King's Business School Doctoral Studentships at King's College London 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Funded full-time PhD places at King's Business School in London, starting in the 2027/2028 academic year, open to home and international students in economics and management research.

Funding type

Covers: tuition fees for 3 years and the pending submission status fee, and a tax-free stipend for 4 years. The 2027/2028 rate is GBP 23,805 a year, with small yearly increases. You also have access to a training and conference fund. Award holders are expected to do some teaching or marking in the School. This is paid on top of the stipend.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

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Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Open to all applicants for the full-time PhD, including international students. No nationality limit is stated A master's with Merit or higher and a 2:1 bachelor's degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject Research in Economics Research (accounting, banking and finance, economics) or Management Research You must live in the UK during your studies, apart from short periods of fieldwork A supervisor who has interviewed you before you apply

Minimum grade

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Work experience asked for

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Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT PTE Academic Cambridge English Waiver possible

King's Band B: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with at least 6.5 in each skill, or TOEFL iBT taken from 21 January 2026 with 5 overall and at least 4.5 in each skill, or PTE Academic 69 with at least 62 in each skill. Other tests and exemptions are on the King's English language page.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Find a supervisor and send them your background, CV and a draft research proposal. If they are interested they will invite you to an interview, where you say you want to be considered for the King's Business School Doctoral Studentship. Then apply for the PhD on King's Apply and enter the scholarship code in the funding section. Only full-time study is funded. The studentship deadline is 1 December 2026 at 17:00 UK time. Decisions are announced in March 2027. PhD admission has a second round until 1 June 2027, but the studentship deadline is 1 December 2026.

Required documents

Research proposal of about 1,500 words plus references Personal statement of about 500 words One recent academic reference A sample of written work, usually your master's dissertation Bachelor's and master's transcripts, with official translations if not in English English test certificate, unless you are exempt

Application steps

Read the staff research profiles at King's Business School and choose up to four possible supervisors. Email them your background, CV and draft proposal, and attend the interview if invited. Apply on King's Apply for full-time Economics Research or Management Research, with the scholarship code. Submit before 1 December 2026 at 17:00 UK time.

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Scholarship contacts

King's Business School PhD team: [email protected]Copy

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