PhD Studentships for international applicants
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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.”
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| Funding opportunity | Relevant for: | Application Deadline |
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| ESRC SeNSS Studentship Competition - Economics pathway only | Economics | Open for applications - see further details. |
| International PhD Bursaries in Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Ongoing |
| University International Research Studentships | Any discipline (excluding programmes undertaken at Henley Business School) | 31 January 2019 |
| Henley Business School Studentships | Business Informatics, Systems & Accounting Finance & Capital Markets International Business & Strategy Leadership, Organisation & Behaviour Marketing & Reputation Real Estate & Planning |
Various deadlines for 2019 entry - please check individual Department websites for more details |
| University of Reading/China Scholarship Council PhD Funding | See external China Scholarship Council website for eligible areas | 25 January 2019 |
| Felix Scholarships | Many disciplines | 30 January 2019 |
| 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 |
| Archaeology Climate, environmental sciences, and sustainability Food security Human nutrition Language, cognition and the mind |
2020 applications open in late Spring 2019 (see external website for further details) | |
| US Loans and Federal Aid | Students from the USA and Canada | Ongoing |
| EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training: Mathematics of Planet Earth | Mathematics Statistics Physics (Or closely related subjects) |
Details for 2019 entry coming soon |
| Canadian Centennial Scholarship | Various | Details on scholarships for 2019-2020 will be announced in November 2018. |
| Inlaks Scholarships | Many disciplines | Closed for 2018/19 entry; please check here again in Autumn 2018 |