The University of Salford offers a variety of funded places and financial support for Postgraduate Research and PhD students.
Widening participation scholarships
- Masters (MPhil or MSc by Research) Widening Participation Fee Scholarship – covers tuition fees for the year (UK tuition fees) for any research area.
- PhD Widening Participation Scholarships – covers tuition fees (UK tuition fees), a stipend for 3.5 years of £21,611, and an annual research budget of £1,000 (years 1–3) . There are 10 PhD scholarships available for UK candidates.
Ring-fenced studentships
- Global Majority or Global Majority Heritage Studentship – open to global majority or global majority heritage candidates, including both home and international candidates.
- Broken Pipeline Studentship – open to candidates who feel that they are from groups or backgrounds that are underrepresented within UK higher education and experience barriers to access and participation. Many of these groups or backgrounds intersect and overlap and can pose barriers to equality of opportunity.