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Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Department of Modern History and Society
Placed on: 11/06/2025 Salary: £40,796.24 gross per annum depending on qualifications and seniority
Closes 15 Sep
University of Birmingham - Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Placed on: 17/06/2025 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 15 Sep
Aston University - Nanoscale Photonics
Placed on: 16/07/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 15 Sep
City St George’s, University of London - School of Science & Technology and School of Health & Medical Sciences
Placed on: 30/07/2025 Salary: £22,780 p.a. + benefits
Closes 15 Sep
City St George’s, University of London - School of Health & Medical Sciences and School of Science & Technology
Placed on: 25/07/2025 Salary: £22,780
Closes 15 Sep
City St George’s, University of London - School of Health & Medical Sciences and School of Science & Technology
Placed on: 28/07/2025 Salary: £22,780 p.a. + benefits
Closes 15 Sep
City St George’s, University of London - School of Science & Technology and School of Health & Medical Sciences
Placed on: 25/07/2025 Salary: Annual tax-free stipend of £22,780/year for 4 years, full coverage of tuition fees for UK/Home Students, plus training/travel funds
Closes 15 Sep
University of Warwick - WMG
Placed on: 30/07/2025 Salary: £24,780 per annum for 4 years
Closes 15 Sep
The University of Manchester - Materials
Placed on: 31/07/2025 Salary: £20,780 for 2025/26
Closes 15 Sep
Loughborough University - School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Placed on: 28/08/2025 Salary: The studentship is for 3-years and provides a tax-free stipend of £20,780 per annum for the duration of the studentship plus university tuition fees.
Closes 15 Sep
Technical University of Denmark
Placed on: 20/08/2025 Salary: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Closes 17 Sep
Birmingham City University - School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering
Placed on: 03/09/2025 Salary: Full-time Tuition Fee Scholarship (Home and International) and a UKRI-equivalent stipend for 36-months.
Closes 17 Sep
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 19/08/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 17 Sep
University of Sheffield
Placed on: 07/07/2025 Salary: £24,780 per annum
Closes 19 Sep
University of Oxford - School of Archaeology and Faculty of Classics
Placed on: 20/08/2025 Salary: Funded doctoral studentship
Closes 19 Sep
The Open University - Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Placed on: 01/07/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum stipend + research training support grant
Closes 19 Sep
Oxford Brookes University - Faculty of Health, Science and Technology - School of Biological and Medical Sciences
Placed on: 19/08/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 19 Sep
University of Exeter - Engineering Department
Placed on: 13/08/2025 Salary: £20,780 UK tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £20,780 per year
Closes 20 Sep
Technical University of Denmark - Department of Physics
Placed on: 21/08/2025 Salary: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Closes 21 Sep
University of West London - Various
Placed on: 05/08/2025 Salary: Stipend of £22,000 pro rata
Closes 21 Sep
University of Birmingham - School of Computer Science
Placed on: 25/06/2025 Salary: This scholarship covers (UK home) tuition fees and stipend.
Closes 24 Sep
University of Birmingham - School of Chemistry
Placed on: 25/06/2025 Salary: Funded studentship
Closes 24 Sep
London South Bank University - College of Health and Life Sciences, the College of Technology and Environment, & the College of Society and Professions
Placed on: 01/07/2025 Salary: Full tuition fee waiver for up to four years
Closes 24 Sep
The University of Manchester - Chemistry
Placed on: 25/06/2025 Salary: £19,237 tax free stipend set at the UKRI rate (for 2024/25) + Tuition fees
Closes 25 Sep
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