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    British Federation of Women Graduates
    For female students who are entering the third year of their doctoral studies.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Amelia Earhart Fellowship
    For female students who have applied to study aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Perth and Kinross Educational Trust

    2026 entry

    For undergraduate and postgraduate students who were born or attended school in Perth and Kinross.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Undergraduate students, Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home

    Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship

    2025 entry

    For full or part-time graduates wishing to study towards a doctorate in physics and from groups that are currently under-represented in physics.
    Application period
    Tuesday 1 October 2024 to Monday 20 January 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - evening, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries

    2025 entry

    5 bursaries worth £2,000 towards postgraduate studies, for any postgraduate programme starting in January 2025 or September 2025.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime, Online Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas, England

    RADMA Postgraduate Student Research Support
    Support for talented mid-study Masters and PhD students for expenses directly related to projects or conferences in R&D management.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas, No restrictions

    RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme

    2026 entry

    Up to three years' funding from the Research and Development Management Association (RADMA) for talented prospective or mid-study PhD students.
    Application period
    Saturday 1 November 2025 to Saturday 28 February 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas, No restrictions

    Recent Graduate Discount

    2025 entry

    The University of St Andrews recognises and aims to reward the loyalty of our students by offering a 15% discount on postgraduate tuition fees.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    School of Modern Languages PhD Scholarship

    2026 entry

    The School of Modern Languages offers a limited number of PhD scholarships covering tuition fees and an annual stipend to new entrants based on academic merit and financial need for the full tuition fee-paying duration of their postgraduate study
    Application period
    Monday 1 September 2025 to Monday 1 December 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Studentship

    2025 entry

    Doctoral Training Grants (DTG) for students in Biology and linked subject areas such as Psychology, Chemistry or Physics.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    IAPETUS Doctoral Training Partnership (NERC)

    2025 entry

    IAPETUS is a multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), funded and accredited by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), offering PhD students a world-class environment in which to study.  
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    St Leonard's Widening Access PhD Scholarship

    2025 entry

    For postgraduate PhD applicants who have previously attended a widening participation scheme, have care experience, or have received a financial needs-based scholarship at St Andrews for their previous degree.
    Application period
    Tuesday 29 October 2024 to Wednesday 5 March 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK

    Accommodation Award - Postgraduate Research

    2025 entry

    For entrant Postgraduate Research applicants, £1,750 to help with the cost of accommodation while studying in St Andrews. Selection is based on financial need.
    Application period
    Monday 21 October 2024 to Wednesday 23 April 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    The Jonathan and Hazel Sparey Scholarship

    2026 entry

    For postgraduate students from any country starting a postgraduate research course in the School of History or School of Psychology and Neuroscience.
    Application period
    Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Douglas and Gordon Bonnyman Scholarship

    2026 entry

    For postgraduate students from any country starting a PhD in the arts or humanities.
    Application period
    Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Ewan and Christine Brown Postgraduate Scholarship in the Arts and Humanities

    2026 entry

    For UK domiciled postgraduate students starting a PhD in Classics, Scottish History or English Literature.
    Application period
    Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK

    Gibson-Sykora Postgraduate Research Scholarship

    2026 entry

    For Polish nationals applying to a postgraduate research course.
    Application period
    Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Discretionary Fund
    UK Students who have financial difficulties can apply to the Discretionary Fund for accommodation and living cost support. This is funding provided by the government to assist both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
    Application period
    Monday 15 September 2025 to Sunday 19 July 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Undergraduate students, Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK

    Spragge Conservation Scholarship

    2025 entry

    For UK domiciled students undertaking a PhD in conservation of the natural environment.
    Application period
    Thursday 12 December 2024 to Wednesday 22 January 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK

    Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) studentships

    2026 entry

    The University of St Andrews is offering three AHRC Doctoral Landscape awards for 2026-2027 to support students in the Arts and Humanities.
    Application period
    Thursday 2 October 2025 to Monday 1 December 2025
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    University of St Andrews Postgraduate Research Scholarships

    2026 entry

    A range of scholarships for postgraduate research students, based on academic merit and/or financial need.
    Application period
    Thursday 2 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Studentship Funding

    2025 entry

    The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) fund research and training in engineering and the physical sciences. EPSRC Studentship Funding pays full fees and stipends at the UKRI rate for students that meet the eligibility criteria
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Studentship Funding

    2025 entry

    EPSRC pay full fees and stipends at the UKRI rate for students in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics and Astronomy who meet the eligibility criteria.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Science and Technology Facilities Council studentship funding

    2025 entry

    The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) provide St Andrews with funding for up to four studentships each year via an annual quota to the Schools of Physics and Astronomy and Mathematics and Statistics.  
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership studentships

    2025 entry

    The AHRC-funded studentship competition opens each autumn for students starting the following September providing a personal and professional development programme to complement the postgraduate training already being undertaken at St Andrews. 
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    Economic and Social Research Council Studentship Funding (ESRC)

    2025 entry

    The University of St Andrews is able to offer full- and part-funded ESRC scholarships across a range of social science disciplines for postgraduate study.
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarship

    2026 entry

    The University is pleased to provide a Sanctuary Scholarship, specifically designed to support undergraduate and postgraduate applicants who are seeking sanctuary in the UK.
    Application period
    Wednesday 1 October 2025 to Wednesday 22 April 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Undergraduate students, Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK

    St Leonard’s College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships

    2026 entry

    Full scholarships to support exceptional students undertaking doctoral research on a topic that would contribute to the world-leading theme of the University Strategy.
    Application period
    Thursday 2 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas

    St Leonards Masters Scholarship (UK students)

    2026 entry

    For prospective students applying to a postgraduate Masters programme commencing in 2026 at the University of St Andrews.
    Application period
    Wednesday 17 September 2025 to Wednesday 8 April 2026
    Open to
    Full time, Part time - daytime Postgraduate taught students, Postgraduate research students
    Applicants with fee status
    Scotland home, Rest of UK