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University of Bristol, Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships: Social Sciences and Law for 2025/ 2026 entry

Closing date: Friday 24 January 2025, 12 noon UK time (UK time)

The University of Bristol are delighted to be able to offer a number of fully-funded Postgraduate Research Scholarships in Social Sciences and Law to candidates demonstrating exceptional research potential. We actively encourage applications from all parts of the world, and from under-represented and non-traditional groups, both from within and outside of the UK. All applications, whether requiring home or overseas fees, will receive equal consideration. Applications are invited for any PhD programme offered by the School within these Schools in Social Sciences and Law: Policy Studies, Education, Economics, Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS), the University of Bristol Business School and the University of Bristol Law School.

Scholarships are available for up to four years (full-time) or eight years (part-time), subject to satisfactory annual progress.

Some of the scholarships available to applicants of postgraduate research programmes in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law include: 

• Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships
• Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships for candidates of Black and mixed Black heritage, who are UK domiciled with Home fee status
• Cotutelle Scholarship with Macquarie University, Australia

For further information on the range of scholarships on offer, and how to apply, please visit: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-social-sciences/postgraduate-research/bristol-postgraduate-research-scholarships-social-sciences-and-law/.

Unless otherwise stated, PhD Scholarships will include tuition fees in line with UKRI fee, and a maintenance grant (stipend). The stipend rates for 2025-26 are at least £19,795 for four years (full-time) or eight years pro rata (part-time), depending on satisfactory progress. Each student will also have £2,100 per annum to be spent on associated research costs.

Funding is available only to new students commencing their PhD research in September 2025.