Research Grant

PhD Studentships

PhD studentships give exceptional students the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise needed for a career as a research scientist. Clinical and non-clinical PhD studentships can be applied for.

Key Details

Maximum award: £122,500

Grant applications accepted: From the beginning of May each year

Closing date for applications: 3rd June 2025

Awards announced: November 2025

What’s Covered

Funding is available covering:

Student stipend/salary for 3.5 years
Tuition fees for 3 years
Research consumables for 3 years

		Outside London	Within London
Stipend/salary	Year 1	£20,000	£22,000
	Year 2	£21,000	£24,000
	Year 3	£22,000	£26,000
	Year 3.5	£11,000	£13,000
Tuition fees	Per annum	£5,000	£5,000
Consumables	Per annum	£7,500	£7,500
Total		£111,500	£122,500

Clinical PhD Studentships

Clinical PhDs will be supported through shared funding with the institution. Heart Research UK will cover part of the salary up to the maximum amounts in the table above, in addition to consumables costs and tuition fees, with the host intuition paying the remaining salary costs.

Please contact HRUK for advice if you are considering applying for a co-funded clinical PhD studentship.

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online using FlexiGrant, our Grants Management System.
New users will need to register before they submit an application. Existing users should sign in with their email address and their password and should update their profile if necessary.
Log onto the online application portal, click ‘Available Grants’ on the left-hand menu and select the appropriate grant type.
Click the ‘Start’ button next to the appropriate grant to begin your application.

Apply for a PhD Grant

Simply click here and follow the instructions to apply via our Flexigrant portal.

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How Applications are chosen

As a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), we use a rigorous scientific review process to ensure that we fund only the best research projects in universities and hospitals. All grant applications are assessed by carefully selected external expert review, in addition to the HRUK PhD Review Panel which includes the following members: