Summary
School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Scholarship offers full tuition fees (UK £5,006 or international £32,000) plus £20,780 annual maintenance for 3.5 years to PhD students in electronic and electrical engineering for 2026 intake starting October 1, 2026.
Program Overview
- Program type: PhD
- Study mode: Full-time
- Duration: 3.5 years
- Number of places: 1
- Nationality: International (open to all nationalities, including UK)
- Funding: Full tuition fees (UK rate £5,006 or international rate £32,000) + tax-free maintenance grant £20,780 per year for 3.5 years
- Maintenance continues for up to 6 months in final year
- Funding provider: University of Leeds
- Last updated: 2026-02-07
Research Areas
- Integrated Energy Systems
- Energy System Modeling
- Energy System Optimization
- Communication Networks
- Power Networks
- Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Sensing Systems
Advisor / Contact
- PGR Admissions, Email: phd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk
- Institute of Communication and Power Networks
- Institute of Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Sensing
- Pollard Institute
Eligibility
- Academic: At least first class or upper second class British Bachelors Honours degree (or equivalent) in appropriate discipline
- English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, listening, speaking) or equivalent
- Test must be dated within two years of course start date
- Available to all nationalities, including UK
Application Windows
- Application deadline: Friday 27 February 2026
- Funding start date: Thursday 1 October 2026
Timeline (Fall cycle)
- Submit application by 27 February 2026 with all supporting documents
- Applications processed after closing date
- Shortlisting and interviews conducted by supervisors
- School Selection Panel determines funding awards
- Academic and funding offers issued by no later than 30 April 2026
- Unsuccessful applicants notified by no later than 30 May 2026
Source URL
- TBD
Notes
- Application materials:
- Full transcripts of all degree study (or full transcripts to date if in final year) including grading scheme
- Personal statement outlining interest in the project
- CV
- English language test results (if English is not first language)
- Overtime fee in writing up year (£340 in 2025/26) must be paid by student
- Award does not cover moving costs to UK (visa, Immigration Health Surcharge, flights, etc.)
- Funding linked to specific project: "Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of integrated Energy Systems"
- Contact supervisors for informal discussion before formal application strongly encouraged
- Application and selection process may close early if sufficient applications received or suitable candidate appointed
- Academic offer does not guarantee funding offer; these are separate processes
- Must be able to start on 1 October 2026