Scholarship details

• The Scholarships are awarded for a period of 3.5 years;
• The Scholarships are expected to begin in September of the first year of the award (but the start date is negotiable);
• The Scholarship covers the full rate of overseas fees;
• The Scholarship will pay a maintenance award set at standard research council rates;
• The Scholarship will pay a single £5000 research grant which can be spent on research related costs (travel, conferences, books, computing equipment etc) over the period of the award.

Up to ten Scholarships are offered each year across all engineering and physical science disciplines:

• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgy and Materials
• Physics and Astronomy

Eligibility for the Scholarships also extends to the College's cross disciplinary centres, including the Physical Sciences of Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (PSIBS).

Competition for the Postgraduate Elite Scholarships is expected to be intense. Award holders will typically graduate at or near the top of their cohort in internationally leading universities. Many will hold national or international prizes for their work as undergraduates.

How to apply

Applicants will apply to their respective School for a PhD by following the standard admissions process. The Schools will then select the leading applicants for consideration by an external panel. The outcome will be released by the beginning of February. Applications and paperwork will need to be submitted to each School by the end of December.