Colt Foundation PhD Fellowships in Occupational and Environmental Health, UK

The Colt Foundation funds up to 4 PhD Fellowships each year in occupational or environmental health, based at a UK university. The award covers a stipend, research expenses and fees, and normally runs for 3 years. If you have already begun a PhD but lack full funding from other sources to finish it, the Foundation will also consider shorter awards.

• Host: Colt Foundation
• Level: PhD
• Study destination: UK universities
• Field: occupational or environmental health
• Awards: up to 4 Fellowships each year
• Duration: normally 3 years
• Deadline: 1 September 2020

UK universities

PhD in occupational or environmental health

4

All students from all over the world

The Fellowship is built from 3 funding elements:

• Stipend: the 2026/27 rate is £26,262 (£29,373 for students in London), and it rises each year with UK inflation.
• Research expenses: up to £5,000 per year, provided the costs are satisfactorily justified.
• Fees: the Foundation pays full fees for UK students. Applicants from other countries who face higher fees must cover the difference from other sources.

When choosing Fellows, the Colt Foundation looks at three things: your academic track record, the quality of the research project you plan to carry out, and the environment where the PhD training will take place, including how committed the supervisors are. The Foundation supports applicants who show the potential to become future research leaders in occupational and environmental health.

This award suits a student who wants to research occupational or environmental health at PhD level at a UK university and who has a supervisor and project already in place. It is open to students from any country, though applicants who would pay higher fees than UK students need another source to cover the gap.

Applications are currently closed.

Prospective students submit the application, not their supervisors, though the supervisor is expected to have helped shape a project that can lead to a successful PhD. Your application must outline the proposed research: the scientific questions it addresses, the data you will collect, and how you will analyse that data to answer the study questions. The proposal should be no more than 3,000 words. Include your CV, a detailed letter of support from the proposed supervisor, and the contact details of 2 referees. Applications should be submitted as one document in word format to the Foundation’s Director, Mrs Tash Heydon by email ([email protected]) no more than two weeks prior to the deadline. Applications must be received by 12pm on the day of the deadline which is posted on the Dates & Events page. The application deadline for 2020 is 1 September 2020.

Check the official website (link below) for full details on how to apply.

• Who can apply? Students from all over the world can apply, and the Fellowship is aimed at PhD study in occupational or environmental health at a UK university.
• What does the Fellowship cover? A stipend, up to £5,000 per year in research expenses, and full fees for UK students.
• How long does the award last? Normally 3 years, though the Foundation will consider shorter awards for applicants who have already started a PhD.
• Who submits the application? The prospective student applies, with a supervisor's letter of support and contact details of 2 referees.
• What is the deadline? The application deadline for 2020 is 1 September 2020.

• Read the official guidelines before you write anything, so your outline matches what the Foundation asks for.
• Prepare your CV, supervisor letter and referee details early, since these take time to collect.
• Work with your supervisor on the research outline so the questions, data and analysis plan fit together.
• Check whether your fee status means you would need extra funding, and plan for it.