Two fully funded PhD scholarship opportunities in the United Kingdom are approaching their application deadlines, with applications closing on September 29 and September 30, 2026.
The opportunities are available at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds, covering research areas including steelmaking, materials engineering, numerical computing, and computer science. Both scholarships offer financial support for doctoral study and are scheduled to begin in 2027.
The University of Warwick is offering a PhD studentship through Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) focused on nitrogen behavior in Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking. The research will examine how nitrogen enters and behaves in molten steel using laboratory experiments, thermodynamic analysis, kinetic modelling, and computer simulations. The project also involves Tata Steel UK and aims to support improvements in steel quality and cleaner production.
The Warwick studentship covers full UK tuition fees and provides a tax-free stipend at the UKRI rate for four years. Applicants should have an academic background in areas such as metallurgy, materials science, chemical engineering, or mechanical engineering. The listed English-language requirements include IELTS 7.5 or TOEFL iBT 108. The application deadline is September 29, 2026, with the PhD scheduled to begin in January 2027.
Meanwhile, the University of Leeds is offering a fully funded PhD position in its School of Computer Science under the project “Mixed precision methods for numerical linear algebra at exascale.” The research will explore mixed-precision computing, numerical linear algebra, high-performance computing, and modern hardware accelerators.
The Leeds scholarship is open to UK and international fee-rated applicants and provides a tax-free maintenance grant of £21,805 per year for 3.5 years, along with full academic fee coverage. Applicants can come from backgrounds including applied mathematics, computational mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering, with basic programming experience in languages such as Python, C, C++, Julia, or MATLAB. The deadline is September 30, 2026, and the program is expected to start in February 2027.
Applicants interested in either opportunity should review the respective eligibility criteria and prepare the required documents before submitting their applications. The Warwick scholarship closes on September 29, while the Leeds opportunity closes one day later on September 30, 2026.
