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Research with Impact PhD Scholarships

Our generous community supports the leaders of tomorrow to research global challenges through philanthropic gifts funding doctoral scholarships

Research with Impact PhD Scholarships

This prestigious scholarship programme is funded through the generosity of notable donors and allows the PhD students to work in areas such as sustainability; health and wellbeing; and digital.

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These scholarships enable excellent candidates to work with leading academics in research areas that are at the heart of the greatest global challenges and opportunities of our time.

Funding Available

Each scholarship provides funding for up to four years. This includes:

  • tuition fees at the home rate
  • a generous annual Training Support Fund
  • maintenance Stipend at the UKRI minimum rate

If you are an international student and in receipt of this scholarship, you will receive a fee waiver on top of your scholarship. Find out more about your tuition fee status.

Please note that our studentships do not cover UK Student visa costs, or the cost of the mandatory UK Immigration Health Surcharge. These costs can be considerable, so we ask all Overseas applicants to check these costs before applying and ensure they would be willing and able to cover these from their personal funds.

Additional funds for childcare can be considered as part of the scholarship. If these funds are required, please state so in your application and the Doctoral College will contact you if you are successful in receiving an offer. Any request for childcare funds will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Eligibility

These scholarships are intended to support academically excellent applicants, so you must:

  • meet our minimum academic entry requirements of a UK undergraduate degree 2:1 or higher, or international equivalent
  • meet scholarship-specific requirements, as detailed in the How to Apply section for each scholarship type
  • meet the English language entry requirement before the closing date for applications

How to Apply

These scholarships will be advertised from October each year. Each project has its own application deadline, so please follow the detailed instructions provided on the advert.

For PhDs starting in the 2026/27 Academic year, we have the following scholarships available:

  • The David Parkin Scholarship supporting candidates from the Americas
  • Three Hughes PhD Scholarships supporting research on Sustainability
  • The Hiroko-Sherwin PhD Studentships supporting research in Galaxy Evolution

Links to the application information will be updated when the scholarships are open for applications.