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Type All types Undergraduate Postgraduate PhD Country-specific Special circumstances

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Title	Summary	UK/International	Who is eligible?
Alumni Bursary	A 10% reduction of tuition fees.	All countries	All graduates of the University of Leeds.

UK

Title	Summary	UK/International	Who is eligible?
British Heart Foundation (BHF)	BHF run a 4-year PhD programme in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes which funds 5 studentships a year.	UK
EPSRC Bragg Centre Doctoral Training Studentships 2024/5	The Bragg Centre is proud to offer up to five PhD studentships each year, which includes fees and a maintenance grant for 3.5 years. Each year, a range of projects covering the breadth of our materials research portfolio will be available for applications. These will address fundamental and applied problems across design, characterisation, fabrication and modelling.	UK
Funds for Women Graduates	Grants, bursaries and fellowships available for women graduates studying in Great Britain. Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) is an educational charity whose objective is promoting the higher education and wider learning of women graduates.	UK
Leeds Doctoral Scholarships	Up to seven Doctoral Scholarships are available for UK students for up to 3.5 years.	UK
Sports scholarships programme	Sport and Physical Activity offers two sports scholarship programmes. Sports Scholarships enable students to compete at the highest level whilst studying for their degreed. Coaching Scholarships give students the opportunity to work with our head coaches to improve the clubs performance.	UK	Elite athletes as they combine academic and sporting excellence during their time at the University. Sports Scholarships enable students to compete at the highest level whilst studying for their degreed. Coaching Scholarships give students the opportunity to work with our head coaches to improve the club's performance.
Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE)	The YCEDE provides 21 PhD scholarships.	UK	UK-based graduates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

International

Title	Summary	UK/International	Who is eligible?
Chevening Scholarships	The Chevening Awards programme is an international scholarship scheme which enables students from over 170 countries to study in the UK. It is run on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and is part of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. A number of Chevening Partnerships awards co-funded by the FCO and the University of Leeds are also available.	International
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)	One of the largest and most prestigious International scholarship schemes in the world. The CSC awards over 800 scholarships for postgraduate study per year. Different schemes for low-, middle- and high-income commonwealth countries. Scholarships cover travel, along with tuition fees and living allowance. Selection is based on merit.	International	High income countries include: Anguilla, Australia, The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunae Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Gibralta, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands. Low and middle income countries include: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, The Gambia, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Zambia.
World Scholarship Forum	A very good general site for International PhD funding and international scholarships for students from around the world to study in a foreign country.	International

Country-specific

Title	Summary	UK/International	Who is eligible?
Africa	AfterSchoolAfrica - offering support to African students on postgraduate courses in the UK.	Country-specific	PhD applicants from Africa.
Charles Wallace Trust	Four separate scholarship programmes supporting students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to study in the UK. Funding amounts and eligibility vary for each scholarship.	Country-specific
China	China Scholarship Council - set up to support Chinese students living and studying abroad. Scholarships are available for PhD study, covering fees and living costs. They are normally administered by individual universities.	Country-specific	PhD applicants from China.
Kuwait	Kuwaiti students interested in studying Medicine at Leeds need to contact the Kuwait Cultural Office for further details of financial support available:	Country-specific	Postgraduate and PhD applicants from Kuwait.
Latin America	The University of Leeds has agreements with organisations across Latin America to provide funding for Masters and PhD students.	Country-specific	PhD applicants from Latin America.