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Listed as a competition-funded PhD opportunity for applicants worldwide. The Darwin Trust route is for non-UK nationals whose first university degree or equivalent was obtained less than five years before the closing date; the studentship lasts up to four years and includes an annual stipend and University tuition fees. The stipend amount and full overseas-fee coverage remain unconfirmed. A 2026–2027 overseas fee reference is £34,800 per year; the 2027–2028 fee and any shortfall are unconfirmed.

Competitive EastBio studentship open to applicants worldwide, covering a stipend, annual research funding and fees at the Home rate. Overseas awards are capped at 30%; the international fee difference remains unconfirmed.

Competitive four-year BBSRC DTP funding route covering fees and stipend, with research support; not guaranteed. The 2026/27 stipend is £21,805 per year; 2027/28 is unconfirmed. International students may account for at most 30% of the cohort; eligible admitted international DTP students can receive visa and health surcharge support. Confirm individual terms.

Four-year funding is competitive through either the EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award or Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarship (EDCS); admission is not an award. The EastBio/UKRI route caps international intake at 30% of the annual EastBio cohort; this is a network cap, not an individual award probability, and does not automatically apply to EDCS. The EastBio FAQ says international EastBio awardees may receive a tuition top-up waiver; equivalent EDCS coverage is unconfirmed. UKRI rules exclude visa/IHS costs for the EastBio/UKRI route; EDCS coverage is unknown.

4-year EASTBIO BBSRC award: UKRI stipend, UK tuition, Dundee fee-gap for international awardees; 3-month placement required. Annual 30% cap is network-wide, not project quota/personal probability. Individual award and 2027/28 stipend/payment unknown.

4y global competition: EastBio DLA/DCA (alternatives). Stipend, project costs, tuition; EastBio intl-awardee fee-gap relief. Annual network intl cap 30%, not personal odds. Personal award/2027-28 stipend/DCA fees/maintenance unknown; 3-mo placement.

Four-year EASTBIO award: UKRI-rate stipend and UK tuition, with St Andrews covering the international fee gap. International intake is capped at 30% network-wide; personal 2027 rate and research/placement support are unconfirmed.

48-month competitive EastBio studentship open to UK/international applicants. If awarded: UKRI stipend and Home tuition; Edinburgh covers the fee gap. International places capped at 30% of cohort. Individual 2027/28 rate unknown; visa/IHS excluded.

4-year competitive EASTBIO or Edinburgh DCA: UKRI stipend, tuition, research support, 3-month placement. EASTBIO: 30% international intake cap, fee-top-up waiver; visa/IHS excluded. DCA fee and visa/IHS terms unconfirmed. 2026/27 £21,805; 2027/28 unknown.

EASTBIO four-year award: awardees receive UKRI-standard stipend and Home fees; St Andrews covers international fee gap. 2027–28 rate unknown. Overseas awards capped at 30% of places (not individual odds); visa/IHS/relocation excluded.