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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + £21,805
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
The University offers a prestigious Black Futures scholarship scheme, for talented UK-domiciled Black and mixed-Black heritage students who want to pursue a PhD at Southampton.
The scholarship is designed to attract excellent students and enrich our academic community by helping to build a diverse community of students and staff that fully reflects the diversity of wider society.
Benefits
£21,805 plus annual £1,200 training and support grant
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must be resident in the UK, paying UK fees, and have applied for a PhD project in one of their faculties.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must also be from one of these backgrounds:
- Black or Black British - African
- Black or Black British - Caribbean
- Black or Black British - another Black background
- Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
- Mixed - White and Black African
- Mixed - Black African, Black Caribbean or another Black background
These categories are defined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The University must use these categories to enable reporting, however we recognise their inherent limitations.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
26 Feb 2027
In the application you will be asked to answer 3 questions:
- describe what motivates you to do a PhD (250 – 400 words)
- describe your skills and background that are relevant to the PhD you are applying for (250 – 400 words)
- describe how a PhD will support your future goals and/or career aspirations (250 – 400 words)