LSBU is a modern university with a mission to transform lives, communities, businesses and society through applied education and insight. We strive to influence the wider world and to positively impact on the society around us. LSBU’s PhD Scholarships are central to this vision.

LSBU is an inclusive and welcoming organisation, committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, race, religion/belief, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, caring status, and social class. This means that we work pro-actively to eliminate individual, institutional, and systemic inequalities. We believe that it is not enough just to eliminate discrimination but that we must speak out and act against inequalities wherever and whenever they occur.

LSBU’s PhD Scholarships fund UK domiciled and international students through three routes to undertake PhD research in Psychology; Sports and Exercise Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Social Care; Law; Social Sciences; Engineering; Built Environment and Architecture; Business; and the Arts and Creative Industries. The Scholarships provide an opportunity to work with leading researchers and receive advanced education, supervision, mentoring, civic engagement, networking opportunities and industry engagement.

Types of Scholarships

There are three types of Scholarships:

1. International Scholarships, where we will pay students’ fees and a training and development allowance of £5000 over three years. We will award four of these scholarships.
2. Home Student Scholarships are fully funded, meaning we will pay course fees, a stipend of £17,688 per year for three years, and a training and development allowance of £5000 over three years. We will award four of these fellowships.
3. Home Match-Funded Scholarships which are funded through a 50% contribution to course fees, stipend and £5000 training and development allowance from industry partners and the remaining 50% contribution from LSBU for three years. We will award one of these fellowships.

Duration of Scholarships

The Scholarships are full-time. It is expected that those awarded Scholarships will submit their thesis no later than three years from enrolment.

Starting dates

September