List of UK's International Prestigious PhD Fellowships & Scholarships
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Vice-Chancellor’s Awards & Cambridge International Scholarships
The aim of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards and Cambridge International Scholarships is to ensure that the 250 highest ranked students, irrespective of nationality, receive full financial support to undertake research leading to a PhD. The Scholarships pay the University Composition Fee and a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single person.Imperial College London
The President’s PhD Scholarships aims to provide up to 50 research students with great potential the opportunity to work within their chosen research field with the support of an excellent supervisor.Imperial College London
University College London (UCL)
The UCL Overseas Research Scholarships (UCL-ORS) aim to attract high-quality international students to UCL to undertake research. Approximately 35 UCL-ORS awards are available annually.University College London (UCL)
The University of Edinburgh
Moray House School of Education offers two fully-funded Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships across any area of study within the doctoral programme, for studies commencing in 2019-20. This scholarship covers the UK/EU tuition fees plus a stipend, amount to be confirmed for 2019-20. Applicants for this award will also be considered for two further Principal’s Career Development PhD Scholarships which will be available to applicants of all Schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships are awarded for three years.30 Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships have been awarded for session 2019-2020. Each scholarship will covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU postgraduate student and that chargeable to an overseas postgraduate student. The awards do not cover maintenance expenses.The University of Edinburgh
The University of Manchester
The PDS Awards are open to all nationalities and across all research areas, and will be of interest to students of the highest calibre who have the commitment and desire to work on challenging research projects in world leading research environments.The University of Manchester
Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship for Research Excellence
Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships for Research Excellence offer seven eligible applicants the opportunity to join our Doctoral Academy community for 3 years on a full-time basis. The Scholarship includes tuition fees, an annual stipend (in line with UKRI rates, updated annually and currently at £14,777 for 2018/19) for three years, and your academic School will also contribute towards research costs. The first quarterly stipend payment will be made available shortly after your course commences.University of Bristol
Our Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships scheme offers an exciting opportunity for exceptional early-career researchers to advance their research careers, and support our strategic priorities. The Faculty of Engineering is pleased to be able to offer a small number of fully-funded scholarships (fees and a maintenance stipend at the minimum RCUK rate) to applicants showing exceptional research potential. Scholarships are open to applicants of all nationalities who have received an unconditional offer of a place on a PhD programme with the Faculty.University of Bristol
The University of Warwick
25 Chancellor's International Scholarships available to be awarded to the most outstanding international PhD applicants. The scholarship includes a full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth £22,860) and a maintenance stipend in line with UKRI rates (provisional £15,009 for full time award holders.The University of Warwick
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Research Excellence (International)
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Research Excellence aim to recognise and reward applications from outstanding international students from the Faculties of Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences.University of Surrey
This funded studentship (international students only) covers international fee and stipend of £15,000, a Research Training Support Grant of £1,000 and financial support for research materials and consumables (if successfully applied for) up to the value of £2,000 per annum.University of Surrey
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow has a total of 20 Chancellors Awards available. The Award is available to students entering any of the University’s Colleges and are awarded as a tuition fee discount. The Lord Kelvin Adam Smith (LKAS) PhD Scholarships are the University of Glasgow’s flagship scholarships. To date over 100 fully funded PhD projects have been created. Nominations are sought from prospective PhD supervisors only for the Carnegie/Caledonian PhD Scholarships 2018-19. The Carnegie Trust is funding 15 PhD scholarships across all universities within Scotland. The University of Glasgow has been allocated 7 nominations (out of 60 allowed in total across all Scottish HEIs).University of Glasgow
The University of Sheffield
Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis - applications are assessed on the basis of academic success and qualifications, experience, research background, a clear well-articulated research proposal, the potential impact of the research and a good match with supervisor/department expertise.The University of Sheffield
University of Leeds
Postgraduate students at Leeds benefit from around £10 million of funding being available from the University and externally. Scholarships are available to International, UK and EU students. Individual University Schools also offer some scholarships, and substantial numbers of studentships funded by the UK Research Councils are available for postgraduate study at Leeds for UK and EU students.University of Leeds
Queen Mary University of London
These are available to applicants of any nationality, for PhDs in any area of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering. There is no separate application process for these awards but they are often tied to advertised projects so check the departmental webpage for specific information. The Alan Turing Institute and Queen Mary University of London offer a number of places each year to motivated graduate students to complete a fully funded PhD. The Turing doctoral studentship scheme combines the strengths and expertise of world-class universities with the Turing’s unique position as the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, to offer an exceptional PhD programme. Queen Mary University of London
Lancaster University
A number of Faculty Postgraduate bursaries and scholarships are available for students wishing to study for a Masters degree, a Masters Degree followed by a PhD (“1+3”), or for a PhD degree within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.Lancaster University
University of York
University of York
York Graduate Research School scholarships for overseas research students
These prestigious PhD scholarships, awarded by the York Graduate Research School, offer full funding (covering 100% of tuition fees, a stipend commensurate with the UKRI rate, plus a research training support grant) for the duration of a student’s enrolment period.The University of Exeter
PhD Global Excellence Scholarships for international students of outstanding academic quality applying to PhD programmes.The University of Exeter
University of Liverpool
The Duncan Norman Research Scholarship at the University of Liverpool was established in 2004 following the receipt of a generous donation from The Duncan Norman Charitable Trust in memory of the late Duncan Norman.The Chemistry Department has launched a pilot international postgraduate research studentship that will grant full tuition waiver to a small number of highly qualified international students with BSc or MSc degrees in Chemistry or related disciplines from top universities worldwide admitted into its PhD programme.University of Liverpool
University of Aberdeen
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine offers studentships to outstanding young scientists who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately three years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.University of Aberdeen
Queen's University of Belfast
A full fee scholarship will be awarded to an exceptionally talented international student who will be starting their full-time postgraduate research programme at Queen’s University Belfast. The International Office Postgraduate Research scholarship is awarded to international fee rate paying students beginning their full time studies at Queen's University Belfast.Queen's University of Belfast