UK: PhD Scholarships at King's College London

The Leverhulme Trust - Early Career Fellowships:

Deadline: 05/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries
  All Nationalities
• Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship.
• Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than five years from the application closing date. Hence those who had their viva before 5 March 2010 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other unusual circumstances.
• Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). The Research Awards Advisory Committee believes that the development of an academic career is best served by gaining experience at different institutions. Priority will be given to applicants who show evidence of mobility during their academic careers to date. The intention is to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.
• The matching funding contributed by the host institution must be drawn from generally available funds and must not be associated with any other grants received by the host institution. The host department must secure the matching funding for the applicant before the closing date. Applications which do not meet these conditions are ineligible and will be rejected.
• Applicable subjects
  All Subjects

Specified use:

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £24,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.


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The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT) PhD Studentship:

Deadline: 15/12/2014

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT) will consider applications from any UK-based scientist who can demonstrate that they will direct the proposed research and be actively engaged in supervising the project.

• The minimum formal qualification required is a graduate degree, although it would normally be expected that the primary applicant have post-graduate qualifications and significant experience in their field to which the research proposal is related. Please note that only the primary applicant must have tenure (permanent contract) and together with any co-applicants cannot apply for, or receive DHT personal support (salary).

• The DHT Research Funding Scheme is open to scientists who are based at any research establishment, including higher education institutions, hospital/NHS trusts, Research Council establishments and charity laboratories.

• The DHT does not normally co-sponsor research proposals and would only consider doing so in exceptional circumstances. It is important that applicants state whether any financial support from another body is already provided and/or is being applied for on their application form. Please contact the DHT for clarification prior to submitting an application if required.

Specified use:

• Research grants for PhD Studentships will be awarded for a period of up to three (3) years.

• The financial support requested should be tailored to the scientific needs of the proposal.

• For PhD Studentships, the maximum amount that can be requested is £27,900 p.a. of which a maximum of £8,000 p.a. can be claimed for consumables.

Requests for funding can include:

• The maintenance grant and fees for a PhD Student

• Materials, consumables and equipment

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Sévigné Studentship:

Deadline: 01/03/2014

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• For students wishing to pursue the MA French Literature and Culture programme at King's College London in 2015/16

• For full-time study only

• Applicable subjects

• French

The Department of French is delighted to announce the establishment of the Sévigné Studentship for one full-time student wishing to pursue the MA French Literature and Culture at King's College London. This has been made possible through the generosity of the Gapper Charitable Trust and an alumnus of the College, Mr Richard Gapper. 

The department has successfully secured funding to continue the scheme for applicants to the 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years.

Information about the application:

The studentship is awarded on the basis of scholarly merit.

Value of award:

Tuition fees at the Home/EU rate plus an annual stipend set at the AHRC studentship rate

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Research and Development Management (RADMA) - 2014 Doctoral Studies Programme:

Deadline: 28/02/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities
• To be eligible for funding, candidates must be accepted for PhD study at a UK university. Applications must be supported by the candidate's PhD supervisor. Awards will be granted to and administered through the institution, not individual candidates. Candidates will be expected to submit yearly progress reports and to make a copy of their thesis available to RADMA upon its completion

• Applicable subjects

• Management, Disaster Management, Development Studies, Development

Applications are welcome across the breadth of the research and development management discipline. RADMA particularly encourages applications that explore important relevant issues or further understanding in the following areas:

1.Management of scientific and technological activity2.Management of research & development, product design and innovation3.Strategy formulation and human resources4.Management of technology and policy

The award will cover costs related to fees and specified living expenses up to a maximum of £17,500 per academic year (pro-rata for part-time students) and conditional upon the receipt of acceptable annual progress reports.

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Psychological Medicine PhD Studentships:

Deadline: 01/12/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Applicable subjects

• Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry

Information about the funding:

The Department welcomes approaches from those interested in PhD studentships. The Department routinely submits projects to the Institute of Psychiatry's central PhD studentship call. Suitably qualified individuals are welcome to contact one of the Departmental PhD supervisors direct or, if unsure about whom to contact, speak to the Departmental PhD Admissions Tutor to discuss potential projects.

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King's College London Theological Trust: Overseas Scholarship:

Deadline: 06/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities (except UK & EU)

• The award is open to a student from overseas who has been accepted to study in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies. It is also open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• There are no geographical limitations but the Trustees aim to award the scholarship to a student who is able to benefit from the educational opportunity offered by the department, who is unable to obtain an education at this level in their home country and who is expected to make a significant contribution to the religious life of their home country through the medium of one of the Christian denominations.

• Applicable subjects

• Theology and religious studies

Normally one scholarship is awarded each year, to a student from overseas who has been accepted to study in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies.

The scholarship meets the full cost of fees and provides a maintenance grant at a rate which the Trustees aim to keep broadly comparable with those provided by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Scholarships are awarded for one year in the first instance but may be renewed subject to satisfactory academic progress. No individual grant will exceed the Home student tuition fee, although it is unusual that the maximum amount will be awarded.

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Institute of Psychiatry Studentships:

Deadline: 31/10/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Applicable subjects

• Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry, Occupational therapy, Neurobiology, Mental Health Studies, Medicine and health related studies, Medical and Molecular Genetics, International Mental Health, Health sciences, Health & Social Care Research, Global Mental Health, Gerontology, Biomedical and health sciences, Ageing, Addiction studies

Applications are invited for a range of funded research studentships at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP). They will be advertised on the IoP's PhD Studentship website as and when they become available. 

Note that, application deadlines will vary between different studentship schemes, so please refer to the separate studentship adverts for exact dates. 


Studentships cover tuition fees and an annual stipend.

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Culham St Gabriel’s Grants:

Deadline: 31/12/2020

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• All Nationalities

• Culham St Gabriel’s will consider grant applications from individuals in the UK for projects of research, development or innovation that connect to one or more of the following strands:
• advance and disseminate excellence in the teaching of religious education, school worship or spiritual and moral development for children and young people, through research at higher education level, curriculum development or innovation (this might, for example, include fees for Certificate, Diploma or MA courses for teachers of RE); or

• investigate and enhance spiritual and moral dimensions of the ethos, governance, management and leadership of schools, academies, free schools, colleges or universities, and highlight the influence on children’s and young people’s spiritual and moral development (this might, for example, include a research project to define the link between school improvement and school values/ethos).

• For both strands, the Trust places a particular emphasis on the benefits that the individual’s work will bring to other colleagues and institutions of education, and the extent to which insights and improvements in practice will be actively disseminated.

• All applications should be relevant to the strategic objectives of Culham St Gabriel’s, in accordance with the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. However, this does not necessarily mean that projects must be led only by Anglicans or implemented only in Anglican schools or universities.

• Applicable subjects

• Theology and religious studies, Education

Information about the funding:

Culham St Gabriel’s is committed to excellent religious education for learners of all phases, abilities, ethnicities and beliefs, and in all settings. 
Applications are invited from individuals and organisations who can demonstrate the relevance of their work to one or more of the following strategic objectives:

• To enable teachers and others to engage in research, development and innovation in religious education, school worship, spiritual and moral development or aspects of school ethos and leadership, through grants

• To bring school-related professional development opportunities to teachers of RE, school leaders and clergy, through online presence, conferences, other events and networks, both directly and working with others

• To facilitate policy work, public advocacy and positive public understanding of RE.


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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSSS):

Deadline: 01/03/2015

Eligibility criteria:

• Open to residents of the following countries

• Pakistan, Nigeria, Nauru, Namibia etc.
• 2015/16 CSSS awards at King's College London are for the following taught postgraduate courses only:

• MA/MSc Environment & Development;

• MA/MSc Tourism, Environment & Development;

• MA/MSc Disasters, Adaptation & Development;

• MSc Clinical Nursing

• MSc Advanced Care in Dementia;

• MSc Neuroimaging;

• MSc Health Psychology.

• Applicants Must:

• be nationals of (or permanently domiciled in) a developing Commonwealth country, and not currently be living or studying in a developed country;

• hold a first degree at either first or upper second class level;

• be sufficiently fluent in English to pursue the course;

• have not previously studied for one year or more in a developed country;

• be able to confirm in writing that neither they or their families would otherwise be able to pay for the proposed course of study;

• be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete.

• plan to commence one of the eligible masters programmes (see list above) at King’s College London in the 2015/16 academic year, that is, from September 2015;

• have submitted all the relevant application materials, as indicated in the Application Procedure below, by the stated application deadline.

• Applicable subjects:

• Tourism, Psychology, Psychological Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing and midwifery, Nursing, Mental Health Studies, Medicine and health related studies, Imaging, Health sciences, Global Mental Health, Geography, Environment Studies, Disaster Management, Development Studies, Ageing

Information about the funding:

The Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (with funding from DFID), and UK universities, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom. The aim of the scheme is to assist students, from developing Commonwealth countries, of excellent academic calibre who, for financial reasons, are unable to study in Britain and are outside the scope of other British Government Support Schemes but would benefit from higher education in the United Kingdom, enabling them to contribute toward the development of their home countries.

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