Surrey Black Scholars Studentship Award 2023

These three and a half year, fully funded scholarships are part of a larger programme to improve access and participation for Black British students in postgraduate research, jointly funded by the Office for Students, Research England and the University of Surrey.

The purpose of Surrey Black Scholars: To Become Visible Programme is to provide Black British students with the resources, support and environment necessary to achieve excellence and pursue rich and rewarding careers after graduation. Through embedding sustainable initiatives that build a pipeline for Black students, enhance experience and provide a career boost, we will improve our inclusive culture and race equity at Surrey to benefit our whole postgraduate community.

This multicomponent programme comprises:

• Our fully-funded ‘Surrey Black Scholars’ package (summer school, mentoring, placement opportunities, teaching qualifications, tailored career advice)
• An internship scheme for Black undergraduates
• A range of mentoring opportunities from Black, Asian and minority ethnic postgraduate students and academics
• Race equity training and inclusive supervisor training for staff
• Inclusive researcher development training
• External speaker series with Black academics and networking events.

You will be joining our world-class, research-led University at an exciting time. We provide innovative and world-class doctoral training, with an outstanding research environment that connects supervisors, doctoral researchers, and research support staff within a multi-disciplinary approach, making the University of Surrey the ideal place to start your research career.

Eligible candidates can apply across all our research programmes, with the exception of our PsychD, MD, PDS and EngD programmes. Find out more about our postgraduate research courses and our three faculties:

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Applications are open to full-time or part-time candidates. Funding will be prorated for part-time candidates, see guidance notes (PDF) for further information.

UK-permanent residents identifying as being from any Black ethnic group (including Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British other or Mixed Black or Black British). 

Qualification requirements will vary depending on the chosen PhD programme. 

All PhD programmes are eligible. PsychD, MD, PDS and EngD programmes are not eligible.

English language requirements 

The score or level of English language required varies between courses. Please visit our postgraduate research course pages for specific requirements.