Key information
- Duration: Full-time: 36 months; Part-time: 72 months.
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting October 2026, January 2027, April 2027. Application deadlines not specified.
Overview
We are interested in projects which expand the evidence base for occupational therapy in physical and mental health and wellbeing, across the lifespan, promoting clinical and cost-effectiveness.
Our Occupational Therapy researchers at Brunel University of London create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Health Behaviour Change
- Health and Rehabilitation
- Arts Health and Social Change
- Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse
- Health Sciences
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 98 (or 5 on the new CEFR-aligned scale).
- PTE Academic: 64.
- IELTS: 7.
Other requirements
The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).
If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 46,846 AUD / year (approx. 24,795 GBP / year).
Domestic: 9,896 AUD / year (approx. 5,238 GBP / year).
Additional Details: Tuition for international: £12,395 part-time; Tuition for UK: £2,619 part-time.
Living costs
London, United Kingdom: 2,148-4,075 AUD / month.
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Banco de Mexico FIDERH Scholarship (Brunel University of London) – Grant, various benefits, deadline not specified, merit-based.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program (U.S. government) – Grant, various benefits, deadline 07 Oct 2026.
- ServiceScape Scholarship (ServiceScape) – Grant, 1000 USD, deadline 30 Nov 2026.
- ACES Scholarships (ACES Education Fund) – Grant, 3500 USD, deadline 15 Nov 2026.
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation) – Grant, various benefits, deadline not specified, merit-based.
- Scholarships for PhD Students (Junhua Li) – Grant, 19000 GBP, deadline not specified, merit-based.
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship (Boustany Foundation) – Grant, various benefits, deadline 28 Feb 2027, merit-based.
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship (IvyPanda) – Grant, 1000 USD, deadline 31 Oct 2026, merit-based.
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship (Voice Talent Online) – Grant, 1000 USD, deadline 01 Mar 2027.
- Women Scholarship for International Students (educations.com) – Grant, 5000 USD, deadline 28 Aug 2026, merit-based.
- The PhD Prep Fellowship (Admit Lab) – Grant, 10000 USD, deadline 01 Sep 2026, merit-based.
- Dream Chaser Scholarship (Salvado Law) – Grant, 1000 USD, deadline 13 Jan 2027, merit-based.
- Scholarship for students with disabilities (Anonymous Hope Fund) – Grant, 3000 USD, deadline 31 Dec 2026, need-based.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)) – Grant, 22500 GBP, deadline not specified.
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship (IELTS from 6 to 9) – Grant, 1500 USD, deadline not specified.
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme) – Grant, 12000 USD, deadline 11 Jan 2027.