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Loughborough University - Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (2025/26 rate)
Closes 16 Feb
Loughborough University - Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (2025/26 rate)
Closes 16 Feb
Loughborough University - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (in 2025/26)
Closes 15 Mar
Loughborough University
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (2025/26 rate)
Closes 17 Feb
Loughborough University
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (2025/26 rate)
Closes 16 Feb
Closes 03 Mar
Loughborough University
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £25,000
Closes 03 Mar
Loughborough University
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £25,000
Closes 03 Mar
University of Leeds - Faculty of Medicine and Health - Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine - Discovery and Translational Science Department (DTSD)
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £59,265 per annum. Grade: Off grading structure
Closes 03 Feb
Heriot-Watt University - Social Sciences
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £20,789 - please see advert
Closes 06 Apr
University of Bristol - EEME
Placed on: 05/01/2026 Salary: 4 year University Scholarship - Minimum tax-free stipend at the current UKRI rate (for 2025/26 standard stipend is £20,780, RTSG £7,000, full Tuition Fee covered), plus £5,000 enhanced stipend per year.
Closes 01 Sep
The University of Manchester - Department of Chemical Engineering
Placed on: 02/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate plus paid tuition fees
Closes 31 Jan
The University of Manchester - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 02/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate plus paid tuition fees.
Closes 31 Jan
University of Warwick
Placed on: 01/01/2026 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 09 Sep
University of Exeter - Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: £21,800
Closes 31 Jan
Swansea University
Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend at UKRI rate (currently £20,780 for 2025/26).
Closes 02 Feb
Loughborough University - School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 15 Feb
The University of Manchester - Chemistry
Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 06 Feb
The University of Manchester - the Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 31 Jan
Durham University - Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience - Department of Geography
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: Funding will be for 3.5 years (full-time). Full tuition fees (home or overseas rate); Annual maintenance stipend (aligned with UKRI rates); Visa costs; Research training and fieldwork support (£5,000 per year)
Closes 06 Feb
The University of Manchester
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees
Closes 31 Jan
The University of Manchester - Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 31 Jan
The University of Manchester - Earth and Environmental Sciences
Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: An annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees
Closes 01 Feb
Closes 02 Feb
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