To be eligible for all the Felix Scholarships offered, you must be applying to start a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Reading. You must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need and are expected by the Trust to return to work in your home country after completing your studies.

Please note, candidates who already hold a master's degree cannot apply for a master's degree scholarship.

For the scholarship for Indian citizens, the following eligibility criteria apply:

• You must be an Indian national and not currently be living or studying outside of India.
• You must have not previously studied for one year or more outside India.
• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from an Indian university or comparable institution. Those with an upper second-class degree at a bachelor's level may be considered if they hold a first-class degree at master's level.
• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of India.

This scholarship is available to students pursuing either a Ph.D. or master's.

For the scholarship for students from developing countries, the following eligibility criteria apply:

• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from a university or comparable institution. Those with an upper second-class degree at a bachelor's level may be considered if they hold a first-class degree at master's level.
• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of your home country.

Please note that this scholarship is for the master's level only.

Ph.D. candidates from developing countries are encouraged to consider alternative funding options. These can be found in our wider list of funding opportunities.