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MRC North West Doctoral Programme funding lasts four years and covers Home or Overseas tuition plus a UKRI-rate stipend; UK and international applicants may apply. £21,805 is the 2026/27 reference, not a confirmed 2027/28 amount; the project-level international allocation is unpublished.

Funding is unconfirmed. The project description says the Wolfson Marriott Graduate Scholarship covers Home-rate tuition, a UKRI stipend of at least £22,460 per year and research/conference support, with the overseas fee difference paid by the student. Saved Wolfson information says Marriott terms were under review and separately lists a 2027–28 Clarendon-linked Wolfson College Psychiatry Scholarship for DPhil Psychiatry applicants preferring psychosis research, with course-fee and living-cost support up to the 2026–27 UKRI minimum of £21,805. These are not a confirmed single award. Eligibility, amount, duration, overseas-fee coverage and visa/IHS coverage are unconfirmed. Oxford's 2027–28 annual fees are £10,940 Home and £36,260 Overseas (£25,320 difference). Obtain written terms before treating this as fully funded.

The advert lists a £21,805 annual stipend at the 2026/27 UKRI rate, full tuition and an initial three-year funding period; extension depends on further funding. Bangor's international research fee is listed at £21,000 per year including a £2,000 laboratory surcharge, versus a standard Home-fee contribution of £5,238. Overseas-fee and surcharge coverage, and any visa/IHS support, require written confirmation.

Initially funded full-time for three years, with extension dependent on further funds. The project advertises the 2026/27 UKRI stipend of £21,805 per year and a full tuition waiver, and accepts UK, EU and international applicants. Bangor's listed international research fee is £21,000 per year including a £2,000 laboratory surcharge; coverage of the overseas-fee difference and surcharge is unconfirmed. The £15,762 difference between £21,000 and the £5,238 Home-fee contribution is a risk comparison, not a forecast student bill.

Initial funding is three years, with any extension dependent on additional funds; the advert lists a £21,805 annual stipend for 2026/27 and a full tuition-fee waiver. Bangor's 2026/27 international PGR fees for the relevant Computer Sciences and Electronic Engineering bands are £21,000 per year, including a £2,000 bench fee; UKRI's standard fee contribution is capped at the £5,238 home-fee level. Formal terms do not confirm whether the award covers the international fee difference, bench fee or future increases.

Initially three years, with a possible extension only if further funds become available; the advert lists a £21,805 annual stipend for 2026/27 and a full tuition waiver. Bangor publishes a £21,000 annual international Computer Sciences research fee, including a £2,000 bench fee; UKRI’s 2026/27 fee contribution is capped at the £5,238 home-fee level. Formal terms do not confirm coverage of the international fee difference or bench fee.

One full-time place for 3.5 years, planned to start 4 Jan 2027. The summary lists full tuition, a tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year at the 2026/27 rate and additional research funds. Detailed terms specify Home-rate fee coverage for UK/EU applicants who meet residence conditions; international eligibility, any overseas-fee difference and the research-fund amount remain unconfirmed.

The project description lists competition funding open to applicants worldwide; the current cohort and individual award, stipend, duration, international fee-gap coverage and P&G placement costs are unconfirmed.

MIBTP competitive 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, which excludes visa/IHS. Any separate MIBTP support is unconfirmed.

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.

Competitive BBSRC-funded MIBTP studentship; four-year support and full overseas fee-gap coverage for successful international awardees. International cohort cap up to about 30% (not personal odds). £21,805 is the 2026/27 UKRI reference; 2027/28 and any visa/IHS supplement unconfirmed.

Competitive BBSRC-funded MIBTP studentship; four-year support and full overseas fee-gap coverage for successful international awardees. International cohort cap about 30% (not personal odds). 2026/27 UKRI benchmark: £21,805; 2027/28 rate and any visa/IHS top-up unconfirmed.