Diamond Jubilee Scholarship

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Key facts

  • Number of scholarships: 8
  • Value: Full Tuition Fees
  • Opens: 26 March 2025
  • Helps with: Tuition fees
  • Duration: 36 months

Summary

Strathclyde Business School is offering up to eight PhD fee-only awards. These will be competitively awarded to outstanding applicants for PhD study starting on 1 October 2025.

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Eligibility

For entry to our PhD programmes, we look for a first-class or upper second-class UK Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant business or social science-related subject, as well as a master’s degree, or overseas equivalent, although there are often exceptions.

When reviewing your academic achievements, we're particularly interested in grades which relate to independent research (for example, a research project or dissertation).

English language requirements

You'll need an IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.5, with no individual element below 5.5. We will also consider evidence of prior study using English as the medium of instruction, if this study was in the last five years.

Subject eligibility

Accounting & finance, Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Human resource management, Management science, Marketing

Levels eligibility

Undergraduate

Study modes eligibility

Full Time

Fee Status

Home (Scottish), International

Student type

Applicant

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Project details

Strathclyde Business School is offering up to eight PhD fee-only awards. These will be competitively awarded to outstanding applicants for PhD study with a start date of 1 October 2025.

Applicants must have an excellent academic track record with appropriate external recognition and be able to demonstrate commitment to their chosen field of study.

Applications are welcome in all of our subject areas but we particularly welcome applicants interested in any of our areas of research expertise.

The awards will apply for each year of study, up to a maximum of 36 months of full-time study.

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Further information

If you have already submitted an application, you do not need to apply again; you should inform us that you are interested in applying for this award. Please contact sbs-pgradmissions@strath.ac.uk noting your interest in the Diamond Jubilee Scholarship competition with your application number.

If you are awarded a Diamond Jubilee Scholarship you will be asked to provide evidence that you can support your living expenses for the duration of your PhD study.

These scholarships cannot be combined with any other Strathclyde University award.

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How to apply

Your application must include:   

  • an updated curriculum vitae   
  • a research proposal
  • details of two academic referees, including email addresses   
  • degree certificate(s)
  • academic transcripts, which must be certified copies   

Please make a full application on the Pegasus application system, and ensure all required documentation is uploaded prior to pressing ‘submit’. Clearly indicate you would like to be considered for this scholarship opportunity in the funding details section of the application.

Strathclyde Business School is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive postgraduate research population. We make decisions on entry by assessing the whole person and not relying solely on academic achievements. On that basis, please ensure that your application (via a statement in your CV) can evidence your resourcefulness, commitment and resilience as demonstrated by broader professional and life experiences. This evidence should be centred on your ability to undertake and complete a PhD and contribute to a positive PhD community.