Scholarships and funding

Postgraduate research scholarships

These scholarships include: 

• Funded 4-year PhD Scholarships

We offer funded, competitive 4-year PhD scholarships at Bristol Medical School.

Applications for these programmes are now closed for 2026/27 entry.

Additional scholarships are available including:

• Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships and Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships for applicants of Black heritage
• China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol PhD Scholarship

Further funding information and advice

Explore available scholarships, awards and bursaries.

For more information and examples of relevant programmes in Population Health Sciences, and Clinical Sciences:

• explore our programmes in Population Health Sciences
• explore our programmes in Clinical Sciences.