The University of Westminster Graduate School has announced it will offer ten full Quintin Hogg Trust-funded PhD studentships to support students set to begin their studies in the 2025/26 academic year.
The Quintin Hogg Trust (QHT) PhD studentships will consist of a tuition fee waiver for ten Westminster PhD students in addition to a three-year London-weighted annual stipend. This has been made possible by the generous funding of the QHT to enhance the student learning experience at Westminster.
These studentships intend to tackle the link between PhD drop-out rates and funding, which particularly affects students from under-represented backgrounds. By offering PhD studentships, Westminster aims to support PhD researchers formerly excluded from the opportunity of doctoral study due to financial barriers and make postgraduate education more inclusive, encouraging better representation across both the research community at Westminster and academia as a whole.
The studentships reflect the University’s commitment to our Research and Knowledge Exchange 2022-2029 strategy, which aims to make Westminster a place where discoveries are made, barriers are broken, diversity is celebrated and everyone is welcome.
Applications are now open to candidates across Westminster’s 12 schools. Successful research proposals will fit with one or more of Westminster’s Research Communities’ key themes, have a strong interdisciplinary potential and meet the University’s commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion.
About the studentships, Dr Margherita Sprio, Head of the Graduate School at Westminster, said: “The QHT studentships are for doctoral researchers who would not otherwise be able to do a PhD. These scholarships form the bedrock of our university values and we are very proud to offer them. Doctoral researchers are actively doing research that pushes the boundaries of their discipline and they are helping to shape and influence future research practices.”
The QHT PhD studentships contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4: Quality Education and 10: Reduced Inequalities. Since 2019, the University of Westminster has used the SDGs holistically to frame strategic decisions to help students and colleagues fulfil their potential and contribute to a more sustainable, equitable and healthier society.
Learn about the full eligibility conditions of the Quintin Hogg Trust PhD studentships and apply by 5pm on 7 February 2025.
Discover more scholarships and bursaries available at the University of Westminster.
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