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Who can apply
Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.
- Country of study
- United Kingdom · Reading
- Target level
- Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Sciences, Social sciences, Arts, Humanities and Business and management
- Other conditions
- You must be eligible for international fees.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: be eligible for International fees
- If you wish to study off campus or by distance, you are only eligible for awards covering tuition fees and the training and development allowance; these awards do not include a stipend.Organisation’s wording: Applicants wishing to study off-campus/by distance are only eligible for awards covering tuition fees and the training and development allowance; awards to off campus/by-distance applicants do not include a stipend.
The real funding
What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.
- Paid
- Tuition
- At your expense
- Visa fees
Dates
- Applications close
- 15 January 2027
- Results announced
- Successful candidates are notified by a formal studentship award letter around the end of April 2027.
- Studies start
- October 2027
Application steps
In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.
Step 1: Check with the postgraduate research administrator in your School or Department that your proposed research can be supervised there.
- With whom
- Your School or Department
- By when
- Before applying
Step 2: Submit an application for admission to a PhD programme through the online admissions portal, quoting “International Research Studentship Competition” in the “scholarships applied for” box.
- With whom
- You, on the online admissions portal
- By when
- 15 January 2027 — 15 January 2027
- Official link
- Open the official page (opens in a new tab)
Step 3: Complete the short International PhD Studentship Competition application form.
- With whom
- You
- By when
- 15 January 2027 — 15 January 2027
- Official link
- Open the official page (opens in a new tab)
Step 4: If your School nominates you, prepare a summary research proposal of at most 700 words (excluding title and references).
- With whom
- Nominated candidates, with your School and your supervisor
- By when
- The final selection panel, around the end of March 2027
Where to apply
University of Reading (opens in a new tab)
Official title (in English): International PhD studentships
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