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Your whole PhD,
supported in one place.
From deciding to pursue a PhD, to learning the tools, to doing the research, to finding a mentor, to getting through the parts no one warns you about — PhD Spark brings the guidance, resources, and people you need at every stage into a single platform.
No spam. One email when we launch — that's it.
The idea
A PhD is one of the hardest things you'll do — and one of the least supported.
Most researchers piece it together alone: figuring out how to even get started, hunting for the right tools, learning software from scratch, searching for someone to guide them, and quietly struggling through the low points. The knowledge exists — it's just scattered, gatekept, or passed down by luck.
PhD Spark exists to put all of that support in one place — for every stage of the journey, open to anyone doing research.
Explore PhD Spark
Three places to start.
Each one stands on its own — dig into whichever fits where you are right now.
Your journey
Every stage of a PhD — thinking about starting, deep in the middle, writing up, or reconsidering — and the six kinds of support behind each.
See every stage →Resource library
Hand-picked tools, YouTube channels, communities, funding, and career resources — 11 categories, all in one place.
Browse the library →Guides
Practical, step-by-step playbooks — starting with how to get into a funded PhD abroad.
Read Playbook 01 →The roadmap
What we're building
In order of what actually helps researchers most.
Curated resource library
Tools, channels, communities, funding, and more — hand-picked and organized. Open the library →
First one liveStage-by-stage guides
Practical playbooks for each part of the journey — starting with how to get into a funded PhD. Read Playbook 01 →
Tools & skills learning paths
Guided routes to the software researchers depend on — MATLAB, Python, LaTeX, simulation tools, and more.
Mentor matching
Get connected with a mentor or advisor who fits your field, stage, and goals.
Webinars & community
Live sessions and peer groups on research skills, problem formulation, publishing, and getting through the hard parts.
Founding cohort
Support for your whole PhD — from the start.
Founding members get free access to the guides, tools, and community as we build them.