10 Quintin Hogg Trust PhD Studentships Scholarship at University of Westminster

Grab one of these life-changing 10 Quintin Hogg Trust PhD Studentships at Westminster, United Kingdom, and realise your dreams of studying in one of the world’s best universities now on scholarship.

Scholarship Description

The Graduate School at the University of Westminster is very pleased to announce 10 new full PhD studentships funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust to begin in the academic year 2025/26 for a September or January start.

Applications are welcome to our schools listed below. For any queries about any aspect of the application process or informal enquiries about where your research might fit within a school, please contact the relevant school PhD coordinator (details below).

In our selection of successful applications, we will be looking in particular for the following:

Research proposals that fit with one or more of the key themes of our Research Communities (see https://www.westminster.ac.uk/research/communities ).
Research proposals with strong inter-disciplinary potential.
Applications which meet the university’s commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The studentships will consist of:

A fee waiver (at home fee level) and an annual stipend which will match UKRI stipend levels and will include London weighting. UKRI have not announced their 25/26 stipend level yet, but in 24/25 the UKRI UK fees are £4,786 and the stipend is £21,237 (which includes London weighting). The stipend will be for three years.

Applications are welcomed from international students. The difference between the home fee waiver and the fee for international students would need to be met by the student. Overseas fees for 25/26 are £17,000.

Applications should be submitted by 5pm on Friday 7 February 2025.

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 10 March 2025.

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Full details about the scholarship cover

The scholarship is worth the following:

1. Fee Waiver: Covers the home tuition fee of £4,786 per year (based on 2024/25 rates).
   • For international students, the scholarship will cover only the home fee level, and the student will need to pay the difference. The overseas fee for 2025/26 is £17,000, meaning international students would need to cover the remaining £12,214 per year.
2. Annual Stipend: matches UKRI stipend levels and includes London weighting. For 2024/25, this is £21,237 per year. The 2025/26 stipend amount has not yet been announced but is expected to be similar or adjusted upwards.

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Total Estimated Value for Home Students (over 3 years):

• Fee waiver: ~£14,358 (3 x £4,786).
• Stipend: ~£63,711 (3 x £21,237, subject to adjustment).
• Total: ~£78,069.

For International Students:

• They will need to pay the difference in fees (£12,214 per year, totaling ~£36,642 over three years).

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