholar's Award — Grant 400 USD, Deadline 15 Oct 2026
- College JumpStart Pay It Forward Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Sep 2027
- The Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant 6000 USD, Deadline 31 Jan 2027
- From Conflict to Growth Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- General Named Endowed Scholarships — Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified
- Young Legal Professionals Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 15 Feb 2027
- Providing Support to Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- Design Competition Awards — Grant 125 USD, Deadline 28 Feb 2027
- Lehigh Valley Medical Malpractice Lawyers, P.C. Essay Competition – $500 Scholarship — Grant 500 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- Aaliyah Lee Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026
- Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise (KEAP) Awards — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 15 Oct 2026
- Centro Legal Hispano de Las Vegas Drive Smart, Live Safe Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 01 Apr 2027
- Gordon Hay Scholarship Fund — Grant 10000 USD, Deadline 19 Mar 2027
- Staten Island Accident 2026 $1,000 Scholarship Essay Competition — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- George Garrett Award — Grant 2000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026
- Anidjar & Levine Community Service Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 01 Oct 2026
- Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Jul 2027
- The Haque Law Wings of Expression Scholarship — Grant 3000 USD, Deadline 01 Apr 2027
- STEM Supplemental Award — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Military Family Background – “Life Opportunities & Hardships” Scholarship — Grant 2500 USD, Deadline 01 Oct 2026
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 01 Mar 2027
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant 3000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- Becas Fulbright - Ampliación De Estudios — Grant 40000 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Grant Various benefits, Deadline 31 Dec 2026
- CouponBirds "Help to Save" Scholarship — Grant 3000 USD, Deadline 10 Oct 2026
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant 1500 USD, Deadline Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant 12000 USD, Deadline 11 Jan 2027
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