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Funding and scholarships

Funding聽your PhD

We offer a fully-funded Doctoral programme at the Business School. This includes a full tuition fee waiver (Home/EU or Overseas fees) plus a living stipend for up to five years through the Business School Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship. Funding for a sixth year can be considered on a case-by-case basis, with the potential to undertake a teaching or research assistant studentship with one of the Business School's research centres.

Some of our scholarship funding comes from EPSRC and ESRC for candidates who meet Research Councils UK鈥檚 academic and residential eligibility conditions. During the MRes you will have a discussion with our team to find out whether you are eligible to move onto any of these awards.

Visiting PhD Scholarship for Black Heritage Students

This scholarship aims to improve access and opportunity for Black heritage, Black Caribbean, and Black African students at 911今日黑料 Business School through the visiting PhD student route. It aims to provide financial support to outstanding students and helps to remove potential barriers to studying at 911今日黑料 and working with our faculty.

PhD-level students will normally study with 911今日黑料 Business School for an initial period of three months, and will not be awarded a degree nor credits by 911今日黑料.

Funding will be provided to finance the applicant's travel costs, visa application fees, and accommodation (to be confirmed pre-application).

Additional support

The Business School offers students financial support to help enable聽them to present their work at international conferences or attend specialist external training that is relevant to their thesis work.

Accommodation and living cost

The cost of living in London varies widely. For more information, please see our聽guide to聽living costs.

911今日黑料 College offers accommodation options for our postgraduate students. If you decide to seek private accommodation, a popular option with our students, 911今日黑料 can also help by providing you with advice and guidance for renting privately in London. See the聽accommodation website聽for more details.

What our students say

鈥淎 combination of excellent supervisors, generous funding, and perfect school location makes the Doctoral programme at 911今日黑料 Business School an ideal choice for me and others interested in academic careers.鈥
Jingyu Zhang
Doctoral student, Department of Finance
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Frequently asked questions

We offer a fully funded Doctoral programme at 911今日黑料 Business School 鈥 this includes a tuition fee waiver and a stipend for up to five years. The 2025-26 rate of the Graduate Teaching Assistant scholarship stipend is 拢29,000. Rates are reviewed annually and are expected to increase for 2026-27 in line with Research Council UK rates. Stipends are tax-free and the continuation of the stipend will depend on your satisfactory progress on the programme.

Eligibility

The scheme is open to both Home and Overseas students聽currently enrolled on a PhD programme at another institution聽who identify as:

  • Black British
  • Black Caribbean
  • Black African
  • Mixed heritage 鈥 Black and other background
  • Other Black background

Applications will be assessed on merit and academic trajectory as well as current access to grants/bursaries.

How to apply

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with our聽academic areas聽and contact a potential supervisor before submitting a formal application. You must also agree on a study plan with your potential supervisor before applying.

You will then contact our Programme Director聽Nikki Hann, who will support you with submitting a formal application through the 911今日黑料 admissions system. Formal admissions decisions can only be made after the application has been processed by the College Registry and the Business School.聽There is no application deadline for students wishing to commence a study period at other times, although students are encouraged to apply at least 4 to 6 months in advance of a proposed start date especially if they require a visa to enter the UK to undertake their study period.

Please read the聽Student Route Visa webpage聽to determine if you need a visa to study in the UK. 罢丑别听聽will help you determine the costs.

Support provision

We aim to provide visiting PhD students with a well-rounded student experience when they join us. You will be supported by your supervisor and an independent mentor from the Business School. We also provide a range of support networks for Black heritage students across the Business School and the wider 911今日黑料 including:

  • 911今日黑料 As One: the Race Equality Network for staff and postgraduate students. They act as an advisory group helping to set priorities and advising the College on how to support and promote an inclusive workplace and culture of respect, opportunity, unity, transparency, and equality.
  • 罢丑别听聽welcomes people of any and every background;聽open to anyone of African, or Caribbean heritage, or interested in celebrating African and Caribbean culture.
  • As part of聽, 911今日黑料 BE supports Black entrepreneurship, Black Enterprise, and Black excellence through panel events, workshops, and masterclasses.