PGR International Studentships
2021/22
Subject areas:
MPhil/PhD
programmes that fall in any of the following faculties: Faculty of Life
Sciences & Medicine; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience;
Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences; Florence Nightingale Faculty of
Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care; Faculty of Dentistry, Oral &
Craniofacial Sciences.
Funding type:
Tuition
fee. Stipend. Bench Fees / Research Training & Support Grant.
Studentships
to support international students for MPhil/PhD study in any of our King's
Health Faculties or Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences. Must start
in June 2022.
Award
details
Important dates
|
17 June 2021 |
- Admissions applications open for June 2022 entry |
|
01 October 2021 |
- Deadline to submit an admissions application via King’s
Apply. - Deadline to add the specified funding code AND submit a completed
‘PGR International Studentships 2021-22 Form’ to your admissions application
via King’s Apply.
|
|
31 January 2022 |
-Deadline to secure an admission offer. - Deadline for faculty shortlist/decisions. |
|
01 March 2022 |
-Announcement of Decisions. |
About
the Award
The
Centre for Doctoral Studies at King’s College London is offering fully funded
studentships to support international students to do full-time doctoral
research degrees within the following academic Faculties:
- Life
Sciences & Medicine
- Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Natural
& Mathematical Sciences
- Nursing,
Midwifery & Palliative Care
- Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
Other important information
- Duration: Studentships
are funded for up to 4 years
- Number of available
studentships: nine (9)
- Awards are for 01
June 2022 start ONLY
Award value
The
Scholarship covers:
- Full international
tuition fees
- An annual stipend
(UKRI-level): £17,609 (for 2021/22)
- Research costs: up to
£5000 per annum, depending on the project
Eligibility criteria
Candidates
must:
- Be liable for tuition
fees at the higher international/overseas rate.
- Apply for a full-time
MPhil/PhD programme at King's College London within one of the following
Faculties by no later than 01 October 2021:
- Life
Sciences & Medicine
- Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Natural
& Mathematical Sciences
- Nursing,
Midwifery & Palliative Care
- Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
- Plan to start the
MPhil/PhD at King's in June 2022.
- Apply to King’s College
London for the studentship (as instructed in the ‘Application Process’
section below) by 01 October 2021.
- Secure an admission
offer on an eligible MPhil/PhD degree programme by 31 January 2022.
Please note that:
- Students who have
already commenced their doctoral degree at King’s are not eligible.
- Distance learning
programmes are not eligible.
- Professional doctorate
degrees (such as the MD(Res) and DClinPsy) are not eligible.
- Joint PhD programmes
are not eligible.
- These studentships
cannot commence prior to, or after, June 2022.
Award conditions
Please
refer to the 'Conditions & Regulations of Funding 2021-22' document for
details about the terms and conditions - See attached under 'Terms and conditions'.
Application process
Steps
on How to Apply:
- Identify a supervisor
at King's by searching the King's research portal and King’s website -
use keywords relevant to your proposed research.*
- Make an application for
your chosen MPhil/PhD programme via the King’s online admissions
application system – King’s Apply by no later than 1 October 2021.
Make sure to select June 2022 as your planned start date.
- By no later than 1
October 2021, in the funding section of your King's online Admissions
Application Form:-
- ensure you tick the
box at item 5 (Award Scheme Code or Name) and enter the code: 2122-INTCDS
- Complete a separate ‘PGR International Studentships 2021-22 Form’ and
attach this to the ‘Funding’ Section of your application on King’s Apply,
using the ‘File Upload’ option at the bottom of the page; under the
‘Document Category’ dropdown menu, select ‘Sponsorship Document’ or
'Other'.
- Provide all relevant
supporting documentation and meet all entry requirements for your chosen
doctoral degree programme to secure an admission offer.
*Please
refer to our ‘How to apply: Research courses’ page for general
guidance on how to find a supervisor and doctoral degree at King’s.
Application forms
PGR
International Studentships 2021-22 Form (0.17 MB)