Additional awards
The University offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries and you can find out more on the PhD Funding pages of the University’s website.
You can also use the searchable funding database to check which studentships and bursaries you may be eligible for.
Funding opportunities
We offer a generous range of funding opportunities to students. The following awards are currently available:
| Award | Value | Application deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feedback conversations that improve prescribing practices: a sociomaterial study in the UK and Australia | For eligible students the studentship will cover Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend of at least £18,622 for 3 years full-time, or pro rata for part-time study. | Sat 15th Jul 2023 | This award provides annual funding to cover Home tuition fees and a tax-free stipend. For students who pay Home tuition fees the award will cover the tuition fees in full, plus at least £18,622 per year tax-free stipend. Students who pay international tuition fees are eligible to apply, but should note that the award will only provide payment for part of the international tuition fee and no stipend. |
| University of Exeter Class of 2023 Progression Scholarship | 10% reduction in the first year tuition fee | There is no application for this award. You will be automatically considered. | A tuition fee discount for current University of Exeter students completing a degree in 2023 and progressing directly to a standalone postgraduate programme with us in 2023/24 |
| The University of Exeter Business School MRes + PhD Scholarships in Management and Business for Black British researchers | Students receive full funding, which includes a tax-free stipend of £19,000 that covers the MRes plus the 3-year PhD, and a tuition fee waiver. | Deadline passed (Sun 31st Jul 2022) |
Students receive full funding, which includes a tax-free stipend of £19,000 that covers the MRes plus the 3-year PhD, and a tuition fee waiver. |
| Fulbright Scholarships: Postgraduate Student Awards - 2023/24 competition | Full tuition fee waiver for the first year of Masters / PhD study & living stipend | Deadline passed (Tue 11th Oct 2022) |
Our UK Partnership award with Fulbright is available for Masters or Doctoral students who are USA or dual USA:UK citizens wishing to study at the University. The award takes the form of a tuition fee waiver for the first year of graduate study (either Masters or PhD) and a living stipend. We also accept scholars in receipt of Fulbright 'Open Awards' (also referred to as the All Disciplines Award). |
| SWW2 AHRC DTP Awards (Exeter) | Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free maintenance stipend of £17,668 per annum or part-time equivalent. | Deadline passed (Mon 16th Jan 2023) |
Up to 48 fully-funded PhD studentships for entry in September 2023 with the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. Awards are for three years eight months duration (or part-time equivalent) as standard. Once their studentship has begun students can apply to extend their studentship to up to 4 years, should they wish to undertake a placement opportunity with an external organisation or undertake significant training that is essential to their project. |
| University of Exeter Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Partnership - PhD Studentships for September 2023 Entry | 3.5 year studentship: UK tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate. Current rate of £17,668 per year. | Deadline passed (Mon 27th Feb 2023) |
Engineering and Physical Science Rsearch Council Doctoral Training Partnership (EPSRC DTP) Funded studentships available for September 2023 entry. The studentship will provide funding of fees and a stipend which is currently £17,668 per annum for 2022-23. |
| COLFUTURO Ayudar Joint Graduate Scholarship-Loan Programme - 2023 call | Tuition fees and living stipend for a maximum of two years | Deadline passed (Tue 28th Feb 2023) |
COLFUTURO offers scholarship-loans to provide financial support to Colombian citizens to access high-quality Masters or Doctoral programs abroad. Recipients of Colfuturo funding who have applied to study a taught Masters degree at the University of Exeter will be considered for the Ayudar Scholarship which provides an annual stipend. |
| Canadian Centennial Scholarships Fund | £5,000 | Deadline passed (Fri 10th Mar 2023) |
Awards for study for Canadian Students already pursuing full-time, multi-year postgraduate programmes in any field of study in the UK |
| Sanctuary Scholarship | Full tuition fee waiver plus annual living cost grant | Deadline passed (Fri 19th May 2023) |
The Sanctuary Scholarship scheme enables individuals seeking asylum and refugees who are not able access student finance to study at the University of Exeter. |
| Sports Scholarship Scheme | up to £3,000 plus additional support services worth £3,500 | Deadline passed (Wed 31st May 2023) |
Sports scholarships are awarded to students of outstanding sporting ability who show evidence of achievement at international level in their chosen sport. |