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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + stipend
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
St Leonard’s Postgraduate College is pleased to offer a fully funded scholarship for doctoral (PhD) applicants from the UK who meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Attended the University of St Andrews for their undergraduate degree or a postgraduate taught degree and received a financial need scholarship;
- Attended the University of St Andrews for their undergraduate degree through a widening participation scheme (e.g. Sutton Trust);
- Attended another university for their undergraduate degree through a widening participation scheme (e.g. Sutton Trust);
- Had previously spent a period of time in care (e.g. residential care, foster care, kinship care).
Benefits
The scholarship will comprise a full tuition fee award and an annual stipend paid at a rate set by the University of St Andrews. For 2025-2026, the stipend was £19,775 p.a., with an annual uplift published by the University each academic year.
The stipend will be paid pro-rata to part-time students.
The scholarship does not cover any continuation fees, extension fees, resubmission fees, or research training grant or another equivalent award for research expenses.
Eligibility
- You must have applied for a doctoral/PhD programme at St Andrews.
You must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- been awarded a University of St Andrews financial needs-based scholarship at undergraduate or postgraduate taught level.
- been part of a widening access initiative at the University of St Andrews (such as a Sutton Trust Summer School).
- attended another university for their undergraduate study and participated in a widening access scheme.
- previously spent a period of time in care (e.g. residential care, foster care, kinship care).
For the research proposal upload you may use the specifications that are applicable to your chosen School.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
04 Mar 2027
Apply for your chosen course at the University St Andrews: Postgraduate research. Your course should meet the eligibility criteria for this scholarship (see above). After submitting your course application, you must allow up to three working days to receive login details for the My Application portal.
When you have received your login details, apply for the scholarship by logging into My Application, follow the links to Scholarships and Funding and then search for St Leonard's Widening Access PhD Scholarship in the Scholarships and funding catalogue.