School of International Relations PhD Scholarship in Conflict and Security

The School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews offers a PhD scholarship focused on Conflict and Security research. The School provides a friendly, intellectually stimulating, and vibrant environment for students to assess developments in the international system. This scholarship supports research across a wide range of topics related to Conflict and Security themes. Proposals are welcomed on topics including political violence and terrorism, international security, conflict between state and non-state actors, institutional responses to conflict, post-war reconstruction, normative theories of war and peace, human rights, regional tensions, the social construction of conflict, and the political economy of peace and violence. The scholarship is designed to support doctoral research within one of the School's three broad research themes. For Home students, the award covers full tuition fees plus a stipend of £19,775 per annum. For Overseas students, the award covers partial tuition fees (equivalent to the Home fee rate) plus the same stipend. The funding supports 3 years of full-time postgraduate study, commencing September 2026. Applicants must submit a personal statement of no more than 1000 words addressing how their research fits within the Conflict and Security theme.