Postgraduate research funding

Deadline: 1 December 2025

University of Bristol Business School (UBBS) bursaries of £20,780 awarded to outstanding applicants. The bursary includes mandatory Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) responsibilities as a condition of the award, with teaching hours separately compensated at an additional hourly rate. UBBS is committed to innovative PGR training to support and encourage our PhD researchers to reach the highest echelons of social science research. Whilst remaining committed to established areas in accounting, finance and business disciplines, UBBS is investing heavily in interdisciplinary research that broaches emerging fields of AI and socio-tech; sustainability and new work practices. We have many potential supervisors and welcome applications focusing on topics in line with our academic groups. You’ll be studying with world-leading academics at a top 5 UK university for research (REF 2021), QS ranked 51, in the newly built Temple Quarter campus in the vibrant and diverse port city of Bristol. Find out more about our PhD programmes.

Funding: 

University of Bristol Business School PhD Bursaries are for four years, starting in autumn 2026. The bursary also provides full tuition fees (for either home/EU or international students), and a stipend at the rate of at least £20,780 per annum, paid in instalments, and additional GTA income, which will depend on the hours worked. Candidate requirements: A first or high 2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject or an equivalent qualification, and either have completed or be completing a master's qualification from a UK university (or equivalent). See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website. 

How to apply: 

Please make an online application for this project at http://www.bris.ac.uk/pg-howtoapply. Please select “Accounting and Finance (PhD)” or “Management (PhD)” on the Programme Choice page. You will be prompted to enter details of the studentship in the Funding and Research Details sections of the form.

Programme application deadline: 1 December 2025

Scholarship application deadline: 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 23 January 2026 

Please express your interest in the application form or get in touch with Business School PGR Team Mailbox business-school-pgr@bristol.ac.uk.

Programme application deadline: 1 December 2025

The University of Bristol Business School is offering bursaries of £20,400 to be awarded to successful PhD students. The bursary includes mandatory Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) responsibilities as a condition of the award, with teaching hours separately compensated at an additional hourly rate.

The school’s research is grounded in social sciences and focuses on topics such as sustainability, digitalisation and work futures as well as more traditional accounting, finance and business and management disciplines. We have many potential supervisors and welcome applications focusing on topics in line with our research groups. You can also find the research information about our academics via below links:

PhD Management

PhD Accounting and Finance

Please express your interest in the application form or get in touch with Business School PGR Team Mailbox business-school-pgr@bristol.ac.uk.

Please make an online application at http://www.bris.ac.uk/pg-howtoapply.

Application deadline: 9 January 2026 

Students need to have an offer of a place on the PhD programme in order to be considered for this scholarship.

Application deadline: 12 noon (UK time) on 1 December 2025

Select 'CSC-UoB joint PhD scholarship' in the funding source drop-down list on the application form. Students should enter '100%' as the funding proportion. If they fail to do so, they will not be included in the nomination process. Students need to have an offer of a place on the PhD programme in order to be considered for this scholarship.

Application deadline: 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 24 January 2025

Find out more information about the funding available and how to apply for applicants within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.

PhD Management 

PhD Accounting and Finance