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The University of Manchester - Department of Mathematics
Placed on: 10/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 annual tax free stipend for 2025/26, plus full tuition fees.
Closes 10 Mar
The University of Manchester
Placed on: 10/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend (for 2025/26) plus full tuition fees paid.
Closes 10 Mar
The University of Manchester - Mathematics
Placed on: 11/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 11 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Mathematics
Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 12 Mar
Manchester Metropolitan University
Placed on: 04/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 12 Mar
University of Strathclyde
Placed on: 12/12/2025 Salary: Full tax-free stipend of £20,780 (2025-26 rate – details below)
Closes 12 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 15 Mar
University of Reading - Geography and Environmental Science
Placed on: 10/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 pa
Closes 15 Mar
University of Reading - Geography and Environmental Science
Placed on: 10/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 pa
Closes 15 Mar
The University of Manchester - Mathematics
Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 15 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 15 Mar
Loughborough University - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (in 2025/26)
Closes 15 Mar
Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School - Department of Accounting and Finance
Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Mar
Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School
Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Mar
Lancaster University - Department of Economics - Lancaster University Management School
Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Mar
Manchester Metropolitan University
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: Please refer to advert for funding details.
Closes 16 Mar
Imperial College London - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 11/12/2025 Salary: £22,780 Stipend per year (tax-free) for three and a half years
Closes 17 Mar
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: Fully funded studentships, including a minimum tax-free stipend, are available for home fee-eligible students.
Closes 18 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Chemistry
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 19 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 per year
Closes 19 Mar
University of Birmingham - School of Chemical Engineering
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: £25,000 per annum
Closes 19 Mar
Bangor University
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 p.a. in 2025/26, updated each year) for 3.5 years.
Closes 22 Mar
Closes 26 Mar
The University of Manchester
Placed on: 14/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift and tuition fees will be paid.
Closes 27 Mar
University of St Andrews - School of Art History
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: The scholarship covers tuition fees at the home rate and a stipend for the 3 years
Closes 30 Mar
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