Master's Degree Scholarships - HDR UK

Master's Degree Scholarships - HDR UK Skip to content Visit the Gateway Visit the Alliance Visit HDR UK Futures Search Follow us on social media About What We Do Who We Are Quinquennial Review HDR UK Annual Prizes Our Policies Working with industry Our Strategy Our Annual Reports Impact Report Health Data Research UK Conference Our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy Involving and engaging patients and the public Subscribe to our Mailing List Job Vacancies Advancing Health Research Impact at HDR UK Research Projects Case Studies Research Driver Programmes Research Data Infrastructure Brain Health and Neurodegeneration Respiratory Data Science Catalyst COVID-19 International COVID-19 Data Alliance (ICODA) Regional Networks Funding Opportunities Access Health Data UK Health Data Research Alliance Discover Data on the Gateway Trusted Research Environments Data Use Registers Open Science and Open Code DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK) Helping with Health Data BHF Data Science Centre Data Saves Lives: Mental Health HDR Global Health Data Research Hubs Population Research UK The Sudlow Review Study and Train Study Train About the Training Team Health Data Science Black Internship Programme News, Opinion and Events News Opinion Events Visit the Gateway Visit the Alliance Visit HDR UK Futures Follow us on social media Home | Study and Train | Study | Master’s Master's Degree Scholarships The HDR UK Master’s Scholarship Programme funds students to undertake UK health data science master’s degrees backed by disease specific research projects with leading charities and research organisations. Our scholarships HDR UK offers master’s degree scholarships – supporting students to kick-start careers in health data research. Applications for 2026 are now closed. Applications for 2027 are likely to open in March 2027. The £10,000 scholarships are fully funded by HDR UK and its charity partners. Scholars each carry out their own research project in association with one of these world-renowned charities. Our scholarship partners are: Kidney Research UK Stroke Association Diabetes UK Coeliac UK and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre. About our partners The scholarships allow students to gain insights, knowledge and experience in an important area of healthcare research and earn the qualifications to enter a field that offers lots of great career opportunities. HDR UK Master’s Scholarships offer: £10,000 tuition fee scholarship: Reduces financial barriers and helps you access postgraduate study in health data science Funded through a co-funded model: Backed by HDR UK and charity partners invested in your success and future career Disease focused research projects: Apply your skills to disease related research questions that matter to patients and communities National training and support: Access live workshops, structured mentoring and the HDR UK Early Career Researcher Network, as well as charity specific opportunities Clear career development pathways: Build skills, experience and networks that support progression into PhDs, industry and policy roles. Scholars with relevant skills may be able to carry out their project in the BHF Data Science Centre . Applications Applications for the HDR UK Master’s Scholarship Programme are now closed. The deadline for applications was 3 June 2026 at 23:59 Interviews are expected to take place online, week commencing 29th June 2026. Applicants must have been accepted on relevant UK university master’s courses for 2026 start. Applications are welcome from returning students and members of under-represented groups. To find out if you meet the entry requirements please read the Applicant Guidance section below or if you have an additional question please email [email protected] . Available scholarships Select your area of interest. HDR UK and Kidney Research UK Kidney disease HDR UK and Diabetes UK Diabetes HDR UK and Stroke Association Stroke HDR UK and C…