Management and Business PhD - Fee waivers
Surrey Business School is pleased to invite applications for its Management and Business PhD programme fee waiver competition for January 2026 entry. The award provides a full tuition fee waiver for 36 months, applicable to both UK and international students.
Start date
1 January 2026Duration
36 monthsApplication deadline
Funding source
Faculty of Arts, Business and Social SciencesFunding information
Fee waiver covering home or international fees for 36 months. Please note that this funding offer does not include a monthly stipend, visa or accommodation fees.
About
Surrey Business School invites applications for its Management and Business PhD programme fee waiver competition for January 2026 entry. This competition is open to UK and international candidates. Successful candidates will be awarded a fee waiver for 36 months. The fee waiver awards will be made to outstanding postgraduate researchers whose work aligns with research themes in the school’s disciplinary areas and research centres. Please follow the links below to learn more about our disciplines and research centres, including their research themes, and the areas of expertise of our academic colleagues.
Disciplinary areas
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Finance and Accounting
- Management (incorporating Business Analytics and Operations, and People and Organisations)
- Strategy, Marketing and International Business
Research Centres
Eligibility criteria
Applicants will need to meet the minimum entry requirements for our PhD programme.
Open to any UK or international candidates.
How to apply
It is recommended that applicants identify a prospective supervisor and contact them to discuss the research project before applying. You can find prospective supervisors by using the People tab on the discipline and research centre links provided.
Applications should be submitted via the Management and Business PhD programme page. Please state clearly in your application (including on your research proposal) that you wish to be considered for the Management and Business PhD fee waiver competition January 2026 entry and include the name of the relevant supervisor.
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