For the 3 years of the awarded studentship will provide:
These are pro-rated for periods of registration and mode of study.
Fees
At the time an application is submitted to a UK Higher Education Institution (university) a fee status assessment will be done, based on regulations set out by the UK Government. Each applicant will be determined as a ‘Home’ or ‘Overseas’ applicant, based on the assessment. Further information on the regulations used can be found on the UKCISA website.
The PhD Studentship pays tuition fees at the ‘Home student’ UKRI fee rate only.
A student whose fee status is determined as ‘overseas’ (because they do not meet nationality and/or residency requirements to be classified as a UK ‘Home’ student) will be required to cover the difference between the tuition fee rate and the institutional ‘Overseas’ tuition fee rate from other sources of funding (eg alternative scholarship or bursary). This is likely to be an annual cost of approximately GBP £15,000 – GBP £20,000 for full-time students. Awardees may not use their stipend or the research and training support budget to top-up fees.
Stipend
The stipend is a tax-free living allowance. The studentship stipend is paid at the UKRI Studentship rate with London weighting.
Additional support
Each studentship award includes annual allowances of GBP £7,000 FTE research training and support funding.