Research studentships and scholarships
Research studentships and scholarships
The University of Greenwich supports postgraduate research opportunities with a range of scholarships and studentships.
Postgraduate research studentships
We currently invite applications for the following research studentships:
MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Understanding metabolic responses during long-term storage; the impact of the oxygen gradient on apple metabolism
, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Natural Resources Institute
Ref: VCS-ES-05a-16
Closing date: July 26, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Bioinformatician: Characterisation of virus populations of food security crops using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Natural Resources Institute
Ref: VCS-ES-05b-16
Closing date: July 26, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Transdermal drug delivery – human skin ex-vivo assessment
, Faculty of Engineering and Science
Ref: VCS-ES-08-16
Closing date: July 29, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Effects of climate change on aquatic organisms at a fundamental cellular level
, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences
Ref: VCS-ES-07-16
Closing date: July 29, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Structured systems – black art or science?
, Faculty of Engineering and Science
Ref: VCS-ES-09-16
Closing date: July 29, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Proteolytic networks controlling cell and tissue development
, Faculty of Engineering and Science
Ref: VCS-ES-06-16
Closing date: July 29, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Characterising the structural dynamics of the Bacillus anthracis protective antigen pore for biomedical applications
, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Life Sports Sciences
Ref: DTA-ES-02-16
Closing date: July 29, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: The parish church, memorialization and community, c. 1700 to the present day
, Faculty of Architecture, Computing and Humanities
Ref: VCS-ACH-06-16
Closing date: August 5, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Design of supported nanocluster catalysts for sustainable energy applications
, Faculty of Engineering and Science
Ref: PGRO-ES-01-16
Closing date: August 5, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Patients’ motives and explanations for non-attendance of retinal screening programmes: A mixed-method study.
, Faculty of Education and Health
Ref: VCS-EH-16-02
Closing date: August 10, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Architectural Design (AVATAR) – Theories of Posthuman Architecture
, Faculty of Architecture Computing and Humanities
Ref: VCS-ACH-08-16
Closing date: August 11, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Nursing Apprenticeships: A case study of nursing apprentices’ and workforce stakeholders’ motivations, aspirations, expectations and experiences.
, Faculty of Education and Health
Ref: VCS-EH-16-01
Closing date: August 17, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Incentive Scheme: Corporate motivations and employee attributions of employer sponsored volunteer programs
, Faculty of Business
Ref: BUS-PRIS-02-16
Closing date: August 22, 2016
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MPhil/PhD Scholarship: Centre of Applied Research and Outreach in Language Education (CAROLE)
, Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities
Ref: PGRO-ACH-01-16
Closing date: September 2, 2016
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Applying for a postgraduate research studentship
If you're interested in applying for a studentship, start by getting in touch to find out more about the research programme, and to discuss your suitability.
To apply for a studentship, you must:
have a first-class or upper second-class Bachelor's degree with honours, or a Master's degree (UK or UK equivalent) in a relevant discipline
have previous research experience, for example for an undergraduate or Master's degree dissertation
understand the difference between a taught degree and a research degree, in terms of approach, personal discipline and motivation
If your first language is not English, you will also need a language proficiency score of at least IELTS 6.5 or an equivalent UK VISA and Immigration secure English Language Test.
