PhD Studentships for international applicants
Funding for International applicants is available from a range of sources on a competitive basis.
“The cordial relationship that exists between the students and staff coupled with the multicultural environment that the School provides made the University of Reading an ideal place for me to study as an international student.”
Follow the links to find full details regarding eligibility, available finance, application methods and closing dates. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to hear when we have added new studentship opportunities.
| Funding opportunity | Relevant for: | Application Deadline |
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| EU Bursaries |
EU Nationals starting a PhD in 2021/22. All disciplines. |
Ongoing |
| Any discipline (see external website for further detail) | Please check external website for details about scholarships | |
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Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] disciplines (Awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences) Female applicants only |
Please check external website for details about scholarships |
| Archaeology Climate, environmental sciences, and sustainability Food security Human nutrition Language, cognition and the mind |
See external website for further details | |
| US Loans and Federal Aid | Students from the USA and Canada | Ongoing |
| Canadian Centennial Scholarship | Various | Please check external website for details about scholarships |
| Inlaks Scholarships | Many disciplines | Please check external website for details about scholarships |
| China Scholarship Council Studentships | See external China Scholarship Council website for eligible areas | Unfortunately, the University of Reading cannot support this studentship for 2021. |
| University International Research Studentships | Any discipline (excluding programmes undertaken at Henley Business School) | Currently closed for applications, details of the 2022 competition will be made available here in autumn 2021. |
| Agriculture, Policy and Development | Built Environment | Economics | Education | Law | Linguistics | Management and Business Studies | Politics and International Relations | Psychology | Real Estate and Planning | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2022/23 competition will be made available in autumn 2021. | |
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(environmental science-related areas) |
Agriculture, Policy and Development | Archaeology | Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Geography | Environmental Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics | Meteorology | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2022/23 competition will be made available in autumn 2021. |
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AHRC SWW DTP Studentships for the Arts and Humanities |
Archaeology | Art | Classics | English Language and Literature | Film, Theatre and Television | History | History of Art | Law and Legal Studies| Modern Languages and European Studies | Philosophy | Political Studies and International Relations | Political Philosophy | Typography | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2022/23 competition will be made available in autumn 2021. |
| Felix Scholarships | Many disciplines | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2022/23 competition will be made available in autumn 2021. |
| Agriculture | Biological & Biomedical Sciences | Chemistry | Food and Nutritional Sciences | Geography and Environmental Sciences | Pharmacy | Currently closed for applications. Details of the 2022/23 competition will be made available in autumn 2021. |