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.”
The following studentships are relevant to postgraduate research opportunities at Reading. Follow the links to find full details regarding eligibility, available finance, application methods and closing dates.
| Funding opportunity | Relevant for: | Application Deadline |
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| Henley Business School Studentships | Business Informatics, Systems & Accounting Finance & Capital Markets International Business & Strategy Leadership, Organisation & Behaviour Marketing & Reputation Real Estate & Planning |
Various deadlines between February and June 2018 - please check individual Department websites for more details |
| US Loans and Federal Aid | Students from the USA and Canada | Ongoing |
| Archaeology Climate, environmental sciences, and sustainability Food security Human nutrition Language, cognition and the mind |
2019 applications open in late Spring 2018 (see external website for further details) | |
| School of Politics, Economics and International Relations (SPEIR) scholarships | Economics Politics and International Relations |
TBC |
| Felix Scholarships | Many disciplines | Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |
| Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD | Any discipline (see external website for further detail) | Please check external website for details about the 2019 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 the 2019 scholarships |
| University International Research Studentships | Any discipline (excluding programmes undertaken at Henley Business School) | Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |
| University of Reading/China Scholarship Council PhD Funding | See external China Scholarship Council website for eligible areas | Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |
| EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training: Mathematics of Planet Earth | Mathematics Statistics Physics (Or closely related subjects) |
Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |
| Canadian Centennial Scholarship | Various | Closed for 2018/19 entry. The competition for 2019-2020 scholarships will be announced in November 2018. |
| Inlaks Scholarships | Many disciplines | Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |