Future 50 Doctoral Scholarships - College of Life Sciences

Funding

Studentships provide funding for 3.5 years to include:

• Tuition fees at UK rates
• Stipend at UKRI rates for 2023 to be confirmed in early 2023 (currently £17,668 for 2022 entry)
• Access to a Research Training Support Grant of up to £1,500 pa for 3 years
• Bench fees of £5,000 per annum for three years for laboratory-based studies.

International applicants will need to be able to fund the difference between UK and International fees for the duration of study. For projects on this page the fees will be:

• Full international fees will be £21,850 per year
• UK fees are to be confirmed in early 2023 (currently £4,596 for 2022)
• International students would need to be able to pay fees of approximately £17,200 per year of study
• Exact fee will be advised at the point of offer.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to hold/or expect to obtain a UK Bachelor Degree 2:1 or better in a relevant subject or overseas equivalent.

The University of Leicester English language requirements may apply.

Informal enquiries

Informal project enquiries

Please email the relevant project supervisor.

Application enquiries

pgradmissions@le.ac.uk 

How to apply

To apply, please use the Apply button at the bottom of the page for projects listed on this web page and follow the prompts to create your application.

With your application, please include:

• CV
• Personal statement explaining, briefly, your interest in the project and your experience ( If you apply for two projects include a statement for each project on the same document)
• Degree Certificates and Transcripts of study already completed and if possible transcript to date of study currently being undertaken
• Evidence of English language proficiency, if applicable
• In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available.

You can apply for a maximum of 2 projects.

• In the Supervisor Section: Enter the Project Supervisor for each project you want to be considered for 
• In the Project Title Section: Enter the Project Reference and Project Title for each project in order of priority. 
  • (For example: Project 1: CVS Codd Telomere length in humans, going beyond simple genetic variants: The effect of copy number and mitochondrial variation on telomere length and disease risk.  Project 2: GGB Chen Unravelling the role of sleep in cancer progression using Drosophila models)

In the Funding Section: Enter Future 50 Scholarship or select Future 50 Scholarship from the drop down menu.

Eligibility

UK and International* applicants are welcome to apply.

To be classed as UK applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have EU settled status, or
• Have EU pre-settled status (meeting 3 years residency requirement) or,
• Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

If you are unsure if you are eligible for UK fees please email PGR Admissions pgradmissions@le.ac.uk and we can make an assessment for you.

Applicants holding EU settled or pre-settled status

Once you have submitted your application please email a share code starting with S to pgradmissions@le.ac.uk so that we can verify your status. Include your application number.

*International applicants

• Applicants who do not meet the criteria for UK fees will be classed as an international student.
• International students will need to be able to demonstrate they can fund the difference between UK and International fees for the duration of study. See funding section for further information.