Program Description:
Title: Leeds Doctoral Scholarships 2025
Application deadline: Â 1 April 2025
Up to 6 Leeds Doctoral Scholarships are available for Home fee-rated students for Session 2025/26 for study in the following Faculties: Arts, Humanities and Cultures; Biological Sciences; Business; Environment; Medicine and Health; Social Sciences.
The fully funded research scholarship is available for 3.5 years for full-time study, and pro-rata for part-time study.
Duration of the Award
- Full-time (3.5 years), pro-rata for part-time. The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to 2 and a half years (pro-rata for part-time), subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Funding
- The award provides full academic fees and a maintenance grant (£19,237 in Session 2024/25) for full-time study, part-time will be pro-rata at 60%.  This amount increases per annum in line with the UKRI rate. Full-time awards provide full fees for 3 years and a maintenance award for 3.5 years (Part-time awards are pro-rata).
Other Conditions
- Applicants must not have already been awarded or be currently studying for a doctoral degree
- Awards must be taken up by 1 October 2025
- The awards are available for new Postgraduate Researchers undertaking full-time or part-time research study leading to the degree of PhD.  Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded  from applying
- Â Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this Scholarship.
Entry requirements
- Applicants must hold a First Degree at the undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class* Honours degree.
- Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study.
- Candidates with a lower mark in their undergraduate degree will be considered if they have or are expected to receive a Distinction in a master’s program relevant to their field of research, or if they can demonstrate relevant alternative experience (eg in industry or business).
- Applicants who are uncertain about the requirements for a particular research degree are advised to contact the School or Graduate School before making an application.
English language requirements
The University of Leeds minimum English language entry requirement for the postgraduate research study is an IELTS of 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) or equivalent. If the School/Faculty to which you have applied has a higher English language entry requirement you must meet this higher requirement. The test must be dated within two years of the start date of the course to be valid.
Selection Process
Each School selects a shortlist of applicants who they wish to nominate for the award. Â The University of Leeds Scholarship Selection Panel selects the final list of awards based on academic merit and no other factors such as financial hardship are taken into account.
The University will publish the names of the successful applicants within the University within 10 weeks of the relevant scholarship closing date.
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