King’s College London 2022 Joint PhD Scholarships

Joint PhD Scholarships are offered by the King's Centre for Doctoral Studies for joint PhD programmes between King’s College London and four of its international partner universities (listed below) for the 2022/23 academic year.

• Table of Content
• About King’s College London
• Joint PhD Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Joint PhD Scholarships
• Requirements for Joint PhD Scholarships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About King’s College London

King's College London was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister) in 1829 as a university college in the tradition of the Church of England. It now welcomes staff and students of all faiths and beliefs. King's professors played a major part in nineteenth-century science and in extending higher education to women and working men through evening classes. The university has grown and developed through mergers with several institutions each with their own distinguished histories. These include: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's an... rea... continue reading

Joint PhD Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Joint PhD Scholarships

The scholarship covers the following:

• Tuition Fees
• Annual Stipend, rate TBC (£17,609 for 21/22)
• Annual Research Grant of £1,500

Requirements for Joint PhD Scholarships Qualification

Applicants MUST:

• be due to commence a full-time joint PhD programmes run in collaboration between King’s College London and a stated partner (The University of Hong Kong, Humboldt University, Berlin, The National University of Singapore, or The University of Sao Paulo) during the 2022/23 academic year. Please refer to the 'CDS PGR Joint PhD 22-23 guidance' document for a full list of eligible programmes;
• have applied to King’s College London as the home institution;
• have provisional agreement from supervisors at both King’s and the partner university;
• have submitted all the required application materials by the funding deadline, including references and the Travel Plan form, which can be found online or obtained via the King’s Admissions office.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Please follow the instructions below. Applicants who fail to apply as instructed will not be eligible for consideration.

1. Students must first apply to King’s College London for one of the above joint PhD programmes using the online admissions portal - King's Apply (https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/). It is recommended that the programme application is submitted at the latest by 18 March 2022 to allow time for references to be collected and any missing information to be submitted.
2. As part of the above application, students must have been in contact with potential supervisors at both King’s and the partner university and obtained tentative agreement to work with them. Evidence of this (e.g. email correspondence) must be provided with the application materials.
3. In the funding part of the online admissions application form, students must tick the box at item 5 (Award Scheme Code or Name) and enter the code 2223-JOINT. If this code is not entered, or is not spelled correctly, the funding application will not be picked up and the student will not be put forward for consideration.
4. The student must have submitted all necessary information and supporting documentation, including the Travel Plan form and references, to the admissions portal by the funding deadline of 1 April 2022. Students should refer to the relevant entry in the online prospectus for information on what is required for their programme. If any information is missing the funding application will be ineligible but the student can still proceed with the application for the programme itself, using alternative means of funding.Please note that students who have already applied for admission, and those who previously applied but deferred entry to 2022/23, will not be required to submit a new admissions application.

For more details, visit King’s College London website.