Research scholarships

Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships

We are seeking the very best graduates from across the UK to participate in our Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships Scheme, which gives those selected access to a full tuition waiver on their research degree, as well as additional funds to attend national and international conferences to disseminate and publish their research.

 

Details

To celebrate 200 years of the University of Huddersfield, which in 1825 was established as The Science and Mechanics Institute, we are awarding 60 Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships across all PhD disciplines.

These scholarships are available across all academic disciplines for research undertaken on either a full-time or part-time basis where there is sufficient supervisory capacity.

Our Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarships are available for the standard registration period only; for doctoral awards this will be either 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time. The scholarship will not apply to any research undertaken outside of this standard registration period, including any write up period.

 

Eligibility criteria

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

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

This scholarship applies to eligible research degrees for 2023/24 and is open to home candidates (UK only).

Research degrees include the following awards; PhD, Professional Doctorates, Master’s of Arts by Research, and Master’s of Science by Research.

 

General

The University of Huddersfield reserves the right to vary or withdraw the waiver at any point in future academic years.

All scholarship students must successfully complete progression monitoring at the end of each academic year to continue the scholarship award.

If you have any queries or require further information please contact study@hud.ac.uk

 

How to apply

To apply, complete our online research degree application form. Please make clear on your application that you wish to be considered for our Chancellor’s Anniversary Scholarship Scheme.

For more information on applying, please visit our how to apply for a research degree page.

The following deadline dates will apply:

PGR Start Date	Application Deadline Date
Sept/Oct 2023	09 June 2023
January 2024	20 October 2023
April 2024	26 January 2024
Sept/Oct 2024	07 June 2024

 

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

School of Arts and Humanities sah.research@hud.ac.uk

School of Applied Sciences  SASResearchAdmin@hud.ac.uk 

School of Computing and Engineering  sce.research.admin@hud.ac.uk   

School of Human and Health Science  HHSPhDApps@hud.ac.uk   

School of Education and Professional Development sepdresearch@hud.ac.uk

Huddersfield Business School hbsresearch@hud.ac.uk 

 

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme 

If you’re a Huddersfield graduate, looking to undertake a full-time or part-time research degree, you may be eligible for a full fee-waiver on your research degree. It is open to home and international candidates. 

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

 

General  

Available for research undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis including PhD, Master of Arts by Research, and Master of Science by Research.  

Scholarship is only available for the standard registration period only,  

For doctoral awards, or PhD, 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.  
 
The fee waiver will not apply to any research undertaken outside of this standard registration period, including any write up period.  
 
The University of Huddersfield reserves the right to vary or withdraw the waiver at any point in future academic years.  

Please note, that this fee waiver is subject to availability.  
 
If you have any queries or require further information, please contact study@hud.ac.uk 

  

How to apply 

To apply, complete our online research degree application form. Please make clear on your application that you wish to be considered for our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme. 

To be considered for the scheme, ensure you meet the application deadlines:  

Research start date	Application deadline
Sept/October 2023	09 June 2023
January 2024	15 October 2023
April 2024	26 January 2024
Sept/October 2024	07 June 2024

 

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 

School of Arts and Humanities sah.research@hud.ac.uk

School of Applied Sciences  SASResearchAdmin@hud.ac.uk  

School of Computing and Engineering  sce.research.admin@hud.ac.uk  

School of Human and Health Science HHSPhDApps@hud.ac.uk  

Please find more information on the alternate scholarships offered by Huddersfield Business School and the School of Education and Professional Development on their scholarships pages.