Studentships for international applicants
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NewsFunding 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: |
|---|---|
| University International Research Studentships | Any discipline (excluding programmes undertaken at Henley Business School) |
| Any discipline | |
| Inlaks Scholarships | Many disciplines |
| Archaeology Climate, environmental sciences, and sustainability Food security Human nutrition Language, cognition and the mind | |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarships | Humanities and social sciences, specifically: Human rights and dignity Responsible citizenship Canada in the world People and their natural environment |
| Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD | Any discipline (see external website for further detail) |
| University of Reading/China Scholarship Council PhD Funding | See external China Scholarship Council website for eligible areas |
| Leverhulme Doctoral Studentships in Climate Justice | Arts Humanities Social sciences Sciences |
| EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training: Mathematics of Planet Earth | Mathematics Statistics Physics (Or closely related subjects) |
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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 |
| SPEIR scholarships | Economics Politics and International Relations |
| Henley Business School Studentships | Business Informatics, Systems & Accounting Finance & Capital Markets International Business & Strategy Leadership, Organisation & Behaviour Marketing & Reputation Real Estate & Planning |
Find a PhD
In addition to the funded studentships above, we advertise many pre-defined doctoral research projects on the external FindaPhD website. A list of the projects currently looking to recruit suitable applicants for PhD study is available at the bottom of our Funding and fees page.