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 expression of interest form. Please make clear on your form 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
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Application Deadline Date
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January 2024
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20 October 2023
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April 2024
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26 January 2024
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Sept/Oct 2024
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07 June 2024
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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 sbus.research.applications@hud.ac.uk