The Diamond Jubilee Research Scholarship is a doctoral award from the University of Strathclyde’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, based in Glasgow, UK. It funds one international (overseas fee-status) student to pursue full-time PhD research aligned with the Faculty’s priority research areas. The scholarship covers full tuition fees; the recipient designs a research project with a Strathclyde academic supervisor and joins one of the Faculty’s subject areas across the humanities and social sciences.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition fees covered for the duration of the award.
- Tenable for up to three years of full-time doctoral study.
- One scholarship awarded per competition.
- Note: no living stipend is provided — the recipient must self-fund living costs, which Strathclyde estimates at roughly £20,000 per year.
Eligibility
- International (overseas fee-status) students only.
- Academic record: a First-Class undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and/or a relevant Master’s with Merit or Distinction; alternatively an Upper Second-Class degree plus a Master’s, supported by an outstanding research proposal.
- Strong research potential, evidenced by a research proposal that aligns with the Faculty’s research strengths and 2026/27 priority themes (for example poverty and inequality, mental health, ageing, AI ethics, crime reduction and gender-based violence, globalisation and conflict, democracy).
- English language: IELTS Academic with a minimum overall band of 6.5–7.0 (depending on programme), taken within two years before starting, if English is not your first language.
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Application process
- 1Browse the Faculty’s research subjects, identify a potential supervisor, and develop a research proposal on a topic within their expertise.
- 2Contact the supervisor with your proposal and CV to secure their support and a supporting statement.
- 3Submit the online application through Strathclyde’s Pegasus system with the required documents: a 1,500-word research proposal, a two-page CV, academic transcripts, two references, the supervisor’s statement, and English-language evidence where required.
- 4Applications are assessed after the deadline, with outcomes notified in early June and study beginning in October.
Program timeline
Applications open
Apr 15, 2026
Application deadline
May 13, 2026
Decisions notified
2026-06 (early June)
Doctoral study begins
Oct 1, 2026