Studentships

Browse our frequently updated list of funded studentships open for applications. You may also be eligible to apply for other funding opportunities offered by the Doctoral College.

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Hepatitis E virus in pigs

Funding information:

UKRI standard stipend i.e. £19,237 for 2024-25
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Understanding the Host-Pathogen interaction of PRRS Virus

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UKRI standard stipend: i.e. £19,237 for 2024-25
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Modelling and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions with robots

Funding information:

UKRI standard stipend of £19,237 (2024/25), Full UK tuition fee waiver (£4,786).
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PhD studentship in single cell mass spectrometry: using accelerators and water cluster ion beams to fight cancer and infectious diseases

Funding information:

UKRI standard stipend and home fees with a generous funding allocation for research training support. 
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Future Open SecuRe NeTworks (FORT) - Jointly with Queen’s University Belfast

Funding information:

Fully funded 4 year CDT Programme covers UK Tuition fees plus minimum UKRI Stipend (currently £19,237 p.a. but expected to increase in 2025/26) Enhanced stipend payment of up to £2,500 + CDT training by the centre and each researcher will have an additional Research Training Support Grant worth approx. £3,700.
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Investigation into the impact of material properties on the gas transport behaviour of polyolefin materials

Funding information:

Funding covers a stipend of £20,000 pa (tax free) and UK “home” tuition fees for 3.5 years. Funding is available to cover travel, conferences, and consumables.
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Deep learning for automated building damage assessment

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Standard stipend (£19,237 p.a. 2024/25 rates); full home or O/S tuition fees (as applicable); a research, training and support grant of up to £3,000 over the project. Funding available for 3.5 years (42 months).
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Advanced materials for CO2 conversion to methanol

Funding information:

We are offering the UKRI standard stipend per year for full 3.5 years. In addition, a research, training and support grant of £3,000 over the project is also offered. Full home or overseas tuition fees (as applicable) will be covered.
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China Scholarship Council - Surrey Awards

Funding information:

Successful candidates will each receive a full tuition and bench fee waiver (if any applicable).CSC will provide each scholarship recipient with a living stipend (incl. medical insurance) as prescribed from time to time by the Chinese Government. CSC will also cover an international roundtrip airfare of economy class between China and the United Kingdom and will provide a one-off visa application fee reimbursement. 
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Surrey and Singapore A*STAR PhD Programme

Funding information:

Fully funded
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