Operational Research Society bursaries 2026
About this scholarship
Operational Research Society bursaries support UK PhD students and early career researchers to attend selected NATCOR operational research short courses by covering the course registration fee.
The Operational Research Society bursaries are funded by The Operational Research Society and are designed to help eligible researchers attend selected short courses offered through the National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research (NATCOR). Based on the available posting, these bursaries support specialist training opportunities such as courses in System Dynamics and Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM).
This is not a full degree scholarship. Instead, it is a targeted bursary for PhD students and early career researchers who want to strengthen their quantitative, modelling, and decision-science skills through short-course study. The bursary specifically covers the registration fee for the selected course. No wider support for living costs, travel, accommodation, or other expenses is stated in the reference posting.
According to the available information, the scheme is limited to UK students only. The supported courses may be delivered online or in person, depending on the course. In the cited example, one course was delivered online and another at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.
Applicants should normally review the relevant NATCOR course information and bursary criteria, then submit an application through the process indicated for the course. Because these bursaries appear to be tied to specific short-course offerings, details such as availability, timing, and course list may vary from one cycle to another.
- Provider: The Operational Research Society
- Type of support: Registration fee bursary
- Typical target group: PhD students and early career researchers
- Geographic eligibility: UK students only
- Study format: Selected NATCOR short courses in operational research-related areas
Eligibility
Who can apply for this scholarship
Applicants must be PhD students or early career researchers and, based on the reference posting, the bursaries are restricted to UK students. They should be seeking to attend an eligible NATCOR short course such as System Dynamics or Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM).
Requirements
Documents typically needed to apply
