School of Engineering Les Booth PhD Studentship at University of Leicester 2026

The Les Booth Scholarship provides four years of PhD funding in areas of engineering that involve aspects of heat transfer. This call is for a January 2026 start. Only one scholarship will be awarded for this call.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineSeptember 15, 2025
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Leicester
• City to studyLeicester
• School to studyUniversity of Leicester
• Course to studyEngineering
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The scholarship is for 4 years and provides:

• Tuition fees at UK (Home) rates*
• Annual stipend, (UKRI rate, currently set at £20,780.00 per year for 2025/26)
• £2,100 Research training support grant (RTSG) per year

*If you are not eligible for UK tuition fees, you will be required to confirm that you will cover the difference between UK and international fees for the duration of your studies. For 2025/6 this will be £18,644 per year.

Requirements

The scholarship is open to all applicants* who meet the academic requirements (at least a 2:1 at UK BSc level or at least a pass at UK MSc level or overseas equivalent).

*Applicants from outside the UK should check their eligibility with the project’s lead supervisor. Not all of our projects are accepting international applicants.

Applicants must have or expect to obtain a first-class or upper-second-class BSc and/or M-level degree (or an equivalent overseas qualification) in a relevant subject.

Applicants who hold a lower second-class honours degree (or an equivalent overseas qualification) in a relevant subject may be considered for admission, provided that they also hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject.

International students will normally require a student visa in order to be able to study in the UK. There are costs associated with the visa application process, which must be met by the student; approximately £2,500 for the visa and healthcare surcharge. Please ensure you have the means to meet these costs before you apply to the programme.

EU applicants who hold EU settled or EU pre-settled status please provide PGR Admissions with a share code (the one that starts with S) so we can verify your fee status email to [email protected].

University of Leicester English language requirements apply.

Application Documents

• CV 
• Personal statement explaining your interest in the project, your experience and why we should consider you
• Degree certificates and transcripts of study already completed and if possible transcript to date of study currently being undertaken
• Evidence of English language proficiency if applicable
• In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available. Referees should not be anyone on the PhD supervisory Team
• In the funding section please specify Les Booth Studentship
• In the proposal section please provide the name of the supervisor and project title for the project you want to be considered for (a proposal is not required*).

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Application Deadline

September 15, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Leicester on le.ac.uk to apply

With your application, please include:

• CV 
• Personal statement explaining your interest in the project, your experience and why we should consider you
• Degree certificates and transcripts of study already completed and if possible transcript to date of study currently being undertaken
• Evidence of English language proficiency if applicable
• In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available. Referees should not be anyone on the PhD supervisory Team
• In the funding section please specify Les Booth Studentship
• In the proposal section please provide the name of the supervisor and project title for the project you want to be considered for (a proposal is not required*).

Applications will be considered after the closing date. You'll know the outcome by email.

Incomplete applications may not be considered.

For more details, visit University of Leicester Scholarship webpage