Discover the range of postgraduate study abroad funding opportunities available to King's students below:

Postgraduate students completing research that will help sustain and further develop King's international partnerships are eligible to apply for Global Research Grant funding. There are several deadlines for applications across the academic year. Please view the Global Research Grant webpage for more details.

Alternatively, other postgraduate level funding information is available through the Funding database.

Grants to sponsor PhD students and their supervisors from the UK to spend a period of study of between three and 12 months (for PhD students) and up to three months (for supervisors) at higher education institutions in China. Placements must start between January and December 2016.

Eligibility:

UK PhD applicants should be UK passport holders. Candidates of other nationalities must hold passports from countries that have diplomatic relations with China.

UK students should plan to undertake PhD placements in China within the following fields:

• Health and life sciences

• Environmental technologies

• Food and water security

• Energy

• Urbanisation

• Education

• Creative economy for economic development and social welfare

To apply:

Please see the British Council's PhD Placements and Supervisor Mobility Grants China-UK webpage for detailed scheme information and application details.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission provides grants to UK students to pursue a postgraduate degree in the US or to attend a US university as a 'visiting student researcher'.

To find out more, visit the Fulbright Awards website.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) has been awarded funding to launch a new fellowship scheme, designed to support world-class research and innovation in marine plastics.

ACU Blue Charter Fellowships will offer talented researchers 2-3 month placements at ACU member universities across the Commonwealth, as well as in industry – with a focus on these three core areas:

• preventing plastics from getting into the sea

• developing alternatives to plastics

• cleaning up the seas

The fellowships are open to both PhD students and post-PhD researchers at any stage of their career.

How to apply

Complete the online application form by Wednesday 7 November at 23:59 GMT.

More information

For full eligibility requirements, background information, and application instructions, please visit the ACU website – if you have any further queries about the fellowships, email acufellowships@acu.ac.uk.

The JSPS Summer Program is implemented as a component of the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan. It provides opportunities for young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from North America and Europe to receive an orientation on Japanese culture and research systems and to pursue research under the guidance of host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutes over a period of two months during the summer.

For further information, please see the JSPS website.

Keio University has launched a new research programme for postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students in all areas of study provided an appropriate supervisor is agreed. View the programme overview on the Keio University International Center webpage.