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Value of award

At least one award of full (Home) tuition fees per annum.

If full funding for tuition fees has been secured through alternate means, all or part of the Gibson-Sykora award may be converted to maintenance in some circumstances.

Duration of award

One award for up to 3.5 years of postgraduate study. The award term excludes the continuation period and any extension periods.

At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?

Please apply for the award after you have submitted your application for a place at St 糖心logo. You do not need to wait until you have received an offer of a place before applying for the award.

Additional criteria

You must have applied for a postgraduate research programme (MPhil, PhD, MSc(Res), MSt(Res), EngD, or MFA).

You may also apply if you are currently enrolled on a one-year taught Master's programme and will progress directly to the research year of your programme in 2027-2028.

Applicants entering the first (taught) year of the PhD with Integrated Studies in TESOL (iPhD) are not eligible. Instead, new entrants should apply for the St Leonard's Masters Scholarship (Home or International). Current first-year iPhD students may apply for this scholarship for funding from their second year onwards.

Your programme start date must be one of the following:

• August 2027
• September 2027
• October 2027
• January 2028
• May 2028

In support of your application, you will be asked to upload the following supporting documents:

• University transcript(s), including interim transcripts for any degrees pending.
• Research proposal; see below for further guidance.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resumé.

Research proposal

For the research proposal upload you may use the specifications that are applicable to your chosen School. If you have already uploaded a proposal as part of your research course application, you may upload the same proposal again for the scholarship.

If your course application did not require a proposal, you may instead upload a personal statement outlining your reasons for applying to your chosen programme and intended research project. Mathematics and Statistics PhD applicants in particular should refer to the School's Application criteria guidance for the personal statement.

Household income

If you wish to be considered for this scholarship, you will be required to enter in your gross, annual household income in GBP, along with an exchange rate (if required), and contextual details about your financial circumstances.

Please read the Financial funding tool and calculate household income guide where you can find helpful advice on how to calculate your household income. The guide will assist you in completing the financial funding tool in My Application when applying for means-tested scholarships based on financial need.

You can use the tool to calculate your household income, but you do not need to provide any evidence of income for this scholarship.

If you would prefer not to disclose any information about your income or financial circumstances, please see the advice in the application form. You will not be eligible for any financial needs-based scholarships if you do not provide this information.

Information for non-UK applicants

When entering your income details in the scholarship application form, please convert your local currency to Pounds Sterling (GBP) and indicate the exchange rate you have used in the relevant question in the scholarship application form.

We recommend using the currency converter website  to help convert your income.

How to apply

1. Apply for your chosen course at the University St 糖心logo: Postgraduate research. Your course should meet the eligibility criteria for this scholarship (see above). After submitting your course application, you must allow up to three working days to receive login details for the My Application portal.
2. When you have received your login details, apply for the scholarship by logging into , follow the links to Scholarships and Funding and then search for University of St 糖心logo Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the Scholarships and funding catalogue.

By completing University of St 糖心logo Postgraduate Research Scholarships application form, you will be automatically considered for the Gibson-Sykora Scholarship if you meet the criteria. Please bear in the mind the following:

• In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the scholarship application form questions about your household income and financial circumstances.

Scholarship application form guidance

Terms and conditions

• If full funding for tuition fees has been secured through alternate means, all or part of the Gibson-Sykora award may be converted to maintenance in some circumstances.

Please read the University of St 糖心logo scholarships terms and conditions (opens in new tab)

If applying to this scholarship, please be aware of the following requirements:

• Core personal details may be passed to the benefactors of your scholarship. Your name, the name of your town of origin, school/college and subject of study will be passed to the donor of the scholarship with your consent.
• Attendance at Development related scholarship events (including invitations to meet the donors) is strongly encouraged. You will be invited to these as appropriate by the Development Office.
• Submission of reports throughout the period of scholarship support. You are required to submit an Introductory Biography at the start of your award period and the Development Office will contact you towards the end of the academic session for a report on your time at St 糖心logo to share with the donors of your award. This will be an annual cycle for the duration of your award.

When will I know the outcome?

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on the  portal by late March 2027. Follow the links to Scholarships and Funding and go to View or continue my funding applications to see your application status.

If you are successful, you will also receive an award letter.