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.
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Art History, Classics, English, Film Studies, History, International Relations, Modern Languages, Philosophy
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
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology and Neuroscience
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
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Economics and Finance, Geography and Sustainable Development, History, International Relations, Management, Medicine, Psychology and Neuroscience, Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews Business School
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Studentship Funding
2025 entry
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.
- Open to
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy
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
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geography and Sustainable Development
Music Centre Instrumental, choral and vocal scholarships
2024 entry
For students who have been accepted at the University and can demonstrate musical merit.
- Open to
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Undergraduate, Postgraduate taught, 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
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Full time, Part time - daytime,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
- Scotland home, Rest of UK, Overseas
- Students in the School of
- Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy