Research Scholarships

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme

If you’re a Huddersfield graduate, looking to undertake a full- or part-time research degree, you may be eligible for a full fee-waiver on your research degree.

Please note: this scholarship scheme is open to home and international applicants. However, for our international students, the scheme will provide a fee-waiver of at least 50% on full- or part-time research degrees. Some schools may offer 100% but this is not guaranteed.

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 or
• a distinction at taught Master’s or
• be recommended based on your Master’s by Research by your supervisor and academic school and
• have 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.  

More information about the scheme

• The scheme is available for research undertaken on a full- or part-time basis including PhD, Master of Arts by Research, and Master of Science by Research
• The scholarship is only available for the standard registration period only. The fee-waiver will not apply to any research undertaken outside of this standard registration period, including any write up period
• For doctoral awards, or PhDs, 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

Please be aware that we reserve the right to vary or withdraw the fee-waiver at any point in future academic years.

How to apply 

To apply, please complete an online application form stating the scholarship you wish to apply for in the funding section.

To be considered for the scheme, ensure you meet the relevant application deadline as below.

PGR Start Date	Application Deadline Date
April 2026	23 January 2026
September/October 2026	12 June 2026
January 2027	16 October
April 2027	22 January 2027

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, or any queries, please contact the Graduate School at: gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk

Chancellor’s Scholarships

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 Anniversary Scholarships across all PhD disciplines.

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 fee-waiver on their research degree, as well as additional funds to attend national and international conferences to share and publish their research.

Eligibility criteria

Our Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships Scheme is a competitive application process open to home (UK resident) candidates. To be eligible you must have achieved one of the following:

• a 2:1 honours degree or above or
• a Distinction at taught Master’s or
• a Master’s by Research degree and have a letter of recommendation from your supervisor

These scholarships are available across all academic disciplines for research degrees undertaken on either a full- or part-time basis. Research degrees include the following awards; PhD, Professional Doctorates, Master’s of Arts by Research, and Master’s of Science by Research.

How to apply

To apply, please complete an online application form stating the scholarship you wish to apply for in the funding section.

To be considered for the scheme, ensure you meet the relevant application deadline as below.

PGR Start Date	Application Deadline Date
April 2026	23 January 2026
September/October 2026	12 June 2026
January 2027	16 October
April 2027	22 January 2027

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

Please be aware that all scholarship students must successfully complete progression monitoring at the end of each academic year to continue the scholarship award. We also reserve the right to vary or withdraw the fee-waiver at any point in future academic years.

For further information, or if you have any queries please contact the Graduate School at gs.pgradmissions@hud.ac.uk