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PhD Studentship Opportunities


MSc Scholarship Opportunities

Access Postgrad fee waivers

Fee waiver awards towards the cost of tuition fees for students who have completed the Access Postgrad scheme in their final year of undergraduate study at the University.

Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Gateway

A database of funding opportunities – especially charities – which can make awards (fees, maintenance, research costs) to any student regardless of subject, or nationality.

Alumni discount

Alumni of the University of Bristol can get a 25% reduction in the tuition fees that they pay for postgraduate programmes of study.

British Council scholarships for Women

The University of Bristol, in partnership with the British Council and supported by Sir Tang Shiu Kin Education Trust, is proud to announce four fully funded scholarships. These are for female students from Hong Kong, interested in pursuing master’s studies. 

Chevening Scholarships

This programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study on a postgraduate course.

Colfuturo

An award for Colombian students looking to pursue any taught master's programme or doctoral programme at the University of Bristol.

Commonwealth General Master's Scholarships

Postgraduate scholarships for applicants from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. Intended for students who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Postgraduate scholarships for applicants from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. CSMs are jointly funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) and participating UK universities.

Fulbright University of Bristol Award

US citizens can apply for a grant to cover tuition fees and living costs in their first year as a postgraduate at Bristol. Offered by the Fulbright US Student Program.

GREAT Scholarship 2025: Vietnam

Funding towards tuition fees for one Vietnamese postgraduate applicant. In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

Marshall Partnership scholarships

For students from the USA to study at either master's or doctoral level in any subject at the University of Bristol for up to two years (with a possibility of a third year for doctoral studies).

Phyllis Mary Morris bursaries

A living cost bursary for an international student studying a postgraduate taught programme in the School of Geographical Sciences.

R. Senathi Rajah Memorial Scholarship

Sri Lankan postgraduate applicants can apply for funding towards tuition fees.

Sanctuary Scholarship

Funding for students from asylum-seeking and refugee communities. The scholarship is equivalent to a full tuition fee waiver and a full living cost stipend.

Think Big postgraduate award

Prospective international students can apply for funding towards the cost of tuition fees and living costs.

Trusts and charities

Thousands of trusts and charities in the UK offer small grants or bursaries towards further study or to assist students in financial need.

Wellcome Trust grant funding

Scholarships and postgraduate funding schemes in the areas of biomedical science, population health, product development and applied research, humanities and social science, and public engagement and creative industries.