PhD Scholarships for International Students in the United Kingdom (2026) — Find & Apply

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PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Petroleum Technology Development Fund

Amount: Return flights, health insurance, tuition and bench fees where applicable, plus accommodation and living allowances
Deadline: Feb 27, 2026

Nigerian MSc and PhD applicants in PTDF-approved oil-and-gas-relevant fields compete for full overseas funding at partner universities.

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / University of Cambridge

Amount: Full Cambridge cost (University Composition Fee) + £22,050/year maintenance + airfares, visa and health surcharge (plus
Deadline: US round: mid-October. International rou

Non-UK citizens applying for a full-time postgraduate course at Cambridge, submitted via the University application by the relevant round's…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Rhodes Scholarship

Rhodes Trust (University of Oxford)

Amount: All Oxford university and college fees + £20,400/year stipend (£1,700/month) + flights, visa, health surcharge and settl
Deadline: Varies by constituency (commonly June–Oc

Citizens/residents of an eligible Rhodes constituency who meet that constituency's age and academic criteria; selected on intellect, charac…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Clarendon Scholarship

University of Oxford (Clarendon Fund)

Amount: Full Oxford course fees (Home and Overseas) + an annual living-costs grant at least at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend
Deadline: No separate application — apply for your

Graduate applicants of any nationality, automatically considered on academic merit when they apply for an eligible Oxford course by its fun…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Cambridge Trust International Scholarships

Cambridge Trust (University of Cambridge)

Amount: Full-cost or part-cost scholarships covering the University Composition Fee and, for full awards, maintenance — for high
Deadline: No separate application — apply for Camb

Highly ranked applicants from outside the UK/Ireland for an eligible Cambridge master's or PhD; apply via Cambridge admissions and tick fun…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Commonwealth Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (FCDO-funded)

Amount: Approved tuition fees + return airfare + monthly living stipend + grants (thesis, study travel, warm-clothing where appl
Deadline: Varies by scheme; applications usually o

Citizens or permanent residents of eligible Commonwealth countries (mainly low/middle income) who apply via an approved nominating body and…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

Imperial College President's PhD Scholarships

Imperial College London

Amount: Full tuition fees + a generous stipend aligned to the UKRI London rate (£22,780/year, 2025-26) + a £1,000/year consumabl
Deadline: Considered at three points a year — an e

Outstanding new PhD applicants of any nationality with a confirmed Imperial supervisor; put forward by the department via the admissions ap…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

University of Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship

University of Warwick

Amount: Full overseas-rate tuition fees + a maintenance stipend (at the prevailing UKRI rate) for up to 3.5 years (accommodation
Deadline: Early in the cycle (normally early Decem

Outstanding international (Overseas fee status) PhD applicants with a supervisor and research proposal; apply early via the Doctoral Colleg…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

University of Manchester President's Doctoral Scholar Award

University of Manchester

Amount: A full tuition-fee award (home or international rate) + an annual maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£21,805/year) fo
Deadline: Round deadlines vary by faculty (e.g. ar

Outstanding PhD applicants (First/2:1 honours, ideally a strong master's) with a Manchester supervisor; nominated via the funding section o…

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Partial United Kingdom Phd

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships (University of Edinburgh)

University of Edinburgh

Amount: Covers the difference between the UK (home) and international tuition-fee rates for a PhD (the overseas fee premium); do
Deadline: Apply online via EUCLID after applying f

International (or UK) applicants starting a first-year on-campus PhD at Edinburgh who have applied for admission; apply via EUCLID by the S…

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