Dean's International PhD Scholarship for Doctoral Researchers in Health and Life Sciences

3.1 Applicants are considered for scholarships using the information provided at the time of their application only and cannot be reconsidered should their circumstances change during the course of their studies. Scholarships cannot be backdated.

3.2 All applications will be reviewed by the Department Director of Post Graduate Research (DD-PGR) . The DD-PGR will screen and assess all scholarship applications, before making a recommendation for an award to the Scholarships Allocation Panel.

3.3 Scholarships will be awarded provisionally throughout the year and successful applicants will be contacted by the Admissions Scholarship Team by email.

3.4 Successful applicants will be asked to accept the scholarship within two weeks of being contacted. If an applicant fails to accept the scholarship the award will be removed.

3.5 Formal awards will then be confirmed by the College Scholarship Allocation Panel in September for those starting in October, December for those starting in January and April for those starting in May, following receipt of examination results, to those provisional award holders who meet the required grades. Successful recipients will be informed by email shortly after final confirmation of your award.

3.6 The decision of the Admissions Tutor and College Scholarship Allocation Panel is final. The University will not accept any appeals in respect of scholarship allocation.

To be eligible for a Dean's International PhD Scholarship an applicant must:

(a) Apply for and fulfil the entry criteria for admission to programmes listed below

(b) Applicants may not be in receipt of any other scholarship

(c) Applicants must be accepted on to a programme of full time study

(d) Applicants must have a minimum 2:1 or equivalent internationally recognised undergraduate qualification to be eligible for the scholarship

(e) Applicants are required to attend an on-line interview

Department of Health Sciences:

• PhD Welfare Health and Wellbeing
• PhD Physiotherapy
• PhD Occupational Therapy
• PhD Social Work
• PhD Public Health and Health Promotion

Department of Life Sciences:

• PhD Biosciences
• PhD Environment and Health
• PhD Environmental Sciences
• PhD Cognitive Neuroscience
• PhD Psychology
• PhD Human performance exercise and rehabilitation
• PhD Sport Sciences

Be in receipt of an offer to study on one of the above programmes starting in April 2025.

Must be classed as an Overseas fee paying student based on the UK government regulations. Applicants who are unsure of their fee status should note Brunel uses the information you have provided in your application form to assess your fee status against regulations set by the UK government.
Be in receipt of an Unconditional Firm offer of place by the time Scholarships are confirmed in September.