Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Physics and Astronomy in UK is offered for PhD degree in the field of Physics, Astronomy. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 31 Aug 2020. This scholarship is provided by University of Sussex and the value of this scholarship is Full Funding, Full tuition fees + Bursary + Training/conference budget. This scholarship is open to all applicants.

Value of Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Physics and Astronomy in UK:

• A full award comprises of a bursary of at least GBP 15009 (19/20 amount) tax free, a full fee waiver of UK/EU fees, and a training/conference budget of approximately GBP 1250 per year, for 3.5 years. 
• For STFC funded students, supervisors may apply to STFC for Long Term Attachment (LTA) funding for the student to work at another research facility for up to 1.5 years as part of their PhD project.  LTA applications are made in the student's first year of the PhD.

To be eligible for Fully Funded PhD Studentships in Physics and Astronomy in UK, applicants must fulfil the following requirements. 

• Most of the studentship funding in astronomy, cosmology, theoretical, and experimental particle physics, quantum physics is restricted to UK/EU nationals and/or residents.
• If you are students outside the UK and EU you can apply if you have a realistic plan for funding our studies through an independent financial sponsor (such as the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, CONACYT, etc), or can self-fund. 
• Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, at least a UK upper second class degree (or non-UK equivalent qualification) in Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics, or a closely-related area, or else a lower second class degree followed by a relevant Master's degree. 

How to apply:

Although we accept applications at any time, studentship interviews are expected to begin in early February for September starters, so fully complete applications must reach us by 31 January 2020 at the latest.

Any offers will be issued with an acceptance deadline of no earlier than the end of March 2020. 

If you are reading this advert after the deadlines, you can still apply because vacancies can arise if successful applicants decide to withdraw before registration in September.

Apply through the University of Sussex on-line system.

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply/log-into-account

Select the PhD in Physics or Astronomy, with an entry date of September 2020. 

In the finance section, state that you wish to be considered for a Research Council studentship. 

Students from outside the UK or EU ("Overseas students") can apply at any time, for any start date, if they have a realistic plan for independent funding.  Research Council funding is not available for Overseas students.