Scholarship pays tuition fees and a maintenance stipend (at the minimum UKRI rate) for the duration of a PhD (typically three years but can be up to four years). Students can receive between 50% and 100% funding from the University of Bristol PhD Scholarship and up to 50% funding from another source. Faculties can amend the award level, so clarify the award amount with your faculty.

Payments are made monthly after you have fully registered with your school and faculty. Students registering outside of the main September registration week will receive a pro-rata payment in the first instance. Future payments will be in line with the monthly payment schedule and the final payment will also be a pro-rata payment.

Eligibility

You can apply if you:

• are a prospective PhD student

Application process

Contact your relevant faculty for details on how to apply.

Deadline

Application deadlines for students starting in 2020/21:

• Faculty of Arts - TBC
• Faculty of Engineering - No scholarships available for 2020/21
• Faculty of Health Sciences - TBC
• Faculty of Life Sciences - TBC
• Faculty of Science - No scholarships available for 2020/21
• Faculty of Social Sciences and Law - 21 January 2020

Further details

Students about to undertake postgraduate research study should read the University’s Regulations and Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes. This includes the policy for maternity, paternity and adoption leave and the policy for medical absence.