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Four-year fully funded competition, open worldwide: EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award or Edinburgh Doctoral College Award (EDC). EastBio/UKRI route: 30% international cap across EASTBIO (not individual odds; not established for EDC). EastBio international awardees receive the policy overseas fee-gap waiver; EDC coverage depends on the award letter. EASTBIO excludes visa costs and IHS; EDC/company reimbursement is unconfirmed.

Competitive four-year NRPDTP PhD; the project was shortlisted, not an individual award. The policy saved in October 2026 covers four years of tuition, a UKRI-standard maintenance stipend and research support for Home and Overseas award holders; international students are capped at 30% of the annual cohort. The 2026/27 stipend reference is £21,805; annual £5,000 RTSG is for research, not personal income. The 2027/28 rate and personal award are unconfirmed. October 2027 entrants may claim up to £3,500 towards their own visa and IHS after enrolment, on evidence; dependants are excluded. Three-month PIPS is mandatory; current availability is unverified.

Four-year NRPDTP competition for UK and overseas applicants. Policy describes four years of tuition, including international fees, at the UKRI-minimum maintenance stipend, plus £5,000 per year for research training during the studentship. International students are capped at 30% of the whole programme’s annual intake, not a project quota or individual probability. £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference, not a confirmed 2027 stipend. The project page says shortlisted for funding while its funding note says awarded; the individual award and places remain unresolved. October 2027 entrants may claim up to £3,500 towards their own visa and IHS costs after registration against evidence; dependants are excluded. Individual payment and international-fee arrangements still need confirmation.

Four-year NRPDTP competition for UK and overseas applicants. Policy describes four years of tuition, including international fees, at the UKRI-minimum maintenance stipend, plus £5,000 per year for research training during the studentship. International students are capped at 30% of the whole programme’s annual intake, not a project quota or individual probability. £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference, not a confirmed 2027 stipend. The project page says shortlisted for funding while its funding note says awarded; the individual award and places remain unresolved. October 2027 entrants may claim up to £3,500 towards their own visa and IHS costs after registration against evidence; dependants are excluded. Individual payment and international-fee arrangements still need confirmation.

Eligible international applicants compete for four years of tuition and a UKRI-minimum stipend; £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference, with 2027/28 to be confirmed. The £5,000 annual RTSG is research funding. International awards are capped at 30% of the NRPDTP annual cohort, not this project or personal odds. October 2027 entrants may claim up to £3,500 for their own visa and IHS costs after registration against evidence; dependants are excluded. The advert says “shortlisted” while Funding Notes say “awarded”; the individual award awaits formal confirmation.

For successful international awardees, UKRI covers the Home-fee rate and Warwick pays the overseas-fee difference. International awards are capped at 30% of the cohort, not an individual probability. Four years describes the training programme; £21,805 tax-free is the 2026/27 reference, while the 2027/28 rate and personal funded months are unissued. Consumables, travel and computer use are research support. The student pays visa/IHS charges (saved references £558 and £776 per visa year; not a 2027 guarantee).

Warwick covers the overseas tuition-fee gap for successful MIBTP awardees. International recipients may comprise up to 30% of MIBTP programme awards; this is a programme-level cap, not a topic quota or personal award probability. The £21,805 stipend is a 2026–27 reference; the 2027–28 amount and personal funded months are unconfirmed.