Operational Research Society bursaries

The School of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Glasgow is sharing a fully funded postgraduate scholarship opportunity in mathematics through the Martingale Foundation. This opportunity is aimed at students entering the final year of a maths degree who want to continue into postgraduate research but may be concerned about the cost of further study. The scholarship is designed for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Funding includes full tuition fees, a tax-free living wage s...

PhD Studentship in Robust Bayesian Experimental Design and Inference at the University of Birmingham , United Kingdom. This project sits in statistics/data science and focuses on Bayesian methods , experimental design , inference , and uncertainty quantification . The research asks how violations of core assumptions affect Bayesian methods and how to develop methods that mitigate those effects. There is a particular emphasis on applications in psychology , cognitive science , and computer scienc...

Methodology PhD Studentship at the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (UK), Code A1-2. This PhD opportunity focuses on methodology research within the NIHR Manchester BRC. The successful candidate will develop and apply advanced statistical and methodological approaches to support biomedical research and clinical studies, with a strong emphasis on health research methodology. Ideal applicants should have a strong academic background in Statistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, or a related...

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is advertising a 2026–2027 PhD Studentship in Modelling for UK Measles Transmission . The project focuses on infectious disease modelling to understand measles transmission dynamics in the UK and to use mathematical and statistical models to inform public health policy and vaccination strategies . This opportunity is well suited to applicants with a strong background in Mathematics , Statistics , Epidemiology , Computer Science , or a relate...

[For UK and EU candidates, funding may be available through a college or EPSRC scholarship; the scholarship covers tuition fees, training support, and a stipend at standard rates for 3 to 3.5 years. For non-UK/non-EU candidates, strong self-funded applicants may be considered and exceptionally strong candidates may receive a tuition fee waiver for up to 3 years. CSC-related funding routes are also mentioned for Chinese candidates.] PhD Studentship: Mathematical biology and population dynamics at...