Research Scholarships

Research scholarships

The University of Huddersfield is committed to offering a bespoke range of financial support to enable you to pursue your passion and carry out innovative projects.

Find out about University scholarships and funding available across our schools and subject areas:

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The Vice Chancellor's Scholarship

This scheme is for alumni and provides a full tuition fee waiver on either full-time or part-time research degrees. It is open to home and international Huddersfield graduates.

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Chancellor’s Scholarships

We are seeking the best graduates from across the UK to participate in our Chancellor’s Scholarships Scheme, which gives those selected access to a full tuition waiver, as well as additional funds to attend conferences to disseminate and publish their research.

Subject specific scholarships and studentships

University Research Scholarships

Applications are assessed based on academic success, qualifications, experience, background and potential impact of the research and a good match with our expertise.

Schools offer a range of Research Scholarships in the form of fee waivers between 25 per cent and 100 per cent.

Funded studentships

We also offer studentships to researchers in certain disciplines. Studentships are similar to scholarships in that they provide tuition fee discounts to postgraduate researchers. The main difference between studentships and scholarships is that the former usually requires you to work for the University in a research or teaching capacity (with some exceptions) or is attached to a specific research project or field of study.

Take a look below to find out about the research scholarships and studentships available in your research area of interest.

Arts and Humanities Scholarships

Find information on fee waiver and topic specific Master’s scholarship opportunities in the School of Arts and Humanities

Applied Sciences Scholarships

Find details on tuition fee waiver scholarships and PhD studentships in the School of Applied Sciences

Business and Management Scholarships

Find out about the Huddersfield Business School Open Scholarship

Computer Science Scholarships

Discover Computer Science research scholarships in the School of Computing and Engineering

Education & Professional Development Scholarships

Full details on fee waiver scholarships in the School of Education and Professional Development

Engineering Scholarships

Explore Engineering scholarship opportunities for Master’s by Research and PhD researchers

Health Sciences and Healthcare Research

Explore our funded opportunities currently available.

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Explore our funded opportunities currently available.

EPSRC Funded Studentships

Fully funded Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) studentships – Externally funded

Chancellor’s Scholarships

We are seeking the very best graduates from across the UK to participate in our Chancellor’s Scholarships Scheme, which gives those selected access to a full tuition waiver on their research degree, as well as additional funds to attend national and international conferences to disseminate and publish their research.

Details

To celebrate 200 years of the University of Huddersfield, which in 1825 was established as The Science and Mechanics Institute, we are awarding Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships across all PhD disciplines.

These scholarships are available across all academic disciplines for research undertaken on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Eligibility criteria

Our Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships Scheme is a competitive application process open to home (UK resident) candidates and to be eligible you must have achieved one of the following:

2:1 honours degree or above.
Distinction at taught Master’s.
Master’s by Research degree and have a letter of recommendation from your supervisor.

Research degrees include the following awards; PhD, Professional Doctorates, Master’s of Arts by Research, and Master’s of Science by Research.

General

The University of Huddersfield reserves the right to vary or withdraw the waiver at any point in future academic years.

All scholarship students must successfully complete progression monitoring at the end of each academic year to continue the scholarship award.

If you have any queries or require further information, please contact gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk

How to apply

To apply, complete our online expression of interest form. Please make clear on your form that you wish to be considered for our Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme.

For more information on applying, please visit our how to apply for a research degree page.

The following deadline dates will apply:

PGR Start Date	Application Deadline Date
Sept/Oct 2026	13 June 2025
January 2026	17 October 2025
April 2026	23 January 2026

Selection process

All eligible candidates will be subject to interview as part of the selection process. This will be arranged by the relevant academic school.

Further information

For further information, please contact the Graduate School at gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme

If you’re a Huddersfield graduate, looking to undertake a full-time or part-time research degree, you may be eligible for a full fee-waiver on your research degree.

The scholarship is open to home and international candidates.

Please note, for international students our Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.

Eligibility criteria

Our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme is a competitive application process and to be eligible, you must have achieved one of the following:

- a first-class honours degree
- a distinction at taught Master’s
or
- be recommended based on your Master’s by Research by your supervisor and academic school
and
- graduated from the University of Huddersfield in the last three years.

Any offer will be conditional on your degree outcome if you are graduating in the current academic year.

General

Available for research undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis including PhD, Master of Arts by Research, and Master of Science by Research.

Scholarship is only available for the standard registration period only,

For doctoral awards, or PhD, the fee waiver will be for 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time

For Master’s by Research awards, the fee-waiver will be for 1-year full time or 2 years part time.

The fee waiver will not apply to any research undertaken outside of this standard registration period, including any write up period.

The University of Huddersfield reserves the right to vary or withdraw the waiver at any point in future academic years.

Please note, that this fee waiver is subject to availability.

If you have any queries or require further information, please contact study@hud.ac.uk

How to apply

To apply, complete our expression of interest form. Please make clear on your form that you wish to be considered for our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme.

To be considered for the scheme, ensure you meet the application deadlines:

Research Start Date	Application Deadline Date
Sept/October 2025	13 June 2025
January 2026	17 October 2025
April 2026	23 January 2026

Selection process

All eligible candidates will be subject to interview as part of the selection process. This will be arranged by the relevant academic school.

Further information

For further information, please contact the Graduate School at: gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk