A postgraduate loan is available to Home fee payers to help you pay for your Master’s (MA/MPhil) course.

For more information about postgraduate loans, visit Student Finance England's (SFE’s) dedicated student finance zone on the Student Room. If you are an EU national, you should check your eligibility for a postgraduate loan before applying.

Details for 2023/24 to follow

Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders.

Deadline: Please check link for country specific deadlines.

Details for 2023/24 to follow

The University of Bristol has a collaborative agreement with the China Scholarship Council to further the development of research collaborations between the UK and Chinese Universities and Research Institutions.

Successful candidates will receive tuition fees to cover the full period of the PhD, a stipend, a round-trip international airfare, visa and passport fees and high levels of research and professional skills training, coordinated by the Bristol Doctoral College.

Please click here for more information on this fantastic opportunity.

Deadline: Your completed application must be submitted by midday (UK time) on Thursday 1 December 2022. You must specify that you wish to apply for the scholarship by selecting 'CSC-UoB joint PhD scholarship' on the funding source drop-down list in your application form and put '100%' as the funding proportion.

The SWW DTP will be awarding a number of doctoral studentships in the Arts and Humanities for entry in September 2023. SWW DTP studentships are for three years as standard (or part-time equivalent).

In response to the new UKRI eligibility criteria, University of Bristol is pleased to announce that it will be offering International fee discounts for successful UKRI applicants. The fees will be discounted to the home fees level. This approach ensures that students regardless of nationality or financial means will be able to apply for our UKRI studentships (including those administered by the SWW DTP). Successful applicants will receive a fully-funded studentship and will not be charged the international fee difference.

Please apply for the studentship via the SWW DTP website. These scholarships are for students commencing their studies in September 2023, as well as those that have already commenced doctoral study. Please check the SWW DTP Edigibility Guidlines before applying.

Deadline: You must submit your SWW DTP application by 11:59pm GMT on Monday 16 January 2023. You should try to have your PhD application submitted to your preferred primary institute around this deadline as well.

The University of Bristol and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to be able to offer a number of PhD Scholarships to candidates commencing their PhD research in September 2023 that demonstrate exceptional research and teaching potential.

We will also be offering a number of Research Scholarships with Gratuate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) to cadidates demonstrating and articulating a clear teaching philosophy/vision.

Both scholarships are renewable for up to four years (full-time) or eight years (part-time), subject to satisfactory progress in the Scholar's research project and/or teaching.

Further details (including eligibility and funding awarded) can be found on our University of Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships web page.

Deadline: Both your application for an eligible PhD programme and the Faculty of Arts Research Scholarship application form (see link above) need to be submitted by 5pm (UK time) on Monday 30 January 2023. Both applications need to be submitted on time in order for us to consider you.

Opportunity Bristol provides financial support to UK students from Black backgrounds to undertake a research-related Masters degree (e.g. MPhil, MRes, etc.).

Opportunity Bristol offers up to six scholarships to Black students. It provides funding for research-focused Masters programmes and will help successful awardees to gain the research skills and experience needed to apply for funded doctoral research opportunities in the future.

Applications are now open for applicants who want to start their studies in the 2023/24 academic year. For more information on eligibility criteria and how to apply, please see the Opportunity Bristol web page.

Deadline: Both your application for an eligible research-related Masters degree and an Opportunity Bristol application form need to be submitted by Monday 30 January 2023.