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King's College London is one of the UK's leading universities, founded in 1829 and located in central London. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research programs across nine faculties including Arts & Humanities, Business, Dentistry, Law, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural & Mathematical Sciences, Nursing & Midwifery, Psychiatry & Psychology, and Social Science & Public Policy. King's is committed to serving society through academic excellence, research impact, and innovation, with strong partnerships including King's Health Partners.
Funding Opportunities
What Drives the Facets of Parkinson's Disease (PD): A Host Microbiome Interaction Approach from Specific Gastrointestinal Pathogens to Microbial Kingdoms
This PhD research opportunity focuses on understanding the complex interactions between host and microbiota that result in adverse effects on gut and brain in Parkinson's Disease (PD). The research examines gastrointestinal microbial predictors of individual, objectively-measured disease facets, recognising that different PD facets may have different drivers. The project aims to take a trans-kingdom approach, incorporating mycobiome and protozome into existing bacteriome data sets. The research builds on work showing gastric Helicobacter pylori and zoonotic Helicobacter species as pathophysiological drivers of PD. The project aims to pinpoint an individual's position within an aetiopathogenic model for potential drivers and mediators, predict their trajectory, and recognise opportunities for disease-modifying intervention. The emerging picture describes clinical phenotype by deficits in microbial metabolites essential to gut health, intestinal inflammation, and a systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
US Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits 2025-26
If you are a Veteran, or Veteran's dependent, who is entitled to VA (Veterans Affairs) Benefits under the GI Bill then you will be able to claim those benefits if you enrol at King's College London on a VA approved course. King's College London accepts VA benefits for approved Bachelor degrees, residential taught Master's degrees and MPhil and PhD programmes. The VA will contribute towards tuition fees up to a cap of $29,920.95, converted from £GBP at a fixed exchange rate set in July. Due to exchange rate fluctuations and the fee cap, the actual £GBP contribution received from the VA is unlikely to exactly match tuition fees. Students may need to cover any shortfall due to exchange rate differences. King's will certify enrolment in separate periods throughout the academic year once students have enrolled on their programme of study. The Student Funding Office will handle the certification process and coordinate with the VA for tuition fee payments. In accordance with US law, VA benefits students are able to attend a course for up to 90 days from the date they provide their certificate of entitlement to King's.
Turkish Embassy - Postgraduate Funding
This funding opportunity supports postgraduate study for Turkish students at King's College London through an agreement between King's and the Turkish Embassy Education Consultancy in London, signed in 2018. Master's and PhD students who are funded through the Turkish Embassy Education Consultancy receive a 20% tuition fee discount from King's College London. The Turkish Embassy normally covers the remaining tuition fees and provides scholars with a monthly stipend. Students who undertake a pre-sessional English course at the King's English Language Centre prior to starting their postgraduate degree also receive a 10% rebate on pre-sessional course fees, applied after commencing their postgraduate programme. The tuition fee discount is managed through King's College London Doctoral College, and only confirmed scholars from the Turkish Embassy can benefit from this arrangement.
The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs Scholarship
Funding to support students from Egypt to study for doctoral (PhD) degrees at King's College London. As part of the agreement between The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs and King's College London, doctoral (PhD) students will receive a 25% discount on their tuition fee if they come to King's College London on a scholarship from The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs. This opportunity is specifically designed for Egyptian students pursuing postgraduate research degrees at King's. The scholarship covers tuition fee support and bench fees/research training and support grants. Students must apply directly through the Mission Sector at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Egypt to obtain full information about the scholarship program, including application dates and eligibility requirements. This partnership between the Egyptian government and King's College London aims to facilitate higher education opportunities for Egyptian doctoral students in various subject areas at one of the UK's leading research universities.
PhD studentship: Wearable AI for Total Communication Support
A fully funded PhD studentship for 3.5 years starting in October 2026 focused on investigating how emerging AI, particularly multimodal large language models, can be integrated with wearable technologies to support real-time communication for people with communication disabilities. The research will explore both opportunities and risks of these technologies, focusing on empowering users while safeguarding privacy, safety, and individual needs. The PhD student will conduct user-centred design research, develop and test innovative solutions in real-world settings, and contribute to improving communication for people with disabilities. This project is part of Dr Neate's approximately £2M Future Leaders Fellowship and provides exceptional support for equipment including access to a range of wearables, Apple Vision Pro headsets, AI credits, and engagement with partners including Microsoft Research, Tobii Dynavox, Transport for London, and various disability support organizations.
PhD studentship: Developing Computational Foundations of Fair and Stable Decentralised Markets
A fully funded PhD studentship for 3.5 years to start in October 2026. This project will investigate the computational foundations of decentralised trading, combining tools from algorithmic game theory, decentralised computing, and machine learning to explain how stable and equitable outcomes can arise when agents interact strategically in different informational environments. The primary aim is to develop decentralised algorithms that capture the best-response dynamics of market participants and to establish theoretical guarantees for when, and how quickly, they converge to stable outcomes. The research will explore trade-offs between fairness and efficiency, while also analysing how markets can degrade under selfish or adversarial behaviour through concepts such as the price of anarchy. The student will gain expertise in algorithmic game theory, complexity analysis, market design, and machine learning, joining a cross-disciplinary research environment at the intersection of computer science and economics, with potential opportunities for collaboration in both academia and industry.
PhD studentship: Allowing autonomous robots to continually learn, generalize, and improve from their experiences
A fully funded PhD studentship for 3.5 years starting in October 2026, focusing on autonomous robotics and AI. The project aims to develop algorithms that allow robots to continually improve their planning capabilities over time based on their experiences. The research extends recent work on automatic learning of planning strategies by abstracting successful planning experiences, enabling robots to make generalizable conclusions from individual experiences that can be adapted and reused in new contexts. The work involves theoretical, computational, and experimental aspects including research publication, open-source code development, and work with physical robots. Students will have access to state-of-the-art hardware and resources, excellent mentorship, and potential collaboration and internship opportunities with industry leaders such as NASA Robotics, Amazon Robotics, and Bosch. The project encompasses various research directions including application to new platforms and task types, multi-robot and human-robot collaborative systems, integration with machine learning and computer vision techniques, and improving trustworthiness through formal analysis.
Midwife-Delivered AI Ultrasound to Improve Fetal Growth Monitoring in NHS Maternity Care
This PhD studentship offers the opportunity to conduct a feasibility study testing midwife-led AI ultrasound to improve detection of fetal growth restriction and reduce maternity inequalities in NHS care. Stillbirth affects over 2,800 UK families each year, often linked to undetected fetal growth restriction (FGR). Current screening with tape-measure assessments misses up to 75% of small-for-gestational-age babies, particularly among women with high BMI or from ethnic minority groups. The study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and implementation of midwife-led point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) powered by artificial intelligence to replace traditional fundal height measurements for fetal growth monitoring in routine NHS antenatal care. The research will take place across NHS hospital trusts where midwives will use a handheld AI-enabled ultrasound device to perform a short, blind abdominal sweep at routine visits. Data will be collected on recruitment, retention, scan quality, usability, and acceptability among women and midwives through qualitative interviews and focus groups. The studentship provides a unique opportunity to contribute to pioneering research integrating AI and midwifery practice to improve early detection of fetal growth issues and address health inequalities in maternal care.
King's College London Marshall Scholarship
The Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to pursue graduate study in any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level at King's College London. The Marshall Commission has established a partnership with King's College London to jointly support American students to study for a postgraduate degree. As part of this agreement, King's will cover the full (100%) international tuition fees for up to 3 scholars each year on this scheme. The Scholarships are for any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level and are valid for up to two years with a possibility of a third year for doctoral studies. Scholarships cover university fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse. The selection committees are seeking candidates who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and as contributors to improved UK-US understanding.
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships
The Inlaks Scholarships enable young Indian graduates to pursue postgraduate studies overseas. Inlaks and King's College London have partnered to offer PhD scholarships to Indian citizens to study at King's per academic year. A total of between three and six scholarships will be awarded in total for the three selection rounds between 2026-2029. The scholarship provides comprehensive support including three years of full stipend, four year tuition fee waiver, one-way airfare, government-stipulated health care and visa costs up to a maximum of $120,000 per sponsored student. Inlaks Scholarships are available to students of Indian citizenship applying to any PhD programme across the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy and the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London, with the exception of the following subjects: French; Spanish; Portuguese and Latin American Studies; Brazilian Studies; and German Research.
Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL)
HESPAL aims to create the next generation of senior academics who can maintain international quality standards at Palestinian universities and develop renewed and sustainable links between Palestinian and UK universities. The scheme will upgrade academic staff in Palestinian universities through a Masters or PhD Scholarship programme. The British Council Palestine and King's College London hold an agreement to jointly support up to 2 Master's Scholarships and 1 PhD Scholarship at King's College London each year. The scholarship covers academic fees in the form of a fee waiver, living allowances for scholars covering 12 months for master's degree scholars and 3 years for PhD scholars, and arrival and thesis allowance. Scholars are expected to cover travel costs, visa fees, health insurance, IELTS examination fees, and any other unforeseen costs. Scholarships do not cover costs for accompanying family members.
FUNED Credit-Scholarships
Funding from the Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED) to support Mexican students for master's study at King's College London. King's College London has an agreement with FUNED to support Mexican students to pursue master's degree programmes. As part of this agreement, scholars funded by FUNED receive a 10% tuition fee discount from King's. FUNED Master's Credit-Scholarships consists of a package with funds directly applied to the payment of tuition at the university where the master's studies will be carried out. Additionally, successful FUNED scholars at King's College London could be offered a 10% tuition fee discount towards their Master's degree at King's. Students who hold more than one loan or scholarship from Mexican sponsors are entitled to only one tuition fee discount or waiver from King's College London, at the highest applicable rate.
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship
The Fulbright King's College London Award is available for American students to undertake a non-clinical PhD programme at King's College London. The Fulbright Commission, founded on September 22, 1948, aims to foster mutual cultural understanding through educational exchange between the US and the UK. The global Fulbright Programme is one of the most prestigious awards programmes worldwide, operating in over 150 countries with over 300,000 alumni. One Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award is available each year for an American student to pursue doctoral studies at King's. The award covers any non-clinical PhD programme offered by the university and provides full tuition coverage along with a personal living allowance. The US-UK Fulbright program aims to foster cultural understanding between the two countries, with preference given to applicants who do not have extensive prior experience in the UK (six months or longer).
FIDERH (Human Resources Development Fund), Bank of Mexico, Loan Scheme
The Fund for the Development of Human Resources (FIDERH) is a federal trust fund administered by the Bank of Mexico for more than 40 years to finance postgraduate studies of Mexican students. As part of an agreement between FIDERH and King's College London, Mexican students receive a 10% discount on their tuition fee if they come to King's College London on a Banco de Mexico loan. FIDERH provides funding for up to 24 months for Master's degrees and up to 36 months for Doctoral degrees. The funding can be used towards tuition fees, living expenses and/or health insurance. This loan scheme is available for postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programs at King's College London, covering a wide range of subjects as specified by FIDERH.
Care Experienced and Estranged Bursary 2025-26
King's College London makes available bursaries of £1,000 per year to undergraduate students who are care-experienced or are estranged from their family. The bursary is designed to support students under 25 who have experience of care or are estranged, helping them pursue their undergraduate education. The award is automatically granted to eligible students once their care-experienced or estranged status is verified by King's College London. Students must be studying an undergraduate degree, be under 25 on 1st September of the year their course starts, and be classified as a home fee payer, though there is some discretion for those with Overseas fee status whose experience of care was in the United Kingdom.
ANID/CONICYT Becas Chile
King's College London and the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, ANID (formerly The National Commission for Scientific & Technological Research, CONICYT), Chile, have signed an agreement to offer a fee discount to Chilean ANID/CONICYT Scholars who enroll on postgraduate programmes at King's College London. This scholarship provides comprehensive support for Chilean students pursuing postgraduate study at King's, combining a tuition fee discount from King's with full funding coverage from ANID/CONICYT. The program is designed to support Chilean scholars in advancing their education at the postgraduate level, whether pursuing a Master's or PhD programme. King's provides a percentage discount on tuition fees and a one-off payment, while ANID/CONICYT covers the remaining tuition fees after discount, travel costs, monthly living allowance, relocation support, health insurance, and allowances for dependents if applicable.
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