Research Degree Scholarships in Engineering

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.  
 

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:  

PGR 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 more information, please contact the Graduate School at gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk  

School of Computing and Engineering Scholarships

Project Code: SCE_2024_SCES

School of Computing and Engineering Scholarships are awarded for 100% of tuition fees for the standard registration period only for either PhD or Master's by Research study. Excellent candidates may also be awarded a small tax-free stipend, paid monthly.

Candidates must meet the standard entry requirements for the course for which they are applying.

If you are due to graduate in the current academic year, any offer will be conditional on your final degree outcome.

Reapplications for a scholarship within the School of Computing and Engineering will not be considered within 12 months of a previous unsuccessful application study.

All scholarships are subject to satisfactory academic progress including successful completion of Progression Monitoring.

Applications for scholarship opportunities are made by first submitting an Expression of Interest following which successful candidates will be invited to submit a full application. Please see the webpages below for more information on this process:

Engineering Scholarships

Expressions of Interest

How to Apply

The above links give full details of what is required in order for your application to be considered include the following:

• Qualification certificates and academic transcripts
• References from two individuals
• Research proposal (if applicable)
• Two-page curriculum vitae (CV)
• Passport or alternative ID
• Proof of IELTS 6.0 (with no element below 5.5) or equivalent English language requirements (if applicable)
• More information on international entry requirements for international can be found here: https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/where-are-you-from

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

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 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 Anniversary 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 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