Dean's Doctoral Scholarship
Pursue your passion
Have you got the passion to work on challenging projects in a world-leading research environment?
Every year we support researchers of the highest calibre with a Dean’s Doctoral Scholarship.
Open to all nationalities, this scholarship provides students with the chance to make a difference and become part of an innovative research community whose work changes lives.
Benefits of the scholarship
- Working with the world’s brightest minds to find solutions that make a difference.
- 3.5 years fully-funded (includes tuition fees at home or international rate).
- + Annual maintenance stipend (equivalent to the UKRI minimum).
What you need to do
In order to be considered for this scholarship, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Have submitted an application for a PhD programme by the published deadline.
- Hold (or expect to achieve) a First Class or 2:1 UK honours degree (or international equivalent) and meet the offer criteria for entry to the chosen programme.
- Ideally hold a master’s-level qualification at merit or distinction (or international equivalent).
- Have some research related experience that demonstrates potential for academic research. This may include undergraduate projects, placements, internships, contributions to publications/articles, promoting research or project outcomes to a wider audience, prizes for previous work or setting up collaborations with other groups.
- Meet English language entry requirements as specified by the department that you are applying to.
- Be able to demonstrate involvement in broader activities e.g. outreach, volunteering, community engagement, engagement in EDIA and other extra-curricular activities.
At The University of Manchester, equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our success. We believe diversity strengthens our research community, enhancing creativity, productivity, quality, and societal and economic impact. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, career paths, and communities, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, or transgender status.
We also support applications from those returning from a career break or different roles and consider flexible study arrangements, including part-time options based on project/funder requirements.
All appointments are made on merit.
- Choose your research project.
- Find your supervisor.
- This scholarship works on a nomination basis so it’s important you make sure you have had significant contact with your supervisory team during the application process and that they are aware that you wish to be considered for funding.
- Complete your application prior to the advertised funding deadline (see key dates below). Specify in the funding section of your PhD application form that you wish to be considered for the Dean’s Doctoral Scholarship.
- Each Department will be invited to nominate candidates to Faculty – if nominated you will then be invited to an interview.
Full details of how to apply for postgraduate research, where to find research projects and supervisors, and much more can be found on our getting started page.
Please direct any enquiries to the relevant postgraduate research contact in each Department.
Round 1 deadlines
Application deadline - Friday 20 December 2024
Faculty interviews - w/c Monday 10 February 2025
Round 2 deadlines
Application deadline - Friday 28 February 2025
Faculty interviews - w/c Monday 7 April 2025
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