The Faculty of Science is pleased to offer 12 fully funded prestigious PhD scholarships in support of the brightest students from anywhere in the world to complete their PhD programme under the supervision of our internationally recognised and respected researchers.

The University of Bristol is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across the world and from minority and under-represented backgrounds. All applications, whether requiring home or overseas fees, will receive equal consideration.

Applications for research projects must align with at least one of the following themes:

• Climate and environmental research challenge
• Digital and data research challenge
• Equitable and sustainable health
• Social justice research challenge

Funding

Our PhD scholarship funding covers fees, a stipend at UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) rates (£18,622 per year in 2023/24) for living expenses and up to £2000 per year for research expenses, for up to four years.

Available programmes

Select a programme from one of the school links below - each School web page will include a link to the PhD online application: 

• Chemistry : deadline for applications 24th March 2024
• Earth Sciences : deadline for applications 16th January 2024
• Physical Geography : deadline for applications 9th January 2024
• Mathematics : deadline for applications 5th January 2024
• Physics : deadline for applications 31st January 2024

Eligibility criteria for each programme will be detailed within the Admissions Statement for each programme.

Application process

If you would like to be considered for the postgraduate research funding, ensure you select 'University of Bristol scholarship' under funding source when making your PhD application.