Postgraduate Research Scholarships

The University of Hull has a long history of welcoming high quality scholars through the Commonwealth Scholarships PhD and Taught Masters schemes. We have a number of exceptional Commonwealth scholars undertaking ground-breaking research with us currently.

Many also choose to study through the Taught Masters scholarship programme and then return to take up a Commonwealth PhD scholarship.

Learn more about the Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme here.

The ESRC WRDTP Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is aimed at those in the immediate postdoctoral stage of their career, to provide an opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, their networks, their research and professional skills.

Find out more about this fellowship.

Contact whiterosedtp@hull.ac.uk.

Help us address some of society’s most pressing global challenges by devising your own Social Sciences research project. We are looking for talented postgraduate researchers to join us for a world-class start to their careers by undertaking a social science research degree at Hull, as part of the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP).

Applications will be accepted from October 2024.

Find out more.

The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures is an interdisciplinary research centre exploring humanity’s relationships with water in the green-blue regions of the world, past, present and future.

It pioneers a new, humanities-led, interdisciplinary and transhistorical research area – the green-blue humanities – and equips a new generation of PhD students to take this agenda forward and transform our understanding of humanity's relationships with water.

Recruitment is currently closed and applications are under review for September 2024 entry. Should we reopen recruitment, information will be updated on this page.

Find out more about the centre.

The University of Hull is a partner in the NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), along with the University of Leeds and University of York.

The Panorama DTP encompasses three broad theme ins: Atmosphere and Climate, Earth Processes and the Living World. Panorama prepares the next generation of environmental science leaders for industrial, governmental, NGO and academic careers and provides exceptional training across the range of environmental science in world-class research teams through an innovative, exciting and multi-disciplinary programme. The programme will equip students with the skills necessary to understand the complex interactions within the Earth system, so they can contribute to the development of scientific, policy and industrial solutions for the national and global scale problems we face in coming decades.

Recruitment has now closed for September 2024 entry.

The Hull Centre for Sustainability and Olympic Legacy (HCSOL) is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as an official Olympic Studies and Research Centre. The HCSOL investigates how the Olympics can be more environmentally and socially sustainable, and is exploring how the Olympics can leave a lasting legacy and contribute to a positive future for people, society and the environment.

Find out more about the Hull Centre for Sustainability and Olympic Legacy.

We need the brightest minds to join us in developing solutions to the diverse challenges facing the offshore wind industry, relating to the environment, engineering, economics and human factors. The UK has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and clean energy produced by offshore wind will be a cornerstone in reaching this target. Already providing over 10% of the UK’s electricity and growing at an unprecedented rate, by 2030 it is expected to provide over 30% of the UK’s energy needs.

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience is led by the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull with partners Durham, Loughborough and Sheffield Universities. Working closely with over 40 Industry partners, the Offshore Wind CDT invites high-quality applications for 4-year taught and research PhD scholarships. These funded PhD opportunities are for exceptional graduates from a range of STEM backgrounds and could unlock a career in this new and innovative industry.

For more information about the Offshore Wind CDT please visit the Aura website.