Peterhouse

Peterhouse Postgraduate Studentship Competition

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£1 ~ £61,000 (annual)
Fees (Home) , Fees (International) , Maintenance , Student visa cost , Student immigration health surcharge
3.0 Years (Fixed Length)
Prospective applicant/Current student
PhD
Full Time
05 Jan 2026
2026/27

About

Each year Peterhouse awards several Postgraduate Studentships fully funded by the College. Applicants should note that the awards are highly competitive, with fifty or more applications for each studentship we are able to award, and applicants should be of high academic calibre. Successful candidates in the past have generally achieved a good First or a GPA score of at least 3.75 or equivalent in other academic system.

In the 2026-2027 competition, studentships will be offered only for PhD study, covering both fees and maintenance for up to a maximum of three years. These will be "top up" awards, so if a candidate has partial funding from elsewhere, Peterhouse will make this up to a full award.

If a successful applicant has no funding from other sources, then their Studentship will cover University and College fees plus a stipend equivalent to the UKRI rate. In addition, the College will fund the immigration health surcharge and the student visa costs for those international students who need them. Students who already have full funding are not eligible to apply for a Peterhouse Studentship.

Award details

£1 ~ £61,000 (annual)
3.0 Years (Fixed Length)
Fees (Home) Fees (International) Maintenance Student visa cost Student immigration health surcharge
4 (approximately)
2026/27
No
Academic merit

To continue your award from year to year, your Supervisor must provide a satisfactory report of your progress on the ‘Cambridge Supervisor Reporting System’ by the end of July each year.

Eligibility

Prospective applicant Current student
PhD
Full Time
Peterhouse
  • Candidates can make their application for a Peterhouse Postgraduate Studentship at the same time as they are making their University application. Successful applicants can take up their award only if they are accepted as a doctoral student by the University of Cambridge. 
  • Applicants must ensure that the Department or Faculty to which they apply also considers them for all University studentships for which they are eligible.
  • PhD students who have already started their doctoral studies are eligible only if they are already members of Peterhouse.

Application Process

Yes

Applications must be made online at https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate-studentships-competitions. Applications and all supporting documents must be received by 5pm on Monday 5 January. Successful candidates are informed by 8 April and take up their awards at the beginning of the academic year.

Key dates

05 Jan 2026

Successful candidates are informed by 8 April.

Last updated: 12 Dec 2025 14:39:40