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SEDARC DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIP PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 30 January 2026 at 16:00 (GMT).

LOCATION: United Kingdom

They are pleased to offer Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding for up to 39 PhD students for September 2026 entry. The world-class research and training environments of our partner institutions are enhanced by the partnership’s strategic relations with non-HEI partner organisations.

ELIGIBILITY:

SEDarc’s vision is to offer a transformative social science training experience that combines leading-edge research skills training, high-quality placements for all, and an individual research project based in one of five interdisciplinary, challenge-led pathways. These include:

Living Sustainably

Healthy Thriving Communities

Inclusive Economic Growth

Secure, Effective, & Trusted Institutions

Transformative Technologies for Society

These PhDs are open to UK and international students and consist of UK home fees and stipend awards.

If you have any queries about applying for a studentship award, please contact the administrator at your chosen SEDarc university in the first instance:

University of Sussex

Kingston University

Royal Holloway, University of London

University of Kent

University of Reading

University of Surrey

Students must be nominated by one of the six SEDarc institutions to apply to the doctoral programme. Please contact one of our Administrators at the SEDarc institution of your choice, as each institution has a different deadline and process for the institutional stage of the application process. The deadline for applications to SEDarc is 30 January 2026 at 16:00 (GMT).

More information can be found here. Please do speak to your selected institution should your project include any of the above to ensure these are highlighted within your application.

BENEFIT:

The SEDarc Scholarship UK covers tuition fees and a living stipend of £22,780 for selected candidates.

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UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEE WAIVER

Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of Leicester is delighted to offer 150 tuition fee waivers over the next five years to international undergraduate students. This begins with 30 tuition fee waivers available for applicants starting in September 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be starting a full-time undergraduate programme* at the University of Leicester, UK campus, commencing in September 2026 for year one, two, or three of your undergraduate programme for a maximum of three years.

You must have made Leicester your ‘firm choice’ by 30 June 2026 (if you have applied through UCAS, you will need to reply by your UCAS reply deadline, which may be earlier than this date).

You should achieve the equivalent of two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement.

All conditions of your offer must be met by 20 August 2026. 

You must be classed as an international student for fee purposes. 

Excluding Medicine, LLB Maitrise, STEM International Foundation, ‘International Year 1’ courses, and programs that exceed three years in duration. 

** For example, if the standard A-level entry requirement is advertised as ABB, this fee waiver will be awarded to applicants who achieve the equivalent of A-level AAA or higher in an international qualification (see our country pages for equivalents in our most common qualifications). Discretion will be applied where an equivalent level is not practically attainable within the marking scheme of particular international qualifications. 

To be considered, you need to create a short video (no more than two minutes) that answers these three questions: 

What do you want to achieve after university?

How will your chosen degree help you achieve this? 

How will you contribute to the University community while you’re here? 

Submit your video within the application form. Applications will go live on 18 November 2025.

BENEFIT:

A full tuition fee waiver will be awarded to 30 international fee-paying undergraduate students starting an undergraduate programme in September 2026. Applications will go live on 18 November 2025.

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