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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + £21,237
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
Joint PhD Scholarships are offered by the King's Centre for Doctoral Studies for joint PhD programmes between King’s College London and four of its international partner universities (listed below) for the 2023/24 academic year.
Partner Universities:
The University of Hong Kong
Humboldt University, Berlin
The National University of Singapore
The University of Sao Paulo
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship covers the following:
Full Tuition Fees (at home or international rate);
Annual Stipend: at the UKRI rate (was £21,237 for the year 2024/25);
Annual Research Grant: £1,000 - £5,000, depending on the research project whilst at King’s.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- be due to commence a full-time joint PhD programmes run in collaboration between King’s College London and a stated partner (The University of Hong Kong, Humboldt University, Berlin, The National University of Singapore, or The University of Sao Paulo) during the 2025/26 academic year. Please refer to the 'King’s Doctoral College PGR Joint PhD 2526 guidance' document for a full list of eligible programmes;
- have applied to King’s College London as the home institution;
- have provisional agreement from supervisors at both King’s and the partner university;
- have submitted all the required application materials by the funding deadline, including references transcripts, confirmation from the King’s supervisor to supervise you, and the Travel Plan form, which can be found online or obtained via the King’s Admissions office.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
02 Mar 2025
Candidates must first apply to King’s College London for one of the above joint PhD programmes using the online admissions portal. It is recommended that the programme application is submitted by the deadline of 02 March 2025(23:59pm UK TIME).
As part of the above application, candidates must have been in contact with potential supervisors at both King’s and the partner university and obtained tentative agreement to work with them. Evidence of this (e.g., email correspondence) must be provided with the application materials.
In the funding part of the online admissions application form, candidates must tick the box at item 5 (Award Scheme Code or Name) and enter the code 2526-JOINT. If this code is not entered, or is not spelled correctly, the funding application will not be picked up and the candidate will not be put forward for consideration.
The student must have submitted all necessary information and supporting documentation.