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University of Edinburgh · School of Biological Sciences · United Kingdom

Edinburgh PhD: Evolution of Structural Variation through Pangenomics

Four-year competition for the EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award or Edinburgh Doctoral College Award (EDC; no separate EDC application), open worldwide. Both routes list tuition, a UKRI-rate stipend and project funds; cohort training includes a three-month placement. EastBio’s annual international cap is 30% of its UKRI-funded intake (a cohort quota, not individual odds; not automatically applicable to EDC). Successful international EastBio awardees receive the overseas-fee top-up waiver; EastBio excludes visa/IHS. EDC fee-gap and immigration-cost coverage is unknown. The School lists EDC research funds of £5,000/year in years 1–3 and £1,000 in year 4. Confirm route and 2027/28 stipend.

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Four-year competition for the EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award or Edinburgh Doctoral College Award (EDC; no separate EDC application), open worldwide. Both routes list tuition, a UKRI-rate stipend and project funds; cohort training includes a three-month placement. EastBio’s annual international cap is 30% of its UKRI-funded intake (a cohort quota, not individual odds; not automatically applicable to EDC). Successful international EastBio awardees receive the overseas-fee top-up waiver; EastBio excludes visa/IHS. EDC fee-gap and immigration-cost coverage is unknown. The School lists EDC research funds of £5,000/year in years 1–3 and £1,000 in year 4. Confirm route and 2027/28 stipend.

• Edinburgh
• United Kingdom
• Pangenomics