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Competitive MIBTP award: four years of support and full international tuition, including the overseas fee difference. International awards are capped at about 30% of the cohort, not an individual probability. The 2027/28 stipend is unconfirmed; £21,805 is the UKRI 2026/27 reference, whose support excludes visa/IHS. Any separate MIBTP visa/IHS support is unconfirmed.

BBSRC-funded, four-year MIBTP competitive award. International awards have a 30% cap, but the denominator and whether it applies across the full MIBTP partnership are unspecified. No project-specific award count is given; this is not an individual selection probability. Birmingham covers the overseas-fee difference for successful awardees. Stipend: £21,805 (2026/27); 2027/28 unconfirmed. Visa, IHS and travel costs are separate.

Bath Engineering and Design URSA is competitive for Home and Overseas applicants; Overseas awards are capped under UKRI policy, with no percentage stated. Awards cover tuition, up to £1,000 per year in training support and a maintenance stipend. The general Faculty maximum is 3.5 years against the PhD’s usual four years; this project’s paid period, payment schedule and final-stage funding are unknown. £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference. International students pay Student visa and IHS costs themselves.

Competitive Engineering and Design URSA studentship for Home and Overseas applicants; Overseas places are capped under UKRI policy, with no percentage stated. Funding can include Home or Overseas tuition, £1,000 yearly training support and maintenance; £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference, not a confirmed personal 2027/28 rate. The general award maximum is 3.5 years against a normally four-year Mechanical Engineering PhD. Individual funded months, continuation, writing-up and remaining-period tuition or research costs need confirmation. International students pay Student visa and Immigration Health Surcharge costs personally.

Funding is open to UK and international applicants and awards are made on a rolling basis. Competition-based school studentships typically cover UK-level tuition and may provide a living-cost stipend to top-ranked applicants; top-ranked applicants may compete for a Presidential Bursary covering the overseas–UK fee difference. Eligible applicants may receive a residence-based Horizon Europe waiver covering that difference for 3.5 years, without a stipend. The country list cited in the saved material excludes China; a Chinese citizen resident in a listed country can ask the University to assess eligibility. Award scopes differ; individual full overseas-fee coverage, stipend, amount and duration are not guaranteed.