Surrey Business School studentships - April 2027 entry

About the project

Surrey Business School is pleased to invite applications for its fee waiver competition for April 2027 entry.

Start date

• Start date: 1 April 2027

Duration

• Duration: 36 months (72 months for part-time)

Application deadline

• Application deadline: 14 December 2026

Funding source

• Funding source: Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences

Funding information

Fee waiver covering home or international fees for 36 months (72 months for part-time). A research training support grant of £750 per annum for 3 years (£375 per annum for 6 years if part-time). Please note that this funding offer does not include a monthly stipend, visa or accommodation fees.

About

The awards provide a full tuition fee waiver for 36 months (72 months for part-time study), applicable to both UK and international students.

The fee waiver competition is open to applicants to the following programmes:

The fee waiver awards will be made to outstanding postgraduate researchers whose work aligns with research themes in the School’s disciplinary areas.

Learn more about our disciplines, including their research themes, and the areas of expertise of our academic colleagues:

• Management and Business PhD
• Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events PhD .
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Finance and Accounting
• Management
• Strategy, Marketing and International Business
• Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management .

Eligibility criteria

Open to any UK or international candidates.

Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and meet the minimum entry requirements for the programme applied for:

• Management and Business PhD
• Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events PhD .

How to apply

Please read the fee waiver application guidance notes (PDF) and complete all five following steps by no later than 14 December 2026 at 16:00 GMT :

• Identify two prospective supervisors and obtain their agreement to support your application
• Complete the application form (doc) with your prospective supervisors, including all statements and declarations
• Apply online for April 2027 entry to the PhD programme associated with your prospective primary supervisor’s discipline
• Upload the completed application form as part of your online PhD application
• Email the completed form to the relevant programme contact .

Application form

(55.4 KB .DOCX)

Studentship FAQs

Read our studentship FAQs to find out more about applying and funding.

Application deadline

14 December 2026

Management and Business PGR Director

Professor Andrew Alexander Email: a.alexander@surrey.ac.uk

Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events PGR Director

Dr Jason Chen Email: l.chen@surrey.ac.uk .

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