University of Kent Business School GTA 2026

Kent Business School is looking to award up to four PhD GTA (Graduate Teaching Assistant) scholarships to highly motivated students.  These scholarships are open to both home and international students.  Two scholarships will commence in May 2026 and two scholarships will commence in September 2026.

• Table of Content
• About University Of Kent
• University of Kent PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Kent PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for University of Kent PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Kent PhD Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

University of Kent PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Kent PhD Scholarship

• Tuition fees at either the home or international tuition fee rate, and will carry a combined maintenance grant and salary equivalent to the Research Councils UK National Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£20,780 for 2025/26).
• Employment at the University.

Requirements for University of Kent PhD Scholarship Qualification

• Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent research potential and will have obtained a first class or 2:1 undergraduate degree, along with a master's with at least a merit but preferably distinction, in a relevant subject (current master's students can submit a partial transcript).
• Applicants must have a minimum overall score of 7.0 in an IELTS test. This requirement may not be required if an applicant is a national of a majority English-speaking country, or has completed a qualification equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree in a majority English-speaking country.
• Successful applications will normally meet all of the qualification criteria (degrees and IELTS score). However, applicants falling short of these but with an exceptional research proposal and references, may be considered.
• Open to applicants from any country. Please note that international students must have the appropriate documentation to evidence eligibility to work in the UK. Further information can be found on these guidance pages. 
• Open to all new postgraduate research applicants, applying for May 2026 or September 2026 entry (current Kent research students are not eligible)
• Scholarship cannot be deferred.

These PhD Scholarships are awarded to students with excellent research potential and take the form of a three-year Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), allowing successful awardees to receive financial support (a combined salary and maintenance grant) in return for undertaking some part-time teaching at Kent Business School, alongside their PhD studies.

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Kent PhD Scholarship

• The GTA interview panel will include the Associate Dean of Graduate Research Studies, the Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, and other research-active members of staff.
• The GTA interview panel will decide who is awarded a GTA scholarship and these panel decisions are final.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• The normal PhD application for a place on the PhD programme in KBS, acts as the application for the GTA Scholarship.
• Applications should include a one paper personal statement outlining the motivation for undertaking PhD studies and why the applicant is suitable for scholarship funding.
• Provide a detailed research proposal outlining the area and topic of study.
• Complete the normal application process for PhD study at the University of Kent, providing references and transcripts of previous degrees and indicating that you wish to be considered as a GTA.
• Be accepted for PhD studies at the Kent Business School.
• Following acceptance on to the PhD programme in Kent Business School, PhD applications where the applicant indicates that they wish to be considered as a GTA, will be reviewed and a GTA interview shortlist constructed.
• Shortlisted PhD applicants will be invited to interview for a GTA position. 

Please send any questions to [email protected]

For more information, kindly visit University of Kent scholarship webpage.