The University offers a Black Futures scholarship scheme, for talented Black and Mixed-Black heritage UK-domiciled students who want to pursue a PhD at 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载.
The scholarship provides:
- ?20,780 per year, tax free for 3.5 years
- full UK fees
- a ?1,100 training and support grant each year
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 our 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.
Deadline to apply
Application for our Black Futures scholarship are now closed for projects starting in the 2025-26 academic year. Applications for the 2026-27 academic year will re-open in Autumn 2025.
How we award scholarships
This is a competitive process - not all applications will be successful.
There are 3 stages to the shortlisting process:
- Eligibility: we check your application to make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
- Applications: we review your research degree and funding applications, to gain a complete picture of your academic qualifications and your motivations for undertaking a PhD.
- Faculty selection panel review: our diverse selection panel, who understand the challenges faced by Black students, review your application.
The decision of the scholarship panel is final.
Conditions of getting a scholarship
Find out the conditions of getting a scholarship.
How to apply
Before applying, you should read our guidance on How to Apply for a Research Degree.
- Identify a PhD project from our current projects or create your own proposal.
- Apply online for your chosen PhD project.
- Apply online for the Black Futures Scholarship Scheme.
This scholarship funding is highly competitive and we encourage you to apply early.
Contact us
If you have any questions, email: Doctoral-College@soton.ac.uk