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UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH CYBER SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND TRUST PHD POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: Applications are now open and can be submitted all year round.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

This PhD programme in Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust is a response to the growing need for highly specialized research and training in these topics. The aim of this PhD programme is to provide students with research training in specialized topics of security, privacy, and trust, helping produce the next generation of world-leading experts in the field.

ELIGIBILITY:

Before applying, make sure you identify either an advertised project or a supervisor. This is a prerequisite, and they are unlikely to consider applications submitted speculatively with neither of these elements.

Finding a supervisor

Project-related studentships

You must submit an application through the EUCLID application portal and provide the required information and documentation.

They only progress complete applications to the academic selection stage.

FAQs for postgraduate research applicants

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in computer science, mathematics, linguistics, or a related discipline. A master’s degree or equivalent in information security, cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline is recommended.

International equivalent qualifications: Top of Form: To find international equivalent qualifications, select where you studied from the country or region list from the program website.

Bottom of Form

As part of your online application, you will need to provide: 

a personal statement

relevant knowledge/training skills

the name of a proposed supervisor

You will also need to upload the following documents:

a Curriculum Vitae (CV)

a research proposal (three to five pages long, unless a specific project provides different guidelines)

degree certificates and official transcripts for all completed and in-progress degrees (plus certified translations if academic documents are not issued in English)

contact details for two academic references

English language requirements: You must prove that your English language abilities are at a high enough level to study this degree programme.

This is the case for all applicants, including UK nationals.

You can meet our English language requirements with one of the following:

an English language test (restrictions apply)

a degree that was taught and assessed in English (restrictions apply)

certain professional qualifications

All other English language tests must be no more than three and a half years old on the 1st of the month in which your programme starts, regardless of your nationality.

Degrees taught and assessed in English: They accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English-speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration.

UKVI list of majority English speaking countries: They also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English-speaking countries (non-MESC).

Approved universities in non-MESC

How old your degree can be: If you are not a national of a majority English-speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old on the 1st of the month in which your programme starts.

This time limit does not apply to your degree if you are a national of a majority English-speaking country.

BENEFIT:

Funding: Most PhD students in informatics receive full scholarships to cover their tuition fees and living costs.

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UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH DOCTORAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: Varies by programme, but the duration is between 16th November 2026 and 2nd February 2027 (23:59 (UK Time))

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The university will offer PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the university in the 2027-2028 academic session. In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the university seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision but also development opportunities that will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD through an exciting scholarship scheme.

ELIGIBILITY:

The awards are open to UK and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for an on-campus research degree in 2027-2028.

Applicants must have already applied for admission to a first year of full-time or part-time on-campus or distance PhD study at the university. We encourage applicants who wish to apply for this scholarship to make contact with their academic school regarding any admission deadlines.

Please check the entry requirements for your proposed programme of study for details of other acceptable English language qualifications. 

You may apply for the scholarship prior to obtaining the necessary English language test results, but the results should be uploaded as soon as possible.

These awards cannot be held concurrently with fully-funded scholarships but can be held with partially-funded scholarships and will be reduced pro-rata.

Applicants must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree at the undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

Other factors such as financial status, nationality, and the proposed field of study are not taken into account.

The university will not generally consider candidates who have already obtained a PhD or formal equivalent as a result of direct research training.

BENEFIT:

Each scholarship covers the university tuition fee as well as a stipend equivalent to the UKRI stipend rate (for 2026-2027 this is currently £21,805), subject to satisfactory progress. The scholarships are awarded for between three and four years as agreed by the school/college (or pro rata for part-time).

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