Research scholarships – EU-EEA Overseas or Overseas/International fee rate

Scholarship information for EU-EEA Overseas or Overseas/International fee rate

The British Council

The British Council is a good source of information for non-UK student funding opportunities.

British Council

Funding from National Governments

National funding competitions are an excellent source of funding for non-UK students, and applicants are very strongly encouraged to apply to any such schemes for which they are eligible. Often the success rate is greater than for any source of funding we can provide, and in some cases stipend levels are more generous.

Commonwealth Scholarships

The Commonwealth Scholarships scheme is aimed at students from across the Commonwealth. Selection takes place in the candidate's home country, and the eligibility criteria for each type of scholarship and fellowship vary. Candidates nominate several host universities when they apply.

Commonwealth Scholarships

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scholarships

Open to US citizens only, this scheme provides opportunities for the most promising postgraduate students to undertake international, collaborative four-year PhD training based in both a UK/Republic of Ireland (RoI) academic institution and a US academic institution.

NIH

Alan Turing Institute – Enrichment Scheme Awards

(for on programme PhD students)

This scheme is designed for PhD students looking to enhance and broaden their research within the Turing community and offers two options, an in-person Placement award or a remote Community award. Please discuss with your supervisor before you apply for the Alan Turing Enrichment Scheme.

ATI Scholarships

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IBM PhD Fellowships

(for on programme PhD students)

IBM runs an international competition for these fellowships. Students must already be enrolled for PhD study to be eligible.

The highly competitive IBM PhD Fellowship Awards provide funding for PhD students in the final years of their PhD programme. Students should be nominated by an academic member of staff in response to published programme announcements, so please discuss with your supervisor.

IBM PhD Fellowship Awards

Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellows

(for on programme PhD students)

Microsoft runs a global, open call for proposals targeting a specific set of research challenges. The details of the programme vary by research challenge.

Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellows

Google PhD Fellowships

(for on programme PhD students)

Applicants for these fellowships are nominated by the University during a determined application window. The details of each Fellowship vary by region. A call for nominations is made directly to supervisors by the School and students cannot apply directly to Google.

Google PhD fellowships

Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship

(for on programme PhD students)

This scheme is offered by Google in partnership with EmployAbility In order to be eligible to apply students must have or consider themselves to have a visible or invisible disability.

Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship

Application link via EmployAbility

Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD Fellowship

(for on programme PhD students)

This fellowship programme was created as part of the Apple Scholars program to support the work of outstanding PhD students from around the world, who are pursuing cutting edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The fellowship award includes a monetary gift, mentorship, and potential internship opportunities. Applicants for these fellowships are nominated by the University upon invitation.

Apple AI/ML Fellowship